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01/18/14 4:04 pm | #8686

What grinds my gears - Saturday classes.

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01/18/14 4:07 pm | #8687

why would you sign up for it if it bothered you? that doesn't make sense..

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01/18/14 4:21 pm | #8688

Quote by The Snapple Cap:

why would you sign up for it if it bothered you? that doesn't make sense..

Prolly cause it was the only time slot the course was offered or the only one remaining with spots still available when he registered.

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01/18/14 4:29 pm | #8689

Quote by IRiSH:

Quote by The Snapple Cap:

why would you sign up for it if it bothered you? that doesn't make sense..

Prolly cause it was the only time slot the course was offered or the only one remaining with spots still available when he registered.

Take it a different semester then or see if anyone drops it during the week and sign up for it before registration ends.

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01/18/14 5:46 pm | #8690

Quote by The Snapple Cap:

Quote by IRiSH:

Prolly cause it was the only time slot the course was offered or the only one remaining with spots still available when he registered.

Take it a different semester then or see if anyone drops it during the week and sign up for it before registration ends.

I was forced to take Japanese 302 my last semester in college- with a sensei that I knew I'd absolutely hate, but it was my own fault for putting it off. Sometimes there is no choice-- you're not going to spend 5yrs of college instead of 4, just so you can meet a requirement for graduation. Even if you're not a senior, it's good to have a plan moving forward, get out requirements early.

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01/18/14 6:08 pm | #8691

Quote by SeanPCannon:

Quote by The Snapple Cap:

Take it a different semester then or see if anyone drops it during the week and sign up for it before registration ends.

I was forced to take Japanese 302 my last semester in college- with a sensei that I knew I'd absolutely hate, but it was my own fault for putting it off. Sometimes there is no choice-- you're not going to spend 5yrs of college instead of 4, just so you can meet a requirement for graduation. Even if you're not a senior, it's good to have a plan moving forward, get out requirements early.

It's one of those classes that is only offered once every 3 or 4 semesters. It isn't required, but it's heavily emphasized as a 'good idea' to take that class. :no:

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01/21/14 7:25 pm | #8692

When you're raised in the south and it's immediately assumed you're dumb as shit. While i completely agree, there are a lot of dumb motherfuckers in the south, this only covers about 40% of the people. The rest of us probably could do better than most on the ACT. But 40% is a big number......

The southern education isnt really to blame, it's the students. most do not give 2 shits what they do in life and do not really try. It's just a nuisance to be grouped with them.

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01/21/14 7:27 pm | #8693

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When you're raised in the south and it's immediately assumed you're dumb as shit. While i completely agree, there are a lot of dumb motherfuckers in the south, this only covers about 40% of the people. The rest of us probably could do better than most on the ACT. But 40% is a big number......

The southern education isnt really to blame, it's the students. most do not give 2 shits what they do in life and do not really try. It's just a nuisance to be grouped with them.

I disagree, the students never had a chance to care because the Teachers did not care, they gave them free passes and would just move them on to make their job easier.

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01/21/14 7:49 pm | #8694

Quote by Daniel:

Quote by Chaind Insanity:

When you're raised in the south and it's immediately assumed you're dumb as shit. While i completely agree, there are a lot of dumb motherfuckers in the south, this only covers about 40% of the people. The rest of us probably could do better than most on the ACT. But 40% is a big number......

The southern education isnt really to blame, it's the students. most do not give 2 shits what they do in life and do not really try. It's just a nuisance to be grouped with them.

I disagree, the students never had a chance to care because the Teachers did not care, they gave them free passes and would just move them on to make their job easier.

Now you're just finger pointing. The teachers at my school did a decent job, that's not to say fucking phenomenal. i mean they're teachers. Im quite sure some of your teachers didnt really give a shit either. But when you come to school, just to be a disruption to the rest of the class, to sit back and mouth off at the teacher despite this teacher going the extra mile to save your ass from repeating, it's YOUR fault.

Case and point:

11th grade year of high school. There is this dude i know who repeated 2 years because he would just not care about anything. The Principal warned this fuck he wouldnt stand for anything else. This was the kind of guy who would smoke in the bathroom, talk right over anyone, walk out the front door when he came to school after being dropped off the bus, etc. My 9th grade English Teacher Ms. Lee had this fucker EVERY YEAR because she requested him, and she taught remedial English to the failures in the higher grades in other blocks and had only 1 9th grade class the rest of the day. This woman went above and beyond for this guy, from what she told me this dude was really smart (i never saw it, dude was just a waste of space in my eyes because he never said an intelligent thing). She made this dude sit in class and work but half the time he never showed up, but Ms. Lee knew this fucker's game of walking out the front door so she would be there to greet him and turn him around. Anyway, long story short, this woman did everything in her power for 3 FUCKING YEARS PEOPLE to get this guy on the right track because she saw some sort of potential in him.

He didnt graduate and ended up dropping out but Ms. Lee was on his ass every step of the way. Fast forward 3 years, guy got his GED and was in my college studying Principles of Engineering with me. I asked him what had changed, dude told me Ms. Lee called his house, spoke to him, and told him how disappointed in him she was that he had more than what he showed in school, and his life did not have to be what his friend's made him believe. Apparently this changed this guy's mind, because here he is in a class i never thought to see him in.

So, i dont want to hear shit about "It's the teacher's fault." It stems from somewhere, and it comes down to either the parents or the person and the choices they make. We live in a really apathetic generation, and kids expect everything to be handed to them.

/rant

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01/21/14 8:01 pm | #8695

Quote by Chaind Insanity:

Quote by Daniel:

I disagree, the students never had a chance to care because the Teachers did not care, they gave them free passes and would just move them on to make their job easier.

Now you're just finger pointing. The teachers at my school did a decent job, that's not to say fucking phenomenal. i mean they're teachers. Im quite sure some of your teachers didnt really give a shit either. But when you come to school, just to be a disruption to the rest of the class, to sit back and mouth off at the teacher despite this teacher going the extra mile to save your ass from repeating, it's YOUR fault.

Case and point:

11th grade year of high school. There is this dude i know who repeated 2 years because he would just not care about anything. The Principal warned this fuck he wouldnt stand for anything else. This was the kind of guy who would smoke in the bathroom, talk right over anyone, walk out the front door when he came to school after being dropped off the bus, etc. My 9th grade English Teacher Ms. Lee had this fucker EVERY YEAR because she requested him, and she taught remedial English to the failures in the higher grades in other blocks and had only 1 9th grade class the rest of the day. This woman went above and beyond for this guy, from what she told me this dude was really smart (i never saw it, dude was just a waste of space in my eyes because he never said an intelligent thing). She made this dude sit in class and work but half the time he never showed up, but Ms. Lee knew this fucker's game of walking out the front door so she would be there to greet him and turn him around. Anyway, long story short, this woman did everything in her power for 3 FUCKING YEARS PEOPLE to get this guy on the right track because she saw some sort of potential in him.

He didnt graduate and ended up dropping out but Ms. Lee was on his ass every step of the way. Fast forward 3 years, guy got his GED and was in my college studying Principles of Engineering with me. I asked him what had changed, dude told me Ms. Lee called his house, spoke to him, and told him how disappointed in him she was that he had more than what he showed in school, and his life did not have to be what his friend's made him believe. Apparently this changed this guy's mind, because here he is in a class i never thought to see him in.

So, i dont want to hear shit about "It's the teacher's fault." It stems from somewhere, and it comes down to either the parents or the person and the choices they make. We live in a really apathetic generation, and kids expect everything to be handed to them.

/rant

You pitch your point as if it's an everyday thing, like every teacher does that. The fact of the matter is Teachers are paid their salary, which is not great to begin with, to teach you the minimum to pass the Standardized test required by the district. This coupled with spoiled brats and students with bad attitudes it's not surprising teachers wouldn't care about your education.

I can name probably 4 Teachers in grades 1-12 that actually cared about my education but those were at my schools, I would say you were fortunate to have a school that cared so much about your education that they would go above and beyond to do what they did for that kid.

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01/21/14 8:14 pm | #8696

that kid was an isolated incident. I would like to think that the majority of the teachers i had throughout my school career did indeed care for my education, but you're right that teacher's do get paid a shitty salary just to deal with annoyances all day long.

With that being said, the point of this is that teachers are not the reason we have stupid fucking kids. Parents have a lot to do with the problem. If you wanted to put a percentage on blame, it would go like this:

Why our kids are dumb as hell:
25% Child's fault
50% Parent's Fault
20% Teacher's fault
5% Other

That Other can represent whatever you want.

EDIT:
I completely forgot, those statistics are all wrong. Here is the correct breakdown.

100% Obama's fault. :laugh:

EDITEDIT:

Relevant.

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01/21/14 9:15 pm | #8697

Quote by Chaind Insanity:

Quote by Daniel:

I disagree, the students never had a chance to care because the Teachers did not care, they gave them free passes and would just move them on to make their job easier.

Now you're just finger pointing. The teachers at my school did a decent job, that's not to say fucking phenomenal. i mean they're teachers. Im quite sure some of your teachers didnt really give a shit either. But when you come to school, just to be a disruption to the rest of the class, to sit back and mouth off at the teacher despite this teacher going the extra mile to save your ass from repeating, it's YOUR fault.

Case and point:

11th grade year of high school. There is this dude i know who repeated 2 years because he would just not care about anything. The Principal warned this fuck he wouldnt stand for anything else. This was the kind of guy who would smoke in the bathroom, talk right over anyone, walk out the front door when he came to school after being dropped off the bus, etc. My 9th grade English Teacher Ms. Lee had this fucker EVERY YEAR because she requested him, and she taught remedial English to the failures in the higher grades in other blocks and had only 1 9th grade class the rest of the day. This woman went above and beyond for this guy, from what she told me this dude was really smart (i never saw it, dude was just a waste of space in my eyes because he never said an intelligent thing). She made this dude sit in class and work but half the time he never showed up, but Ms. Lee knew this fucker's game of walking out the front door so she would be there to greet him and turn him around. Anyway, long story short, this woman did everything in her power for 3 FUCKING YEARS PEOPLE to get this guy on the right track because she saw some sort of potential in him.

He didnt graduate and ended up dropping out but Ms. Lee was on his ass every step of the way. Fast forward 3 years, guy got his GED and was in my college studying Principles of Engineering with me. I asked him what had changed, dude told me Ms. Lee called his house, spoke to him, and told him how disappointed in him she was that he had more than what he showed in school, and his life did not have to be what his friend's made him believe. Apparently this changed this guy's mind, because here he is in a class i never thought to see him in.

So, i dont want to hear shit about "It's the teacher's fault." It stems from somewhere, and it comes down to either the parents or the person and the choices they make. We live in a really apathetic generation, and kids expect everything to be handed to them.

/rant

It's case IN point. FYI.

Have you ever been out of the south?

It is NOT 40% of southerners who are dumb as shit, it's 75%. And probably 20% of the remaining 25% are transplants from other areas. 5% of native southerners could hold their own against the intelligent people throughout the rest of the country.

The south is backwards. The rules, values and education are backwards. Schools fail kids long before they hit high school. Kids are groomed for janitorial jobs starting in elementary jobs. They aren't just "expected" to go to college like in the north.

Yes, there are exceptions. But they do not become the rule just because they serve your purposes.

Parents fail their kids by not being involved or expecting anything from their kids. Teachers fail their kids by not expecting any more that adequate yearly progress so they can get the "no child left behind" money. The ones who do care have it beaten out of them by all the parents who don't care. Because of these failures, kids grow up expecting nothing. Intelligent kids are easily overlooked because those teachers who are "determined to help people" overlook them in favor of the kids who need extra attention. Then the smart kids get bored and start slipping through the cracks. And everyone is brought down to the level of the lowest common denominator.

Stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason.

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01/21/14 9:41 pm | #8698

^^^ In response to this, yes- a "parent" or someone in authority that you look up to, telling you "they're disappointed in you" does wonders. No rants or punishments. Just being disappointed. I know it doesn't work all the time, but he probably never got that at home, so it sunk in. I had good and bad teachers, I think we all do. I do know, that using the area you live in, or the parents you have, as an excuse, or a crutch, to not apply yourself, isn't fair. You have the power to do whatever you want. Is it easier for a rich kid to coast, and a poor kid to fail? Certainly. But the rich kid can also crash and burn, and the poor kid can also innovate, move up, and move out. It's easy NOT to study. NOT to hit the gym. NOT to work. Any excuse isn't a good excuse.

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01/21/14 9:51 pm | #8699

You know what grinds my gears? Case and point

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01/21/14 9:54 pm | #8700

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You know what grinds my gears? Case and point

For all intensive purposes.

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