dysfunctional press
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Thu Mar-19-09 01:00 AM
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with our vastly superior norwegian/german/irish lineage, your progeny may have had some stiff competition.
or not.
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| -The real problem with education... in the US |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-18-09 11:57 PM |
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Anti-intellectualism underlies a great many problems in our society |
Orrex |
Mar-19-09 12:01 AM |
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Of course it does... it affects all areas of life |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 12:03 AM |
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Well, that's because it's the teachers' fault. Duh. |
Orrex |
Mar-19-09 12:07 AM |
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Nah, you extended the discussion, and that is fine |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 12:09 AM |
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Yes indeed |
Orrex |
Mar-19-09 12:15 AM |
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It is a tool of social control |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 12:23 AM |
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I want my Nat Geo back! |
Believing Is Art |
Mar-19-09 12:27 AM |
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don't you get the Ants channel? |
hfojvt |
Mar-19-09 12:41 AM |
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Blame religion and culture. That always works. |
anonymous171 |
Mar-19-09 12:10 AM |
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So tell me, the Scopes Monkey trial had nothing to do with |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 12:11 AM |
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The "cultural values" of Tennessee are not the cultural values of the nation, |
anonymous171 |
Mar-19-09 12:16 AM |
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The egg head in the school will get harassed problem is not limited |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 12:20 AM |
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How do we fix such a problem then? What is your solution? |
anonymous171 |
Mar-19-09 12:41 AM |
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We need to start fighting this general culture |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 12:46 AM |
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That is exactly why we home school |
sense |
Mar-19-09 01:55 AM |
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My high school was an exception |
MedleyMisty |
Mar-19-09 11:10 AM |
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That is a very interesting perspective. |
Fireweed247 |
Mar-19-09 03:05 PM |
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I agree, kids who are eggheads in school are usually not the popular kids. |
raccoon |
Mar-19-09 11:13 AM |
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When was that again? |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Mar-19-09 01:38 AM |
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You are aware that Kansas tried to ban the teaching of evolution |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 01:46 AM |
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Maybe you should have brought that up instead. |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Mar-19-09 01:54 AM |
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Ahhh the Monkey Trial. |
chrisa |
Mar-19-09 12:14 PM |
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"the general culture" BINGO! |
NYC_SKP |
Mar-19-09 12:12 AM |
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So how do we change it? Until we do |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 12:14 AM |
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One step, one person, one action at a time. |
NYC_SKP |
Mar-19-09 12:25 AM |
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We do, that we do |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 12:27 AM |
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Right, and we focus more on the younger ones, with open minds and hearts. |
NYC_SKP |
Mar-19-09 12:38 AM |
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personally, we solved the problem for ourselves by not having kids. |
dysfunctional press |
Mar-19-09 12:15 AM |
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Thanks--that means that you did our kids a favor! |
Orrex |
Mar-19-09 12:16 AM |
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you're welcome. |
dysfunctional press |
Mar-19-09 01:00 AM |
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Our "kids" have feathers... thank the Navy |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 12:24 AM |
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adoption probably isn't an option for us... |
dysfunctional press |
Mar-19-09 01:14 AM |
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That was nuke testing... you didn't have what it took |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 01:33 AM |
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for the most part, i think that was for the best... |
dysfunctional press |
Mar-19-09 02:25 AM |
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it seems to me you favor more schooling |
hfojvt |
Mar-19-09 12:31 AM |
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Thanks for proving my point and making education a bad thing |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 12:37 AM |
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I made education a bad thing? |
hfojvt |
Mar-19-09 01:11 AM |
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Yes you made FORMAL education evil |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 01:31 AM |
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That's not what he said. |
sense |
Mar-19-09 02:07 AM |
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but formal education is not the same as education |
hfojvt |
Mar-19-09 02:12 AM |
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Here is the rub... this country, the zeitgeist, is against any formal |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 03:31 PM |
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I didn't get that from his post. |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Mar-19-09 01:41 AM |
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who cares? Our football team has a good chance of going to state this year.nt |
Mr. Hyde |
Mar-19-09 12:45 AM |
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Again, thanks for making my point |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 12:48 AM |
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The ones who don't go pro still have a chance of becoming rap stars |
Mr. Hyde |
Mar-19-09 02:29 AM |
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And you keep making my point |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 11:21 AM |
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I've been making similar points for years,. American youths are plagued by inappropriate role models |
Mr. Hyde |
Mar-19-09 04:14 PM |
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football team? What about March Madness? |
hfojvt |
Mar-19-09 01:15 AM |
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Of course you realize this means we all have to take responsibility and quit blaming others. |
NYC_SKP |
Mar-19-09 12:59 AM |
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Yep, that's the case |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 01:03 AM |
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propaganda and rewriting history to the PNAC gang's satisfaction |
ConcernedCanuk |
Mar-19-09 10:27 AM |
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Nope, yuo are not |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 11:23 AM |
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Then it sounds like the time to get rid of the one-size-fits-all |
The2ndWheel |
Mar-19-09 10:47 AM |
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Public school works |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 11:25 AM |
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Obviously it has to be federal |
The2ndWheel |
Mar-19-09 12:19 PM |
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You realize that right now we don't have a federal system |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 02:57 PM |
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It's the numbers game ... |
ananda |
Mar-19-09 11:04 AM |
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How do you change it? |
Life Long Dem |
Mar-19-09 11:23 AM |
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You start by taking away local control |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 11:29 AM |
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I agree with what you are saying. |
wildeyed |
Mar-19-09 12:03 PM |
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USA: We have low taxes -- and the schools to prove it. n/t |
nichomachus |
Mar-19-09 12:12 PM |
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you've hit the nail on the head |
noiretextatique |
Mar-19-09 12:30 PM |
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Maybe it is the adults that are morans and need to start listening to the children |
Fireweed247 |
Mar-19-09 01:54 PM |
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They don't teach you how to start a business. |
threadkillaz |
Mar-19-09 03:39 PM |
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Agreed, although I'd suggest corporate culture has led to a deep sense of anti intellectualism.... |
Echo In Light |
Mar-19-09 03:54 PM |
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This goes to the early republic, well before corporations |
nadinbrzezinski |
Mar-19-09 08:03 PM |
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I agree mostly |
Geek_Girl |
Mar-19-09 05:01 PM |
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Yup. You are right, IMO. And as usual, I see a lot of negative responses from people who refuse |
Mike 03 |
Mar-19-09 08:08 PM |
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Let's just refuse to accept responsibility for our lives, behaviors and everything |
Mike 03 |
Mar-19-09 08:11 PM |
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