Trump administration drafting executive order to initiate Department of Education’s elimination

[jbycho 318]

21 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

Trump would say “I made a deal with Mexico and Canada!” 

As he did. Winning!! 

[Red White and Blue 1]

1 minute ago, jbycho said:

Poor Rusty is seeing shadows at this point. 

Aww....TDS will do that to the weak minded. 

 

[TBayXXXVII 2,420]

35 minutes ago, RLLD said:

I am no fan of the Dept of Education, which has become an oxymoron.

I do believe that results matter, and the ongoing decrease in overall student performance cannot be overlooked; nor can the deplorable performance among minority communities, well, not Asians of course.

I think teachers mostly work pretty hard, and do their best.

I think the problem is too many of the kids are just sh!t.......utter and absolute sh!t.    They have sh!tty parents and the kids become worthless as a result.   You cannot simply send your kid off to school and expect them to achieve success, it requires the application of accountability at home for both behavior AND schoolwork.

IMHO, its the parents that need to be fixed/

This is a problem that can't be fixed.  American's are too entitled/spoiled.  It's the same as with healthcare.  The solution is simple, no one wants to actually do it.  The solution is to fail the kids.  Kids failing is more of an indictment on the parents than the kids.  If the kid fails, the parents need to be more involved.  Schools are going to do that though.  They may fail a class or some bs in high school which won't matter (example below), but in the earlier years, schools just pass the kids.

 

In school, if you fail 2 classes in any year, you fail.  In high school, that doesn't matter much because he two classes you may fail, may not matter.  Meaning, if you're only required 2 or 3 years of a subject, you have the ability to make them up and still graduate with everyone else.  Your "grade level" is paper work only.  You don't have to actually repeat a grade like you would in elementary or middle school.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,424]

Enjoying the crying. Especially MDC. lol. 

[jbycho 318]

15 minutes ago, Red White and Blue said:

 

Weren't you calling me "Pee" again? 

So you being sick talking about your pee  fetishes to me doesn't fall under the "cut it out" rules?

It's all I asked. Nothing else. It's freaking gross. 

[jerryskids 6,318]

33 minutes ago, Cdub100 said:

I was listening to Brandon Sanderson writing lecture on youtube. He talked about the difference between Surrender vs I give up.

A high class person would say, "I surrender"

A low class person would say, "I give up"

If you haven't listened to it, you should check it out. He just put out the latest class.

I've heard that Sanderson puts out stuff on writing, and some day I plan to try to write a fantasy novel.  But his own books are so $#@! long and I read at a slow/infrequent pace, so I would never finish them.  

My daughter is a voracious reader who reads freakishly fast.  She loves Sanderson.  I forget which series she is reading now.

Sanderson is also good friends with Patrick Rothfuss IIRC, and I have read Rothfuss' "The Name of the Wind," but I'm not going to read the second book until he puts out the third and final book.  I don't need another GOT unfinished story.   

Anyway, thanks for the rec, I'll check it out. 

[Red White and Blue 1]

Just now, jbycho said:

Were you calling me "Pee" again? 

So you being sick talking about your pee  fetishes to me doesn't fall under the "cut it out" rules?

It's all I asked. Nothing else. It's freaking gross. 

Knock it off.

 

[jbycho 318]

Just now, Red White and Blue said:

Knock it off.

 

Excellent. 

[jerryskids 6,318]

1 minute ago, Red White and Blue said:

Knock it off.

 

Who are you?  You have 1400+ posts so you've obviously posted here before.  But I don't recognize you.

Anyway, drink some cranberry juice and stop threatening to report people.   

[Red White and Blue 1]

2 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Who are you?  You have 1400+ posts so you've obviously posted here before.  But I don't recognize you.

Anyway, drink some cranberry juice and stop threatening to report people.   

I’m RW&B! And my time is now.  

I’m not reporting anyone, just slinging Peefoam’s crybaby threats back at him.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,424]

6 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Who are you?  You have 1400+ posts so you've obviously posted here before.  But I don't recognize you.

Anyway, drink some cranberry juice and stop threatening to report people.   

He’s from Fishtown and he’s all worked up. 

[jerryskids 6,318]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

He’s from Fishtown and he’s all worked up. 

MDC doesn't report people.

[TrailGuy 414]

1 hour ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I knew it would take longer than a couple months.  It doesn't matter much to me since prices were already high and were not going to get lower with the democrats.

You think they're going lower under Trump? 

[Hawkeye21 2,259]

2 minutes ago, TrailGuy said:

You think they're going lower under Trump? 

Not sure.  They probably won't lower regardless of who's President.  It's not my top concern.

[The Girlfriend 92]

IDK, shouldn’t there be a plan in place before we get rid of all this stuff? 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,595]

6 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Not sure.  They probably won't lower regardless of who's President.  It's not my top concern.

Appears to be TrailGhey's main concern, though. 

[CaptainObvious1 199]

Rusty, White and Blue how many accounts you going to use in one week?

[Hawkeye21 2,259]

10 minutes ago, The Girlfriend said:

IDK, shouldn’t there be a plan in place before we get rid of all this stuff? 

How did our country function without all of it in the first place?

[The Girlfriend 92]

Just now, Hawkeye21 said:

How did our country function without all of it in the first place?

Seriously?  

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,595]

3 minutes ago, CaptainObvious1 said:

Rusty, White and Blue how many accounts you going to use in one week?

1346

[Hawkeye21 2,259]

1 minute ago, The Girlfriend said:

Seriously?  

Go on.

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,114]

there is ZERO point to this dept

 

[The Real timschochet 5,633]

58 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

there is ZERO point to this dept

 

This is certainly not true. Here is a list of items that contradict your statement: 

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/education/what-happens-education-department-eliminated/amp/

You may disagree with some or all but that’s not the same as “zero point.” 

One of my daughters teaches special ed at an elementary school. The Department of Education provides funding for those students (mostly autistic.) Are you in favor of cutting off those funds? 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,424]

12 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

This is certainly not true. Here is a list of items that contradict your statement: 

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/education/what-happens-education-department-eliminated/amp/

You may disagree with some or all but that’s not the same as “zero point.” 

One of my daughters teaches special ed at an elementary school. The Department of Education provides funding for those students (mostly autistic.) Are you in favor of cutting off those funds? 

The DOE doesn’t provide funding to anyone anywhere. They allocate funding. Why are you such a little lamb? 

[The Real timschochet 5,633]

3 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

The DOE doesn’t provide funding to anyone anywhere. They allocate funding. Why are you such a little lamb? 

Do you think it’s important to allocate such funding? 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,114]

17 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

This is certainly not true. Here is a list of items that contradict your statement: 

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/education/what-happens-education-department-eliminated/amp/

You may disagree with some or all but that’s not the same as “zero point.” 

One of my daughters teaches special ed at an elementary school. The Department of Education provides funding for those students (mostly autistic.) Are you in favor of cutting off those funds? 

Yes funds can be acquired a different way. Via the state or another part of the federal govt.  don’t need a special dept for that

[Hardcore troubadour 14,424]

2 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

Do you think it’s important to allocate such funding? 

Yes. And I think California can do it themselves with their tax dollars. 

[The Real timschochet 5,633]

3 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Yes. And I think California can do it themselves with their tax dollars. 

Sure. We’re a wealthy state. The wealthiest in fact. Not every state can afford to do this. Don’t you think autistic students in West Virginia deserve funding?