PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
don't complain to me about lib'ruls.......I've been pointing out the problem with them for a decade......
BLM chapter calls American flag 'symbol of hatred'
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don't complain to me about lib'ruls.......I've been pointing out the problem with them for a decade......
It's not about "more money". It's about equal access to a quality education for all American kids so they can become more productive citizens and soldiers.
Notice the difference in spending and the results among the states:
https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statistics
Federal, state, and local governments spend $720.9 billion, or $14,840 per pupil, to fund K-12 public education.
The federal government provides 7.7% of funding for public education; state and local governments provide 46.7% and 45.6% of public education funds, respectively.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/public-school-rankings-by-state
There are about 51 million public school students in the United States. While far from perfect, public schools play a vital role in their respective communities. Public schools improve their communities and the welfare of children. Public schools welcome all children, no matter their income level, disability, or previous academic performance. Many schools provide school meals, which helps children from food-insecure families get nutritious food every day. The better the public school, the more likely students will achieve higher educational attainment.
An area in need of improvement....for the children.
cawacko
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This will never happen but even if every single school district was given the same amount of money it doesn't mean educational results will improve. It's the method of delivery, not just the money. Yet all we focus on is the money.
It's not just money, or even additional money. The goal is to improve education among the least educated Americans. It's the low hanging fruit. Improve their education allows them to obtain better jobs and become tax revenue assets, not liabilities.
Most Presidents understand this long-term strategy. Reagan did.
https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/remarks-members-national-governors-association-0
Education, of course, is an essential element. One can't read the writings of our Founding Fathers today without being impressed by the faith that they put in education -- the faith they had that an educated populace would guarantee the success of this great experiment in democracy that they were undertaking.
Can we please somehow mix persecution of Christians into the batter!
cawacko
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The federal gov’t has a limited say in education. And if America decides Washington D.C. needs more of a say in our education system then we’ll get the results we desire (hint: they won’t be what we want)
I'm not a big fan of vouchers.
Conversely, I'm not a big fan of the Feds dictating what to teach as much as supporting a Federal development of better teaching tools. Let evolution and common sense apply.
If West Virginia wanted to teach that all Virginians are gay, that's their choice, but it will only hurt them in the end to do so. In fact, the entire state would suffer because business leaders don't trust idiots.
Correct, but as noted above, they can provide better tools.
Consider the pandemic. The Federals have a better ability to coordinate supplies and making vaccines, but it's the States themselves that do the leg work in distribution.
The Tech Lords talk about spreading WiFi to undeveloped areas; global access. To go with that would have to be inexpensive means to access the Internet. Tablets are quickly proving to be that means.
Let the Feds supply the tools and the States supply the lessons.
Smart states will teach smart things and dumbass states will teach dumbass things. The smart states will prosper and the dumbass states will become "retirement communities" for rich people from smart states looking for cheap property. LOL
Control the cheating. Government tests use question banks (300-1000 questions) randomly generated, in a monitored and controlled environment. I'm studying for one now; the military competency exam for certified flight instructor. When I'm ready, I go down to a testing center and take the exam. In some cases there is also a practical test.
Have you ever learned anything by watching a Youtube video? Put up a fence, disassemble and reassemble an SKS? Put together a deck cabinet with shitty instructions?
It shouldn't be their choice to fuck over their kids. The kids aren't born with "Mountaneers are alway free" anymore than they are tattooed with E pluribus unum.
But I understand until everyone agrees that religion is a con, and it is, I won't get anywhere. Just trollin' Appalachia, the "lowest hanging fruit."
It's Big Brother's choice?
Can we agree for now to focus on better tools for those who actually want to learn?
My prob with online or virtual ed is not content or cheating so much, it's the trial by ordeal aspect of the bitch.
If I had to mother fucking sit through a John Houseman clone wax Socratic at me for 3 years, taking roll and demanding that I
twist in the winds of glory or disgrace briefing a case in front of 200 tort students in an L1 weeder class, so the fuck must the next generation.
Fuck you, pin your asses in a desk at a brick and mortar. Why? Because I had to.
If I had to mother fucking sit through a John Houseman clone wax Socratic at me for 3 years, taking roll and demanding that I
twist in the winds of glory or disgrace briefing a case in front of 200 tort students in an L1 weeder class, so the fuck must the next generation.
Fuck you, pin your asses in a desk at a brick and mortar. Why? Because I had to.
It's Big Brother's choice?
Can we agree for now to focus on better tools for those who actually want to learn?
Someone has to be the decider. I think it should be me. Barring that? George Bush Jr.
sure tools smools, not even up for debate... you can have your lernin tools. Only a nutbag Repuke would pinch that penny.
Only retards would say that those people believe that the flag is a symbol of hate.
The first post says otherwise. Read it and stay on topic
"In a fiery Fourth of July Facebook post, Utah’s Black Lives Matter Chapter declared the American flag "a symbol of hatred."
"When we Black Americans see this flag we know the person flying it is not safe to be around," the post reads. "When we see this flag we know the person flying it is a racist. When we see this flag we know that the person flying it lives in a different America than we do. When we see this flag, we question your intelligence. We know to avoid you. It is a symbol of hatred."
Chapter founder Lex Scott confirmed to Fox News Wednesday that her group had made the post to highlight how hate groups can allegedly "co-opt" the American flag without prompting similar blowback.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/black-liv...-symbol-hatred
Yes, it can be done with a lot of effort. I sent my students to the testing center for (online) exams but that is discouraged because if it is a distance learning course the exams should be online (especially for students who live too far). I found students would study for the exam and then take the exam for a friend. It took a lot of work and was hard to prove. Others just got in groups and collaborated on the answers. I used a test bank that randomly chose the questions.
Many instructors used the test bank that accompanies the text but those are not well done and students can usually eliminate the wrong answers.
Because of the problem with online testing giving exams is often discouraged and instead given written essays which is even worse.
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Correct. That is what was posted. What was it in response to?
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