If I want a steak like a steakhouse, I want 800C

200C is too low for a pizza, unless you are talking "american" pizza. I get the pizza stone as hot as possible, somewhere north of 250C as I can get.

Prime rib or steak I get the oven as high as possible, leave a cast iron grill in there and then sear it fast.

One more point: the IRS had an obligation by default to keep those emails, the fact that the were negligent in doing so points to the gross incompetence, not the criminality.

Yes, it is called Spoliation of Evidence.

The legal concept that if you cannot provide (or destroy) evidence that is know to exist, then that failure is proof you have something to hide.

Since the emails were known to exist, were promised to Congress, and then later "lost" is proof that there were emails that proved the IRS was being used for political purposes.

Add to that the unusual number and timing of visits to the White House by IRS officials tied to those emails, there is sufficient evidence to show the linkage.

5w-30?

Dino or synth?

No, 8 is jealous of 9.

Why?

7 8 9.

My definition of happy is having a problem to solve, as apposed to a constant grinding workload.

So handing me tasks that make other people groan makes my day.

Beatings will continue until you are happy and productive.

CC is not going to change how schools pick books, just some of the criteria.

The process will still be garbage.

The copy from the oddly formatted pdf, see the link, did not copy well.

Did not bother cleaning it up.

If you are an IT professional, you know that bad standards brings in bad results.

No different here, the standards are vague and very subjective. The resulting curriculum based on vague and subjective standards are thus vague and subjective.

When you come down to it, if you constantly teaching and demonstrating your values to your kids at home, the school has little influence.

Another case in point:
My son understands that I say yes as much as possible, or let him make his own decisions, but no means no. (mom is a little easier to negotiate with)

When asked a question on a test (also marked wrong) what he would do if his dad said no like the one in the story, his response was "Nothing. I would do something else"

Asked the teacher why this was marked wrong, and she said that he was expected to come up with a way to convince him.
When I explained my policy, she admitted she never considered that I only said no when I really really meant "no".

Here let me show you how this works:

Look at the standards below. If you don't "Build on others' ideas" (Standard 1) or " draw
conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions." or"Engage eff
ectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-
led) with diverse partners"
You are not right, even if your conclusion is supported by the text, and theirs are not.
And the teacher is the sole arbitrator if the standards are met or not, because the standards are all subjective.

Standards in question, from http://www.corestandards.org/w...
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-
led) with diverse partners on
grade 5 topics and
texts,building on others’ ideas and expressing
their own clearly.
a. Come to discussions prepared, having read
or studied required material; explicitly draw
on that preparation and other information
known about the topic to explore ideas under
discussion.
b .Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and
carry out assigned roles.
c.Pose and respond to specific questions by
making comments that contribute to the
discussion and elaborate on the remarks of
others.
d.Review the key ideas expressed and draw
conclusions in light of information and
knowledge gained from the discussions.
2.Determine the main ideas and supporting details
of a text read aloud or information presented in
diverse media and formats, including visually,
quantitatively, and orally.
2.Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or
information presented in diverse media and
formats, including visually, quantitatively, and
orally.
2.Summarize a written text read aloud or
information presented in diverse media and
formats, including visually, quantitatively, and
orally.
3.
Ask and answer questions about information from
a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and
detail.
3.
Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker
provides to support particular points.
3.
Summarize the points a speaker makes and
explain how each claim is supported by reasons
and evidence

I have a soon to be 6th grader.

Common core is a disaster. The homework is riddled with errors (found 3 on one page) and the instruction methodology is terrible.

Case in point: My son brought home an assignment where he was graded poorly, and one of the short answers was marked wrong. I know the material they were reading, the book Wrinkle in Time.

When I asked the teacher about it, this is what I was told:
His "team" (they are in 6 kid groups) decided the antagonists name "IT" should be pronounced "I.T.".

Under common core standards, the group can decide what the "right" answer is, as an interpretation of the fact, not the fact itself.
I can give a little under a "tomato" vrs "tah-mato", but...

I asked her if the group decided "IT" was a giant mouse instead of a giant brain, would that make the person saying it was a giant brain wrong.

She replied under the grading rules, it would.

Fuck me dead, we are raising an army of Project Managers!

No wonder public support for Common Core is about 35%

(I guess that means they have to wear life vests when performing SWAT actions)

You are off base, it is spelled out in the Posse Comitatus law:

The Act, as modified in 1981, refers to the Armed Forces of the United States. It does not apply to the National Guard under state authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within its home state or in an adjacent state if invited by that state's governor. The United States Coast Guard, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security, is also not covered by the Posse Comitatus Act, primarily because the Coast Guard has both a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency mission.