Thanks for clearing that up....

[sinanju]

From a local newsradio report on students producing anti-drug ad materials, as explained by a representative from the school district:

"From the 13 schools participating, we got 31 different...and when I say say 'different', I mean none of them were alike."

I fear for the products of public schooling. This reminds me of a televised meeting shortly after Kip Kinkel shot up his Springfield, OR school. It was surreal. Lots of vague, touchy-feely suggestions for how to prevent such things from a crowd of dimwits I slowly realized were all public school administrators or teachers. Oh, there were a couple of concrete suggestions--one person blamed all our troubles on processed food and urged a higher percentage of whole fruits and vegetables. There were also helpful suggestions like signs with mottos such as "Hands are not for hurting!"

No shit, Sherlock. Kinkel didn't use his hands. He used a high-tech tool called a 'gun'. And here I thought it couldn't be a coincidence that you have two eyes and I have two thumbs!

Wow. Just...wow.

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[sinanju.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be surprised (that teachers retain the maturity level of their students) eventually. It's got to be wearing. One of the inevitable questions I got from people who learned that I was getting/had an English degree was, "Are you planning to teach?" Hell, no. I subbed (informally) once or twice and that only confirmed my decision that teaching was not for me.

That little snippet on the radio today left me gaping, literally--sitting there with my mouth open and thinking she didn't just say that!