Comments on: ateneo after-amiel

By: angela

angela — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:20:30 +0000

dear someone ;) we agree, the parent who killed amiel deserves the blame. but so does ateneo because it allows itself to be intimidated by, as you say, upperclass parents who make reklamo about rules. ateneo should take the high ground, and parents who don’t like it should find other schools for their kids.

By: someone

someone — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:51:24 +0000

they DO encourage carpooling.
however, parents will do what parents will do. do you think you can unilaterally dictate what these upper class parents should do? then you’ve never really dealt with an Atenean parent.

maybe that IS the solution. to simply dictate. but yeah, that works really well in Philippine society. simpleng u-turn slot na nga lang, ang daming reklamo. pagbabawalan pa ang kotse mo sa loob.

it’s always easy to blame the faceless organization. but in the end, it was a parent who killed the 10 year old boy.

put blame where blame is deserved.

By: cesar santos umali

cesar santos umali — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:12:09 +0000

there are just too many cars at the ateneo. i remember way back in the 60s, from elementary to college, riding in car was the lifestyle; having a car was the norm rather than the exception. But now, with the increase in population, there is just too much congestion.

ateneo should encourage again schoolbuses or a masstransit system by carpooling or by encouraging the students to take public buses. i remember way back in the 60s, there was a public bus plying the school premises from major thoroughfares from metro manila.

By: angela

angela — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:19:33 +0000

thanks charlie ;) i rarely need reinforcement or affirmation, but on this i’m glad to hear even just one agreeing with me, because it is no trivial matter and the way it is being handled should concern the entire ateneo community, not just the alcantaras.

By: charlie

charlie — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:25:11 +0000

The Ateneo has for years turned a blind eye to the traffic they cause outside their fences, I’m not surprised it is now encouraging everyone to ALREADY take a “more optimistic image”. Reality doesn’t seem to be the Ateneo’s favorite topic, timely action is not their favorite recourse, so denial is not at all inconsistent with the school’s character. Their credibility as an educational institution of high regard is rightfully in question. No death of any child will shake them up into change I’m afraid. Just avoid driving there by not enrolling your child, or yourself, if only to save your hard-earned money for a more relevant and updated education, and save you and your children’s lives from freak accidents their inaction has caused. Let them not wash their hands simply because there is a clear “culprit.” The Ateneo administration is COLLECTIVELY culpable for ignoring their traffic problem. Any action they take now will be too little too late as it is done in the light of a child’s death. How do these educators think? What kind of education do they offer? How dare they charge parents an arm and a leg for their tuition!