tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post4456405005013908895..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Oakland Military InstituteDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-35725730374890789552013-04-13T13:42:20.365-07:002013-04-13T13:42:20.365-07:00This is the new "spam this post" post, s...This is the new "spam this post" post, so I'm shutting off comments here.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-30328922262028428072009-07-29T22:52:24.354-07:002009-07-29T22:52:24.354-07:00I ATTENDED THIS SCHOOL FOR SIX YEARS...I BEGAN IN ...I ATTENDED THIS SCHOOL FOR SIX YEARS...I BEGAN IN THE SEVENTH (SINCE BACK THEN IT WAS ONLY GRADES 7-9)AND I RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM OMI...IT REALLY IS A GREAT SCHOOL...I WAS TAUGHT LEADERSHIP, RESPONSIBILTY, TIME MANAGEMENT, AND THAT ACADEMICS SHOULD BE FIRST ON MY PRIORITY LIST...I WAS TAUGHT TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND BE HELPFUL. THE FACULTY AND STAFF ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE...I ESTABLISHED SOME REALLY GREAT REALATIONSHIPS WITH ALL MY TEACHERS AND SERGEANTS. WHENEVER I NEEDED HELP WITH EITHER PERSONCAL OR ACADEMIC PROBLEMS...ALL I HAD TO DO WAS TURN THE CORNER AND THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMEONE THERE TO HELP AND LISTEN TO ME.I REALLY ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO PUT THEIR CHILDREN IN OMI. ITS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-83967383879085497272008-07-24T05:21:00.000-07:002008-07-24T05:21:00.000-07:00Sounds like a great program. Thanks so much for sh...Sounds like a great program. Thanks so much for sharing this along with details.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-79143868203882056532008-07-24T01:19:00.000-07:002008-07-24T01:19:00.000-07:00Greetings, I believe I posted on one of your previ...Greetings, I believe I posted on one of your previous blogs regarding OMI several years ago. I continue to laud OMI and Jerry Brown for his unique vision in creating this school. I'm glad that you actually visited OMI, and hope that you will return for one of its "Pass In Review" ceremonies. To remind you, 2 cadets from OMI's first graduating class became WestPoint cadets (and made it through their Plebe year!) and this most recent 2008 graduating class has one student going to Yale, and a few more to UC Berkeley, with most others into many other 4 year colleges. What a wonderful happening for Oakland students! FYI, OMI's cadets are associated with the California Cadet Corps due to the fact that the school is run in partnership with the California Army National Guard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-83178392404095072212008-07-23T09:08:00.000-07:002008-07-23T09:08:00.000-07:00I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If we ...I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If we really want to reduce crime, get more kids educated and in productive jobs, give some kind of substantial motivation to parents to put their kids in military schools.rightwingprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419372059353408855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-79242468617368082372008-07-21T21:36:00.000-07:002008-07-21T21:36:00.000-07:00Before my grandfather passed away, he lived at the...Before my grandfather passed away, he lived at the veteran's home in Yountville. It's quite a beautiful place. <BR/><BR/>For his 90th birthday, there was a huge party, probably close to 100 people, including many residents of the home. A group of students from OMI came up in uniform, and served food, cake and punch for the party. <BR/><BR/>Everyone was very impressed by the kids and all the help they provided. Leadership, self-discipline, and respect are definitely well-taught values at OMI, and those kids and that school have a lot to be proud of.Lord Floppingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946455894230825118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-37334181337051938822008-07-21T20:59:00.000-07:002008-07-21T20:59:00.000-07:00can you go to my profile and send me an email? I ...can you go to my profile and send me an email? I don't have another way to contact you.Pomoprophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365996287266677853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-40629360726485744932008-07-21T20:09:00.000-07:002008-07-21T20:09:00.000-07:00Interesting post...and like you, I'm not a fan of ...Interesting post...and like you, I'm not a fan of Jerry Brown (and wasn't when I lived in California either). However it sounds like this is one thing he did right.Mrs. Bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283080212189118357noreply@blogger.com