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To be fair, I've taken exactly zero classes in all of my education to prepare me for the milking corporations do to employees. Home schooled kids probably spend WAY less time than that actually "in" school. It is a nuisance for parents trying not to pay for child care though. I've never even heard of this until now. What is the reason the districts are giving to going to such a schedule?
Well in the corporate world they have AC / climate controlled buildings. This part of the state they don't since the buildings are 20+ yrs old and it does tend to get up in the low 90's.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrPrena
They also are kept inside when it rains. AS the rain can go from a steady drizzle to flash flood withing seconds.
I am sure home school kids get more dense education relative to school. I've seen some study hard and play hard. Whereas school, even i was trying to find every single little opportunity to goof around and talk to other kids.
They don't have enough $$$ to pay 20% more like next school district Adams12. So, teachers start to move to different school district.
27J could not raise more bonds or other way to raise more $$$ to be competitive to other district's wage. So they made it 4days/week (basically Substitutiton effect) to attract more tachers.
We actually live closer to adams12 schools than 27j schools.
Even mid 80s, at least [public] school i've went to all had AC. Those buildings were at least 20years old at that time as well. However, I do agree with rain part. Those building sucks so much that rain use to sip into the classroom door and window. (at least in CA school during 80s and 90s).Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
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Kinda has an M.C. Escher quality. :)
If you took an M.C. Eshcer and put about 50 free range chickens all over the stairs, with hawks circling in the middle air space, it would have been perfect. I love inspecting farms.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChickNorris
Average corporate employees are morons, almost as much as the corporations themselves. That much "work" (useless meetings, sifting through emails that are fluff and a time waste, and browsing the internet instead of working because you are on hour 40 of "work" in 3 1/2 days and have mentally checked out) results in a reduction of output and grinds people down, further reducing output. With the exception of jobs which require a 24/7 coverage, 30-35 hours would be much better so long as people don't abuse it. Really, goal-based work weeks would be the best thing. Oh, and with actual tracking of production and consequences/rewards.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrPrena
Additionally, more telecommuting would be better. Obviously, not all jobs can do that. But it's absolutely pointless to go to a desk only to have conference calls, skype meetings, etc. I was given the chance to work from home for a few months when transitioning from private sector to DOD contracting, while waiting on my clearance to go through. Those 2 months saw the MOST production I'd ever had. Why? Because I was in an environment where I got extra sleep since I wasn't driving in, lunch was walking downstairs and eating lunch, and when I was off I wasn't fighting traffic. Was awesome.
As for school, it should be competency based. Understand this section? Move along. 10 grade reading level in 7th grade? You're on to 12th grade reading. 8th grade and struggling with fractions? Let's get you up to speed instead of shuffling you along to complete failure (thanks, George W., with your every child left behind act).
What's NOT training the kids is a runny shit down the leg in a marathon sort of education that is modern schooling. It's AWFUL. Awful methodology. Awful environment. Awful. Awful. Awful.
One more thing people around here are proud to say. This ain't California. You're comparing what ever economic level CA place to a small AZ farming community 20 yrs ago. ^^^^Don't care how they did or do it in CA.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrPrena
Sorry Great-Kazoo for having 1 state sample of my pesonal experience of elementary school. I can talk about 2 states (and 2 school districts) of higschool during early 90s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Yes, both had AC. :D
Definitely small town stuff, but still strange that they don't have A/C in schools down there.
I remember being in Temp buildings in my elementary school, and they were hotter/colder than the main building, but I think they still had some sort of A/C and heat.