Posted on 08/24/2005 5:44:07 AM PDT by dukeman
No doubt...whether there is more to this story or not..."mental health" screenings in our public schools?...for all kids????(including kindergartners?) When did I get a chance to vote on that one? This is disgusting...Joe American is bending over and taking it once again.
And a good portion of kids will grow up to be highly dysfunctional people because of this...kids that my kids may run into someday.
(shaking head)
But what the hell do I know...exhibiting or articulating common sense is probably a mental disorder now too.
Howdy
Duck tape??
vacuum bag is hot
ha
...with the exception of the fact that they have no right to even know that their daughter was pregnant, or that some school employee drove her to the abortion clinic.
ping...
" The Hatch Amendment requires not merely the lack of an "opt out", but positive parental consent before anything that can be considered psychological treatment, conditioning, or testing can be performed. It also applies to stuff like DARE and "diversity training"."
Given that the Bush administration is the one who is pushing for this, he will probably veto the Hatch Amendment.
The Bush-bots may not like this, but Bush is easily the most Big Government-loving president we have had in a long time. At least when the Big-Gov't liberals are in office the conservatives are there to keep them in check. With Bush in office the conservatives just fall right into line.
Maybe sending your kids to government school is a disorder.
He can't. It's been law since 1984.
-Eric
You're a sexual deviant who obsesses about love by the dashboard light. You and your ilk (especially your ilk) disgust me.
/sarc
It takes an OCDer a long time to post on the Internet because it's "Type a sentence, go check the stove... type a sentence, go wash your hands... type a sentence, go check the stove... type a sentence, go wash your hands..."
DID A TEACHER REALLY HAVE A POSTER READING,"YOU ARE THE CENTER OF YOUR UNIVERSE?" My God!
Yuck! You're a sicko alright. Up your lithium dosage immediately and switch to ketchup, barbecue sauce or horseradish immediately!
I always thought that was the proper way to say it as well. But I've been reliably told that the tape was developed by the military to be waterproof. Hence, duck tape. Could be true. I don't know. But thanks for looking out for me! Quack, quack! :-)
And what's with all the mustard haters on this thread? You people have gone and reminded me of one of my favorite DU posts:
Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Tue Jul-05-05 09:10 PM
Original message
Does this place depress the hell out of anybody else? I mean DU.
I feel like I have an addiction to an abusive spouse or something sometimes. I can't stop coming here, but something, every day, makes me feel like ****, whether it's an individual person's nasty post, or an administrative decision that doesn't make sense, or just the general state of the world that I'm confronted with by staying informed.
Is it just me having a downward spiral? Is DU particularly dysfunctional or is it just the way of all things?
I hate it when my safe haven makes me cry.
Geez, according to this history, both are correct. It was originally duck tape, but became duct tape. Is usually called duct tape.
Fascinating facts about the invention of Duct Tape by Johnson & Johnson Co. in 1942.
Adhesive tape (specifically masking tape) was invented in the 1920's by Richard Drew of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Co. (3M). Duct tape (the WWII military version) was first created and manufactured in 1942 (approximate date) by the Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division. Its closest predecessor was medical tape. The original use was to keep moisture out of the ammunition cases. Because it was waterproof, people referred to the tape as "Duck Tape." Also, the tape was made using cotton duck - similar to what was used in their cloth medical tapes. Military personnel quickly discovered that the tape was very versatile and used it to fix their guns, jeeps, aircraft, etc. After the war, the tape was used in the booming housing industry to connect heating and air conditioning duct work together.
Soon, the color was changed from Army green to silver to match the ductwork and people started to refer to duck tape as "Duct Tape." Things changed during the 1970s, when the partners at Manco, Inc. placed rolls of duct tape in shrink wrap, making it easier for retailers to stack the sticky rolls. Different grades and colors of duct tape weren´t far behind. Soon, duct tape became the most versatile tool in the household.
I hate it when my refuge makes me cry....
Stuff like this will just accelerate the privatization of education, whether through vouchers for everyone (my preferred choice) or some other means.
My youngest just graduated high school this May, for which I am profoundly grateful. I can't begin to describe the deterioration in the public schools during the thirteen years my two daughters were there. Unbelievable. I am just grateful that my kids are out, as I could not have afforded private school and homeschooling wasn't a viable option for our family.
I figure, though, that I probably have at least ten years before I'll have school-age grandchildren, and I'm praying that by then our traditional public school system will be a thing of the past.
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