Really? Well - the funny thing that I see, is that liberals run the schools in the ghettos, and young black children get a substandard education. Outside the ghettos, conservatives have a stronger voice, and the schools improve. The best schools are almost invariably private schools, with very conservative ways.
Imagine that. No, the gap will never close, the way things are now.
So, you see it as your mission in life to ensure that fuckups never get to fuckup? You see yourself as the saviour who can prevent anyone ever answering for their fuckups?
What arrogance.
Imbeciles like me? Isn't that interesting. I'm nearing 60 years old. I've changed careers multiple times in my life. I've changed jobs so many times I can't count them. I've mastered more than one craft, but I'm an imbecile - because I happen to disagree with Hognoxious? Yes - that is very interesting.
Tell me - are you into eugenics, as well?
You don't understand that THIS IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE!
If a school board chooses wisely, the people will benefit, and the economy will grow.
If the board chooses less wisely, less benefit, less economic growth.
If the board truly fucks up - the locals suffer, the board gets shit canned, and a new board takes a stab at getting things right.
There is no good reason for the monoculture we have in education today. There should be different approaches to things. Those systems that excel are likely to be copied in various was. Those systems that fail dismally won't be copied - they'll fall by the wayside.
Well - the state shouldn't even be in the education system. Local school boards are supposed to run their own schools. This entire discussion should only be of local concern, and neither the state capital nor Washington should have any voice in the matter. Take away all those funds offered by the state and the feds - cool. LOCAL funds should be used exclusively. Local people pay local taxes, and decide locally where to build the schools, what to teach, and whether there will be sports, clubs, tutoring, and other extra-curricular activities. Of course, those extra-curriculars are totally unnecessary for an education.
"It doesn't have any future data."
You hope not, anyway. If they have an accurate image of you, and/or if you tagged any "friends" who supply information about you - you're a little bit fokked. It may not be necessary for you to maintain an account for Facebook to update your status - alive, dead, incarcerated, employed, unemployed, married, on the prowl, whatever.
As for actual future data - seen any good movies lately?
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I'm looking for the download. No, I don't expect the software to be made available, although that would be cool. I just want to view those records that have been unsealed.
$400k - equal to 8 years wages for the average American household. The AVERAGE worker today earns about 20-25k. His/her spouse probably works, and earns about the same. Total income for a working couple, about 50k.
I wish the hell that I were making a paltry 400k, and worrying about sending two offspring to college.
Agreed.
Computers are making us stupid. The average store clerk can't even count change without the computer prompting him.
Stupid people who rely on computers want to hand over their very existence to computers.
What next? Computer dating?
Gotta hand it to you - you've already come up with a better plan than the authorities. And, thank you for making my point. Alternative plans should be plentiful, and a little ad libbing might just save the day.
"Everyone go home, as long as you have a structurally sound home to go to. Everyone else go to the high school. When the seas are calm, we'll all come back and sail off into the sunset." Or, sunrise, as the case may be.
"If nuclear fallout is part of the picture, you may not want people exposed and crossing terrain on their own."
Sounds reasonable. But, since the water is to rough to sail, we're going to leave them there? The persons on scene need to see a map, and they need to determine whether their chances of survival are better if they wait for calm weather, or if they strike out cross country.
You may not want to deal with a nuclear disaster at all, but the reason for the drill is that nuclear disasters do happen.
Disaster preparedness is NOT "a plan". Instead, it is being prepared to act in accordance with Plan A, or Plan B, or Plan C, as appropriate. It is also being prepared to ad lib in case none of the plans prove to be appropriate.
So, the whole operation began with an ASSumption that the roads were impassable? Maybe Plan B or Plan C should have arranged for these people to make their way BY FOOT and ACROSS COUNTRY to some other assembly point?
Hey - those ancient aborigines who settled the Americas came here by foot, right? What has changed? Has the human foot quit working?
Any idiot can make a plan. Even a committee can make a plan. The guy who makes the plan work needs brains on his side.
"Contrary to what we were sometimes taught in high school physics, the Earth's gravity is not constant."
I began my education in 1961. That's pretty far back, I guess. I learned a little about gravity before I left elementary school. Then, a bit more in junior high school. Junior high didn't teach me that gravity is constant on the earth's surface. I was exposed to the idea that gravity varies from one place to another, and we were taught that our weight might vary by a couple of pounds depending where we stood on the earth. Cool idea, we were moderately impressed. In high school, the idea was given to us again.
Now, I suppose that SOME schools might teach that gravity is a constant, independent of elevation, or anything else. I believe that most parents would want to keep their children far away from any such schools.
I believe that you have nailed it.
You get some points there. But, I'll remain hung on this bit: " I have explained the expansion of the universe to many lay people without trouble."
If you explain something to 100 laymen, and more than 20% actually understand what you are talking about, then all is good. If another 30 or 60% understand parts of what you are talking about, that's good too. And, if I am among the remaining group that didn't understand a damned thing you said - then so be it. I can look around at my fellow laymen, and realize that they probably have more education and expertise in this area than I have.
If, however, less than 1% of those laymen can understand what you've explained, then we have problems. You might propose that your area of study is simply way over our heads. But, then, I might propose that your own understanding is insufficient to explain the relevancy of your studies.
Which aspect of the space shuttle are you interested in?
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A similar search for climate change? Note that the first hit researches public opinion, the second hit claims it to be a fraud, the third appears to be a treatise on people's understanding modes - and so on.
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." - Voltaire
