Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[MDS]

theyre dead where it dont count

[Munson]

[Diomedes]

a lot of truth in that

[Sgt PSN]

I'm glad someone finally decided to point out how farged up teachers are. 

[rjs246]

I actually think that little cartoon is total copout bullshtein.

Our population is not falling behind the world's educational curve because of the excuses listed there. On a case by case basis those are certainly factors, and some populations (low income areas especially) have higher percentages of those factors in play, but you can't blame the entire country's lagging educational excellence on the TV being on at home, or single-parenthood or whatever. It's not like the entirety of the school aged population is suffering from parental neglect thereby absolving teachers of any responsibility. Teachers need to do a good job with their kids, illustrate that they are doing a good job or get fired. Just like the rest of the working population. When they do a good job they should be paid handsomely for it, in my opinion, because their job is the most important one there is but making excuses and cheering stupid comics like that makes me irate. Parents need to do a good job with their kids, but that doesn't absolve teachers of all responsibility for doing their jobs.

[Rome]

The best thing you can do for your kid is to turn the tv off.

I came home the other day and the kid was watching some educational show and that's fine but there's no reason she has to watch Wizards Of Waverly Place for the fifth time.

I put a stop to it. 

[SunMo]

but then i have to be a parent, that's way too much work for me

[Rome]

You know what they say, Sunny... The best part of having kids is making them.

[reese125]

Try having 3 yr old twins. Yo gabba gabba is a must if you want to keep any part of your sanity.

Sometimes I sprint to the remote control.

[ice grillin you]

wait until one of them picks a turd out of the others pants like a chunky candy bar and wedges it in his teeth

[SD]

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/02/komen-vp-karen-handel-quits-over-planned-parenthood-dispute/252707/

[reese125]

Oh Im waiting for the poop finger painting on the bedroom wall to begin. That will be a very special day.

[Munson]

I actually think that little cartoon is total copout bullshtein.

Our population is not falling behind the world's educational curve because of the excuses listed there. On a case by case basis those are certainly factors, and some populations (low income areas especially) have higher percentages of those factors in play, but you can't blame the entire country's lagging educational excellence on the TV being on at home, or single-parenthood or whatever. It's not like the entirety of the school aged population is suffering from parental neglect thereby absolving teachers of any responsibility. Teachers need to do a good job with their kids, illustrate that they are doing a good job or get fired. Just like the rest of the working population. When they do a good job they should be paid handsomely for it, in my opinion, because their job is the most important one there is but making excuses and cheering stupid comics like that makes me irate. Parents need to do a good job with their kids, but that doesn't absolve teachers of all responsibility for doing their jobs.

eh, I think the cartoon was targeted more at the frothy lube the GOP works up when it comes to blaming teachers for everything, not really trying to absolve teachers from blame.

But I agree with your assessment of teacher performance...we just don't have a real great way of measuring it right now.

[ice grillin you]

Oh Im waiting for the poop finger painting on the bedroom wall to begin. That will be a very special day.

finger painting?...why dont you introduce them to sand art while you are at it

in the hood we call it tagging....shorty done stink tagged that wall son!!

[Munson]

Prop 8 just got shot down by a federal appeals court...we're on our way to a supreme court case on banning gay marriage.