Political Rant Thread

[Ranger]

That Matt Damon piece was horrible. It was nothing more than a hack piece aimed against teachers. Seriously, why does the right wing hate teachers so much?

Seriously, that's what you got out of that? Seriously? Why do we hate PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS? Because they are a spoiled union that has turned our kids in to roving morons (didn't Matt Damon say he attended public school - and look at how HE turned out). I know some excellent public school teachers, my wifes mom was one, but that doesn't change the fact that they have no accountability for doing a good job. It's our KIDS we're talking about.

I was yanked from public schools because of how bad they sucked, put into a private school, moved and had to go to public school again for one semester and they wanted to skip me 3 grades because that is the level I was at compared to other kids, my mother wouldn't let them because it would have been too socially awkward to have me that much younger than my classmates. Public schools are shafting kids - sure plenty come out excellent, but those are kids who went beyond what the school did and not the school pushing them to their potential.

[nynco]

Seriously, that's what you got out of that? Seriously? Why do we hate PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS? Because they are a spoiled union that has turned our kids in to roving morons (didn't Matt Damon say he attended public school - and look at how HE turned out). I know some excellent public school teachers, my wifes mom was one, but that doesn't change the fact that they have no accountability for doing a good job. It's our KIDS we're talking about.

I was yanked from public schools because of how bad they sucked, put into a private school, moved and had to go to public school again for one semester and they wanted to skip me 3 grades because that is the level I was at compared to other kids, my mother wouldn't let them because it would have been too socially awkward to have me that much younger than my classmates. Public schools are shafting kids - sure plenty come out excellent, but those are kids who went beyond what the school did and not the school pushing them to their potential.

How Damon turned out? He's fucking rich and doing just fine. The truth of the matter is public schools suck because they have to teach all students. Including the tards who will never learn. That wastes a lot of time and energy that could be better put on students who are good. The right wing likes to only look at the kids who do bad and blame that on the unions. Truth is the tards just don't get it, you can blame genetics for that. Blaming teachers is just pure BS.

[hollohas]

Teachers have ZERO accountability. No incentive to do a good job. There are good teachers and there are good students. There are bad students who will never learn but there are also bad teachers who will never teach...we need to get rid of the bad teachers. But they are protected...

I went to public school and learned pretty much nothing. I had to figure out how to be a good student when I went to college. And thank God I went to engineering school and not liberal arts. You can't argue math but everything in Liberal arts school is up for debate.

[tmleadr03]

How Damon turned out? He's fucking rich and doing just fine. The truth of the matter is public schools suck because they have to teach all students. Including the tards who will never learn. That wastes a lot of time and energy that could be better put on students who are good. The right wing likes to only look at the kids who do bad and blame that on the unions. Truth is the tards just don't get it, you can blame genetics for that. Blaming teachers is just pure BS.

Why, why did I click on show post.

The truth of the matter is that when you reward mediocrity you get more of the same. When everyone is treated the same why should you excel. Teachers have no reward system for anything but keeping their head down and passing students. Then getting tenure and fuck it I cant be fired. But I want a pay raise. If teachers were rewarded for their students performance then we would not be paying so much for idiots.

You are someone who I believe was a victim of the public school system.

[Ranger]

Why, why did I click on show post.

I keep asking myself the same question...

Teachers have no reward system for anything but keeping their head down and passing students.

Precisely.

You are someone who I believe was a victim of the public school system.

Now that's funny right there!

This is what you are paying for with public education.
http://www.bizzyblog.com/WhyWeBanned...s_Wtr2006.html

That was a very interesting article, thanks for sharing that!

[tmckay2]

the funniest thing is that in just the short 15 years or so since i was in system, it has changed to this "we don't want to hurt poor timmy's feelings" crap where its literally impossible to fail kids and kids don't get A's and B's anymore in many schools, in stead they get BS PC grades such as meets expectations, exceeds expectations, needs work, blah blah blah. this country is so worried about hurting someone's feelings, its ridiculous. when my brother decided to get his P.E. certification as well on top of his teaching degree, they told him in class he can't play sports that are too phsyical, like dodgeball, or ones where kids pick teams because it can hurt their feelings. they also told him not to do physical tests such as sit ups and push ups because it might hurt someone's feelings if they can't do any. are you kidding me? some of these kids need their feelings hurt so they experience the real world and hopefully take some personal responsibility to better themselves both physical and academically. we live in upside down world, i swear.

[cstone]

The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution."
--Hannah Arendt,
German-American political theorist

[Ronin13]

the funniest thing is that in just the short 15 years or so since i was in system, it has changed to this "we don't want to hurt poor timmy's feelings" crap where its literally impossible to fail kids and kids don't get A's and B's anymore in many schools, in stead they get BS PC grades such as meets expectations, exceeds expectations, needs work, blah blah blah. this country is so worried about hurting someone's feelings, its ridiculous. when my brother decided to get his P.E. certification as well on top of his teaching degree, they told him in class he can't play sports that are too phsyical, like dodgeball, or ones where kids pick teams because it can hurt their feelings. they also told him not to do physical tests such as sit ups and push ups because it might hurt someone's feelings if they can't do any. are you kidding me? some of these kids need their feelings hurt so they experience the real world and hopefully take some personal responsibility to better themselves both physical and academically. we live in upside down world, i swear.

This. Its primetime for libtard pussification of our children. One day we will go to war with out enemies armed only with pillows and stuffed animals and they all will laugh at how weak we are... Kids need to have their feelings hurt, their knees skinned, their fat bellies made fun of, it builds character. I'm a product of public school- I was harassed in a similar fashion to Dylan Kelbold and Eric Harris, I was made fun of because I was short and skinny, I got hurt playing football, broke bones playing hockey, and learned the importance of teamwork and self-reliance through team and individual sports. I had great teachers, I had mediocre teachers, and I had terrible teachers (namely one that somehow couldn't teach math and thus I struggle at a college level on that subject today- but learned to teach myself when there is an absence). So to say that everyone who went to public school is moronic and we need to stop paying them as much- I find the flaw and call bullshit. I have had people say I'm among the smartest of my age and social demographic (not trying to toot my own horn, just what I've heard), others say I should run for public office one day because I'm mentally capable of figuring out a solution to so many problems... what do I do instead? I work the family business and strive for my BA in History and get a teaching cert so I can substitute teach part time and maybe, just maybe impart some actual usable knowledge on our next few generations so they don't all come out libtard drones. /rant

[tmleadr03]

That was a very interesting article, thanks for sharing that!

Interesting? Made my head explode. Then I posted it on my facebook page and got into a long drawn out 32 reply conversation with a bunch of hippies over it. Currently waiting over a week now for a reply to my last three page typed out in Word reply. I am sure that will make my head explode again. I need to stock up on BP meds.

[Ranger]

Interesting? Made my head explode. Then I posted it on my facebook page and got into a long drawn out 32 reply conversation with a bunch of hippies over it. Currently waiting over a week now for a reply to my last three page typed out in Word reply. I am sure that will make my head explode again. I need to stock up on BP meds.

It was only interesting in that it was an interesting social experiment. Interesting READ, not something I agree with. I like to expand my mind.