Devastated

nolaegghead said:

Repeal pragmatic minimum standards for children's education based on the skill set needed for higher education.   And replace by ???  That makes sense.  Oh, crikey its a federal program!  Do away with it!  It rises standards, are kids ain't gonna graddate with dat crapola!  Weel jus hire moar engineers and doctors from countries with better edjukation!!!

I'm just glad you guys are so damn tolerant. I'd hate to see how you disagree with someone otherwise. 

DMW said:

I just made $200/hour. My flight was overbooked so I took a $600 voucher to arrive 3 hours late.

We are planning to fly this airline anyway this summer. This means direct flights for the family instead of layovers. Woo hoo!

Just thought I would share some good news on this thread of depression, err devastation.

I hope you feel guilty as hell about this.  There are good people in this country that cannot afford to fly and therefore are shut out of opportunities like this to make $200/hour.  Forget increasing minimum wage or the cutoff for overtime - we should be ensuring everyone gets one airline ticket per year so they have the opportunity to be overbooked.

And about that free bbq you got from Amazon, you know, not everyone can afford to order lump over the internet...

Love common core....

henapple said:

I know several teachers...my daughter being one...they hate that sh+t. It's stupid.

I know a whole lot more who hate No Child Left Behind.  

Eggcelsior said:

henapple said:

I know several teachers...my daughter being one...they hate that sh+t. It's stupid.

My dad is a teacher. He hates it because of parents who are morons and think school is a daycare complain that little Johnny and Sally don't understand it. The parents don't have the wherewithall to help their kids with schoolwork and it's NEVER the kid's fault for being a dumbass. Ignorance breeds fear.

So Im an **** because I have to learn the new way too? How bout when I look at his math and ask why not just do it this way? His reply is the teacher explained it this way and to do these steps to get the answer. My reply is I dont know that way I learned it a different way. Of course the way I learned  makes sense to me but confuses him. So not to step on the toes of the teacher and further confuse my son I stay out of it and let the teachers do what they get paid to do. Teach! So you can go **** yourself and tell your dad if he wants me to help do his job maybe he can help me with bridge footings this weekend. So sick of this fuckin thread

Acn said:

shannonlcorum said:

Acn said:

Okay, I know Snow White, Belle, and Cinderella, but who's the chic with the unibrow?

Frida Kahlo.

I thought she was Anthony Davis' sister. @nolaegghead, please confirm???

@greg345 .... why are you reading it? It's not like Obama where he forces you to do something he wants. 
If you like common core...teach your kids that. This country isn't behind because of math styles...it's behind because there's no one at home sticking their foot up the kid's ass. No one helping, leading and demanding. 
Evidently it takes more time to memorize 5x3 than to go through a 5 step progression. Smfh.

DMW said:

I just made $200/hour. My flight was overbooked so I took a $600 voucher to arrive 3 hours late.

We are planning to fly this airline anyway this summer. This means direct flights for the family instead of layovers. Woo hoo!

Just thought I would share some good news on this thread of depression, err devastation.

$200 an hour to drink, my kinda gig. Someone owes me millions. 

grege345 said:

Eggcelsior said:

henapple said:

I know several teachers...my daughter being one...they hate that sh+t. It's stupid.

My dad is a teacher. He hates it because of parents who are morons and think school is a daycare complain that little Johnny and Sally don't understand it. The parents don't have the wherewithall to help their kids with schoolwork and it's NEVER the kid's fault for being a dumbass. Ignorance breeds fear.

So Im an **** because I have to learn the new way too? How bout when I look at his math and ask why not just do it this way? His reply is the teacher explained it this way and to do these steps to get the answer. My reply is I dont know that way I learned it a different way. Of course the way I learned  makes sense to me but confuses him. So not to step on the toes of the teacher and further confuse my son I stay out of it and let the teachers do what they get paid to do. Teach! So you can go **** yourself and tell your dad if he wants me to help do his job maybe he can help me with bridge footings this weekend. So sick of this fuckin thread

Thank you for proving my point.

Wading in to shark infested waters-standards for education are a good thing when applied in the right way.  (Now that opener may disqualify Common Core and No Child Left Behind as I have been out of the game (as a student for many years)).  However, I grew up in rural upstate New York.  The only common denominator amongst all the college applicants beyond the SAT was the State Regents exams in many high school courses.  
Do well on those and you could help level the playing field.  BTW some 50 years ago, companies were publishing review books with old tests in the subjects.  Not unlike today.  The pressure to make sure you hit target goals was clearly not reflected back on the students by the teachers. 
And the bonus-you could be flunking the course all year-pass the Regents exam and you pass the course.  
But that was then and this is now-standards are a good thing-how you use them may need work.  Off the soap box.

LOL, is there a special class in engineering school where they teach you to constantly self-identify as an engineer?

Eggcelsior said:

grege345 said:

Eggcelsior said:

henapple said:

I know several teachers...my daughter being one...they hate that sh+t. It's stupid.

My dad is a teacher. He hates it because of parents who are morons and think school is a daycare complain that little Johnny and Sally don't understand it. The parents don't have the wherewithall to help their kids with schoolwork and it's NEVER the kid's fault for being a dumbass. Ignorance breeds fear.

So Im an **** because I have to learn the new way too? How bout when I look at his math and ask why not just do it this way? His reply is the teacher explained it this way and to do these steps to get the answer. My reply is I dont know that way I learned it a different way. Of course the way I learned  makes sense to me but confuses him. So not to step on the toes of the teacher and further confuse my son I stay out of it and let the teachers do what they get paid to do. Teach! So you can go **** yourself and tell your dad if he wants me to help do his job maybe he can help me with bridge footings this weekend. So sick of this fuckin thread

Thank you for proving my point.

You gotta be kidding me Florence Nightingale. I'm sure any response by me would have prompted the same response by you. My son is plenty wrong and I always take the teachers side. Not because I want to but because its the structure of it all I still agree with. The teacher is the boss. If she says he's not pulling his weight I side with the teacher. End of story. If you think I'm one of "those" parents why don't you further explain "those" Cuz I'm not seeing it. I don't judge you or your hospital corners so don't judge me. Douche

henapple said:

The point is dylan...teach your kids common core but everyone doesn't agree. 

Heaven forbid, all us disagreeing fools....

@legume no problem. I didn't take it badly. We're a special breed of nerds. Plus, it's just the interwebs, why get upset?