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Burruss Writer
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Burruss Writer

Proof that earning a Nobel Prize doesn't prove you are intelligent...

Posted: 01/19/2023 at 01:00 PM ET
(In response to this post by MrBayAreaHokie)

Thread Replies (86)

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Teacher Rant follows. (Sorry. Need to blow off steam)
Riverguy • 01/19/23 08:32 AM ET
Will they be willing to play collegiate basketball with broken hands?**
TomTurkey • 01/19/23 02:17 PM ET
LOL. Not in that class, but in
Riverguy • 01/20/23 07:23 AM ET
Best teacher I ever had was Herb West for Freshman English. Some of you
Brown Water • 01/19/23 01:33 PM ET
My wife teaches
HOKIEVET • 01/19/23 12:51 PM ET
My retired teacher perspective…
Newt • 01/19/23 12:23 PM ET
I wish a few more teachers grasped the homework concept
Tafkam Hokie • 01/19/23 04:33 PM ET
My best and worse teachers were math teachers during my school years. My
Hokebury • 01/19/23 12:44 PM ET
Almost identical for me. My Algebra I teacher was almost indescribably
Tafkam Hokie • 01/19/23 04:39 PM ET
My English instruction in high school was excellent. Freshman English...
EDGEMAN • 01/19/23 12:57 PM ET
My epiphany on a subject came in History. The first good history teacher
Tafkam Hokie • 01/19/23 04:44 PM ET
My son has the opposite problem, lazy teachers, non-challenging material…
CrystalCoveHokie • 01/19/23 10:35 AM ET
$100-200k???
Newt • 01/19/23 11:54 AM ET
Look at where he lives and the price of real estate in the area first**
hoosnowahokie • 01/19/23 12:56 PM ET
If you are interested……
CrystalCoveHokie • 01/19/23 12:21 PM ET
that's a lot more than our teachers make**
MrBayAreaHokie • 01/19/23 02:02 PM ET
Not interested. Happily retired.
Newt • 01/19/23 12:35 PM ET
I'll take either salary thanks**
typed by ben • 01/19/23 12:12 PM ET
So glad they haven't given me
Riverguy • 01/19/23 11:18 AM ET
20 yrs ago, the avg HS teacher in our district made $88k. The highest made
pfishe • 01/19/23 11:04 AM ET
The effects of COVID school closures will only get more evident.
MP4VT2004 • 01/19/23 10:32 AM ET
Except these deficiencies were in clear evidence long before Covid.**
PhotoHokieNC • 01/19/23 11:58 AM ET
Very true. Virtual learning just made it worse.**
MP4VT2004 • 01/19/23 12:06 PM ET
Guess they should have called it, "virtual game playing"**
EDGEMAN • 01/19/23 12:57 PM ET
You got to touch his frickin' heart **
ModerateHokie • 01/19/23 10:21 AM ET
i always tell my kids the most important thing you need to know is
bigbadbird • 01/19/23 10:27 AM ET
Are you SURE it isn't you?**
HokieNoVA • 01/19/23 10:09 AM ET
Well,.... to be fair, my wife always says it IS me, soo...**
Riverguy • 01/19/23 10:14 AM ET
I don't get it. ; )**
Guy LeDouche • 01/19/23 09:39 AM ET
you and Gator should compare notes
MrBayAreaHokie • 01/19/23 09:20 AM ET
so your school district ….where is it?
MrBayAreaHokie • 01/19/23 09:18 AM ET
I tell a lot of them to seriously consider trades and trade education
Riverguy • 01/19/23 09:41 AM ET
Riverguy giving career advice... (pic) **
Burruss Writer • 01/19/23 09:59 AM ET
one of the greatest movies of all time**
MrBayAreaHokie • 01/19/23 11:01 AM ET
Can you make a bullshot?**
LaneRat • 01/19/23 12:00 PM ET
Can you make a shoe smell?**
Burruss Writer • 01/19/23 01:38 PM ET
Anyone with a BS in psychology, sociology, or "studies" has just been...
EDGEMAN • 01/19/23 09:46 AM ET
True 20 years ago, absolutely false today. There is a mental health crisis
vtfin91 • 01/19/23 04:15 PM ET
They aren't worthless for some.
hoosnowahokie • 01/19/23 12:58 PM ET
You also really need an advanced degree to get a real job**
EDGEMAN • 01/19/23 01:22 PM ET
You are very, very wrong. Do some research. Your statements were true
vtfin91 • 01/19/23 04:19 PM ET
Just read a long list of worthless college and universitys
AZHokie59 • 01/19/23 12:37 PM ET
Not true. My daughter has a very good, very rewarding job that she loves.
RhinoVT • 01/19/23 10:48 AM ET
Yeah, a psychology or sociology degree itself isn't worthless...
vthokieq • 01/19/23 10:54 AM ET
Private. I've got kids from all over greater RVA**
Riverguy • 01/19/23 09:38 AM ET
Oh well, that explains a lot
hoosnowahokie • 01/19/23 01:00 PM ET
Wow.......
2hhoop3 • 01/19/23 09:58 AM ET
I didn't see that coming either**
MrBayAreaHokie • 01/19/23 11:02 AM ET
Yeah curious to know. Can't be one of the Saint schools, or Collegiate, or
ModerateHokie • 01/19/23 10:18 AM ET
think in terms of a business model with customers
bigbadbird • 01/19/23 10:01 AM ET
ding-ding-ding**
Riverguy • 01/19/23 10:15 AM ET
LOL Yes, yes, yes, and yes. :o)**
Riverguy • 01/19/23 09:59 AM ET
Crap! Kids in private school that are doing that?
EDGEMAN • 01/19/23 09:42 AM ET
I'm guessing the kids and parents know that...
MP4VT2004 • 01/19/23 01:17 PM ET
you don't spend 20K a year to put a poor GPA on a college Application
bigbadbird • 01/19/23 09:46 AM ET
This is where I really like the way Germany does education
EDGEMAN • 01/19/23 09:31 AM ET
Those options are more and more available these days
Tafkam Hokie • 01/19/23 11:30 AM ET
Maybe offer Java as a foreign language?**
EDGEMAN • 01/19/23 12:48 PM ET
I read a rebuttal to NYT Economist Paul Krugman on school funding...
Burruss Writer • 01/19/23 10:45 AM ET
isn’t Krugman the guy who said
MrBayAreaHokie • 01/19/23 11:21 AM ET
Proof that earning a Nobel Prize doesn't prove you are intelligent... ** ◄
Burruss Writer • 01/19/23 01:00 PM ET
Pretty sure that isn't the only completely inane statement he's made.**
EDGEMAN • 01/19/23 12:40 PM ET
We've been telling kids for decades that college is required to be
HokieNoVA • 01/19/23 10:04 AM ET
amen**
Riverguy • 01/19/23 09:42 AM ET
i think that is coming back some- my kids HS is huge
bigbadbird • 01/19/23 09:36 AM ET
Machinists, plumbers, electricians, welders, etc, etc, etc.**
vthokieq • 01/19/23 09:36 AM ET
Skilled tradesmen make very good money.**
EDGEMAN • 01/19/23 09:40 AM ET
You bet. Hired a plumber lately?**
AZHokie59 • 01/19/23 12:49 PM ET
even the unskilled ones**
JoesterVT • 01/19/23 12:08 PM ET
yep, and they usually start working with very little debt. If any.**
reestuart • 01/19/23 09:48 AM ET
indeed! and without all that "art history of Mali" debt to show either.**
Riverguy • 01/19/23 09:43 AM ET
Yup**
vthokieq • 01/19/23 09:42 AM ET
Did missing a year of school due to the pandemic lead to this, or...
EDGEMAN • 01/19/23 09:15 AM ET
Oh Covid is certainly a piece of the puzzle but
Riverguy • 01/19/23 09:58 AM ET
the world needs ditch diggers too
bigbadbird • 01/19/23 09:14 AM ET
They won't dig ditches...will live at home, play on their playstation and..
vthhhi • 01/19/23 09:31 AM ET
the military is a great option **
bigbadbird • 01/19/23 09:33 AM ET
Haha...will need to bring back the draft!**
vthhhi • 01/19/23 09:38 AM ET
There was one?**
VTScanlo • 01/19/23 11:43 AM ET
Why are you seemingly tolerating it now?
vthokieq • 01/19/23 09:07 AM ET
I've got Alg 2, and Alg 2 Honors
Riverguy • 01/19/23 10:06 AM ET
The schools are afraid because it affects their accreditation. It's the
Stork • 01/19/23 09:34 AM ET
Yep. I underestimated this coming in to the job.**
Riverguy • 01/19/23 10:07 AM ET
Which is why I told him to document everything.
vthokieq • 01/19/23 09:37 AM ET
Oh yeah. I document everything.
Riverguy • 01/19/23 10:13 AM ET
Have you thought about offering "Math camps" in the summer?
EDGEMAN • 01/19/23 12:47 PM ET
he can still fail them even if it is him- that's the beauty of it **
bigbadbird • 01/19/23 09:15 AM ET