The Restructuring of Metro Schools Disrupts Community Program

Reorganization or Disorganization: Metro Nashville Public Schools Undermines Teacher Autonomy and Professionalism

The Restructuring of Metro Schools Disrupts Community Program 

Elyssa D. Durant, Ed.M.

If I didn't know better, I would think that the local media is supporting the ridiculous decision to transfer MNPS principals from one failing metro school to the next after reading "State reorganization moves on to school principal assignments," (Nashville City Paper, July 9, 2008.)

I find it deeply disturbing that the media (and the community) have failed to recognize this for what it is: a desperate attempt to convince the community that we are actively working to improve the quality of education in our public schools. This last minute attempt to restructure neighborhood schools will most likely do more harm than good to the community at large.

The high rate of student mobility in Metro (approximately 40% per year) is compounded by the constant shifting of district-wide changes to school personnel by transferring teachers, administrators, and support staff on a regular basis. Everything we know about the sociology of education in urban schools shows us that there is a strong correlation between parental involvement and student performance.

One thing that makes magnet, lottery, charter, parochial, and private schools so good is the fact that parents, teachers, students and administrators fight to get in, and fight to stay there. The act of choosing, in effect, leads to an enhanced sense of community and builds a supportive, consistent, and structured environment. Good schools are a place where all members of the community, including school administrators, teachers, parents, and community leaders create a sub-culture with a common set of goals and expectations that are reinforced both in and out of the classroom environment.

Successful schools are an extension of the community at large, where everyone works together to create a common set of experiences; creating an environment that encourages parental involvement and community participation. If Metro continues to alienate educators by disemboweling the organizational structure within public schools, we may just lose the few experienced and dedicated teachers we still have left to surrounding districts, cities, and states.

By failing to examine the issue in further detail, the press and our community leaders are failing in their mission to provide the community with the information they need to participate in the political process that is MNPS. The media have a responsibility to examine and provide the community with the information they need to make informed policy decisions.

Elyssa D. Durant © 1995-2013

CROSS PUBLISHED: Nashville News under Metro Nashville Public Schools Undermines Teacher Autonomy and Professionalism

Top Down Policy Failure in Public Education

Top Down Policy Failure in Public Education by Elyssa D. Durant, Ed.M.

Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) does not have the answers, nor does our newly elected Mayor who recently launched an aggressive media campaign to recruit new teachers willing to work within the constraints our over-regulated, under-funded public schools. This article MNPS News glossed over the magnitude of the desperate situation in Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS).

But it does raise questions about the hiring and retention practices by the Board of Ed. The basic fact that students are not making adequate progress is a reflection of the top-down policy failure by MNPS and the Board of Ed. Students are not making adequate progress, and teachers are being shuffled around in a desperate attempt to fix a problem that they do not fully understand.

This data seems to support the need for performance based incentives such as the study on performance incentives at the National Center for Performance Incentives on the Peabody Campus at Vanderbilt University. Teachers in the experimental group receive a $15,000 bonus if their students demonstrate a pre-determined level of achievement and demonstrate proficiency. In conjunction with the RAND corporation, data will be collected twice a year: at the beginning of the academic term to establishing the baseline level of competency for each student. Data is then collecting at the end of the year to measure achievement. Several waves of data will be collected and evaluated over the next several years will be evaluated in conjunction with the RAND Corporation.

In order to fix our broken schools, we need to look at schools that work. There are in fact public schools in urban neighborhoods that are successfully educating the students despite limited budgets, supplies, and adequate funding. So what is it about these schools that allows them to successfully educate disadvantaged, at-risk students and how can we replicate their success?

As an educator employed by MNPS, I earn $10.46 / hour (without benefits) teaching at-risk students. What does this say about the fiscal priorities of our community? My graduate degree in education is from the very same university that Mayor Karl Dean attended in New York City. What does that say about our values as a society? What does that say about the value of a graduate degree from the Ivy League?

I called HR and the "Certificated Office" to inquire about obtaining a provisional teaching license and alternative certification, I was simply told that I was not eligible for alternative certification and without additional coursework, and tuition and fees, I was not deemed qualified to teach in Metro. I am not qualified to teach in Metro since, apparently, Metro "does not teach education." What a joke. To make matters worse- I had to pay them to find out that I was not even qualified to work with Head Start. I went to Head Start! Shouldn't that be enough? I find it difficult to believe that a city so desperate for teachers is not willing to bend the rules just a little or waive the application fee for anyone who is willing to work in such a hostile environment.

The state Department of Education could not offer any realistic solution to the simple fact that I cannot afford to pay the fees associated with the application fees certification requirements. If the Mayor really needs applicants, perhaps the city should comp the application fees necessary to be considered for employment. They are strangely unfamiliar with the political process, and teachers are expected to implement and carry out policies that were designed by academic professionals or educational consultants. If MNPS truly wants a better-qualified staff, then the Mayor, the Board of Education, and school administrators need to take a closer look at the methods used to recruit, retain, and reward qualified individuals willing to sacrifice their financial stability for a career in public service.

The high rate of student mobility is compounded by the constant shifting of school personnel. Many schools may just lose the few experienced, dedicated teachers they still have left have, to surrounding districts, cities, and states. Such instability in the system may even prompt the younger set to leave the profession all together and discourage future teachers from applying for jobs in Metro. Now that I realize my education was a complete waste of time and money, is it any wonder that I am ready to give up on teaching and maybe even ready to leave Nashville for good. The local hardware store has more to offer including benefits!

Everything we know about the positive outcomes in neighborhood schools is their strong reliance upon community buy-in and parental involvement. One thing that makes magnet, lottery, charter schools, parochial, and private schools so good is the fact that parents, teachers, students, and administrators fight to get in, and fight to stay there. The act of choosing, in effect, leads to an enhanced sense of community and builds a supportive, consistent, and structured environment.  Calling rezoning and teacher shuffling in Metro "Project Fresh Start" is ridiculous-- it would be more accurate.

The state Department of Education could not offer any realistic solution.

The high rate of student mobility is compounded by the constant shifting of school personnel

The Board need to take a closer look at the methods used to recruit, retain qualified educators.

Elyssa D. Durant © 2009-2017

ALSO PUBLISHED News: Top Down Policy Failure in Public Education

Organized Chaos! If you're NOT on the list, we're going in!

WORTH NOTING: The "Neighborhood Watch" Monitor called me on my private number minutes after the post went up. 

The same day the restraining order and statute of limitations to file charges for stalking, assault, theft and fraud expired. 

I was advised by my fathers office to file police report yesterday morning but my mother managed to completely fuck some more shit up and my Internet has been magically disconnected since she did not put security on the account when she transferred into my name (without telling me)

To receive that call was so disturbing that it took hours to calm myself enough to call the OIG. 

They were closed. I will file a report in person when I receive a copy of the police report and restraining order from those corrupt mother fuckers in Nashville. 

That the DailyDDoSe™ July 26, 2013 ©

Elyssa Durant, Ed.M.

Research & Policy Analyst

Working proposal for Ed Law Thesis

AND book proposal "Unwritten"

A collection of unwritten / abandoned works that I was too afraid to send, post, publish or share. 

Morning Manifesto d'Jour

From: E

Date: April 25, 2013, 10:05:37 AM EDT

Subject: Re: Jude & Jaded

Morning manifesto

April 26, 2013

CyberCrimes, Law, Aspergers, Ethics

DRAFT on me iPhone 10:05am

I do believe that if we can prove CyberBullying  is a crime and that is the only reason I subject myself to the vile messages and images that make me physically ill and nightmares 5 years after it happened. 

If child commits suicide, people get outraged. If aspie gets upset or develops new symptoms or is afraid to seek treatment than it is because we "misread signals" or "have higher rate of depression, anxiety and suicide?" 

I call bullshit. It makes all the more reprehensible. It is criminal negligence if people do not report this kind of behavior. Especially when it is done by people who have a legal "duty to report"

Furthermore, if this causes damage to their ability to use public domain is both illegal under the Federal Communication laws, ADA and 18 USC 1027. 

I lost everything. 

The last 72 hours I regressed into a 22 year old who was willing to risk going blind in one eye than listen to all the morons who tried to bully me into a dangerou situation that is still volatile because it kept me from focusing on what needs to be done and my inability to stop pacing in circles until I wear myself out and fall asleep for few hours. 

I realize and act like a total freak and can hear people whisper or make me feel uncomfortable stimming of repeating phrases to myself to calm prevent winding up in the hospital because I can't handle the noise or bc I don't have comfortable clothes to wear, but I had to go with my gut and realize that if I don't speak up and try to make people understand how much has been lost in that time, they. Win. 

And after so many years, people see posts from five years ago and use it as justification to harass me now. 

I walk a fine line every second of every day. 

Yes, I would rather people see all of the wonderful articles I have written, but instead they see all of the fake d0x and embarrassing letters from my mother doing what Leah is doing to you. 

I know this is long winded and hope you are following the logic, but, as a 40 year old woman with multiple degrees form the Ivy League and a pretty decent résumé my mother claimed me as a dependent on her taxes when I was living on my own for 16 years. She claimed adult dependent child and refused to amend so I could get my benefits reinstated. 

Six months ago she nearly killed me in her 60,000 car and WATCHED as her new (6 foot plus militant new husband) stood over my bed and broke my only lifeline because he did not like my music or the sound of my voice. 

My mother stood in corner and watched and after he leaves tells me, "I'll slap you in the fucking head if I lose my home because of you." 

Then she leaves and I call two NTs in nearby and ask if I can crash for a few days at a hotel to stay safe. 

"'MY SON HAS AUTISM. I CAN'T AFFORD TO blah blah blah" 

In the next breath he posts my name on his website AurismAid.org so he could exploit my work and appear legitimate resource for ASD when they did nothing to help me find resources or job since that would keep me from the brilliant work I did for charity event that never even took place. 

Then, I actually donated $25 to their pseudo charity (anonymous donation but I have receipt) only to find out they are exploiting others with ASD and have no 501c3, business license or accreditation to train people on anything other than how to be a shady, creepy parent who solicits donations on FaceBook for his son who is unable to speak or use toilet at 15 years old. 

I was outraged. I could not believe they were taking advantage of this horrible situation to gain knout and more Leah's to keep tell me that I am the bully when I expose the scam and refuse to approve a PR stunt to gain what he *thinks" is creds and respect for being a hero dad on GMA. 

Well, I don't think that makes a hero or a man if he needs to prey on the weak and the sails using MY words with Obama's face in a PSA. 

I was good enough to;

do the work (for free) 

Get them tons of web traffic to trend on google

Looked good on paper with letters after my name 

had access to people with deep pockets and good PR

Gave them the appearance of "hiring" people with ASD so they could appeal to anti AutismSpeaks crowd

BUT, I wasn't deemed good enough to step in when Obama and Jenny McCarthy declined to make a statement to public about Autism ?? 

When i saw the statement that I made without permission, citation, or credit, I hit the fucking roof. I quit immediately. 

Then I get flood of DMs offering everything money if I went along with the charade promising followers on twitter? 

HELLO? Wake the fuck up. I don't give fuck if you have 10,000 or 200,000 followers who are willing to post bullshit and lies all over the web. 

In fact, the idea that these people are SO pathetic that they need to exert their "influence" using these tactics is so much MORE pathetic, opportunistic, offensive and sad. 

It is totally defeats the purpose because they use that influence to silence anyone who is either brave or stupid enough to stand refuse to comply. 

This is Nazi science 101. 

(Hope You are following thus far because my arms really hurt)

So, I start tweeting (thinking outlod) the way I do when I need to hear click of keyboard and heat my own voice say the words out loud as I pace until they come out sounding just right. 

Gonna have to take break because I have been writing these words and concepts for years and will eventually put the pieces all together if I ever get a computer I can figure out how to use)

I waited, and waited and waited for years to see if anyone would ever see the pain and the logic of this ridiculous role I have taken on and uncover the message I am trying to put out there for future generations when they attempt to make sense out such a "virtual" reality that will either kill me or save me if I can get off this rock (or at times make it through the day without wishing I will find something to make this life worth living again. 

Many people have told me that the world would be better off if I had nerve been born or I would just kill myself since they feel I am less than human and don't deserve to eat or have Internet or medical care since I am  apparently THAT much of a financial burden on society. 

Guess what. Yes, I want to die. Yes I am impulsive, compulsive, and self righteous BUT my logic is flawless given the right tools and opportunity to make my petty existence tolerable on the off chance that future generations or alien life forms will realize that I am different and "crazy" but one hell of a friend when the shit hits the fan. 

I gotta go. I haven't slept more than 4-6 hours since my mother showed up and tried to take me to the ER so she could show off her parenting skills and have one more reason to gain sympathy and jeers from her friends or hit pay dirt and   convince doctors or herself that I am causing her problems and try to stick me in a facility like Credemore so she can collect the insurance she took out on me the day before I moved in. 

Better off dead? Maybe. 

Willing to pull the trigger? Not on your fucking life. I would not give then the satisfaction. 

And for every person who does not stand with me or will use this as more "proof" that I don't deserve to breathe or use the Internet to distract, numb, or inspire others by refusing to just disappear doesn't appreciate what I giving back to anyone who wants to know why I do what I do. 

Over. And over. And over again. Until somebody listens. Or I find another way to entertain myself!!

Yes. I have video. And it ain't pretty after walking home from the hospital in 80 weather wearing black pants and the only sweater that fits. 

 Maybe I'll get online and order myself a pink Tank top off JadedExposure

You would think the bastard would give me one for free. But oh no. Can't have the real Elyssa on the air. It would ruin the show if they actually aired my response and statement when I answered the phone and dun. They did not even use block on caller ID.

Those bitches need to die. 

That is the DailyDDoSe June 26, 2013

Just me,

e 

@ELyssaD™

http://elyssadurant.com

http://powersthatbeat.com

^ed 

On Apr 25, 2013, at 7:35 AM, AK wrote:

Yes, it should all be addressed legally. Leah, Heather, Ariane, Ib and others should have criminal records too. Leah should not be allowed to be a teacher running classrooms of kids. But the authorities will never get involved in blog wars and online bullying unless it turns to violent crime. I'd like to make some kind of Internet self-policing system, but I don't know how it would work. I've been so stressed from thinking about all of this that it is hard to concentrate on anything anymore. It is affecting my ability to survive, and they will never be brought to justice.

On 04/24/2013 11:24 PM, Elyssa  wrote:

Just me,

e 

@ELyssaD™

http://elyssadurant.com

http://powersthatbeat.com

^ed 

Begin forwarded message:

From: [omitted]

Date: April 25, 2013, 1:14:47 AM EDT

To: Elyssa 

Subject: Re: Jude & Jaded

Dear ^ed,

 Yeah, I've seen jaded's crap before. So sorry but this is a form of cyberbullying that should be addressed via legal channels. Ugh! 

Ad hominem attacks are common amongst the idiot set. Hope all is well in your mental universe. These people are nowhere. ;) Be of good cheer?

Luv ya...

Your friends,

Vax & Krewe

PS: Sorry about the belated response. Haven't been to email for many a day.

On 4/22/13, Elyssa  wrote:

JadedSecurity » Who is Elyssa Durant??

http://jadedsecurity.net/2011/06/20/who-is-elyssa-durant/

Just me,

e 

@ELyssaD™

http://elyssadurant.com

http://powersthatbeat.com

^ed

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Anonymous claims responsibility for hacking Metro Nashville Police

Published on Mar 27, 2012 by elyssadurant

Nashville Electric Service selects In Motion Technology for Vehicle Tracking and Mobile Communications

NES installed In Motion's onBoard Mobile Gateways in 146 bucket trucks and supervisory vehicles. The Gateway turns vehicles into mobile hotspots, providing wireless connectivity to laptops and other devices in and around the vehicle. The Gateway can roam across wireless networks to provide the highest bandwidth and most reliable communications anywhere. It is easy to install, maintain and upgrade, and requires no user intervention.

The Gateway is GPS-enabled, allowing NES dispatchers to track all vehicles on a single screen and dispatch the closet truck to an outage or service call -- a capability that will reduce response times and fuel use, while improving efficiency and customer service.

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About In Nashville Electric Service

Nashville Electric Service is one of the 12 largest public electric utilities in the nation, distributing energy to nearly 357,000 customers in Middle Tennessee. For more information about NES, visit www.nespower.com

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2. ANOTHER NEWS SOURCE: ELP.COM

Nashville Electric picks In Motion for vehicle tracking, mobile communications

Nashville, Tenn., September 7, 2010 — Nashville Electric Service has deployed In Motion Technology's end-to-end mobile networking and fleet management solution to improve dispatches, communications, and customer service.

"When we began our search for a new mobile communications technology, we set very demanding specifications," said Vic Hatridge, Nashville's Chief Information Officer. "We found the onBoard Mobile Gateway to be far superior to laptop-based devices," said Hatridge. "Data cards are enclosed in steel and mounted in vehicles, so they are not easily broken, lost or stolen."

Nashville Electric Service, one of the largest publicly owned electric utilities in the nation, serves more than 357,000 residential and business customers across seven counties in north-central Tennessee.

In Motion's web-based onBoard Mobility Manager scans and analyzes information from Gateway equipped vehicles to provide NES with real time and historical information about its operations and communications. If a vehicle leaves its designated service area or exceeds speed limits, dispatchers receive email alerts.

NES also used the onBoard Mobility Manager to map all available wireless networks in its service area and select the one with the best coverage. In the future, NES may use the management system to monitor vehicle telemetry and other information from the field in real time.

3. ANOTHER NEWS SOURCE http://www.electricenergyonline.com

Nashville Electric Service Selects In Motion Technology for Vehicle Tracking and Mobile Communications

NES now dispatches closest available crews to address outages

NES installed In Motion's onBoard Mobile Gateways in 146 bucket trucks and supervisory vehicles. The Gateway turns vehicles into mobile hotspots, providing wireless connectivity to laptops and other devices in and around the vehicle. The Gateway can roam across wireless networks to provide the highest bandwidth and most reliable communications anywhere. It is easy to install, maintain and upgrade, and requires no user intervention.

In Motion's web-based onBoard Mobility Manager scans and analyzes information from Gateway equipped vehicles to provide NES with real time and historical information about its operations and communications. If a vehicle leaves its designated service area or exceeds speed limits, dispatchers receive email alerts. NES also used the onBoard Mobility Manager to map all available wireless networks in its service area and select the one with the best coverage. In the future, NES may use the management system to monitor vehicle telemetry and other information from the field in real time.

About In Nashville Electric Service

Nashville Electric Service is one of the 12 largest public electric utilities in the nation, distributing energy to nearly 357,000 customers in Middle Tennessee. For more information about NES, visit www.nespower.com.

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If you see something suspicious, it's probably just the cops!

If you see something suspicious, it's probably just the cops!

Uploaded by elyssadurant on Feb 20, 2012

Most have no tags or temporary tags... But the latest weapon of mass deception are vehicles that have TWO tags from different states!

Specifically Tennessee and Kentucky.

Black Army? Heroes? Hell NO!

Only cowards have to hide behind bullet proof glass and opaque black tinted windows.

Go USA! God bless America!

This is some of the creepiest shit I have ever seen but was unable to upload live footage since my internet suddenly got disconnected.

Garbage Trucks with liquid tanks using hoses and flashlights in back alleys; hiding behind dumpsters; turning off headlights to avoid detection?

THAT'S FUCKING SUSPICIOUS!

School buses and taxis parked for hours with strobe lights using GPS 4D technology for surveillance -- that is fed to four separate locations and stored on USB!

All utility companies now have sub-contractors rewiring shit without any ID, temporary tags and plates from multiple states... No way to verify identity caught on film jumping out of running vehicles and cutting wires at utility poles?

THAT'S FUCKING SUSPICIOUS!

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You're all fucking suspicious! Especially the Cops! ;)

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Barbara Ehrenreich Forum: The Worst Day Ever: FURB! (Elyssa Durant)

MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINAL POST... IT WAS IN FACT "THE WORST DAY EVER" We live in a society where one accepts responsibility for their mistakes, no one is held accountable for their actions, ao one EVER says they are sorry. Let me you a small glimpse inside the day in the of the und/underemployed: I spend day after day after may doing the same thing without any result: I can only offer you a glimpse into day in the life because there io room left to sit in my car, and I believe my apartment may actually be a fire hazard... This was my daily update posted at 7:30am:   I have done everything humanly possible to clean up the slack, however, I feel I have no other choice than to file a formal complaint so that my entire case is reviewed. The number of mistakes are so overwhelming that I simply don't have enough time to documents each and every one with the respective agency. I will try to be more specific later without going into too much detail, but unfortunately, that level of detail is required to file the necessary appeals. Ironic huh? This apartment is like my own little cage, and I am just pathetic enough to run around in circles, hoping to find the much like a hamster wheel, rodent chasing in circles hoping to found my way out my way out before I run out air. If only I had finished my damn PhD, I would do my own case study or reality show on how far we'll go to have nothing at all... I have taken care of the subrogation claim, however, that does bot minimize my level of frustration because I am DROWNING in paperwork. I have contacted several agencies to assistance such as the Disability Law and Advocacy Center, however, I do not have the resources necessary to provide them with timely response. There is a very limited time allowed to Request Reconsideration, or file an appeal. I also want to be clear that every time I have to call Social Security or DHS, it only compounds my cost of living expenses (40 cents per minute on the telephone -- a bill which is not even considered to be a justifiable expense) Most agencies do not include self-addressed stamped envelopes, and I can not afford the postage required to mail out all of the requested documentation (e.g., utility bills, medical bills, pay stubs, etc.) Fortunately, a number of agencies will take online complaints. Unfortunately, my internet was interrupted for non-payment for several weeks and their is no funding resource or community agency that provides subsidized Internet access or free printer ink. Transportation costs are ridiculous so going to the library is not an option. Neither is returning to work right now, since it would cost too much to get to the interview or provide official (expensive) copies of my graduate school transcirpts that were oh, such a good investment! Set aside, I am not the most user friendly person right about now, so I have found it difficult to put on a happy face so I can work at McDonald's which pays more than Metro anyway. The subrogation claim has been resolved but I just learned that my breast biopsy was not pre-authorized and I was told by my INSURANCE CSR (the person who answers the phone!!!) that I should not have the surgery that has already been scheduled at the Women's Hospital for 8/21/2008. AmeriChoice (United HealthCare) did they did not authorize the biopsy last month, and have not, as of yet, received a request prior authorization for the surgery next week... This was a lovely 54 minute conversation because he would not mail me copies of my EOBs or confirm that what, if any, requests have been submitted for payment since my last inquiry and change of address. He finally told me to call the state (Tennessee) which I have already done several times, and they told me to call Social Security but it was already past business hours and I am not authorized to make changes to my file anyway. I'll be in touch when I can. Unfortunately each agency has different deadlines, and it takes a lot of energy and time to scan in, copy, or respond to each inquiry in writing, so I find myself running out of time since I can't seem to get anything done unless I just do nothing at all. And even though my life is a living hell, I have almost learned how to enjoy the sheer irony of it all... for someone with OCD and post-traumatic stress, this is truly a ridiculous little experiment. I am becoming increasingly inspired to just burn every last document I own, throw away my keys and my cell phone and take Spotty some place where we can live off the land and ignore the fact that society has me chained to a computer screen that screen that does provide the basic necessities I need to live in this . I have come this far, and I am becoming rather skilled and at expressing myself without needing an audience or the obsessive need to check every fact, throw, and typo for capitalization and perfection. So for now... I write. Maybe later, I'll read, but if there is any justice left in this world, someday, I'll actually live. Good-bye for now. I need a break. With love,Elyssa Durant, Ed.M. Nashville, Tennessee Cell: (615) 424-8810 E-mail: elyssa.durant@columbia.edu "The paradox of education is precisely this-- that as one begins to become educated, one begins to examine the society in which he [or she] is being educated." - Baldwin Elyssa Durant, Ed.M. Nashville, Tennessee

Re: Making Ends Meet When You Can't Afford the Paper (cookie) Posted: 11:34:17 pm on 9/3/2008 Modified: Never

Elyssa I feel for you but am finding it hard to understand your situation where you can't afford money to print necessary forms or afford bus fair to a public library. Please understand that I am not doubting what you say, but rather that what you describe is a pretty desperate circumstance. Have you tried asking for lawyer assistance pro bono? I checked for you. The Nashville bar offers a Pro Bono program for certain circumstances, and it would seem that you meet the criteria. Check out http://www.nashbar.org/forpublic.htm They prefer an email but if that's too uncertain for you you could try them via phone or physical address: 315 Union Street, Suite 800 Nashville, TN 37201 Phone: 615-242-9272 Things may seem grim but don't drown yourself in a negative spiral. Keep your mind pinned on the positive. Best of luck to you. Cookie

Re: Making Ends Meet When You Can't Afford the Paper (FedUp) Posted: 7:19:19 pm on 9/10/2008 Modified: Never

No offense, but that was my first thought: you can't afford bus fare, phone minutes or paper/ink, yet you still have internet access? Are you still in your apartment?

Re: Making Ends Meet When You Can't Afford the Paper (Elyssa Durant) Posted: 7:14:03 pm on 9/11/2008 Modified: Never

My first thought: You're kidding, right? My second thought: Poor thing just deosn't get it... Take a look at "Good Fences" available online http://www.nycvoices.org/article_1132.php Elyssa Durant, Ed.M. Nashville, Tennessee Cell: (615) 424-8810 E-mail: elyssa.durant@columbia.edu "The paradox of education is precisely this-- that as one begins to become educated, one begins to examine the society in which he [or she] is being educated." - Baldwin

Re: Making Ends Meet When You Can't Afford the Paper (MLCC) Posted: 3:21:44 pm on 9/12/2008 Modified: Never

It's the government. Gather your paperwork, make an appointment, haul it down there for them to make a copy of whatever they need. Might be nice if you typed up an itemized summary of whatever they are most interested in gleaning from said paperwork so they might not copy the whole darn pile so trees and taxpayer monies can be saved. While in need you trade time for assistance (money, food, healthcare) because you have 40-60 hours that most working adults do not have. Spend that 40-60 hours helping others to help you. I hardly think that is asking too much. No free lunches without something in trade. What really boggles my mind is that there are people out there who cannot afford these simple things that refuse to get out there and take a couple of jobs, any job, doing anything just to get money in their pocket. The illegals manage despite lack of English competency, what is the matter with these people? Just an ant that can't comprehend grasshopper attitudes.

Making Ends Meet When You Can't the Paper? (Elyssa Durant) Posted: 10:50:56 pm on 2/3/2009 Modified: Never

Nashville Bar Association and / or Legal Aid have both reviewed my case, and though I meet the eligibility criteria to obtain services, I found them to be very diasorganized in the application process. And simply could not do anything I hadn't already tried... Limits federal limits for financial and certainly qualify for servies under various ADA protected categories, but what people don't realize is this... All I need is a actual, LIVING-WAGE job. Trust me, they are harder to find than you might think. I am certainly far below the income threshold and meet all eligibility requirements for various programs, but all I really want is the opportunity to be judged on my merits-- not be forced to identify myself as a recipient of federal funds so that corporation can CLAIM the welfare to work reduction. Thanks, but no. I do qualify for Vocational Rehabilitation but the state messed up records so badly that I have absoultely no idea what the status of my PASS application is. Pro-bono and nonprofits community agencies simply are not set up to deal with such complicated inter-related and complex issues. Legal Aid and TPA have both reviwed and evaluated the status of my case. Neither handle bankruptcy, student loan disputes, or ERISA disputes. The Disability Law and Advocacy Center did not show up to a scheduled negotiation. My designated representative succeeeded at doing one thing: consitently missing every single possible filing deadline regardless of the how many times I called, wrote, or complained for over three years. That is negligence in my book. Forgive me for saying so, but those are "advocates" I could do without. It would be nice if I could find someone who is professional enough to at least show up when THEY are being paid. It would be so much easier if I could, in fact, find a real paying job, however despite my best efforts, I have found very few people who can be sensitive to my situation and allow reasonable accomodations that are my no means too, too disruptive or annoying. Unfortuantely I will never meet the criteria of a rank and file employee, however I'm starting to think that maybe employers are not making the best of decisions when I look at how many of them are closing up shop. I need a job that pays, in full, on time, and does not mind my attentiomn (or obsession) to detail. I even once got fired from Red Lobster the management felt I was "not Red Lobster Material." All in all, I guess that is not such a bad thing, because when I planned goals for myself, I cannot honestly say that being "Red Lobster Material" was not anywhere near the top of my list! Unforutnately, good intent does not translate into the ability to pay salaries or related expenses such as INTERNET, telephone access or even basic transportation and realted expenses. I am finding out that there are so many more people out there like myself who are "out-the-door ready and willing to go to work" were it not for the sinking economy and underwhelming job forecasts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I have tried looking at this from every angle, but the bottom line is this: I NEED A JOB! Thank you for your thoughtful reply. I will no doubt be revisit your rsuggestions when I attempt to file my taxes again through the VITA program. Sincerely yours, Elyssa Durant Nashville, Tennessee E-mail: ed70@columbia.edu Elyssa Durant, Ed.M. Nashville, Tennessee

Re: Making Ends Meet When You Can't Afford the Paper (Elyssa Durant) Posted: 10:58:37 pm on 2/3/2009 Modified: 11:06:45 pm on 2/3/2009

How did I miss this refreshing post? Thank you so much for not doubting my efforts and sincerity when I tell you I've tried. I know exactly how much money I am costing society, but what I have not done is abuse the system any more than it has abused me. Surely, we all know that it is easy to skate by in American on less than $600 a month. And trust me if you have ANY illness when you go into the system, you will be so far beyond normal by the time you are through. assuming that is, that you are one the privileged elite who can meet their criteria and be poor like me! I must be pretty freakin dumb if I thought I could try. Thank you. Elyssa Elyssa Durant, Ed.M. Nashville, Tennessee

Re: Making Ends Meet When You Can't Afford the Paper (Elyssa Durant) Posted: 11:06:03 pm on 2/3/2009 Modified: Never

Do you still feel I am abusing the welfare system by paying for internet access? Because I would so love it you could donate some wifi access to anyoneother than myself so others can ennjoy that elusive privilege of speaking loud. Surely someone can donate wifi to all us who should go without voice or recognition for using our words on the government's dime. Yeah, I guess you are right, I don't deserve internet access. It makes me angry to see comments like yours that insult my intelligeence and my sense of humor. Whatever. If it makes you feel any better, I hope you feel just fine. Elyssa Durant, Ed.M. Nashville, Tennessee

Re: Making Ends Meet When You Can't Afford the Paper (new_wave_princes) Posted: 12:18:21 am on 4/14/2009 Modified: Never

So you are on welfare, can't afford paper, but can afford computer? No, I don't feel sorry for you. You probably just don't want to work.

Re: Making Ends Meet When You Can't Afford the Paper (hagofall) Posted: 6:33:44 pm on 4/16/2009 Modified: Never

I wonder if "new wave..." checks up on whether he's been read? (I know I do.) I think your (nwp) response in "this" category is kind of reprehensible but in "others" you appear more reasonable--still very angry. So, you are the more newly kicked around and definitely feeling sorry for only your own ilk? Not to mention, we, none of us, want to look pathetic, pride is there and it, somtimes, makes it all the more complex, yes? no?....

Re: Making Ends Meet When You Can't Afford the Paper (new_wave_princes) Posted: 9:58:29 pm on 4/16/2009 Modified: 9:59:37 pm on 4/16/2009

Hagofall, I have no idea what you are asking. I just think it's wrong that she manages to have internet on welfare but not paper. Her priorities are out of whack. Not one thing I've read about her mentions actually looking for any kind of job. I too have a MA, but I'll take what I can get, and not take welfare.

Re: Making Ends Meet When You Can't Afford the Paper (hagofall) Posted: 8:56:33 am on 4/17/2009 Modified: Never

There are a lot of things going on here, for one, Bait and Switch might be a more appropriate forum for Elyssa. Not that it matters that much. People are just getting it off their chests. But the people Barbara Ehrenreich writes about in Nickeled and Dimed have always been poor and working. What I love greatly about BE's books is the writing and I am laughing through out. Irony keeps me going. But some people aren't like me in this and aren't we all so vastly different when you look at the details? When it comes to what we write via the internet, that is where we seem more alike--in our ideas. Ideas vs. realities. Anyway, nobody is going to argue with the numbers. I'll venture to say that there have never been enough jobs for all the people who need them. And now? My local internet "help wanted" site showed 250 jobs with 18,000 job seekers. And this was before all hell broke loose. And don't forget there is competition for low wage jobs too. I am fascinated with how people survive. As far as I am concerned nothing is a piece of cake when you're one us, us being the majority of human beings. And New Wave Prince, I'll apologize , because I thought you were being mean but instead we just have different ideas.

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