Education

[Polish Leppy 22]

After California ruling against teacher tenure, New York education reformers plot their own challenge - NY Daily News

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

Outstanding. Let the back to school shopping begin!


9th-Grade Curriculum: Bondage, Orgasms and Vibrators

 

[woolybug25]

Outstanding. Let the back to school shopping begin!


9th-Grade Curriculum: Bondage, Orgasms and Vibrators

I couldn't read the article because this was the advertisement in the middle it. lol

 

[irishog77]

I couldn't read the article because this was the advertisement in the middle it. lol

Roll her over and look for the wet spot.

 

[woolybug25]

Roll her over and look for the wet spot.

Slap her butt and ride the wave!

 

[irishog77]

I bet she gives great neck.

 

[woolybug25]

I bet she gives great neck.

 

[Ndaccountant]

Roll her over and look for the wet spot.

admit it.......you want to be smothered by her

 

[dshans]

You kidlings may be grosser than I.



And I cut my teeth (honed my tongue?) on the likes of Zap Comix ...

 

[nsisk157]

just for fun...obvious altered minds but still funny...

How Long Does It Take To Go 80 Miles Traveling 80 MPH? - YouTube

 

[GowerND11]

Resurrecting an old thread...

Proof You Shouldn't Blame Teachers For The Achievement Gap | Huffington Post

 

[Irish YJ]

I guess they want to hand out participation trophies at school now. How long till we get to a point where kids give themselves grades they feel are appropriate.


North Carolina considers dropping ‘F’ grade to 39 percent for state public schools: report
https://www.foxnews.com/us/north-ca...to-39-percent-for-state-public-schools-report


and in other news, those nutty Cali professors are at it again. silly kids... guessing this will get him a promo, raise, and book deal.

California professor reprimanded for saying police 'need to be killed,' reports say
https://www.foxnews.com/us/californ...r-saying-police-need-to-be-killed-reports-say

 

[Legacy]

May 17th marked the 65th anniversary of Brown v the Board of Education. Brown v. Board of Education (History.com)

Edward Blum, who founded the Project for Fair Representation, a conservative legal organization that specializes in challenging the legislative victories of the civil-rights movement. He orchestrated the successful legal campaign to gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which culminated in the court’s 2013 ruling in Shelby County v. Holder.

He Took On the Voting Rights Act and Won. Now He’s Taking On Harvard. (NY Times)

Last week Blum's group, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), again sued the U. of Texas. SFFA also has sued Harvard and the U. of North Carolina. For the most recently admitted class of 2022, Harvard reported that Asian-Americans made up 23% of the class. African-Americans were at about 15% and Latino students at 12%. A category comprised mostly of white students was 50%.. Two cases by Blum's group against U. of Texas have been heard by SCOTUS before.

U. of Texas Is Sued Over Affirmative Action in Admissions. Yes, Again. (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Why Affirmative Action Is Racist And Un-American (The Federalist, by Bernard Fang)

Eight states have a ban on Affirmative Action in their college admissions, though Washington state has plans to reverse their ban. (Inside Higher Education)

The lawsuits almost guarantee the cases will be heard before SCOTUS. A good overview.
Affirmative Action: Why Now and What’s Next? (Chronicle of Higher Education)

 

[Irish#1]

This is pretty cool. Students get the student loans paid off.


A billionaire will pay off debt of Morehouse College's 2019 graduates.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/us/morehouse-robert-smith-student-loans/index.html

 

[RDU Irish]

This is pretty cool. Students get the student loans paid off.


A billionaire will pay off debt of Morehouse College's 2019 graduates.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/us/morehouse-robert-smith-student-loans/index.html

Can you imagine the kids that graduated last year - or mid year.

Really cool though and I like the plea to "pay it forward" to make them the first class of many.

 

[Ndaccountant]

Anybody have experience with international schools? Could be moving overseas for a few years and just want to see if anyone has experience.

 

[irishtrain]

Anybody have experience with international schools? Could be moving overseas for a few years and just want to see if anyone has experience.

Spent 3 years in Italy and from what I was told they get right to your major without waste on classes that aren't necessary to your degree-my friend who was studying to be an aeronautical engineer was doing stress equations on a 747 wing during his freshman year-his opinion was that it was more functional and to the point than the way we do it-saved years and $$$$ and this guy is a great supervisor for Alitalia now. My opinion is that here they want more $$$$ thank goodness my education years are over.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Anybody have experience with international schools? Could be moving overseas for a few years and just want to see if anyone has experience.

I was looking into studying abroad at Trinity College in Dublin. We didn't have a program established with them through my business school, so it was a pretty painful process to try and set up. From what I understood, some of their finance/accounting courses weren't going to transfer back.

Would definitely make sure that whatever degree you're pursuing either aligns with a school you'll be transferring back to stateside, or finishing up your degree over there.

Sounds like the latter is more likely with your timeline, just my two cents.

 

[Ndaccountant]

Thanks for the replies. I should have been more clear. I was talking about children, basically elementary school.

 

[Legacy]

Painting a Sense of Place (ND Magazine)

 

[irishog77]

I feel like I just read Catch-22. "Higher" education has become a disgusting industry.

https://www.city-journal.org/divers...rk3MLnB9aWYuOmnefWM16ZuGxHzfyZTT_0L02370ZciH4

 

[NorthDakota]

I feel like I just read Catch-22. "Higher" education has become a disgusting industry.

https://www.city-journal.org/divers...rk3MLnB9aWYuOmnefWM16ZuGxHzfyZTT_0L02370ZciH4

It's a big racket. Complete nonsense. In my 5 years of school, tuition went up by 17%, and that included a year where the state froze tuition. Total nonsense.

 

[ACamp1900]

It's a big racket. Complete nonsense. In my 5 years of school, tuition went up by 17%, and that included a year where the state froze tuition. Total nonsense.

This is where the "you knew what you were getting into" argument against doing something about student loan debt loses me a little. I was told at freshman orientation my expected debt would be x amount. The final amount almost triple that without my graduate debt... the costs went up pretty significantly every year. What should a person do, stop going mid way through because the debt they are racking up is far beyond what was expected?

 

[NorthDakota]

This is where the "you knew what you were getting into" argument against dong something about student loan debt loses me a little. I was told at Freshman orientation my expected debt would be x amount... the final amount almost triple that without my Graduate debt... the costs went up pretty significantly every year. What should a person do, stop going mid way through because the debt they are raking up is far beyond what was expected?

Get the government out of guaranteeing loans and these costs go down by very large amounts is my guess. All the sudden I'm guessing a lot of Gender Studies programs and other dumpster fire programs disappear basically overnight.

Tough to stop once you are started, no doubt.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Get the government out of guaranteeing loans and these costs go down by very large amounts is my guess. All the sudden I'm guessing a lot of Gender Studies programs and other dumpster fire programs disappear basically overnight.

Tough to stop once you are started, no doubt.

Amen. Student loan debt is the largest asset on the Fed's balance sheet.

Talk about gambling on America's future. 44% of their total assets. what a joke.

https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2018/09/28/US-Government-s-Biggest-Financial-Asset-Student-Debt

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

I feel like I just read Catch-22. "Higher" education has become a disgusting industry.

https://www.city-journal.org/divers...rk3MLnB9aWYuOmnefWM16ZuGxHzfyZTT_0L02370ZciH4

BTW, loved this bit in the article.

Thanks for sharing.

"All of which raises two questions: If Kilkenny’s nearly 40 years of diversity efforts have failed to put Georgetown’s equity challenges to rest, why is she being promoted? And second: What possible equity challenges remain? After four decades of attention, if Georgetown has still not smoked out all its allegedly racist faculty who fail to treat minority students equally; if it continues to admit rapists; and if students of color, females, and gays still face constricted opportunities, perhaps the university should shut down."

Mike drop.

 

[Legacy]

The Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program - a system of private student loans which were subsidized and guaranteed by the federal government - was ended in 2010. Some students who took out loans through that program are still paying them off though. If a borrower defaults on a guaranteed loan, the federal government pays the bank and takes over the loan. The federal government pays approximately 97% of the principal balance to the lender. At that point the federal government owns the loan and the right to collect payments on the loan. Correct me if I am wrong, but those loans would be part of what is considered as "assets" on the Fed balance sheet.

 

[Irish#1]

The Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program - a system of private student loans which were subsidized and guaranteed by the federal government - was ended in 2010. Some students who took out loans through that program are still paying them off though. If a borrower defaults on a guaranteed loan, the federal government pays the bank and takes over the loan. The federal government pays approximately 97% of the principal balance to the lender. At that point the federal government owns the loan and the right to collect payments on the loan. Correct me if I am wrong, but those loans would be part of what is considered as "assets" on the Fed balance sheet.

Part of the problem is companies like Sallie Mae. Having worked there for 13 years, I always found it amazing how lenient they were with the loans, even the government subsidized. First they tell the student they don't have to pay while in school which is true, but they don't tell them how that debt is mounting during that time. They don't even suggest they make small payments like pay the monthly interest or a small amount towards the principal. Then when they can't pay on the loan, all you have to do is call and they will put the loan into deferment. Sounds great, but the interest still continues to accumulate, then boom.

 

[Circa]

Jordan Peterson.
https://youtu.be/ds41OpnjU_Q

We are most definitely in a very dangerous time. Education has been under attack for a while.

You might get smarter just listening to JP.

 

[NorthDakota]

Jordan Peterson.
https://youtu.be/ds41OpnjU_Q

We are most definitely in a very dangerous time. Education has been under attack for a while.

You might get smarter just listening to JP.

Jordan Peterson is a wonderful speaker. I dont always agree with him but there are some topics he's 100% spot on.