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Comment Re:Not anywhere near ready (Score 1) 60

I know many and I even speak russian fluently. And yes, many idiots do worhsip stalin. Many other idiots even worship hitler.
Hell, putler's favourite philosopher was a fascist and putler's justification for the invasion was an almost literal quote of hitler, as were many other things he stated. How does it feel to defend an actual fascist?

Comment Re: Stupidity snowballs (Score 2) 117

> There is no exception here. Teachers are to teach what is in the published curriculum

If the curriculum limits answers to certain questions for religious reasons than it's in violation of the separation clause.

> It can be a matter of health,

I'm sure the evil GOP will try to twist their argument into being about health or the like, but underlying it's religion trying to camouflage itself, like how Intelligent Design tried to disguise creationism as science. It's bearing False Witness and thus should be punished via an elevator to Hell. Jesus can read GOP's evil minds.

Comment Re: Stupidity snowballs (Score 0) 117

> School teachers don't have a 1st Amendment right in the classroom, just as I didn't have a 1st Amendment right while in my US Army uniform.

Apples and oranges. In the military one has to learn to STFU or the enemy can hear where you are. A teacher simply describing what LGBTQ+ concepts are shouldn't be an exception to the 1st. There's no logical reason other than religious offense, which then has the church sticking its peanut butter in secular chocolate.

> How do we resolve this [restroom & shower issues]?

There are ways to compromise, but that's a longer topic.

> If the teachers want to express their beliefs

That's NOT what I proposed.

> While in the classroom the teachers should be expected to follow the state specified curriculum or expect to be fired.

It's realistic to answer a simple question from a child, even if it offends religious troglodytes.

Comment Re:Hello Captain Obvious (Score 1) 108

#1 Teacher pay, outside a rock bottom amount seen almost entirely in rural areas, has no significant effect on student performance
#2 This is a problem, perhaps if admin overhead hadn't ballooned far beyond teacher pay or student allotment it might not be an issue
#3 Irrelevant. They need to reinstitute student accountability. Disruption of class gets ISS and then suspension. Violence gets suspension. Continued violence gets expulsion. If you can't read, write, or do your sums at grade level, you get held back a grade in classes with people who were held back grades so as not to disturb the kids who didn't.
#3 in particular would solve most issues, with the rest being solved by getting rid of common core entirely. Phonics, grammar, memorization in math of tables and formulas, and book reports on books the kid chooses. Only one mandatory book per semester. Unless you're in AP class nothing else really matters to the process of learning prior to 8th or 9th grade.

Comment Stupidity snowballs (Score 2, Insightful) 117

how numerous friends of his became Trump supporters due to the LGBTQ discussions happening in their children's schools... just not popular and it was a major reason that dickbag was re-elected. Even if it seems like the correct moral decision, the unpopularity of it led to a far worse situation.

GOP successfully spooked parents with LGBTQ+ bullshit. They cherry-picked a few bad apples and painted it as common-place. Plus, school content is controlled at the state level, not national, and was thus moot for the election.*

Stupidficial gimmicks worked on US's gullible population, just like 1930's Germany; Don pulled Jedi Clown Tricks. The parents ALSO need more education in critical thinking. Stupidity snowballs. Maybe America is just too dumb to hold a democracy, as too many want a theocracy. Perhaps we can negotiate an amiable split before they drag blue states into their cave.

* An exception may be firing or jailing teachers for merely mentioning LGBTQ+ in the classroom, which should be protected under 1st Amendment and separation clause, but the GOP SCOTUS seems overly bribed by rich evangelicals handing out grift-wrapped RV's. The idea that a non-transgender student will become transgendered by mere mention is dumber than rocks. Idiots!

Comment Next time may not be so lucky (Score 1) 32

I'm not saying cloud is necessarily riskier than on-premises*, but cloud failures can easily make headlines due to the scope, and such could set the likes of MS into a financial tailspin. While that is perhaps a good thing, they'll hurt a lot of customers in desperation for cash during their spiral to Hell.

* The average org didn't manage on-premises well either.

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