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BayArea
2020 Aug 4, 12:04pm
BayArea
2020 Aug 4, 12:04pm
This is a huge problem
As a father of two who works long hours, this school situation has put incredible strain on our family.
As a father of two who works long hours, this school situation has put incredible strain on our family.
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Ceffer
2020 Aug 4, 12:38pm
Ceffer
2020 Aug 4, 12:38pm
When they published the profiles of arrested Antifa, a good number of them were school teachers. What does that tell you about your tax dollars at work?
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WookieMan
2020 Aug 5, 11:00am
WookieMan
2020 Aug 5, 11:00am
BayArea says
Huge problem indeed. I'm lucky in that I can stay home and literally don't have to work if I don't want to. I'm a unicorn though. So many people are getting fucked by this shit.
Remember 0.7% of our entire country is actively contagious with Covid per testing data and data on who has recovered. Of that 0.7% only 3.9% die and 70% of that is 55+. But hey, shut the fucking schools down because maybe 0.0000003% of the population could die... There's literally no data that suggest more people will die if we open schools back up full time. Not one shred of evidence. If anything, more kids are going to die and have lives of despair because of this. It's sick. Make me fucking angry like I rarely get.
This is a huge problem
As a father of two who works long hours, this school situation has put incredible strain on our family.
Huge problem indeed. I'm lucky in that I can stay home and literally don't have to work if I don't want to. I'm a unicorn though. So many people are getting fucked by this shit.
Remember 0.7% of our entire country is actively contagious with Covid per testing data and data on who has recovered. Of that 0.7% only 3.9% die and 70% of that is 55+. But hey, shut the fucking schools down because maybe 0.0000003% of the population could die... There's literally no data that suggest more people will die if we open schools back up full time. Not one shred of evidence. If anything, more kids are going to die and have lives of despair because of this. It's sick. Make me fucking angry like I rarely get.
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Shaman
2020 Aug 6, 5:57am
Shaman
2020 Aug 6, 5:57am
https://babylonbee.com/news/public-school-teachers-adamantly-insist-their-jobs-are-non-essential
U.S.—Public school teachers gathered outside the schoolhouses of the nation this week, continuing to insist quite adamantly that their jobs are non-essential. We need to lockdown all non-essential work, like teaching, due to the coronavirus pandemic,” stated one teacher protesting outside her local elementary school. “What we do in the classroom is really not adding the kind of value to your children’s upbringing that we should risk spreading the virus.”
“If you look at the graduation rates, standardized test scores, and the studies that indicate public schools aren’t preparing students for the real world, believe me, we’re not doing your child any favors,” she added.
Another teacher holding a sign which read ‘Don’t Make Us Work!’ quickly chimed in, “But we should still be paid until there is a vaccine. People are suffering in this crisis, essential workers and non-essential workers alike, and we all just need to get through this together. God bless our essential workers.”
At publishing time, the protesters had ordered food delivery and more protesting supplies that arrived to them thanks to the hard work of actual essential workers.
U.S.—Public school teachers gathered outside the schoolhouses of the nation this week, continuing to insist quite adamantly that their jobs are non-essential. We need to lockdown all non-essential work, like teaching, due to the coronavirus pandemic,” stated one teacher protesting outside her local elementary school. “What we do in the classroom is really not adding the kind of value to your children’s upbringing that we should risk spreading the virus.”
“If you look at the graduation rates, standardized test scores, and the studies that indicate public schools aren’t preparing students for the real world, believe me, we’re not doing your child any favors,” she added.
Another teacher holding a sign which read ‘Don’t Make Us Work!’ quickly chimed in, “But we should still be paid until there is a vaccine. People are suffering in this crisis, essential workers and non-essential workers alike, and we all just need to get through this together. God bless our essential workers.”
At publishing time, the protesters had ordered food delivery and more protesting supplies that arrived to them thanks to the hard work of actual essential workers.
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WookieMan
2020 Aug 6, 8:12am
WookieMan
2020 Aug 6, 8:12am
Ugh... rumor this morning now is that my district might go full remote learning. So now the wife is looking at private schools. There goes $10k and we still have to pay taxes and fucking drive them there everyday...
I don’t think these people understand the damage to these kids and the absolute zero risk for them from COVID.
I’m legit thinking of getting a monthly rental near the tail end of hurricane season in the USVI and just do remote learning from there and the wife flies back and forth every other week or so for work.
I don’t think these people understand the damage to these kids and the absolute zero risk for them from COVID.
I’m legit thinking of getting a monthly rental near the tail end of hurricane season in the USVI and just do remote learning from there and the wife flies back and forth every other week or so for work.
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Shaman
2020 Aug 6, 10:38am
Shaman
2020 Aug 6, 10:38am
WookieMan says
You live in Chicago commie land bro, just like i live in California commie land. We are hosed just the same.
Ugh... rumor this morning now is that my district might go full remote learning.
You live in Chicago commie land bro, just like i live in California commie land. We are hosed just the same.
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Ceffer
2020 Aug 6, 12:20pm
Ceffer
2020 Aug 6, 12:20pm
Now we know where all of those diversity printing press diploma recipients went.
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latitude38
2020 Aug 6, 8:30pm
Regarding the dress code of Roseville High : "If you look at our school district's history, we would never ban the use of the American flag," Roseville Community Schools Superintendent John Kment told the Macomb Daily. "We have a long history of working with the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) and other patriotic organizations. We would never ban an appropriate use of the American flag. We never have, nor will we ever in the future ban it” after the Facebook photo of Roseville High dress code went viral “ Metro Detroit school apologizes for mistakenly banning US flag in dress code” further “ Roseville High School officials said in a Facebook post that the reference to the U.S. flag in the dress code was an error, and should have read, "Flags shall not be worn in demeaning manner” http://westmipolitics.blogspot.com/2017/08/roseville-high-school-apologizes-after.html
https://www.wxyz.com/news/metro-detroit-school-apologizes-for-error-over-ban-on-us-flag-clothing
https://www.wxyz.com/news/metro-detroit-school-apologizes-for-error-over-ban-on-us-flag-clothing
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latitude38
2020 Aug 6, 8:54pm
“A lawsuit was filed Monday in State Superior Court against the State of California; Gov. Gavin Newsom; State Superintendent of Public Education Tony Thurmond; State Controller Betty Yee; and the California Department of Public Education; by a coalition of students, parents, and school leaders to stop the defunding of public school students in California. The defunding is in California budget Senate Bill 98, which deals with spending on K-12 education, and denies funding for students newly enrolling in a public school” “ Joseph Benson, Executive Director of John Adams Academy, noted that it is Northern California’s only tuition free, TK-12 Classical Leadership Education public charter school network. with three academies in Roseville, El Dorado Hills and Lincoln. Benson said they are expecting 763 new students to their newest academy in the fall, and had planned that the students would have state funding. Benson said they are defunded $6.3 million, with disparate impacts on the students. He said the newest academy has been six years in development – obtaining the charter, acquiring property, locating a developer, permits, etc… to open in August. They’ve purchased computers, books and hired staff to accommodate the nearly 800 new students. “We have a moral obligation to serve students. The state withholding funding does a gross injustice to students and families,” Benson said. meantime Democrat leaders send their kids to private school Claiming , they know what’s best for the rest of us
https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/public-charter-schools-file-lawsuit-against-state-over-defunding-of-public-school-students/
https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/public-charter-schools-file-lawsuit-against-state-over-defunding-of-public-school-students/
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WookieMan
2020 Aug 7, 6:52am
WookieMan
2020 Aug 7, 6:52am
Shaman says
I'm in a red county west of Chicago by a decent amount. Problem is the district is partially in another county, actually a smaller town than mine, but it's a bigger county by a factor of 10. So the district has to clear that county's hurdles for reopening. Complete bull shit given there's maybe 120 students from that county and the remaining 600 are from the more relaxed county.
Town to the West of us is open full day, every day. That's all I wanted. And our teachers are mostly local and are not a bunch of cunts afraid of the virus. They've already done summer school classes and allowed anyone to attend that wanted to. But now cases are starting to ramp up again in IL, and no neck, fat fuck Pritzker is doing his dictator bit and telling us what we should do with our kids. Like when the fuck was that his decision?
WookieMan saysUgh... rumor this morning now is that my district might go full remote learning.
You live in Chicago commie land bro, just like i live in California commie land. We are hosed just the same.
I'm in a red county west of Chicago by a decent amount. Problem is the district is partially in another county, actually a smaller town than mine, but it's a bigger county by a factor of 10. So the district has to clear that county's hurdles for reopening. Complete bull shit given there's maybe 120 students from that county and the remaining 600 are from the more relaxed county.
Town to the West of us is open full day, every day. That's all I wanted. And our teachers are mostly local and are not a bunch of cunts afraid of the virus. They've already done summer school classes and allowed anyone to attend that wanted to. But now cases are starting to ramp up again in IL, and no neck, fat fuck Pritzker is doing his dictator bit and telling us what we should do with our kids. Like when the fuck was that his decision?
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Tenpoundbass
2020 Aug 7, 7:07am
When the Right has to shoot our way out of forced communism, I wont give two fucks if my Assault Riffles and Grenade launchers are legal or not.
And even less about their feelings.
Tenpoundbass
2020 Aug 7, 7:07am
When the Right has to shoot our way out of forced communism, I wont give two fucks if my Assault Riffles and Grenade launchers are legal or not.
And even less about their feelings.
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FortwayeAsFuckJoeBiden
2020 Aug 7, 7:44am
That’s a fucked up union. They get paid full time, for seasonal part time work. Absolutely refuse to work, but get their way because donating to Democrats.
It’s how it works, as long as you give masters money, all can be forgiven.
So yeah, fuck that union!
It’s how it works, as long as you give masters money, all can be forgiven.
So yeah, fuck that union!
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Ceffer
2020 Aug 7, 8:57am
Ceffer
2020 Aug 7, 8:57am
The California Teacher's Union have become the mafiosa who get paid for no-work and even no-show jobs at construction sites. Their purpose is slogan dissemination and indoctrination. They are opposed to anything resembling true education, if they are even capable themselves of rendering or understanding true education, which appears to be in serious doubt.
Young people leaving these schools are abysmally ignorant, semi or illierate, and unprepared, no matter how many gold stars they get. They are only intended to be consumers of welfare scraps and brainwashing from the Royalist Libbyfuck Central Planning tables.
Second to fourth generation printing press diplomas, now, what else can they do but become audacious parasites. They can't produce anything.
Young people leaving these schools are abysmally ignorant, semi or illierate, and unprepared, no matter how many gold stars they get. They are only intended to be consumers of welfare scraps and brainwashing from the Royalist Libbyfuck Central Planning tables.
Second to fourth generation printing press diplomas, now, what else can they do but become audacious parasites. They can't produce anything.
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B.A.C.A.H.
2020 Aug 7, 9:46am
B.A.C.A.H.
2020 Aug 7, 9:46am
WookieMan says
that sounds like a detail that would be thoroughly vetted and thought through before making a purchase.
A renter who chose such a place could more easily relocate to a place with less dysfunctional jurisdictional issues.
the district is partially in another county, actually a smaller town than mine, but it's a bigger county by a factor of 10.
that sounds like a detail that would be thoroughly vetted and thought through before making a purchase.
A renter who chose such a place could more easily relocate to a place with less dysfunctional jurisdictional issues.
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WookieMan
2020 Aug 7, 12:46pm
WookieMan
2020 Aug 7, 12:46pm
B.A.C.A.H. says
Huh? Or I can just send the kids to private school. Doesn't much matter about renting or owning, so not sure the point you're trying to make. My point is the governor of my state, that has zero clue or idea about any of the counties around me, gets to be a dictator and decide what taxpayers do with their own district. We get little state funding for our school. They should have little to no say in the fucking matter. That's my point.
that sounds like a detail that would be thoroughly vetted and thought through before making a purchase.
A renter who chose such a place could more easily relocate to a place with less dysfunctional jurisdictional issues.
Huh? Or I can just send the kids to private school. Doesn't much matter about renting or owning, so not sure the point you're trying to make. My point is the governor of my state, that has zero clue or idea about any of the counties around me, gets to be a dictator and decide what taxpayers do with their own district. We get little state funding for our school. They should have little to no say in the fucking matter. That's my point.
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MisdemeanorRebel
2020 Aug 7, 1:00pm
MisdemeanorRebel
2020 Aug 7, 1:00pm
Cuomo is opening the schools.
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/reopening-new-york-governor-cuomo-to-hold-conference-call-while-nyer-wait-for-decision-on-schools
Coulda flipped NYS if he didn't.
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/reopening-new-york-governor-cuomo-to-hold-conference-call-while-nyer-wait-for-decision-on-schools
Coulda flipped NYS if he didn't.
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B.A.C.A.H.
2020 Aug 7, 1:05pm
B.A.C.A.H.
2020 Aug 7, 1:05pm
WookieMan says
Good idea. More folks are turning to this alternative.
A lot of good stuff has been going on in public schools. Many kids with great outcomes, even in lower income neighborhoods. Sadly, though, in spite of those, mediocrity is becoming the norm.
In my state, we're long past the Mission Creep of the goal of public education from educating kids, into protecting the Protected Class of the unionized employees (mainly teachers). And administrators of course.
In my diverse state, rags-to-riches two term mayor of LA who was born into family of poor immigrants from Mexico, and a product of public education, ought to have been a good candidate for the governor job.
But as mayor he dared to have the temerity to suggest that poor families might be better served with school choice like a voucher, earning him the wrath of the public employee unions who rallied behind Newsom.
Or I can just send the kids to private school
Good idea. More folks are turning to this alternative.
A lot of good stuff has been going on in public schools. Many kids with great outcomes, even in lower income neighborhoods. Sadly, though, in spite of those, mediocrity is becoming the norm.
In my state, we're long past the Mission Creep of the goal of public education from educating kids, into protecting the Protected Class of the unionized employees (mainly teachers). And administrators of course.
In my diverse state, rags-to-riches two term mayor of LA who was born into family of poor immigrants from Mexico, and a product of public education, ought to have been a good candidate for the governor job.
But as mayor he dared to have the temerity to suggest that poor families might be better served with school choice like a voucher, earning him the wrath of the public employee unions who rallied behind Newsom.
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Shaman
2020 Aug 7, 1:43pm
Shaman
2020 Aug 7, 1:43pm
B.A.C.A.H. says
Villaragosa wasn’t all bad. He seemed like he held a modicum of common sense and wanted to do good things for his people.
That’s why we have a governor who is ALL BAD. Gavin Newsome couldn’t give two shits about the people of California. He’s an asshole and he’s abusing his power to act like an actual fucking dictator to us. He takes personal offense when his orders are objected to or ignored and lashes out with whatever jackbooted resources he has available to punish regular citizens who want to do awful things like go to church, feed their families with productive labor, and send their kids to school.
I don’t think I’ve ever hated a politician as much as I hate Gavin Newsome.
In my diverse state, rags-to-riches two term mayor of LA who was born into family of poor immigrants from Mexico, and a product of public education, ought to have been a good candidate for the governor job.
But as mayor he dared to have the temerity to suggest that poor families might be better served with school choice like a voucher, earning him the wrath of the public employee unions who rallied behind Newsom.
Villaragosa wasn’t all bad. He seemed like he held a modicum of common sense and wanted to do good things for his people.
That’s why we have a governor who is ALL BAD. Gavin Newsome couldn’t give two shits about the people of California. He’s an asshole and he’s abusing his power to act like an actual fucking dictator to us. He takes personal offense when his orders are objected to or ignored and lashes out with whatever jackbooted resources he has available to punish regular citizens who want to do awful things like go to church, feed their families with productive labor, and send their kids to school.
I don’t think I’ve ever hated a politician as much as I hate Gavin Newsome.
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Ceffer
2020 Aug 7, 2:18pm
Ceffer
2020 Aug 7, 2:18pm
Shaman says
Politics is always a rags to riches story. When do they ever leave public office with a few years of savings extra from their salary? That's why the sociopaths flock to politics.
rags-to-riches two term mayor of LA
Politics is always a rags to riches story. When do they ever leave public office with a few years of savings extra from their salary? That's why the sociopaths flock to politics.
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RC2006
2020 Aug 10, 5:22pm
RC2006
2020 Aug 10, 5:22pm
Fuck this BS. My 8th grader got cooking as an elective that will be online wtf is the point. They are keeping all these teachers on the payrolls that have jobs that don't work online.
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Karloff
2020 Aug 10, 7:12pm
Karloff
2020 Aug 10, 7:12pm
Children should learn about real world cooking through Henry's Kitchen videos on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/GFjstQ30RI8
https://www.youtube.com/embed/GFjstQ30RI8
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WookieMan
2020 Aug 11, 4:22am
WookieMan
2020 Aug 11, 4:22am
RC2006 says
Jesus... Cooking of all things. That's literally one area where I know the internet would be able to teach your kid better than a physical teacher or them doing it remotely by a teacher probably just grabbing the stuff from the internet anyway. Makes no sense.
My own mom cooked the same shit every week basically, so I was never taught anything with regards to cooking. Self taught myself through the internet and literally now get requests from people for me to cook stuff for weddings and other events. It's a top 5 hobby for me, so maybe that helps me to be into it, but paying a teacher a salary to do that is pure stupidity. There are 100+ really good cooking channels on youtube alone that a middle or high schooler would learn more from. Most the time it's probably the English teacher or drivers ed teacher that takes a culinary class on preparation and cleanliness. Usually has nothing to do with making good food.
Fuck this BS. My 8th grader got cooking as an elective that will be online wtf is the point. They are keeping all these teachers on the payrolls that have jobs that don't work online.
Jesus... Cooking of all things. That's literally one area where I know the internet would be able to teach your kid better than a physical teacher or them doing it remotely by a teacher probably just grabbing the stuff from the internet anyway. Makes no sense.
My own mom cooked the same shit every week basically, so I was never taught anything with regards to cooking. Self taught myself through the internet and literally now get requests from people for me to cook stuff for weddings and other events. It's a top 5 hobby for me, so maybe that helps me to be into it, but paying a teacher a salary to do that is pure stupidity. There are 100+ really good cooking channels on youtube alone that a middle or high schooler would learn more from. Most the time it's probably the English teacher or drivers ed teacher that takes a culinary class on preparation and cleanliness. Usually has nothing to do with making good food.
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RC2006
2020 Aug 11, 7:43am
RC2006
2020 Aug 11, 7:43am
WookieMan says
Whats funny is there was a good year and a half he loved watching cooking shows and he like to learn about cooking from us. I just cant get over some of the teachers still getting paid for this online shit.
RC2006 saysFuck this BS. My 8th grader got cooking as an elective that will be online wtf is the point. They are keeping all these teachers on the payrolls that have jobs that don't work online.
Jesus... Cooking of all things. That's literally one area where I know the internet would be able to teach your kid better than a physical teacher or them doing it remotely by a teacher probably just grabbing the stuff from the internet anyway. Makes no sense.
My own mom cooked the same shit every week basically, so I was never taught anything with regards to cooking. Self taught myself through the internet and literally now get requests from people for me to cook stuff for weddings and other events. It's a top 5 hobby for me, so maybe that helps me to be into it, but paying a teacher a salary to do that is pure stupidity. There are 100+ really good cooking channels on youtube alone that a m...
Whats funny is there was a good year and a half he loved watching cooking shows and he like to learn about cooking from us. I just cant get over some of the teachers still getting paid for this online shit.
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RWSGFY
2020 Aug 11, 7:48am
RWSGFY
2020 Aug 11, 7:48am
Our elementary school sent us a schedule with only 3 days of online classes and two days of fucking nothing.
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WookieMan
2020 Aug 11, 7:53am
WookieMan
2020 Aug 11, 7:53am
RC2006 says
Agreed. Though I start from the top, at least with my district which had zero preparation for this back in March. I don't know, I live in IL where a F-5 tornado could wipe out our school from March to October, yet they have no fucking plan in place for remote learning?? Yet the superintendent is getting paid $160k for a district with 670 students TOTAL? How was there not a plan for a natural disaster at minimum? I know most are from CA here, what about an earthquake? FL friends and hurricanes?
Most teachers are good, but as with anything they also need to take some of the blame. It's really obvious right now how technically and computer illiterate they are. I'd guess 9 out of 10 students that are say 10 years old right now are going into fields that will required medium to advanced computer knowledge. Maybe my district is small, but their computer education is substantially inadequate. From simple things like email and not including all the email addresses of the class roster for everyone to see. BCC is there for a reason. I really don't want certain people knowing my email address.
Whatever though. We're all union hating ass holes because we point out a flaw in the system....
I just cant get over some of the teachers still getting paid for this online shit.
Agreed. Though I start from the top, at least with my district which had zero preparation for this back in March. I don't know, I live in IL where a F-5 tornado could wipe out our school from March to October, yet they have no fucking plan in place for remote learning?? Yet the superintendent is getting paid $160k for a district with 670 students TOTAL? How was there not a plan for a natural disaster at minimum? I know most are from CA here, what about an earthquake? FL friends and hurricanes?
Most teachers are good, but as with anything they also need to take some of the blame. It's really obvious right now how technically and computer illiterate they are. I'd guess 9 out of 10 students that are say 10 years old right now are going into fields that will required medium to advanced computer knowledge. Maybe my district is small, but their computer education is substantially inadequate. From simple things like email and not including all the email addresses of the class roster for everyone to see. BCC is there for a reason. I really don't want certain people knowing my email address.
Whatever though. We're all union hating ass holes because we point out a flaw in the system....
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WookieMan
2020 Aug 11, 8:10am
WookieMan
2020 Aug 11, 8:10am
FuckCCP89 says
Fuck that with a capital F. So far we're at full week, but half days morning and afternoon sessions. I'm on a board with the wife of the high school VP and she hinted last night that shit may change still though. If it's anything less than half days we're going private. With half days and no PE, recess or lunch, they're still getting close to a full day theoretically. This 2 full day stuff and the rest of the week basically off is pure shit.
Our elementary school sent us a schedule with only 3 days of online classes and two days of fucking nothing.
Fuck that with a capital F. So far we're at full week, but half days morning and afternoon sessions. I'm on a board with the wife of the high school VP and she hinted last night that shit may change still though. If it's anything less than half days we're going private. With half days and no PE, recess or lunch, they're still getting close to a full day theoretically. This 2 full day stuff and the rest of the week basically off is pure shit.
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Blue
2020 Aug 11, 8:30am
WookieMan says
The district around is not small, still there one councilwoman doesn't use bcc.
. Maybe my district is small, but their computer education is substantially inadequate. From simple things like email and not including all the email addresses of the class roster for everyone to see. BCC is there for a reason. I really don't want certain people knowing my email address.
The district around is not small, still there one councilwoman doesn't use bcc.
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Eric Holder
2020 Aug 11, 9:01am
Eric Holder
2020 Aug 11, 9:01am
NoCoupForYou says
If you are teaching my kids while being paid my tax dollars you better believe I'll want a say in what you are teaching them, you fucking cunt you.
If you are teaching my kids while being paid my tax dollars you better believe I'll want a say in what you are teaching them, you fucking cunt you.
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RC2006
2020 Aug 11, 9:10am
RC2006
2020 Aug 11, 9:10am
Could see a parent logging into zoom anonymously and tilling this guy to STFU.
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FortwayeAsFuckJoeBiden
2020 Aug 11, 9:13am
On positive note, crazy shit won’t be said anymore with parents listening in.
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ForcedTQ
2020 Aug 11, 9:25am
Eric Holder says
With “concerns” like these, this fucktard shouldn’t be allowed to teach dogs, let alone anyone’s children.
NoCoupForYou says
If you are teaching my kids while being paid my tax dollars you better believe I'll want a say in what you are teaching them, you fucking cunt you.
With “concerns” like these, this fucktard shouldn’t be allowed to teach dogs, let alone anyone’s children.
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Onvacation
2020 Aug 12, 12:26pm
Onvacation
2020 Aug 12, 12:26pm
FuckCCP89 says
In Oakland unified 40% of kindergartners did not show up for their first zoom class.
Might as well homeschool if you have to be home and school your kids. Worthless school districts like OUSD should have all their employees cut to half pay until they can physically reopen. Classes would resume this Friday.
Our elementary school sent us a schedule with only 3 days of online classes and two days of fucking nothing.
In Oakland unified 40% of kindergartners did not show up for their first zoom class.
Might as well homeschool if you have to be home and school your kids. Worthless school districts like OUSD should have all their employees cut to half pay until they can physically reopen. Classes would resume this Friday.
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Now the teachers unions have managed to also fuck over working parents. People with jobs are expected to quit them to stay home with the kids and homeschool them. Regardless of their budgets of course. The only thing that matters to the teachers is that they get to stay home and still get paid.
Now the LA Unified School District has authorized free daycare for teachers who are parents, so they have someplace other than home (which is where they will be) to send their rug rats so they won’t have to care for them while “teaching online” everyone else’s kids who don’t get free day care.
In my neighborhood there are several gyms which have opened as daycare/schools able to provide daycare for school aged kids with staff who can help the kids with their online lessons. This costs $155-200/week and goes until 3PM same as a regular school day. Working parents who can’t be home with their kids to help them are expected to shell out $650-800/month per kid to “educate” their kids while public schools we all pay for are shuttered because teachers are scared of Covid. But NOT too scared to send their own kids to day cares as long as the school district pays for that!
Fuck teachers unions. Seriously.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/los-angeles-school-district-teachers-000213726.html
It’s in the article, buried:
“Teachers also will be provided with child care.”