I Guess It Had To Happen...
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Texas schools are teaching US History - specifically, the Boston Tea Party (what I consider to be the tipping point toward the American Revolution) - as if it were a terrorist act. At the root of every country's origins, one would more than likely be able to discover what would now be called a "terrorist act". [moved to the Soapbox to let the discussion open up a little. - Chris Maunder.]
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997we've gone ten years labeling every damned thing someone has done to the US as "terrorism". should be no surprise that the word's meaning has expanded to accommodate.
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It's interesting because they actually now take the test before they even learn the content so they know where they need to work and the teacher knows what each student needs to work on. It actually leads to more directed instruction. Then they take the test again and if they fail a section they have to take the test again until they pass it. So like true developers they get to fail over and over again until they get it right. :-D Then again this is just a sample of what some of the teachers are doing. It doesn't work in every subject but it does solve the issue of teachers being overloaded with what is essentially busy work neither the students nor the teacher wants to deal with (complete for student and check for the teacher) and helps the student know areas of improvement. As I said, it's new and shiny right now because nobody has had a chance to prove it doesn't work yet but there's hope. The main message I've noticed is that the school is working to change the way the kids learn to fit more into an office environment instead of the old factory mentality. For example they no longer have a school bell because that was something originally designed to train kids for the whistle in a factory telling you when to go from one place to another. All interesting and in the end I think mostly crap but might as well try something right? :-D
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Now that I have some more details, I actually like that system. As you said, it reduces the amount of busy work, for both the students and teachers, and it tailors the units to how long it actually takes for the students to learn it, not some arbitrary period of time. If they take the test the first time, and all of the students pass it, there is no reason for the teacher to then spend time covering that subject. They can immediately continue to the next one. :thumbsup: Do they always take the whole test? For instance, if a test has seven sections and I fail one, I retake the entire test and not just the section I failed, correct?
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Fair point: maybe they really threw it out because it was really bad tea.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
They threw it overboard because the Royal Governor of Boston refused to order the ships back to England *with* their cargo.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
Now that I have some more details, I actually like that system. As you said, it reduces the amount of busy work, for both the students and teachers, and it tailors the units to how long it actually takes for the students to learn it, not some arbitrary period of time. If they take the test the first time, and all of the students pass it, there is no reason for the teacher to then spend time covering that subject. They can immediately continue to the next one. :thumbsup: Do they always take the whole test? For instance, if a test has seven sections and I fail one, I retake the entire test and not just the section I failed, correct?
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
Yes, you retake the whole test. I see that as ensuring you didn't already forget the other stuff too. Another point is the teacher does move on after the test but it is up to the student to come in and get the help they need. I suppose if enough kids failed a given section they would hang back and bring everyone up but they don't stop for one or two kids. This makes the student more responsible for their own learning as well because it's up to them to get the help they need rather than wait for the teacher to cater to them.
------------------------------------- Do not do what has already been done. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.. but it ROCKS absolutely, too.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
No citizen of the U.S. is capable of being a terrorist against the U.S.
USA PATRIOT Section 802[^] says you're wrong.
The patriot act is unconstitutional, and is therefore null and void.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
The patriot act is unconstitutional, and is therefore null and void.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997let me know if you ever get a chance to argue that before a judge. i'd love to hear how it turns out.
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They threw it overboard because the Royal Governor of Boston refused to order the ships back to England *with* their cargo.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997I see you have suffered another sense of humor failure. Perhaps a nice cup of tea? :-)
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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Yes, you retake the whole test. I see that as ensuring you didn't already forget the other stuff too. Another point is the teacher does move on after the test but it is up to the student to come in and get the help they need. I suppose if enough kids failed a given section they would hang back and bring everyone up but they don't stop for one or two kids. This makes the student more responsible for their own learning as well because it's up to them to get the help they need rather than wait for the teacher to cater to them.
------------------------------------- Do not do what has already been done. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.. but it ROCKS absolutely, too.
Doctor Nick wrote:
Yes, you retake the whole test. I see that as ensuring you didn't already forget the other stuff too.
That's what I was thinking as well.
Doctor Nick wrote:
This makes the student more responsible for their own learning as well because it's up to them to get the help they need rather than wait for the teacher to cater to them.
This will be very important when college comes. Is this a private or public school? Or some sort of public magnet school?
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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I see you have suffered another sense of humor failure. Perhaps a nice cup of tea? :-)
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
This deserves a 5. :laugh:
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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we've gone ten years labeling every damned thing someone has done to the US as "terrorism". should be no surprise that the word's meaning has expanded to accommodate.
My lack of voting is a terrorist act.
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I see you have suffered another sense of humor failure. Perhaps a nice cup of tea? :-)
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
I recognized the humor. I'm just still annoyed at the whole thing.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
let me know if you ever get a chance to argue that before a judge. i'd love to hear how it turns out.
I'm afraid we all know how it would turn out.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
Doctor Nick wrote:
Yes, you retake the whole test. I see that as ensuring you didn't already forget the other stuff too.
That's what I was thinking as well.
Doctor Nick wrote:
This makes the student more responsible for their own learning as well because it's up to them to get the help they need rather than wait for the teacher to cater to them.
This will be very important when college comes. Is this a private or public school? Or some sort of public magnet school?
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
Public school. Small school though for a small community. Average graduating class I think is like 60-70 students. They also are a one to one school which means every kid gets a laptop they take home and are expected to take care of. Hence the online research. Caveat there being if they use Wikipedia they have to cite the source Wikipedia cited in the article causing them to eventually get to an "official" source.
------------------------------------- Do not do what has already been done. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.. but it ROCKS absolutely, too.
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I recognized the humor. I'm just still annoyed at the whole thing.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I recognized the humor. I'm just still annoyed at the whole thing.
It's a bit late to worry about it now: you won, you have your own country, enjoy it, don't worry about 200 year old tea. :-)
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Texas schools are teaching US History - specifically, the Boston Tea Party ... as if it were a terrorist act.
This means the whole country is going to start teaching it this way, because normally everyone else follows Texas's choice of textbooks... :| EDIT: Also, I'm interested to hear what our neighbo(u)rs across the pond think of this...
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I recognized the humor. I'm just still annoyed at the whole thing.
It's a bit late to worry about it now: you won, you have your own country, enjoy it, don't worry about 200 year old tea. :-)
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
:) Enjoying it is currently against the law. The "pursuit of happiness" (and "liberty") were struck down by the Supreme Court as being contradictory to current government agenda.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Texas schools are teaching US History - specifically, the Boston Tea Party ... as if it were a terrorist act.
This means the whole country is going to start teaching it this way, because normally everyone else follows Texas's choice of textbooks... :| EDIT: Also, I'm interested to hear what our neighbo(u)rs across the pond think of this...
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
Framing the Boston Tea Party as a terrorist act certainly runs counter to current cessesionist tendencies in Texas.
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I'm afraid we all know how it would turn out.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I'm afraid we all know how it would turn out.
A new judge and you in a very fashionable jumpsuit... :laugh:
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
No citizen of the U.S. is capable of being a terrorist against the U.S.
USA PATRIOT Section 802[^] says you're wrong.
Ah yes, the infallible federal government theory. Logic and Science need not apply[^]
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
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Ah yes, the infallible federal government theory. Logic and Science need not apply[^]
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
Ah yes, the infallible federal government theory.
you will note that i never used the word "infallible" nor any of its synonyms.
