Not Happy With Elective Program
In response to the article titled “Patagonia Schools Tap into Community Elective Programs.” Although the school currently offers more elective choices, the electives program is far from improved. Unfortunately, the hours spent in electives has been drastically decreased from approximately 12 hours per week down to four hours per week to accommodate the new block schedule, making electives an afterthought. Student-chosen electives have always been an integral component of k-12 education, cultivating a “well rounded human being.” This simply is not true at PUHS based on the severe hours reduction.
Peter Chap
Patagonia
Second Guessing Chase Scenario
It was quite a story, a white knuckle read. As the article read, “The pursuit began in Hidden Hills, north of Sonoita, when the driver of a stolen truck sped off after failing to stop for a Border Patrol agent.” This high-speed fleeing/pursuit scenario created the high probability of a disastrous outcome as Marshall Joe Patterson recognized. The truck was reported to have been traveling south at over a 100 mph toward Patagonia where the streets were lined with people to watch the parade and buses loaded with students ready to leave the school via the highway. The Marshall spoke for the whole town when he said, “Without a doubt, we were lucky, very, very lucky.”
Recognizing that the truck driver reacted out of fear and sped off, I wonder if the initiation of the chase was also reactionary or a conditioned response. I wonder if there were any other options available or considered that might have reduced the impending danger.
David Krest
Patagonia