No one actually cares about school from kindergarten to 5th-6th. Let them enjoy their childhood before guilting them into mentally destroying themselves to get into colleges they don't want to go to.
Random News Article Discussion II
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Quantity is better than Quality, after all.
It's not as if they haven't tried revising the quality, either, though. They're currently working to implement the Common Core standards as well, where they try to teach kids in new and innovative ways. It's just that these trendy new ways also suck.
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There's another problem with that. There is no one best way to teach, just like how there isn't a singular cure for cancer. People learn in different ways and trying to apply a different one to everyone is just as bad as sticking with what we've got. The very test and points-centric system really does work for some people. The problem is that everyone else gets the shaft. Making a system to recognize and accommodate everyone's needs, however is unrealistic as well, and just provides more cracks for people to fall through (if smaller ones).
I think the best solutions are to focus on the smaller classroom and promote environments where both students and educators can work together to achieve learning goals and define success. That isn't quite a perfect solution, either, but I think it would help keep focus on the important aspects of education, most of all the conversational environment that is supposed to define it. The purpose of a school is to provide an environment where students can actually get some kind of feedback as they learn to help build confidence and understanding. The trouble is our system is only capable of providing one kind of feedback: graded performance. This one is certainly the easiest to work with from the perspective of an institution, since points are easily adapted as a measure of quality but not every cares about points or is even good at getting them, even if they are well-versed in the subject they're being scored in. Many employers and educators, though, don't take GPA as a strong indicator of quality and don't let it influence their decisions too much, so we are capable of adapting to a flexible system, we just need to break down the oppressive order that's already in place. That's something that the education lobby seems to be fighting against.
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I wish that school (high school as well) can have a real emphasis on making sure we learn stuff.
Half the time I'm in classes, it just feels like busy work. There's been very few classes where I actually felt like I learned something, and only one teacher that actually got me interested in his subject.
Hell, most classes don't even need homework outside Math and Foreign Language classes imo.
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Shame on you all! Those two extra days of kindergarten is the difference between astrophysicist and scrubbing toilets in Tijuana.
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Isn't the purpose of kindergarten to teach kids how to socialize and how it feels to be a part of a community? Like, having them in the same room with toys and stuff so they can play together and such.
We are responsible for preparing children for college and career…
This sentence in itself is simply insane. It's like "Hey, I can't go to the party, sorry, I have to make coffee" "But you only drink coffee in the mornings and now it's afternoon" "Yeah, but I just want to be ready asap."
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Everyone knows that the only kids who are college and career ready are the ones who skip play day in Kindergarten. It's proven. Just look at all the successful people out there who went to Kindergarten. Surely they didn't do what all kids did and socialized and played games or participate in fun activities.
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The three people that I know who works at this Toyota plant (including my girlfriend's brother) are absolutely mortified if this happens.
Hey Texas, stop poaching our businesses
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North Carolina's gay marriage ban is being taken to court, by a Protestant sect.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/27/sharlene-simon-brandon-majewski_n_5224094.html
Just proof that some people have no soul
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/27/sharlene-simon-brandon-majewski_n_5224094.html
Just proof that some people have no soul
Her losing this joke of a case isn't enough. I really hope the judge throws this case out and publicly shames her for trying to throw Hitler off his dick throne.
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I think what everyone is interested in knowing here is what Dryish's take on this is
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That the woman should be forced into a mediation process to keep her wasting the time of court officials who have more important things to settle.
Or just declare the whole case null and void and say that it's nonsense. But that's not how the system really works.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/27/sharlene-simon-brandon-majewski_n_5224094.html
Just proof that some people have no soul
This is what gets me=
"According to the National Post, investigators concluded that the “lack of visibility” of the cyclists “was the largest contributing factor,” and that on a dark overcast night, Simon "did not see the cyclists on the roadway and was unable to make an evasive reaction."… it said she was behind them so that means they were in front of her, and during night-time there is a thing we use and can get ticketed if we don't use them… you know.. the thing called headlights!
There is no mention of her making a turn or coming around a corner so we are left to assume they were on a straight road, during which, headlights would hit people in front. And while dark clothes (if were worn) could hinder visibility, headlights would light up movement in front of them. esp since witnesses say there were red reflectors.
I followed a link on that article to the local report, interesting note that the witnesses were kept at site and questioned "for hours" but the driver and her husband wasn't
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/04/25/witness-haunted-by-tragic-bike-accident??? the woman's husband is ALSO suing!
"Even more confusing Cameron said, is the fact that the woman’s husband, Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer, is also suing for $100,000 for damages and expenses incurred because of his wife’s suffering."Let there is no mention of the family who experienced severe emotional trauma due to their son dying is not suing! But this woman and her husband who didn't even help after the accident (Toronto article mentions he approaches a witness who was with the dying teen but disappears) think they are the most injured party?!
People like that make me weep for humanity.
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Where do I sign up to sue this woman for undue stress
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Let there is no mention of the family who experienced severe emotional trauma due to their son dying is not suing! But this woman and her husband who didn't even help after the accident (Toronto article mentions he approaches a witness who was with the dying teen but disappears) think they are the most injured party?!
They are countersuing, but it seems like their approach is trying to prove fault (going on the speeding and under the influence angle), which I think is wrong. If both parties were to go for the grief angle, I think there would be a clear winner.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/27/sharlene-simon-brandon-majewski_n_5224094.html
Just proof that some people have no soul
The worst part is I've seen another case almost exactly like this.
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They are countersuing, but it seems like their approach is trying to prove fault (going on the speeding and under the influence angle), which I think is wrong. If both parties were to go for the grief angle, I think there would be a clear winner.
So counter-suing legalese for nuh-uh you're it huh.
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They are countersuing, but it seems like their approach is trying to prove fault (going on the speeding and under the influence angle), which I think is wrong. If both parties were to go for the grief angle, I think there would be a clear winner.
Yeah, if that were the only thing going for the case was grief then the obvious winner is obvious. I have no idea how he intends to prove guilt of being under the influence, texting, or anything else, and 5 over the limit is "against the law" but I don't think that's enough for fault.
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Speeding on a foggy night oughta count as some sort of neglect.
Unless that isn't a thing in Canada
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Speeding on a foggy night oughta count as some sort of neglect.
Unless that isn't a thing in Canada
I mean they can reevaluate it when the counter claim is the focus of the court, but the investigators at the time thought it was more the fact that it was dark. Nothing about fog, just cloudy above, so the teens ended up being difficult to spot due to their clothing. Especially when it was probably at most 5 miles or whatever that is in Km over the limit, that may be difficult to pin down the blame on this woman.
On the other hand, it's very easy to pin down this woman for being an ass
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Let there is no mention of the family who experienced severe emotional trauma due to their son dying is not suing!
Definitely in no way an attack against you, but this is the sort of thing I absolutely despise about articles like these. As someone else already mentioned, the family of the boy is, in fact, suing the woman. Wag says that they are counter-suing, but I had actually understood it as the family of the deceased having already filed their suit quite some time ago, thus making it the woman that is counter-suing; something which, as I understand it, is effectively just entirely standard procedure for such things.
Not to defend her doing so, of course. Even if my understanding of things is correct, at best that simply speaks poorly of the way the system in general works, instead of one specific woman, which is arguably worse. But the fact that most articles on this case happen to leave out the arguably quite pertinent fact that the family is suing the woman as well is galling to me. I believe all the facts together do quite a decent job of painting a poor picture of the woman; news agencies habit of going out of their way to pick and choose which pieces of information to include in the story, to go out of their way to sensationalize and demonize as much as they possibly can, is infuriating to me.
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Yeah, I would not for a split second question that the trauma that she is pleading is very real. It might not be as crippling as she and her husband are trying to make it seem like, but I know for sure I would be a complete ruin for a long time if I accidentally killed someone.
Which is exactly why I think some sort of mediation would be best suited for cases like this as it provides some psychological help (or paves way for getting some) for both parties who really only need that and not some monetary compensation for their losses and doesn't turn the whole affair into a very costly court debacle that can potentially last for years and destroy the lives of both parties even worse than the accident itself did. Not to mention the fact that it does save the court officials a lot of very precious time too.
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Yeah, I would not for a split second question that the trauma that she is pleading is very real. It might not be as crippling as she and her husband are trying to make it seem like, but I know for sure I would be a complete ruin for a long time if I accidentally killed someone. Which is exactly why I think some sort of mediation would be best suited for cases like this as it provides some psychological help (or paves way for getting some) for both parties who really only need that and not some monetary compensation for their losses and doesn't turn the whole affair into a very costly court debacle that can potentially last for years and destroy the lives of both parties even worse than the accident itself did. Not to mention the fact that it does save the court officials a lot of very precious time too.
Oh I am not disputing that.
She would get more sympathy if she didn't sue. I just wonder if she's thinking clearly or simply acting rashly while in shock by trying to sue the family of the deceased. By suing parents who've lost someone, she looks horrible. -
Yup, that's the big question mark here. I'd like to imagine they're just acting rashly (and counter-suing just because that's the standard procedure; if I read what Wagomu and Panda said right the dead boy's parents sued first) and reacting to things as opposed to just attempting to benefit of the situation, but with cases like these you can never be too sure.
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No wait, if I read the article correctly it said the woman that accidentally killed the child sued first for 1.3 million and the parents of the deceased are countersuing for the amount of 900,000.
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Oh, okay, then it's an even bigger question mark. Because if she's just trying to make money then she's among the most disgusting people on earth. But if she's genuinely traumatized and having problems then she's just doing stupid things and hurting other people in a completely inconsiderate fashion, and should be forwarded to some psychologist that could help her out with her mental problems.
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Looking into it more, this article claims that the family is counter-suing.
Other articles claim that the family had sued first, and the woman is counter-suing.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the state of reporting in this day and age.
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Why would someone invent a concept like counter-suing? Like there weren't enough stupid lawsuits
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No matter who is suing first this whole situation is terrible for both sides. Ok, is does matter who sued first but in the end…I can't imagine the pain of having lost a child or being responsible for the death of another person.
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More or less, I think people are just so up in arms about it because Time's list does have a reputation and being on it is a boost for anyone, even if only mentally. Still, if it's a list that even tries to list people who have been influential in the last 12 months and not of people who haven't done that much but who have a huge potential to have a lot of influence, I'd imagine it's appropriate to include people like Laverne.
Personally, I couldn't really care less, I just thought it was an interesting case of promising a lot and then not doing what you said you would. :P
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In stupid people news a teacher gave her 15 year old middle school student a lap dance in class for his birthday.
Excuse the picture at the top. It is a bit raunchy.
I can't help but laugh at this, even though I probably shouldn't. Seriously, what else can one do while reading the article?
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I can't help but laugh at this, even though I probably shouldn't. Seriously, what else can one do while reading the article?
I heard the news on the radio while riding in the car with some coworkers and we all laughed pretty hard so I guess that's the automatic response for something so…bizzare. It is a serious situation but I don't know, you just laugh to shake the uneasy feeling. Also, we laughed because it was such a stupid thing to do and honestly we were laughing at her stupidity. :/
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Also wow that is so gross. Like i can't think of many things more awkward happening to me in HS than a 42 year old graying woman giving me a lap dance.
Now imagine you were in Middle School when this happened because that's where it happened for this kid.
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Now imagine you were in Middle School when this happened because that's where it happened for this kid.
Middle School's already one of the most awkward times in life. Can't believe the teacher thought that this wouldn't make it any worse lol
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Also wow that is so gross. Like i can't think of many things more awkward happening to me in HS than a 42 year old graying woman giving me a lap dance.
I need pictures to make an assessment.
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[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/02/check-out-nasas-new-z-2-spacesuit-design
A](http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/02/check-out-nasas-new-z-2-spacesuit-design)nyone see NASA's new spacesuits. Frankly they don't look that great.
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wow that is terrible. I'm sure its very functional which is the most important part but damn. thats not going to make anyone excited about space.
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I don't know, I think it looks alright. They could probably change the style of the lighting on the outside, though.
Y for "Yeeeaaah, I'm an astronaut!"
I think it will probably look better with a real person in it instead of that creepy "human" model.
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[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/02/check-out-nasas-new-z-2-spacesuit-design
A](http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/02/check-out-nasas-new-z-2-spacesuit-design)nyone see NASA's new spacesuits. Frankly they don't look that great.
No, they don't. IT makes me think of a badly done cosplay. I look at it and think the top half is a jacket that seems not to be connected to the pants…which is what the bottom half looks like, a set of pants. I am not talking about the 'shorts' or groin area section. I've seen designs an animations of similar looks, those are for better movement in that area.
well...okay that mid-thigh junction looks took much like the sipper pant/shorts look. No what makes it looks like pants is the ankle area, it looks like they are pants that are tucked into regular boots. I'm having trouble seeing this as an actual working suit that will keep the suit pressurized and such.
I'm sure if I watched a show/animation of them explaining the suit and how it functions, I'd not have the impression and see how it works.
But I don't have an explanation of why these apparent views are wrong. All I got is that pic... and dayum, it looks like a sci-fi fan went and made a costume not something from a national space program -
As long as it works it's fine. This ain't project runway
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I love the design. It looks like something straight out of a B sci fi movie.
That's what they discover the low-ranking space grunts working in the space equivalent of a boiler room were slaughtered in, before declaring that their experiment is on the loose.
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They can be improved trivialy with a little… fashion advices. The issue is the fishbowl. It will look bad.
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Oh man we've been in this fart filled space penis for like three months, floating around with a bunch of hairy Russians, washing ourselves with wet wipes and dry shampoo, with beards that probably have grown down to nipple height, but that my wear this or die functional space jacket looks sweet is of the utmost importance.
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Well said, wolfy. I wouldn't be caught dead at the Martian ball wearing that gaudy thing.
Don't forget to wear your best moon rock jewelry.
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As long as it works it's fine. This ain't project runway
This is basically my sentiment right here.
Sincere question here, is it supposed to look good? Like, if NASA had gone around saying that they were going to design this awesome looking new space suit, then fine, that's one thing. Otherwise, it seems kind of silly that all anyone seems to be commenting on is its appearance, when this should most definitely be a case of function over form, if ever there were one.
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Humans are classy, and our interstellar representatives should be the classiest of all if we want to put our best stiletto forward as a species.
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Anyone see NASA's new spacesuits. Frankly they don't look that great.
It just needs some new colors. More white, some green, and they'll be ready for infinity and beyond.
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That and maybe like a Paco Rabanne dispenser for right before landings and space shop lovin'
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Really, all I think it needs is a nice set of chromed platform soles. Then it'll be looking pretty dandy for a moonwalk.