by Sam Dodson | Jun 29, 2010 |
Patrick McKenney’s letter to the editor titled, “Protesters don’t belong near school” expressed concerns about us twisting the facts when we “edit it to fit their message”, so lets correct a few inaccuracies with his account shall we? I’m not aware of any protesters, nor did I see any signs saying only “school sucks”, and there was only one “bullhorns” as you recount.
We were engaged in outreach to share our ideas. The signs say “Education Rocks, School Sucks Project.com”, “School Sucks Podcast”, and “School Sucks Project .com”. There you will find recorded audio discussions about public education, hosted by a former middle school teacher.
Patrick, you claim the “original issue” is the people performing outreach. Does that include the religious outreach that put a bible in my hand when I was leaving middle school? Should they be banned from your secure perimeter zone as well? The original issue is theft.
Over 50% of Keene’s property taxes go to fund a $90.7 million dollar budget for approximately 4,950 students, which totals over $18,300 per student per year, An outrageous amount for mediocre results.
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by Sam Dodson | Jun 16, 2010 |
One of the kids passed me a note on Monday:
Note from KMS Student
I guess the teachers were right. S.A.U. 29’s schools are doing an “expessially” good job educating these kids! Some parents question our right to say things to kids without parental approval.
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by Sam Dodson | Jun 11, 2010 |
As time passes, the singular thing remaining constant is change. As a blogger at Free Keene and a Liberty Activist, I hope to push ideas designed to ignite critical thinking over pushing limits. We strive to create interest, attract new movers, and generate discussion.
Keene is certainly changing, and it’s building momentum towards freedom, that will only grow as more activists move and more locals join us in working towards a more peaceful voluntary society.
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by Sam Dodson | Jun 7, 2010 |
“Curious” wrote with the following questions from the Sentinel Middle School Outreach Story:
Now that the Free Keene set, has taken it apon themeselves to do the neighborly thing and creepily now approach our children, I have a few imortant questions Id like to pose at Sam and Ian specificlly. Please answer them directly, no hyperbole or philisophical preamble please. I think everyone reading deserves some straight talk.
Thanks for reaching out “Curious”, sharing ideas is the core of my activism. I along with most others are happy to engage in rational discussion exploring our perspective. Feel feel free to talk with us or ask us questions at these events. We’re friendly and interested in exchanging ideas.
(more…) by Sam Dodson | Jun 5, 2010 |
The Keene Sentinel was out today covering the Keene Middle School outreach event. I sat and spoke with Josh, a new reporter at the Keene Sentinel for about 20 minutes, and I did my best to explain the reason for reaching out to the middle school kids. There seem to be a few discrepancies in his story vs our discussion, so I’ve marked a few very minor corrections in red:
Free Staters protest Liberty Outreach at Keene Middle School
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Updated June 4, 9 p.m.
By JOSH STILTS
Sentinel Staff
Published: Friday, June 04, 2010
Police were on hand called by school officials, Friday as about a dozen six members participants of the Free State Project stood outside Keene Middle School at school’s end, holding banners and signs that read “FreeKeene.com” and “School sucks project.”
It was the second time this week the protesters had shown up as students were leaving school.
On Tuesday, Free Keene member blogger Sam E. Miller Dodson stood outside the school on Washington Street by himself, holding a similar sign. He dropped the sign after was attacked when a parent, unable to control his anger, hit his hand holding the sign, Miller Dodson said, and a student ran off with it encouraged by the juvenile behavior of the parent, ran up – snatched the sign from his hand and ran away to rip it in half. Miller Dodson said he needed reinforcements. called for nearby police (more…)
