Why education in so much of the south is a joke.

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  1. Shakes

    Shakes With good reason

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    With all that, I am still thinking about your last post.... transplanted yankee??
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  2. John Castle

    John Castle Banned Writer

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    I think the basic lesson we can all learn from this thread is as follows:

    Turdin is a fuckin' moop.

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  3. Dinner

    Dinner 2012 & 2014 Master Prognosticator

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    No one said it was a public school. Specifically, the claim was that it was a private school which gets public money via the voucher system. Personally, I think that if public money is going to get spent on things then there have to be standards especially if the private school in question teaches this sort of hog wash.
  4. John Castle

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    And you still haven't substantiated the claim that what's pictured came from any school at all. Ride on, fuckin' moop.
  5. Nova

    Nova livin on the edge of the ledge Writer

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    maybe so...but why do I have the feeling that if the test scores supported your per-assumed views, you'd be citing them as clear evidence of your contentions?
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  6. Nova

    Nova livin on the edge of the ledge Writer

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    I wouldn't dispute that any state lowered their standards, I would however greet with great skepticism any claim by California that they were the ONE noble shinning example of integrity in the midst of all this corruption.
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  7. Nova

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    :shock:

    Dayton pwns Flashy!!!!
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  8. BearTM

    BearTM Bustin' a move! Deceased Member

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    Fuck you. Until he can actually source the damned thing, it's about as real as the Einstein quotes about God on Facebook.
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  9. BearTM

    BearTM Bustin' a move! Deceased Member

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    Oh, and by the way.... The closest thing to a private school that receives government money in any direct form are South Carolina's charter schools...which would be shut down in a heart beat if anything resembling that test were given.
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Yes, like most of my neighborhood. Yankee by birth, Southerner by occupational need originally, but now choose to live here. Thus, transplanted.
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    Rimjob Bob Classy Fellow

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    ConfederateSon, you have really done a disservice with this thread to the legitimate hatred of the South and its backwardness.

    :yaoming:
  12. T.R

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    So California Dumb Ass, are you going to show your proof that education in the south is a joke or are you going to tuck your tail and run like usual?
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  13. BearTM

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    He needs to prove that South Carolina has a voucher system in place first. (Hint: It doesn't.)
  14. T.R

    T.R Don't Care

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    Come on California Dumb Ass. Ask around your Facebook if you lack the intelligence to find the information yourself. We're all waiting.
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  15. BearTM

    BearTM Bustin' a move! Deceased Member

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    Yeah. I'd hate to point out to him that my very own son is from a Tennessee school and was a member of an Academic Decathalon team that won nationals both years he was on the team.
    (They've been bouncing between national champ and second place ever since...
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    By God, I think I've diagnosed Turdin. I'm serious. After having observed the content and character of his posts these past few years, I have arrived at an honest-to-God medical diagnosis.

    He has Pica.

    "What do you base that diagnosis on, Dr. Castle?"

    Simple: He swallows every nugget of liberal bullshit he sets eyes on.

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  17. tafkats

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    A sixth of an inch?
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  18. John Castle

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    The other Pica.
  19. Bickendan

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    To be fair, I think takfats might be onto something, given that Wordin' does seem to be really compensating for something... :chris:
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  20. Tuckerfan

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    Loch Ness monster "real" according to textbook in Louisiana.
    (bolding mine)
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  21. John Castle

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    Okay, well that shit must not fly.

    As an aside: You see that, Turdin? That is how you substantiate a claim.
  22. T.R

    T.R Don't Care

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    From May 2011
    So, is the National Center for Education also clueless?
  23. Captain X

    Captain X Responsible cookie control

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    I can never get over why people still believe something that was an admitted hoax. :jayzus:

    Not that this has anything to do with Tudrin's complete inability to substantiate the claim he made.
  24. Bickendan

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    What, religion? :unsure:
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  25. gul

    gul Revolting Beer Drinker Administrator Formerly Important

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    This is why I oppose voucher programs.
  26. T.R

    T.R Don't Care

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    This is why I support them...

  27. tafkats

    tafkats scream not working because space make deaf Moderator

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    Ah, yes, I forgot about the strange phenomenon that causes teacher sexual misconduct to occur only in public schools.
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  28. Dr. Krieg

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    Are you serious, T.R.? :lol:
  29. BearTM

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    Owait, it doesn't.
  30. Tamar Garish

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    This could have come from absolutely anywhere, made by anyone.

    It is from a DVD and Information Guide that comes with it. The person who posted it could have made it at home.

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    The thing that CS made sure not to mention, is that if this was used...and there is no verification it was...it was used at a private religious school.

    Plus the source is a random Reddit user claiming a friend showed him this. Hardly a perfect source.

    http://wafflesatnoon.com/2013/04/22/4th-grade-dinosaur-quiz/

    :jayzus: