Police Chief Reed; scmole model?

Link to a previous essay; Role models, schmole models

The student standard of conduct; if applied to the new
APS Chief of Police, would require that he sit and
answer questions regarding the public interest,
and regarding his public service.
... candidly, honestly, forthrightly.

If we want students to come to believe that,
their character counts; we acquire obligations.
Not the least of which is, we are required to show students what a commitment to character looks like.

Character is taught by modeling;
in fact, it is taught only by modeling.

Every generation tells the following generation,
a story about George Washington.
That story is among the first stories told to children
for a reason. It is because the first rule is:
you have to obey all of the other rules.
And the difference between children and adults
is who enforces the first rule;
is the control internal or external?

We begin with the story about holding one's self accountable to illustrate the importance of holding one's self accountable for one's conduct.

And the importance holding one's self accountable to a higher standard of conduct than the law; the lowest standard of acceptable conduct.

Every generation expects the next generation,
to be the first to hold itself honestly accountable
to a higher standard of conduct.
But their talk is not their walk.
By following the example that is set for them,
every following generation learns to
except itself from accountability
to any standard of conduct at all.


The average student in the APS has no idea what
is going on in the leadership of the APS.
But what is going on their sets the tone for
the entire organization.
Students may not see the corruption first hand,
but they will certainly and inevitably, feel it.

Mr. Reed will or will not hold a "town meeting";
there, to win the confidence and trust of stakeholders;
to remove the cloud of suspicion
over the administration of the APS police department.


No one in the leadership of the APS
will simply sit and answer a legitimate questions.
Not one, will model and promote
the student standard of conduct. Not one,
will hold themselves honestly accountable to
the Pillars of Character Counts; not even the
School Board President Paula Maes; President of the
Character Counts Leadership Council.
Not even Carole Smith, an APS senior administrator
whose job it is to model and promote
the Pillars of Character Counts;
the administrator most directly accountable for
the character and conduct of a hundred thousand
of our sons and daughters.

Role models or schmole models?

Town meeting or no town meeting?


You will not read about this in the Journal or the Trib.
nor will you see it on the news.

Scmole models?