Bill how sad, that Canada treated the real owners of Canada so
pathetically. Come to think of it, when I was in Boarding School - run
by the Christian Brothers of Ireland - movies were screened every
weekend in the School Theater cum Study Room cum Museum. Lots of them
were Injuns vs Cowboys / US A
On 12/04/2013 1:50 AM, Alan C wrote:
Apartheid has been gone for 20 years but still gets the blame.
You can't fix what was a racial travesty in one generation. Until
everyone who lived with Apartheid are dead and buried, Apartheid is
going to resonate in your society.
We had our own form of
Alan,
I appreciate your comments and insight from outside the USA.
My daughter-in-law is a special education teacher in the public schools.
This year she sees students who are 2 or 3 years behind in reading or math.
But they are the good stories with involved parents.
Before this, she taught 5+ yea
The educational side of this thread has been most interesting.
I thought the educational system in SA was very bad but it seems the
problems are universal. We have private schools funded by the parents (no
Govt. assistance) which have the best facilities and teachers. Costs are
very high but r
On 12 Apr 2013, at 01:16, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote:
> Everyone wants to blame someone, and everyone blames those they
> disagree with politically.
>>
I blame the scapegoats [1]
Bob
[1] joke shamelessly stolen from John O'Farrel
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On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 6:24 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
> No, I'm blaming the right wing war against public education that sprang up
> to resist th
No, I'm blaming the right wing war against public education that sprang
up to resist the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling for
declining school performance.
From: David Parsons
Are you blaming integration for declining school performance?
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:56 PM, John
It still works well in the wealthy suburbs. That's not the point.
Dan
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On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:56 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
> From: Boris Liberman
>>
>> On 4/10/2013 9:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>>
>>> We've had universal public ed
Believe it or not, some progress is possible, even here in New Jersey.
The problem is entrenched power in the local school boards and the
unions. We spend vast amounts of money on the public education
system; we need to demand better results.
Dan M
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Are you blaming integration for declining school performance?
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:56 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
> From: Boris Liberman
>>
>> On 4/10/2013 9:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>>
>>> We've had universal public educate for more than 200 years. It didn't
>>> work.
>>
>>
>> It worked ve
My G*d John, you're such a cave man!
Have you got a 'Flintstones' lunchbox too.
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 1:56 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
> From: Boris Liberman
>>
>> On 4/10/2013 9:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>>
>>> We've had universal public educate for more than 200 years. It did
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frgRNN7pF30
From: Eactivist
Well, the gong on the gong show went bong. Actually, what I mean was
boing!
Okay, Larry, I'll bite, tell me, what is the first?
Marnie aka Doe ;-)
In a message dated 4/10/2013 3:19:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
l...@red4est.com writ
From: Boris Liberman
On 4/10/2013 9:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
We've had universal public educate for more than 200 years. It didn't work.
It worked very well between approx 1950 and 1980 in Soviet Union.
Worked well right here in the U.S.A. between the Great Depression &
Reaganomics. Wor
Sometimes I think irony is just completely wasted on you guys.
From: "Daniel J. Matyola"
"Do you mean like the right to not have the government telling you
when, where, why & how to pray, along with who to pray to?"
I have many complaints about our government, but they have never told
me when,
We live in the Bay Area, California, in a very friendly posh
neighborhood. Actually we stay with our daughter. Come Xmas, and our
next door neighbor Bob brought us a little Christmas Tree. Now Bob is
a very my dear chap, chatty, friendly and ever helpful, but he was
perplexed as to why we would not
On 10/04/2013 1:49 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I don't point fingers at other states, let alone other nations.
Unfortunately, all humans are subject to corruption, and some will
steal as much as they can if there is no fear of prosecution.
If you believe that your country is free of corruption,
Daniel, all-public schooling is not reducing to LCD. It is if you don't
invest and your state (as in country, not as one of 50 United State)
does not fully backs the educational system by funds, equipment, etc.
This is huge investment with very slow return - you'll see returns like
I said - in
On 4/10/2013 1:18 AM, Bob W wrote:
That's not god, that's Raoul
B
Whoa! You talk to the Great Capablanca... Next time you do - ask him
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On 4/11/2013 12:43 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
The next year, I was in the class where all the Catholics and all the
Eastern Orthodox got out early every Tuesday for religious
instruction. The one Jewish boy in the class and I did our homework
on Tuesday afternoons.
Well, I know that socialis
I don' understand your comment or how it relates to anything I said.
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On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 12:09 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
> Daniel, consider this - if your country invests 1 trln (yep, trillion)
> dollars in educational system this
On 4/10/2013 9:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
We've had universal public educate for more than 200 years. It didn't work.
It worked very well between approx 1950 and 1980 in Soviet Union.
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Daniel, consider this - if your country invests 1 trln (yep, trillion)
dollars in educational system this year, they will see the outcome in,
may be like 20 years - 12 years of school, 3-4 years - first degree, 4-6
years - second and/or third degree... So this kind of investment is
extremely ri
On 4/10/2013 6:10 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
Only if we want to continue with a failing school system. If we want a
school system that works, we need to switch to an all-public model (with,
of course, some caveats):
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/12/what-americans-keep-ignoring-ab
-
From: "Daniel J. Matyola"
Subject: Re: Posting Photos of Street Art can get you arrested
No one is trying to convert anyone else, Paul. Discussing our various
feelings about religion in public life is benign, and, I believe
helpful to understanding each others perspective.
Dan
Dan Ma
Daniel, you and I may have a communication breakdown here. For even a
split second did I _not_ talk about the education being compulsory or not.
If your system does not seriously challenge the slackers then you'll be
having lots of trouble when they finish school.
On 4/10/2013 4:57 PM, Daniel
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
>
> Well, the gong on the gong show went bong. Actually, what I mean was
> boing!
>
> Okay, Larry, I'll bite, tell me, what is the first?
You mean, "Who's on first?"
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On Apr 10, 2013, at 9:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 06:57:46AM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>
>> On Apr 10, 2013, at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/9/2013 9:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Because, simply put, the problem isn't the schools. The problem is at
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 06:57:46AM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> On Apr 10, 2013, at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
>
> > On 4/9/2013 9:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> >> Because, simply put, the problem isn't the schools. The problem is at
> >> home. Children who come from families that put a h
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 08:03:19PM -0400, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
> Well, the gong on the gong show went bong. Actually, what I mean was
> boing!
>
> Okay, Larry, I'll bite, tell me, what is the first?
I dunno. I forgot years ago.
>
> Marnie aka Doe ;-)
>
> In a message dated 4/10/2013 3
Well, the gong on the gong show went bong. Actually, what I mean was
boing!
Okay, Larry, I'll bite, tell me, what is the first?
Marnie aka Doe ;-)
In a message dated 4/10/2013 3:19:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
l...@red4est.com writes:
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 06:09:43PM -0400, eactiv...@
I don't dislike theists at all. I disagree with them on an issue that is of far
more importance to them than it is to me.
What I do take issue with is people trying (quite wrongly) to tell me what I
~do~ believe:
"Atheism is a religion just like any other."
No, actually it's not.
"You really
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 06:09:43PM -0400, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
> Bong as in the bong show, duh.
Do you mean the Gong show?
They say that as you age, the memory is the second thing to go.
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Bong as in the bong show, duh.
I am perfectly willing to drop it like Paul did, but you brought it up
again.
Paul said something, I said some people believe in no gods, Paul
essentially said that even atheists and secularists have their "gods"
(substitute
gods). I challenged that stateme
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 05:46:21PM -0400, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
> Bong!
Bong didn't write the post that you're replying to, Paul did.
By the way, someone made a mistaken conflation between atheist (meaning
no-gods) and
agnostic (meaning no-knowledge).
>
> The below implies that atheists
Bong!
The below implies that atheists ("they") are a group that meets and gets
together and makes joint decisions. I suppose there is an atheist society
somewhere, but very few atheists belong to it.
It also implies that secularists ("they") are such a group as well. You
night relook up th
No one is trying to convert anyone else, Paul. Discussing our various
feelings about religion in public life is benign, and, I believe
helpful to understanding each others perspective.
Dan
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On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Paul Stenqui
I think I can top that, Larry. I went to elementary school when they
stiill said the Lord's Prayer every day. The town was mostly
Catholic, an I was one of the few who said the protestant ending.
Based on the teachings of my conservative Lutheran Church, I should
have refused to say it at all.
On Apr 10, 2013, at 4:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 04:34:32PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>
>> I'm going to avoid this thread going forward. I don't think any of us are
>> going to achieve conversions. In the past we've avoided religious
>> discussions. That was good
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 04:34:32PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> I'm going to avoid this thread going forward. I don't think any of us are
> going to achieve conversions. In the past we've avoided religious
> discussions. That was good policy.
Agreed.
Question: does discussing full-frame f
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:55:13PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote:
>
> I grew up as one of very few jews in the schools that I went to.
>
> I always felt uncomfortable around Christmas because one of the class
> activities
> was singing Christmas carols. Christmas carols are, in effect, prayers,
> at
I'm going to avoid this thread going forward. I don't think any of us are going
to achieve conversions. In the past we've avoided religious discussions. That
was good policy.
Paul
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On Apr 10, 2013, at 4:03 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>
>> A simplistic reading of the situation. Of course atheism and
>> secularism are different. I'm not confusing them, but atheists are
>> generally secularists. Many atheists and the secularists, wh
On Apr 10, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 03:43:48PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>> "Do you mean like the right to not have the government telling you
>> when, where, why & how to pray, along with who to pray to?"
>>
>> I have many complaints about our govern
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> A simplistic reading of the situation. Of course atheism and
> secularism are different. I'm not confusing them, but atheists are
> generally secularists. Many atheists and the secularists, which are
> indeed different, have in their fervor developed
On Apr 10, 2013, at 2:55 PM, Bob W wrote:
> On 10 Apr 2013, at 16:16, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>> On Apr 9, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:41 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wr
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 03:43:48PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> "Do you mean like the right to not have the government telling you
> when, where, why & how to pray, along with who to pray to?"
>
> I have many complaints about our government, but they have never told
> me when, where, why and
I don't point fingers at other states, let alone other nations.
Unfortunately, all humans are subject to corruption, and some will
steal as much as they can if there is no fear of prosecution.
If you believe that your country is free of corruption, or morally
superior to others, you are of course
"Do you mean like the right to not have the government telling you
when, where, why & how to pray, along with who to pray to?"
I have many complaints about our government, but they have never told
me when, where, why and how to pray, or to whom to pray."
Dan
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On 10 Apr 2013, at 16:16, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> On Apr 9, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>>> On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:41 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
>
> There are a lot of people who belie
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> Aahz:
>>
>> If we want a school system that works, we need to switch to an
>> all-public model.
>
> How will reducing everyone to the lowest common denominator make the
> system "work"?
Repeat:
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/12/w
Unfortunately, the "philosophy of the current system" is to test all the
kids in all the schools. Take money away from the schools where the kids
test scores are below average and give it to the schools were the
students already have test scores above average.
Test 'em all again next year to s
On Apr 10, 2013, at 11:10 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>
>> This discussion seems to assume that the existence of charter shoals
>> and voucher systems is up for debate. It's not. They're operating and,
>> in many places, succeeding. We still have much t
On 10 Apr 2013, at 19:09, John Francis wrote:
>
> I know a little about this; one of my parents (and both of those of my
> wife) were life-long teachers. I went to the UK equivalent of both a US
> public school (although this was before Maggie Thatcher's drive to full
> comprehensive schools, so
Perhaps a better school system, but at the expense of an overall
worsening of society.
From: "Daniel J. Matyola"
"what is the interest of the pupil. If he or she want to learn"
So, if we eliminate compulsory education, and let the slackers drop
out, we will have a better school system?
Dan
On
Do you mean like the right to not have the government telling you when,
where, why & how to pray, along with who to pray to?
From: "Daniel J. Matyola"
Including "under god" in the pledge of allegiance is hardly "worship."
It is mostly a recognition that Americans "are endowed by their
Creator
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 01:04:49PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> "You will have students who are motivated, which makes the job of
> teaching much easier, and will tend to attract people to the
> profession who are passionate about teaching."
>
> Unfortunately, that is the philosophy of the cu
>Actually, yes. You will have students who are motivated, which makes the
>job of teaching much easier, and will tend to attract people to the
>profession who are passionate about teaching. Yo won't run into the
>situation that is happening in Georgia (IIRC) where an entire school
>board is und
On 10/04/2013 11:04 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
"You will have students who are motivated, which makes the job of
teaching much easier, and will tend to attract people to the
profession who are passionate about teaching."
Unfortunately, that is the philosophy of the current system: make the
jo
"You will have students who are motivated, which makes the job of
teaching much easier, and will tend to attract people to the
profession who are passionate about teaching."
Unfortunately, that is the philosophy of the current system: make the
job of teachers easier, and eliminate any method of m
" If we want a school system that works, we need to switch to an
all-public model."
How will reducing everyone to the lowest common denominator make the
system "work"?>
Dan Matyola
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On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> On Tue, Ap
My comment has nothing to do with tax breaks or anything else, but you
know that.
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On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>>
>> Including "under god" in the pledge of allegi
On 10/04/2013 7:57 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> "what is the interest of the pupil. If he or she want to learn"
>
> So, if we eliminate compulsory education, and let the slackers drop
> out, we will have a better school system?
Actually, yes. You will have students who are motivated, which mak
On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> On Apr 9, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>> On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:41 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
There are a lot of people who believe in no gods.
>>>
>>> But those too have created go
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>
> Including "under god" in the pledge of allegiance is hardly "worship."
> It is mostly a recognition that Americans "are endowed by their
> Creator with certain unalienable Rights" that can not be taken away by
> the government.
Do you support tax
On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> This discussion seems to assume that the existence of charter shoals
> and voucher systems is up for debate. It's not. They're operating and,
> in many places, succeeding. We still have much to learn about how
> they should be regulated and on what ba
"what is the interest of the pupil. If he or she want to learn"
So, if we eliminate compulsory education, and let the slackers drop
out, we will have a better school system?
Dan
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
> what is the interest of the pupil. If he or she want to lear
Including "under god" in the pledge of allegiance is hardly "worship."
It is mostly a recognition that Americans "are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable Rights" that can not be taken away by
the government.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Tue, Apr 9
On Apr 10, 2013, at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
> On 4/9/2013 9:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>> Because, simply put, the problem isn't the schools. The problem is at
>> home. Children who come from families that put a high priority on
>> education do well in school. If kids see their parents r
Bob, you're wrong. The Englishman with Jewish name Izik is the one to
blame... :-
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Bob W wrote:
> On 10 Apr 2013, at 05:22, Boris Liberman wrote:
>
>>
>> Given the size of the system and hence its inertia f[...] the general
>> direction at which this juggern
On 10 Apr 2013, at 05:22, Boris Liberman wrote:
>
> Given the size of the system and hence its inertia f[...] the general
> direction at which this juggernaut is moving on its own...
>
I blame the physics teachers... :0)
B
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On 10 April 2013 12:50, John Coyle wrote:
> I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the classic mnemonic I was taught at
> school -
> B (rackets)
> O (vers)
> D (ivision)
> M (ultiplication)
> A (dditions)
> S (ubtractions)
>
> Which often gives the correct answer, but equally can give an incorrect on
On 4/10/2013 4:56 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
"Why not just fix the public system instead?"
Several questions answers to which in my country are mostly shameful:
1. Is teacher as a profession is respected by your society?
2. Is teacher as an occupation is worth doing in terms of salary and
m
On 4/9/2013 9:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Because, simply put, the problem isn't the schools. The problem is at
home. Children who come from families that put a high priority on
education do well in school. If kids see their parents reading in
their free time, they will consider reading a viable l
On 4/9/2013 9:56 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
Looking back, I can't believe that my High School Trig course never once
mentioned that Sine, Cosine and Tangent are all based on the
relationship of the sides of a triangle. That would have made it so easy.
Trigonometry - metry of trigons (*) or "scienc
I don't believe in the concept of worship.
Methinks your perspective is skewed by your own lens.
Marnie aka Doe :-)
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> Quoting Rob Studdert :
>
>> On 9 April 2013 06:30, John Sessoms wrote:
>>
>>> Just out
From: John Francis
On Tue, Apr 09, 2013 at 12:28:10PM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote:
I went to Catholic grade school as a yute.
I don't think they paid the nuns to much.
And retirement benefits are kind of iffy.
Just sayin'...
Retirement benefits for nuns are out of this world!
http://www.youtub
"Why not just fix the public system instead?"
Unions and politicians. Neither will allow any significant change to
the existing system.
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On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Bill wrote:
> On 09/04/2013 7:43 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
>> T
On Apr 9, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
>
>> There are a lot of people who believe in no gods.
>
> In many countries now it's the majority of people.
And "believe" is the operable word. They don't dismiss the issue. They believe
fervently in no gods. It's
eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
>There are a lot of people who believe in no gods.
In many countries now it's the majority of people.
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On Apr 9, 2013, at 7:10 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 4/9/2013 12:30:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> p...@web-options.com writes:
> On 9 Apr 2013, at 12:23, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
>>
>> On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:41 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> There are a lot
In a message dated 4/9/2013 12:30:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
p...@web-options.com writes:
On 9 Apr 2013, at 12:23, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:41 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
>
>> There are a lot of people who believe in no gods.
>>
>> M aka D :-)
>
> But thos
Very well said.
Marnie aka Doe :-)
In a message dated 4/9/2013 6:34:16 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
a...@pobox.com writes:
Category error, you are warping other people's beliefs to suit your own.
"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone,
"it means just what I choos
On Tue, Apr 09, 2013 at 12:28:10PM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> I went to Catholic grade school as a yute.
> I don't think they paid the nuns to much.
> And retirement benefits are kind of iffy.
> Just sayin'...
Retirement benefits for nuns are out of this world!
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On 9 Apr 2013, at 22:37, "Steve Cottrell" wrote:
>
>> We all have our gods.
>>>
>>> Paul
>
> On 9/4/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>
>> I don't.
>
> Bob talks to god on the great white telephone now and again ;-)
>
>
That's not god, that's Raoul
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From: Bill
On 09/04/2013 11:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Public schools will survive given the vested interest that a large
portion of the population has in their continued existence. Charters
won't ever replace them completely. It's doubtful that we'd ever get
to 50% charters. But to ensure sur
>We all have our gods.
>>
>> Paul
On 9/4/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>I don't.
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From: "Alan C"
Sorry - in a proper fraction, the numerator is smaller than the denominator.
Basic rule - "Edit before Send" !
He he! Wondered how long it would take you to catch that & whether you'd
get there first.
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From: Rob Studdert
On 9 April 2013 14:37, Tom Cakalic wrote:
Hi Rob, (and John)
You and I often see things in the same way.
However the question/problem seems rather academic.
I haven't needed to or tried to remember the order of operations much
past high school.
At 52 years old, I see the
On 2013-04-09 14:56, John Sessoms wrote:
Looking back, I can't believe that my High School Trig course never once
mentioned that Sine, Cosine and Tangent are all based on the
relationship of the sides of a triangle. That would have made it so easy.
Holy Crap! I can't believe that, either! I
On 9 Apr 2013, at 12:23, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:41 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
>
>> There are a lot of people who believe in no gods.
>>
>> M aka D :-)
>
> But those too have created gods in their own image, just as people have done
> since the beginning of time.
From: Brian Walters
Quoting Rob Studdert :
On 9 April 2013 06:30, John Sessoms wrote:
Just out of curiosity, what real life problem does that equation relate to?
In solving electronics engineering problems this sort of combination
of operators wouldn't be that uncommon.
It's been long en
On Apr 9, 2013, at 2:25 PM, Bill wrote:
> On 09/04/2013 11:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> Public schools will survive given the vested interest that a large portion
>> of the population has in their continued existence. Charters won't ever
>> replace them completely. It's doubtful that we'd e
On Tue, Apr 09, 2013 at 01:59:15PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:
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> On Apr 9, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Bill wrote:
>
> > On 09/04/2013 7:43 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> >
> > Why not just fix the public system instead?
> >
> We've been trying to fix the public school system for fifty years. School
>
On 09/04/2013 11:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Public schools will survive given the vested interest that a large
portion of the population has in their continued existence. Charters
won't ever replace them completely. It's doubtful that we'd ever get
to 50% charters. But to ensure survival, pub
On Apr 9, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Bill wrote:
> On 09/04/2013 7:43 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> > That's why voucher funded charter schools are needed in those other areas.
> > They can provide the competition for the public schools. >Community
> > involvement is another thing, but having an alter
I went to Catholic grade school as a yute.
I don't think they paid the nuns to much.
And retirement benefits are kind of iffy.
Just sayin'...
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Bill wrote:
> On 09/04/2013 7:43 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
>> That's why voucher funded charter schools are needed in th
On 09/04/2013 7:43 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> That's why voucher funded charter schools are needed in those other
areas. They can provide the competition for the public schools.
>Community involvement is another thing, but having an alternative to
the public schools is a start.
And when al
On Apr 9, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:41 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>> There are a lot of people who believe in no gods.
>>
>> But those too have created gods in their own image, just as people
>> have done
On Apr 9, 2013, at 9:28 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>
>> But I agree that many Americans are undereducated. As I said when
>> this thread first shifted, American schools have failed their
>> students. They became complacent, and many of them are packe
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