Yesterday I wrote about the championship chess team at I.S. 318 in Brooklyn, which needs $20,000 to travel to tournaments and remain in competition. The after school funding that keeps the program alive was cut by the New York City Department of Education.
I thought you would enjoy watching the segment on “The Daily Show” when Jon Stewart interviewed the producer and one of the students who are featured in the film.
My favorite moment is when the student, Pobo, says spontaneously, “I love my teachers!” And the audience breaks into applause because they love their teachers too.
John Galvin, the assistant principal at 318 in charge of the chess program, has been reading this blog. John, give us a name and address, and we will do some fund-raising for our chess program.
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Yes, I will donate today!
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Yes, let us help!
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John Stewart and his guests summed up the entire EdReform demolition of our public schools in this TV segment.
Please let us know how we can help financially.
Count me in!
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Call the offices of every billionaire in NYC and ask them for a donation!! Tell them to check for small change in their couches as Alan suggested.
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There’s a fundraising link for IS 318’s chess program (with a PayPal option) that I posted in the other thread on this, but I’m not sure if it’s current.
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I’m in.
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I’m willing to contribute some, but I’m just a retired math teacher (and former chess coach) without a huge income.
Jon Stewart is a good man; he could cough up the $20K and not feel it at all.
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Even better, Mayor Bloomberg should cough it up. That’s pocket change for him.
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Here is a list of my “favorites” who should cough up this money… Bill Gates, The Walton Foundation, Joel Klein, Rupert Murdoch, Oprah Winfrey, Zuckerberg, Eli Broad, Pearson and anyone with deeply lined pockets and claiming to care about student success.
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Forgot to mention first on my list… Michael “money bags” Bloomberg!
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Stephanie K, he’s too busy spending his $$$ 3000 miles away to buy board seats stealing public education. Deep, deep, deeeep pocket Mikey. What’s the nursery rhyme? Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye…
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“John, give us a name and address, and we will do some fund-raising for our chess program.”
Did this ever happen?
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Donations can be made to:
I.S. 318 Chess Club
101 Walton St
Brooklyn NY 11206
http://www.is318.com/
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