The Virginia Gov race

[OrangeTsar]

So you are saying Trotsky would be an upgrade?

Hey, at least he made good Chicken

 

[OrangeTsar]

So you are saying Trotsky would be an upgrade?

Of course, Tsar don’t care for Trotsky too much.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Hey, at least he made good Chicken
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LULZ!!

 

[NCFisher]

I agree. I believe the better metric for discussing our pupil spending would be direct contact dollars - books, computers, teachers, aids, etc - that leave out the administrative bloat that exists just to have more administrators. I believe we'd see a drastically different educational map under those circumstances.

That assumes other Western nations don't suffer the same bureaucratic maladies. It's akin to the argument that the U.S. has a higher corporate tax than many - at one time higher than most - of those countries, which the left countered with "yeah, but tax breaks", even though it was demonstrable that on a statutory and effective basis the U.S. was not tax competitive.

 

[AshG]

That's because of massive amounts of federal and state regulations - things that true conservatives want to eliminate.

Like what, specifically?

 

[NCFisher]

Of course I see her point. It's blatantly obvious.
You are rarely going to get the vote of someone you piss off.
It's a trade off.
Sometimes not saying the things that need to be said piss off the other group that are already on your side.

It's like when trump had such a hard time denouncing white nationalists. He didn't want to lose their vote, but when he realized he would lose even more votes by not speaking up, he spoke up.....being the man of character that he was.

You're either lying or ignorant; I can only cure the latter:
Trump denounces White supremacy '38 times' in new campaign video, amid Biden-Harris criticisms

 

[NCFisher]

History from Various Perspectives.

Then we're to entertain and give equal weight to Marxian critical theory perspectives in K-12?

 

[OrangeTsar]

Like what, specifically?

God himself seemed to think 2 stone tablets were sufficient….let’s see what we need….

 

[McDad]

You're either lying or ignorant; I can only cure the latter:
Trump denounces White supremacy '38 times' in new campaign video, amid Biden-Harris criticisms

Easy there, Cowboy. Luther says there's a difference between facts and thinking.
Of course it means when facts are against you, thinking is as good or better, and when thinking is against you, facts are more valid.

I don't know what to do if Luther has neither facts nor thinking.

 

[luthervol]

You're either lying or ignorant; I can only cure the latter:
Trump denounces White supremacy '38 times' in new campaign video, amid Biden-Harris criticisms

lol....You can only cure the former with relative information.
I know he denounced them......after he didn't.
Trump Now Says He Condemns 'All White Supremacists,' After Declining To At Debate

 

[IBlvNTmWrk]

I agree. I believe the better metric for discussing our pupil spending would be direct contact dollars - books, computers, teachers, aids, etc - that leave out the administrative bloat that exists just to have more administrators. I believe we'd see a drastically different educational map under those circumstances.

There was a global study I read years ago that was (paraphrasing) essentially based on what makes for the best learning environment, and $ spent/student was one of the many metrics looked at for comparative pursposes.

I can't recall the exact phrase, but there was a saying across the top of the blackboards (yes... blackboards) that teachers had in some Japanese schools (again... paraphrasing) that said something like "teach by making students think". The point being, when a student came to the teacher and asked for help on a specific problem the teacher DID NOT show them how to solve the problem. Instead, they asked the student to first make a valid attempt to solve the problem and explain how they reached that conclusion. Even if their answer was wrong, the students at minimum were applying cognitive thinking and developed a habit of trying to solve things themselves before asking for help.

I believe many teachers (unfortunately and perhaps habitually) are too quick to "teach" or "instruct" students, instead of making them think first.

 

[NCFisher]

Oh, I did.
I believe it needs to be said loudly, clearly, and repeatedly that CRT is being used by the right as a racial dog whistle.

Again, you're either lying or actually that obtuse. The two largest teachers' unions have pledged to fight for CRT curricula tooth & nail, and MN & VA DoE specifically advocate it; I'm sure there are many others.

Essentially, you're telling parents who've been at home with 'tele-educated' children through the pandemic and witnessing the Marxian race/alt-sex curricula firsthand, not to believe their lying eyes but take your word for it.

See first sentence.

 

[McDad]

There was a global study I read years ago that was (paraphrasing) essentially based on what makes for the best learning environment, and $ spent/student was one of the many metrics looked at for comparative pursposes.

I can't recall the exact phrase, but there was a saying across the top of the blackboards (yes... blackboards) that teachers had in some Japanese schools (again... paraphrasing) that said something like "teach by making students think". The point being, when a student came to the teacher and asked for help on a specific problem the teacher DID NOT show them how to solve the problem. Instead, they asked the student to first make a valid attempt to solve the problem and explain how they reached that conclusion. Even if their answer was wrong, the students at minimum were applying cognitive thinking and developed a habit of trying to solve things themselves before asking for help.

I believe many teachers (unfortunately and perhaps habitually) are too quick to "teach" or "instruct" students, instead of making them think first.

I am trying to teach my 9th grader this concept. I ask him about questions he misses on tests to discuss and hopefully he develops an even better understanding.

 

[NCFisher]

lol....You can only cure the former with relative information.
I know he denounced them......after he didn't.
Trump Now Says He Condemns 'All White Supremacists,' After Declining To At Debate

The man had literally BEFORE the debate, INCLUDING the Charlottesville incident, denounced racist groups. That was the video content; how do you not get that except to ignore the video in order to sustain your unfounded belief? Why didn't your NPR link acknowledge the multiple times, over years, that he did? Further, he had already, in a prior interview with Chris Wallace denounced such groups/beliefs, which makes Wallace's debate ambush not just inexplicable but agenda.

At what point do YOU take "NO" for a "NO"? Apparently sometime after three dozens "NOs".

 

[NCFisher]

Easy there, Cowboy. Luther says there's a difference between facts and thinking.
Of course it means when facts are against you, thinking is as good or better, and when thinking is against you, facts are more valid.

I don't know what to do if Luther has neither facts nor thinking.

I saw that and surmise that as long as you're thinking 2+2=5, that facts are subjective and subordinate.

 

[landscapingvol]

The man had literally BEFORE the debate, INCLUDING the Charlottesville incident, denounced racist groups. That was the video content; how do you not get that except to ignore the video in order to sustain your unfounded belief? Why didn't your NPR link acknowledge the multiple times, over years, that he did? Further, he had already, in a prior interview with Chris Wallace, do which makes Wallace's debate ambush not just inexplicable but agenda.

At what point do YOU take "NO" for a "NO"? Apparently sometime after three dozens "NOs".

He didn't call all white people racist so it doesn't count and he insulted all Hispanic people. His apology was not acceptable, only racist Democrats can apologize

 

[JOEY'S ALL VOL !!!]

You guys are arguing with a grown man who supported Bernie Sanders.

Recognize a lost cause when you see one.

I always believed you should try and throw a drowning man a life preserver in order to give them a chance to save themselves, but I agree a lost cause is a lost cause, When a totally partisan fool has their head firmly entrenched in their ass, there’s no helping them.

 

[NCFisher]

Milk is my favorite one.

Math, objectivity, and comfort are my faves.
Reconsidering, milk with a "black face of white supremacy" Oreo is the bomb.

 

[luthervol]

The man had literally BEFORE the debate, INCLUDING the Charlottesville incident, denounced racist groups. That was the video content; how do you not get that except to ignore the video in order to sustain your unfounded belief? Why didn't your NPR link acknowledge the multiple times, over years, that he did? Further, he had already, in a prior interview with Chris Wallace denounced such groups/beliefs, which makes Wallace's debate ambush not just inexplicable but agenda.

At what point do YOU take "NO" for a "NO"? Apparently sometime after three dozens "NOs".

Read my original post.
He said he supported abortion.
He was for universal health care.
He supported the democratic platform.
Obviously what he said at one point has no bearing on his current positions.
When put on the spot at critical times, he was reluctant.
Paint it how you will, but it's like saying he is for universal health care today because he is on record multiple times saying that he is.

 

[NCFisher]

Or I am going to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it.

Gee, I'd argue co-opting Mexico in a remain-there policy and having their military enforcing their southern borders against migrating waves, to at least partially fulfill that goal.

 

[NCFisher]

Read my original post.
He said he supported abortion.
He was for universal health care.
He supported the democratic platform.
Obviously what he said at one point has no bearing on his current positions.
When put on the spot at critical times, he was reluctant.
Paint it how you will, but it's like saying he is for universal health care today because he is on record multiple times saying that he is.

Holy hell - where'd the goal post go?

None of that has flying coital-event to do with the fact you stated Trump had a problem denouncing racist groups/dogma when he had already done so three dozen times. It's a lie that Biden not only launched his candidacy on, but that leftist media, politicians repeated thousands of times.

I'm trying to take a knee here and not run up the score. Just say "Thanks, I'm cured" and let the game end.

 

[NCFisher]

Does this mean I have to block @McDad ?

Well, not that many people seemed to know ole' Uncle Bernie is a lifelong commie. If they still support him when the veil is lifted, then yeah, block the Stalinist mofo.

 

[allvol123]

I am trying to teach my 9th grader this concept. I ask him about questions he misses on tests to discuss and hopefully he develops an even better understanding.

My fantasy world. If I only I could see the actual tests my children take. But, they are evidently the equivalent of wanting to see the nuclear codes.

 

[Vol423]

My fantasy world. If I only I could see the actual tests my children take. But, they are evidently the equivalent of wanting to see the nuclear codes.

As I've said before, you have an awful lot of nerve wanting your kids' teachers to get off their butts and do actual work rather than simply giving the exact same tests to their students for the rest of their careers.

 

[AshG]

I saw that and surmise that as long as you're thinking 2+2=5, that facts are subjective and subordinate.

Well, 2+2 can equal 5, it's just not something you get around to until graduate mathematical theory and mess around in different Base systems.