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Larry T. Spider

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  1. A quick timeline: Slavery: 265 years Segregation: 99 years ā€Freedomā€: 55 years Most of the systems in this country were built in the first 364 of Europeans being here. This obviously predates America as a country. Our educational, housing, healthcare, transportation, monetary, and just about every other system was built for white people. It intentionally left others out and relegated most to abject poverty. When ā€œfreedomā€ finally arrived, there were no ladders out of the hole to go along with it. The idea that everything has been fixed in these last 55 years is laughable. We are operating the same systems with a few tweaks and wondering why not much has changed. None of this even addresses the mentality/culture of people who have experienced oppression. A great quote to sum it up:
  2. 1960 340,887 4.6% 1970 300,910 āˆ’11.7% 1980 284,413 āˆ’5.5% 1990 265,968 āˆ’6.5% 2000 242,840 āˆ’8.7% 2010 212,237 āˆ’12.6% 2019 (est.) 209,403 [3] āˆ’1.3% Birmingham has actually been shrinking.
  3. 1980 150,255 22.3% 1990 212,092 41.2% 2000 276,093 30.2% 2010 403,892 46.3% 2019 (est.) 474,069 [4] 17.4% These are the stats for Raleigh alone. I would say it’s taking off.
  4. Comes with a built in piss bottle for Amazon workers. You can buy it on Amazon.
  5. I wouldn’t worry too much about the diversity angle with a private school. Most public schools aren’t very diverse either, especially the ones where the parents could afford private schools. Last school that I worked at before my current school was only 5% non-Hispanic. There are diverse public schools out there but they are the exception not the rule.
  6. Just want to be clear about the context of my comment about white kids and public schools. I’m not saying that the majority of white people avoid public schools. I’m saying that the demographics of this board are very different than the parents of public schools kids on a broad level. This group is largely white, educated, and middle/upper class. Having conversations about the successes and failures of public schools is vastly different with this group than with the majority of public school parents. Not saying the people here are wrong about things, they are just coming at it from different place.
  7. When I say that public schools largely serve non-white students, that’s a pretty easy google question. In Texas 27% of public school students are white.
  8. I’m well aware as it’s my life’s work. There’s amazing research out there. My off hand comment was more about how the average person forms their opinion on educational systems. It’s widely shaped by world view and personal experiences with the educational system. Nothing wrong with that as it’s human nature. But when you take those individual experiences and extrapolate it out to a view of a system that varies widely in different areas, it doesn’t do much good. The conversations here are also from people that fit in one or more of these categories: white, college educated, middle or high ses. Their needs and desires are vastly different from a public school system that largely serves children that are not white, don’t have college educated parents, and are low ses. I work at a school that people on here send their kids to. But I have also worked in poor/minority schools. No one size fits all approach is going to be successful.
  9. Bro do you even kenpom? 🤣
  10. These threads always crack me up. People take their educational experience from 40 years ago then mash it up with their political/racial views and spit out a theory on the entire educational system of the United States. Ill be working on my bracket if you need me šŸ˜€
  11. Abbott’s order continues to give TEA the authority to issue operational requirements. TEA chose to give districts the option to not follow the mask rules because they felt like it, not because they don’t have the authority.
  12. Abbott said it would be up to TEA.
  13. With 30k college students and population growth, maybe they can figure something out. So many smaller cities fail to develop unique entertainment options though...
  14. I’m intrigued by the Lexington idea still. Fits the size parameter, has a university, and there is a bit of the cool factor. Lexington obviously doesn’t have an Austin vibe but I can see bourbon country, horse racing, and other unique features setting it apart from other southern towns where there isn’t much to do. Might need some marketing but it could work. It’s also been growing every decade. Go back and look at Austin growth decade by decade over the last 100 years and you will see that it’s not a new phenomenon. Since 1790 Lexington has seen double digit growth in every decade except one and it was 7.8%
  15. BIL moved to New Orleans for a job. Lasted a year and moved back to Houston. It’s such a great city and a cultural treasure. But living there just seemed like a beating.
  16. Still under 200k in the city proper so I would say Knoxville counts.
  17. Give your sales pitch.
  18. Just takes a few artists and gays and the hood people will be priced out in 10 years.
  19. Lexington is an interesting suggestion. What about Louisville?
  20. Plan childcare for next week. Should be back to ā€œnormalā€ after that. Lots of damaged buildings, water issues, etc.
  21. Would say Nashville doesn’t count and I could have titled the thread ā€œthe next Austin/Nashvilleā€. Salt Lake City is already there too. Huntsville is an interesting choice. Population is 200k city and 450k metro. It’s in the south so it’s better weather but you have to eventually convince coastal people to move to Alabama. Austin had the cool factor to pull it off that a lot of other southern cities don’t have. San Antonio is too big to count for my original question, but I could see them continuing to grow and maybe even pick up the pace. Cost of living is still low and may parts of the city are getting nicer. Austin housing prices are getting crazy so I’m thinking some transplants might opt for San Antonio.
  22. Most of us are snowed in and bored so I’m hoping this can provide a little diversion. Which city will be the next Austin in terms of growth? For a little perspective, Austin had 345,000 people in 1980. We are now basically at a million. The metro area is now at 2.2 million. But growth isn’t just about people, there has been a mass migration of tech companies and just money in general. Real estate prices aren’t in the same stratosphere as even 20 years ago. We haven’t attracted a major sports franchise, although I think MLS will eventually be a really big deal. But that’s another thing that could be factored in. So, who are the top candidates and why? I’m not talking about a city with 200k that can go to 400k. I’m talking about turning into a major city with tall buildings, major companies, pro sports, etc.
  23. Boom. Had rush last year and thought it was a lock. Re-uped this year and he came through. Adios mofo.
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