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October 23rd, 2009
Distinguished sociologist Daryl Hobbs Buy Prinivil Without Prescription, frequently told me and fellow Miner County (SD) residents, "If you've been in one rural community, you've only been in one rural community." Hobbs issued that warning to remind us that each small town held its own distinguishing features. Just because we heard of one community's problems on the TV news, didn't mean we should assume those same problems existed in our community. For that reason, he challenged us (and other rural community leaders) to dig in and understand the nuances of what made our community unique.
I was reminded of Hobb's exhortation today while reading a book review of Hollowing out the Middle, a book I highly recommend. Published in the Wall Street Journal, the reviewer offered a lukewarm assessment of the book's value to rural leaders.
In the review, Prinivil for sale, Next day Prinivil, he also leveled one scathing criticism over the authors' claims that small town schools in the Heartland are divided along socio-economic lines. The reviewer writes:
The authors are on shakier ground discussing Ellis itself. You cannot drop into a town for a year and come away with deep understandings, Prinivil in canada. Where can i order Prinivil without prescription, Their claim that "there is probably no other place in American society where the rules of class and status play out with a more brutal efficiency than in the world of a country high school" is so howlingly inaccurate that only displaced urban academics could believe it.
The reviewer's statement drew my attention because I too struggled with veracity of the author's claims on this subject. As a former teacher, I feel comfortable saying the divide was not as severe (as the authors maintain) in the two rural South Dakota schools where I taught, buy Prinivil online without prescription. Where can i find Prinivil online, I can site numerous examples of quite the opposite, where students rise above the challenges presented by the status of their birth.
So how can the authors, Prinivil from international pharmacy, Order Prinivil online overnight delivery no prescription, claim be so far off from my personal experiences? Perhaps it's because they base their analysis of the rural Heartland largely from interviews in one rural community. And if you've been to one rural community, Prinivil in india, Buy Prinivil from mexico, you've only been to one rural community.
But divisions along socio-economic lines did, and I suspect still do, Prinivil prescriptions, Order Prinivil no prescription, exist in the schools and communities where I taught. And Hollowing out the Middle helped me see those relationships in a new light. For instance, I know that one of the greatest advantages that rural education offers over an urban one is that teachers are able to get to know the parents of their students on a much deeper level. After reading the book, where can i buy cheapest Prinivil online, Buy Prinivil online no prescription, however, I can't help but wonder how I and other fellow teachers might have imposed conditions of the parents onto their children.
Some readers will undoubtedly be offended by the author's claims. But I don't think they intend the claim as a condemnation. Rather, buy Prinivil online with no prescription, Prinivil in uk, they intended it as a tool for helping us examine what lies beneath the surface of our behaviors.
Therein lays the value offered by the book. While I can't agree that "the rules of class and status play out with a more brutal efficiency" in the rural towns and schools that I've experienced, I know that elements of it exist in all of our rural schools in the Heartland, Prinivil buy. Buying Prinivil online over the counter, And I think that every community could develop a richer understanding of itself by holding a conversation on the subject.
So let me conclude by asking, "Do you think socio-economic divisions are as pervasive in your rural school as the authors suggest?" Is that a conversation you are willing to have?
Photo Credit: Alexandraless - Flickr (Let's hope young people don't jump for joy at the prospect of leaving rural communities after graduation.)
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October 14th, 2009
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I recently listened to a 45 minute interview of Maria J. Kefalas (one of the book's authors along with Patrick J, buy Tamiflu (Roche) online without prescription. Order Tamiflu (Roche) online overnight delivery no prescription, Carr) on the "On Point with Tom Ashbrook" show on National Public Radio. Kefalas was joined on the show by Creighton University Professor Ernie Goss, and Douglas Burns, sale Tamiflu (Roche), Buy Tamiflu (Roche) without prescription, a columnist for the Daily Times Herald in Carroll, IA.
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There's a growing realization that in order to continue to exist....the old way of life has to cease to exist. When you are faced with oblivion - or reimagining - and abandoning this cherished way of life, that's a huge challenge."
Kefalas used the words "reimaging" numerous times throughout the interview to describe what rural communities should be focused on. Obviously, free Tamiflu (Roche) samples, Tamiflu (Roche) in japan, those are cherished words at the Rural Learning Center, where "ReImage Rural" is our trademarked tag line.
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It's always easier to imagine a future that is based on the known past--rather than reimagining based on an unknown future. It is time, however, saturday delivery Tamiflu (Roche), Purchase Tamiflu (Roche) online, that we stop taking the easy path.
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September 18th, 2009
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I'm still working my way through the recently released Hollowing out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What it Means for America, Sterapred craiglist, Sterapred in usa, but I'm far enough along to offer a few thoughts. (I also wrote about it back in April, before it was released.)
The authors open by asking the question that often troubles me: "Why should we care about the future of small towns in the Heartland?"(p, next day Sterapred. Sterapred prices, ix) They then offer a statement that inspired the above headline:
Though the small town claims an iconic place in the American psyche, we are considerably less alarmed by the emptying out of the prairie and plains towns than by the endangered status of the polar bear, order Sterapred no prescription, Saturday delivery Sterapred, an altogether more universally vulnerable symbol and one that our kids can easily comprehend and mourn the loss of. (p. ix)
Unlike most books that begin with "whoa onto us" statements like the above, purchase Sterapred, Delivered overnight Sterapred, the authors quickly redirect the direct the energy of the book from blaming others to that of self-reflection.
They close their preface by stating, "It is people's actions that ultimately determine whether a place hollows out." (p, Sterapred in canada. Sterapred pills, xiv)
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Rural residents have as much responsibility for the future of their communities as free market economics or government policies. We choose where we buy our groceries. We choose how trashy or vibrant our communities look. And we choose how our young people feel about their communities by what we tell them and how we invest in them.
Unfortunately, sale Sterapred, Where to buy Sterapred, little attention is ever directed at this last statement. And that's why this book is so important.
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So why do Americans today care so much for the polar bear and so little about rural communities? I suspect it's because some passionate individuals took notice of the polar bear's plight and have attempted to do something about it, online buying Sterapred hcl. Sterapred in japan, I know that's an oversimplification, but I'm confident our actions will speak loader than our words alone.
Where should you begin? I'd recommend purchasing Hollowing out the Middle and learning more about why young people are leaving the American Heartland. And then, Sterapred in australia, Real brand Sterapred online, if you think it's worthy, recommend it to a friend, buy Sterapred no prescription, Sterapred over the counter, and spark a conversation on the subject. (I've already purchased a copy for a friend at the Souuth Dakota Department of Education.)
It seems to me that as we take action (like Iroquois, buy no prescription Sterapred online, Sterapred discount, SD is doing) and build a conversation, we will be successful at raising the awareness of the importance of Rural America. Not only will our communities be stronger, Sterapred to buy online, Free Sterapred samples, but others will finally "get it" and understand our passion for rural.
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If you haven't, you are not alone. According to a study of young people in rural northeast Nebraska, only 29% of the 1,833 students in the study responded that they had been asked questions of this nature.
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I don't think so. It's my observation that rural residents care deeply about the future of their communities and recognize how important young people are to that future. The problem is that we don't know any better.
But not knowing is not an excuse!
That's why I've been waiting impatiently to read Hollowing out the Middle, where can i buy Pletal online, Pletal medication, ever since I learned about it back in April. The authors studied the "brain drain" issue in a rural town in Northeast Iowa, and concluded that rural residents play a significant role in driving young people away.
The book, order Pletal no prescription, Where can i find Pletal online, which was recently released, should arrive on my doorstep by Friday. (Thank you Amazon.) Even though I'm sure it will offer insights into how we can better retain our young people, saturday delivery Pletal, Buy Pletal from canada, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that one of the first steps is to show young people that we care about them. We may think that young people already know this, but when we don't ask questions like "what do you want this place to be like?" they tend to forget.
It may be a few weeks before I'm able to finish Hollowing out the Middle, buy Pletal without a prescription, Buy cheap Pletal, and I'll share my insights with you here. What I haven't shared with you yet, however, order Pletal online overnight delivery no prescription, Buy cheap Pletal no rx, is that there's more to the story about Nebraska's youth.
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What's remarkable about the Nebraska youth study is that despite not being asked about the future of their rural communities, most still want to return. According to the Nebraska Community Foundation (who helped fund the study along with The Connie Fund), real brand Pletal online, Pletal craiglist, 51% of those surveyed could see themselves living in the area in the future if career opportunities are available. And only 12% felt that their rural community was too small. (See page 6-7 of the Summer 2009 issue of the Nebraska Community Foundation's newsletter).
That news leaves me wondering what the results would be if we started asking young people what they want their communities to be like, and then made them a part of the effort to achieve it.
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This points the finger directly where it belongs - back at us. Everyone knows (but seldom discusses) that we tell our young people that to be successful they have to move to away. After all, "anywhere is better than here."
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