Comments on: Teach Locally, but Think Nationally

By: thatsrightnate

thatsrightnate — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:40:42 +0000

Hey Esq. Brett was indeed brilliant. I saw that very clearly. His death was extremely sad especially because on the outside he seemed to have everything going for him.

By: Esq.

Esq. — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:50:13 +0000

I googled “Dennis Bakke” and “son” and found this site – after reading the NYT article, I wondered what had happened to his son and saw the above post. I know he died; I didn’t read/see anything about the how or why, but it makes sense.

Very sad. I attended George Mason with his son, who transferred to Chicago after his first year. The son was easily the brightest person in the class – no one was close. It was entertaining to watch him turn the tables on seasoned law professors. I understand he was a stand-out at Chicago too, and that he made partner very quickly at K&E. So much talent and, it appears, so very little happiness.

By: thatsrightnate

thatsrightnate — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:25:42 +0000

The son was a friend of mind, but not a close one by any means. He was deeply troubled. I don’t want to go into too much about this because his son died at his own hand. My limited knowledge of his parents was that they were pretty odd. I also remember that the son’s friends scrambled so his wife who had been homeschooling their children wouldn’t have to go to work. It seems odd when you consider how much money Dennis Bakke is worth.

By: Indiana

Indiana — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:22:37 +0000

Yes! I did indeed read your Imagine story. That’s what brought me back to your site. I follow the portentous growth of the corporation. It’s like coming upon a train wreck. I can’t seem to look away! I worked for Bakke and his minions and saw from the inside what a sham the whole thing was.
I didn’t realize that they had lost had son. How well did you know the family and what was your impression of them then?

By: thatsrightnate

thatsrightnate — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:43:29 +0000

Thanks for posting Indiana. I assume you probably already saw my story on Imagine Schools. The whole thing is very strange to me as I was friends with Dennis Bakke’s son before he passed away 5 or 6 years ago. When I learned about Imagine Schools and the Bakke’s connection, it was kind of chilling.

By: Indiana

Indiana — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:22:15 +0000

Well, aside from cashing in at the taxpayer’s expense http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20090818/EDIT/308189939/1021/EDIT and behaving in a sly and shady manner in the governance of their “locally influenced” charter schools http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091118/LOCAL04/911189938 they also trash the local public school system in an attmept to cast themselves in a better light and exploit the children who are already most vulnerable in our society… http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091203/EDIT09/312039996 and http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091204/EDIT05/312049997