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The Big Problem in K-12: Too Many Leeches
RantRave.com ^ | May 5, 2016 | Bruce Deitrick Price

Posted on 10/29/2016 5:32:06 PM PDT by BruceDeitrickPrice

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To: Tax-chick
If I understand you, you’re saying the person was not a student at the community college, but participated in a community-outreach yoga class at the community college.
That makes sense.

People are allowed to be students at a community college AND a university AND work all at the same time.
I THINK that he preferred the ambiance of the community college.

None of yoga classes were ever called "outreach" as they were open to the anyone in the STATE. Foreigners could come too though they had to pay mucho $$$$$.

I once had FOUR Japanese students (straight from Japan) in my class but they came THREE WEEKS after classes began. They SAID that their government was in control of that.
Well, I told them that their government INSULTED us as to think that the first three weeks of ANY class were so UNIMPORTANT as to be skipped.

After that semester I had NO MORE Japanese students.
That was OKEY-DOKEY with me.

21 posted on 10/29/2016 6:19:00 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain

Okay, that’s informative.

All my children of relevant age have gone to community college. The oldest joined the military after a year, the second went to a state university as a junior, and two are still at community college.


22 posted on 10/29/2016 6:20:42 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I'm sure I don't know what you mean. You forget yourself.)
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To: Tax-chick
Heh. I hated canned peas, but I like fresh or frozen peas.
Dragons love peas, but only fresh or frozen. Canned peas are too mushy.

So, when you were VERY young (only last year) you ALWAYS kept a box of peas under your bed to keep the dragons from EATING you.
At least the dragons could COOK the peas with their dragon breath.

23 posted on 10/29/2016 6:21:21 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: BruceDeitrickPrice

"...a course of leeches." - Blackadder II

24 posted on 10/29/2016 6:21:36 PM PDT by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
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To: cloudmountain
At least the dragons could COOK the peas with their dragon breath.

Scorched peas are not satisfactory. They need to be al dente and at room temperature.

25 posted on 10/29/2016 6:22:30 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I'm sure I don't know what you mean. You forget yourself.)
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To: cloudmountain

I only eat peas if I can smother them with mustard!


26 posted on 10/29/2016 6:23:47 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Tax-chick
All my children of relevant age have gone to community college. The oldest joined the military after a year, the second went to a state university as a junior, and two are still at community college.

University tuition is SO HIGH these days. So it's a win-win to attend a community college first.
Besides, all those pesky "pre-reqs" can be safely taken care of for MUCH LESS $$$ so when the upper division classes had to be taken, in one's major, they could be taken with a clear conscience and free mind!
I DID that myself.

In fact, in my senior semesters of college I took TWO semesters of Scandinavian mythology. Learned ALL about Loki!

Our professor, a short, handsome guy from Stockholm, had blond hair, blue eyes and pink cheeks...100% stereotypical Scandihoovian! I loved those classes.

Mycket bra!

27 posted on 10/29/2016 6:31:08 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Reily
I only eat peas if I can smother them with mustard!

O gawd, I think I'm gonna be ILL!

28 posted on 10/29/2016 6:31:50 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain

My oldest boy took courses like Modern Irish Literature and History of Modern Latin America. Since he was a Marketing major, it’s all helpful. Marketing is about making a connection with people (unless you’re in the “efficient shipping” end), and you never know what might interest someone.

Since he still lives at home, it’s nice that you can have an interesting conversation with him. I might have put him on the curb otherwise.


29 posted on 10/29/2016 6:33:44 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I'm sure I don't know what you mean. You forget yourself.)
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To: DuncanWaring
WTF does it all go?

Corruption, it goes towards salaries of administration, support personal, contractors, etc. You have secretaries to every "administrator" in the building, you have infrastructure for all of these bureaucrats all of that adds up in costs.
30 posted on 10/29/2016 6:33:47 PM PDT by arl295
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To: Tax-chick
Scorched peas are not satisfactory. They need to be al dente and at room temperature.

Lol. Al dente, eh? You sound like a connoisseur.

You are WELCOME to ALL the peas on God's good earth, thangkewverymuch.

31 posted on 10/29/2016 6:33:57 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain

Dragons are picky. They won’t eat kale with brown edges.


32 posted on 10/29/2016 6:34:55 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I'm sure I don't know what you mean. You forget yourself.)
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To: Tax-chick
My oldest boy took courses like Modern Irish Literature and History of Modern Latin America. Since he was a Marketing major, it’s all helpful. Marketing is about making a connection with people (unless you’re in the “efficient shipping” end), and you never know what might interest someone.
Since he still lives at home, it’s nice that you can have an interesting conversation with him. I might have put him on the curb otherwise.

HAHAHA!
I am NOT surprised that YOUR son can have an interesting conversation.

It would be a shame, though, to put him out...you never know WHO might pick him up and take him home with her!

33 posted on 10/29/2016 6:36:43 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Tax-chick
Dragons are picky. They won’t eat kale with brown edges.

They MUST have been watching Rachel Ray's cooking show!

34 posted on 10/29/2016 6:37:30 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain

And I prefer it to be the hot mustard or grey poupon. If its grey poupon I hold my pinkie finger out when I hold the fork!

I got class man class !


35 posted on 10/29/2016 6:39:03 PM PDT by Reily
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To: cloudmountain
It would be a shame, though, to put him out ...

With his guitars, his hair products, and a sign that says, "Will look pretty and make conversation for food."

... you never know WHO might pick him up and take him home with her!

Bill the Son has high standards and a vision of upward mobility. (He has his shirts tailored. He drives a vintage BMW.) I'm not worried about his bringing home some slattern.

36 posted on 10/29/2016 6:39:42 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I'm sure I don't know what you mean. You forget yourself.)
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To: cloudmountain

Life with exotic pets is fun.


37 posted on 10/29/2016 6:40:42 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I'm sure I don't know what you mean. You forget yourself.)
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To: cloudmountain

50 errors in a small paragraph? That is exceptional. That is genius. Any possibility you could recall that paragraph and print it here for everyone to see?

(I would love to have it as an example for an article later on.)


38 posted on 10/29/2016 7:04:52 PM PDT by BruceDeitrickPrice (education reform)
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To: PLMerite

love blackadder!!!


39 posted on 10/30/2016 4:28:32 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of CS paid is inversely proportionate to Mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: BruceDeitrickPrice
50 errors in a small paragraph? That is exceptional. That is genius. Any possibility you could recall that paragraph and print it here for everyone to see?
(I would love to have it as an example for an article later on.)

It really wouldn't be anything new or unusual...if you had ever had to correct papers at either a high school or college level.
It's abysmally sad and there's no reason in the world for anyone to see/read his humiliating show of ignorance.

I DID tell him that this farce WOULD be accepted and he WOULD get his M.A. but someday he would have to deal with that.

He WOULD get a job/position that he DIDN'T deserve but got because of his race. But, someday he would HAVE to write something...SOMETHING and ALL his literary shortcomings would be on display and he would be humiliated.

You CAN go to ANY high school or community college English instructor for examples of poor literary skills. ASK THEM and you would have PLENTY of fodder for your article.
Trust me, you CAN.

P.S. I do have a fairly good memory but recalling such garbage is not likely. SOME things I try very hard to FORGET.

40 posted on 10/30/2016 7:55:07 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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