Poll of the Day > A weird TV trope that you used to see but didn't have much real world basis

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MacrossSpecial posted...

FourthDimension posted...

Bilingual people randomly using foreign words when speaking with people who only speak English

That is a good one, probably one of the big instances of life imitating art - to this day I still hardly ever see people doing this.

Also, I went to a high school with about 5500 kids. The only people who had lockers were the physically disabled students... I never even saw a rotating combination lock until the military.

I actually worked with a mexican dude who could speak perfect english not even broken, I mean perfect english yet he'd insist on speaking to me in spanish despite knowing I couldn't speak it. wanted to punch him sometimes.OhhhJa posted...

People hanging up the phone without saying bye

I actually do that depending on the person. not being rude its just sort of a understood thing between me and them, they tell me they are getting off and we just hang up.
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helIy posted...

and you're constantly trying to get his attention

"Constantly?" "Doing my damndest?" That would be true if I was actively seeking him out and replying in every one of his topics. The only time I say "hey someone quote this for me" is if I happen to notice that it's his topic or it's him I'm replying to. In case you hadn't noticed, PotD is pretty small and Zeus posts a lot. It's not exactly fair to say I'm obsessed with one particular user when the truth is, a majority of my posts in response to him are coincidences. Unlike people here, I care more about what is being said rather than who is saying it.

Keep trying to make mountains out of molehills fam, but the truth is, you're wrong.

And that doesn't even address the fact that, as long as I'm killing time at work, I am accomplishing what I set out for.
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Zeus posted...

MacrossSpecial posted...

Every classroom had the books for the class taught there and kids were issued all their books for home at the beginning of the year so there really was no need to have a locker - you could rent a book you needed from the library if you wanted to study at school. I remember most kids not even having backpacks.

Damn. My backpack weighted 65 lbs. Could have saved my back to implement a take-home plan.

That is sad.

Say what you want about California but I feel that we are doing public education right. It is just that so many people feel that teachers are supposed to handling all aspects of raising their children that messes things up, also you only get out of the system what you put into it - it is really easy to sleep our way through school, just don't be mad when you've graduated and realize you didn't learn anything. It is up to the parents to make sure the school is being utilized correctly, but so many are poorly educated themselves so it doesn't work out too well.

Still, pay 1% more sales tax than other states and I get to go to college practically for free? Yes, please.
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MacrossSpecial posted...

I feel that we are doing public education right.

Well, you're probably the only one who does.

http://www.ocregister.com/2014/04/07/most-high-school-grads-ineligible-for-state-colleges/

SAN FRANCISCO – Fewer than 4 in 10 California high school students are completing the requirements to be eligible for the state’s public universities, fueling worries of a shortage of college-educated workers when the value of a bachelor’s degree has never been higher.

To meet entrance requirements, high school students must complete 15 classes with a grade of C or better, including foreign language, lab science, intermediate algebra, and visual or performing arts.

At the current rate, educators and policy experts say, far too few students are finishing high school with the minimum coursework needed even to apply to a University of California or California State University campus. In 1994, 32 percent of public school graduates met the course and grade prerequisites, known as “A-G requirements” because they cover seven subject areas. For the Class of 2012, it was 38 percent.

http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-california-teacher-shortage-20161129-story.html

Her experience encapsulates some of the root causes of a California teacher shortage that is bad and getting worse, according to a new survey released Wednesday.

The staffing problem is both wide and deep, with 75% of more than 200 districts surveyed reporting difficulties with filling positions and low-income urban and rural areas hit hardest.

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Between 20% to 40% of teachers, according to the new research, leave the profession in the first five years, a figure that rises to 50% in some school systems, especially those such as Moore’s school that serve low-income and minority students.

At the same time, fewer prospective teachers have entered the training pipeline, a decrease of 75% over the last 10 years, Darling-Hammond said.

Even though school funding has improved with the economy, the supply of new teachers has not kept pace with those leaving, including many who are retiring.

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I already prefaced the statement.

Parents treat school like a babysitting service. The AP and IB programs exist; sign your kids up for the serious classes taught by the good teachers if you want them to be scholarly - this is common sense among educated people, the other kids can cruise through and fill the gap of society after high school.

Not to be a phallus but like it is always said, we don't need everyone to be a scientist, mathematician or engineer. The system seems to be working fine for now, there are 50 universities for scholarship and hundreds of community college for the same as well as trade skills.
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MacrossSpecial posted...

I already prefaced the statement.

Parents treat school like a babysitting service. The AP and IB programs exist; sign your kids up for the serious classes taught by the good teachers if you want them to be scholarly - this is common sense among educated people, the other kids can cruise through and fill the gap of society after high school.

Not to be a phallus but like it is always said, we don't need everyone to be a scientist, mathematician or engineer. The system seems to be working fine for now, there are 50 universities for scholarship and hundreds of community college for the same as well as trade skills.

Be that as it may, but when your schools are churning out borderline illiterate graduates, it's hard to see that as anything other than the system failing. Likewise, as of 2012, California's high school graduation rate was tied with Mississippi. There are *very* few things you want to be tied with Mississippi for.
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MacrossSpecial posted...

I already prefaced the statement.

Parents treat school like a babysitting service. The AP and IB programs exist; sign your kids up for the serious classes taught by the good teachers if you want them to be scholarly - this is common sense among educated people, the other kids can cruise through and fill the gap of society after high school.

Not to be a phallus but like it is always said, we don't need everyone to be a scientist, mathematician or engineer. The system seems to be working fine for now, there are 50 universities for scholarship and hundreds of community college for the same as well as trade skills.

wish jobs would understand not every profession needs a college degree either. back in the day very few did. I mostly enjoy living in a capitalist country, but this is one of the downfalls as those colleges gotta make money.
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mooreandrew58 posted...

wish jobs would understand not every profession needs a college degree either. back in the day very few did. I mostly enjoy living in a capitalist country, but this is one of the downfalls as those colleges gotta make money.

tbh, this is a major nuisance as well but it's partly thanks to bad government policy which encouraged a glut of college grads but not the jobs to accommodate them.
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