Letters: Fremont's new police chief should have come from the ranks
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Letters: Fremont's new police chief should have come from the ranks
"I am new to the East Bay Times branch of Bay Area news. God bless it. You cover local news. You inform us of state news. You pull strong, relevant pieces from the Los Angeles Times and other papers. You still have comics. The op-ed by Mark Barabak should be read by all. I taught at California community colleges for 40 years and used good journalism as writing models, points of discussion and assignments."
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's second book, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, describes a society that focuses entire industries around saturating the market with copies of a poor-quality product. This increases reliance on a product that is not supposed to be consumable. When this concept is applied to education, one example is forcing students to have generalized education plans that don't account for students' specific strengths and weaknesses."
Fremont often hires external, high-profile police chiefs instead of promoting experienced internal officers who rose from rookie to captain, which undermines career advancement and institutional knowledge. The East Bay Times delivers local and state reporting, curates relevant pieces from larger papers, carries features like comics, and provides valuable op-eds that serve as models for journalism education. Long-serving educators use strong journalism to teach writing, clarity, and persuasive argument. Education systems that enforce generalized plans without accounting for individual strengths produce inferior outcomes, increase reliance on degrees, and create perceptions that high grades or degrees are mandatory for success.
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