Nov 24, 2009 22:28
I'm SO furious at my hometown! The local councillors want to close down eight schools here, leaving only five upper secondary schools (/high schools), which would change into huge high school complexes.
AND OF COURSE, THEY WANT TO SHUT DOWN ALL THE UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH A SPECIAL CURRICULUM.
MEANING E.G. TAMMERKOSKI UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL, SPECIALIZED IN ART.
WHICH WAS THE SCHOOL I ATTENDED.
No fucking way, goddamn idiotic coalition councillors.
The best thing about this town are the high-quality and versatile education possibilities it offers. We have schools specialized in e.g. maths, visual art, communication, drama and IT, and young people move here all the way from Lapland because of those possibilities. And now they want to change all this into a town with five basic, all-round, huge, faceless institutions?
I CAN'T SEE THE LOGIC IN THIS. Tampere is the third biggest town in Finland and growing rapidly, so why cut down the amount of schools by half? WHAT ARE THEY THINKING.
Tammerkoski upper secondary school is a wonderful school with amazingly gifted students. Not only does it offer awesome possibilities for those interested in visual arts, but also has a great community spirit and ranks high nationwide. If it shuts down, there'll be only one art high school in the whole of Finland.
I'm so going to fight for this. Demonstrations, petitions, you name it.
rage,
school,
idiotic politicians