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You got to touch his frickin' heart
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Teacher Rant follows. (Sorry. Need to blow off steam)
-- Riverguy
Jan 19, 2023 at 08:32 AM ET
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01/19/23 08:32 AM ET
Will they be willing to play collegiate basketball with broken hands?**
-- TomTurkey
Jan 19, 2023 at 02:17 PM ET
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01/19/23 02:17 PM ET
LOL. Not in that class, but in
-- Riverguy
Jan 20, 2023 at 07:23 AM ET
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01/20/23 07:23 AM ET
Best teacher I ever had was Herb West for Freshman English. Some of you
-- Brown Water
Jan 19, 2023 at 01:33 PM ET
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01/19/23 01:33 PM ET
I wish a few more teachers grasped the homework concept
-- Tafkam Hokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 04:33 PM ET
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01/19/23 04:33 PM ET
My best and worse teachers were math teachers during my school years. My
-- Hokebury
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:44 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:44 PM ET
Almost identical for me. My Algebra I teacher was almost indescribably
-- Tafkam Hokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 04:39 PM ET
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01/19/23 04:39 PM ET
My English instruction in high school was excellent. Freshman English...
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:57 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:57 PM ET
My epiphany on a subject came in History. The first good history teacher
-- Tafkam Hokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 04:44 PM ET
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01/19/23 04:44 PM ET
My son has the opposite problem, lazy teachers, non-challenging material…
-- CrystalCoveHokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:35 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:35 AM ET
Look at where he lives and the price of real estate in the area first**
-- hoosnowahokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:56 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:56 PM ET
If you are interested……
-- CrystalCoveHokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:21 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:21 PM ET
that's a lot more than our teachers make**
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 02:02 PM ET
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01/19/23 02:02 PM ET
I'll take either salary thanks**
-- typed by ben
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:12 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:12 PM ET
So glad they haven't given me
-- Riverguy
Jan 19, 2023 at 11:18 AM ET
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01/19/23 11:18 AM ET
20 yrs ago, the avg HS teacher in our district made $88k. The highest made
-- pfishe
Jan 19, 2023 at 11:04 AM ET
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01/19/23 11:04 AM ET
The effects of COVID school closures will only get more evident.
-- MP4VT2004
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:32 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:32 AM ET
Except these deficiencies were in clear evidence long before Covid.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jan 19, 2023 at 11:58 AM ET
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01/19/23 11:58 AM ET
Very true. Virtual learning just made it worse.**
-- MP4VT2004
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:06 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:06 PM ET
Guess they should have called it, "virtual game playing"**
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:57 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:57 PM ET
You got to touch his frickin' heart **
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-- ModerateHokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:21 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:21 AM ET
i always tell my kids the most important thing you need to know is
-- bigbadbird
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:27 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:27 AM ET
Are you SURE it isn't you?**
-- HokieNoVA
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:09 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:09 AM ET
Well,.... to be fair, my wife always says it IS me, soo...**
-- Riverguy
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:14 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:14 AM ET
I don't get it. ; )**
-- Guy LeDouche
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:39 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:39 AM ET
you and Gator should compare notes
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:20 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:20 AM ET
so your school district ….where is it?
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:18 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:18 AM ET
I tell a lot of them to seriously consider trades and trade education
-- Riverguy
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:41 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:41 AM ET
Riverguy giving career advice... (pic) **
-- Burruss Writer
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:59 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:59 AM ET
one of the greatest movies of all time**
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 11:01 AM ET
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01/19/23 11:01 AM ET
Can you make a shoe smell?**
-- Burruss Writer
Jan 19, 2023 at 01:38 PM ET
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01/19/23 01:38 PM ET
Anyone with a BS in psychology, sociology, or "studies" has just been...
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:46 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:46 AM ET
True 20 years ago, absolutely false today. There is a mental health crisis
-- vtfin91
Jan 19, 2023 at 04:15 PM ET
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01/19/23 04:15 PM ET
They aren't worthless for some.
-- hoosnowahokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:58 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:58 PM ET
You also really need an advanced degree to get a real job**
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 19, 2023 at 01:22 PM ET
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01/19/23 01:22 PM ET
You are very, very wrong. Do some research. Your statements were true
-- vtfin91
Jan 19, 2023 at 04:19 PM ET
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01/19/23 04:19 PM ET
Just read a long list of worthless college and universitys
-- AZHokie59
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:37 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:37 PM ET
Not true. My daughter has a very good, very rewarding job that she loves.
-- RhinoVT
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:48 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:48 AM ET
Yeah, a psychology or sociology degree itself isn't worthless...
-- vthokieq
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:54 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:54 AM ET
Private. I've got kids from all over greater RVA**
-- Riverguy
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:38 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:38 AM ET
Oh well, that explains a lot
-- hoosnowahokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 01:00 PM ET
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01/19/23 01:00 PM ET
I didn't see that coming either**
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 11:02 AM ET
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01/19/23 11:02 AM ET
Yeah curious to know. Can't be one of the Saint schools, or Collegiate, or
-- ModerateHokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:18 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:18 AM ET
think in terms of a business model with customers
-- bigbadbird
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:01 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:01 AM ET
LOL Yes, yes, yes, and yes. :o)**
-- Riverguy
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:59 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:59 AM ET
Crap! Kids in private school that are doing that?
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:42 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:42 AM ET
I'm guessing the kids and parents know that...
-- MP4VT2004
Jan 19, 2023 at 01:17 PM ET
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01/19/23 01:17 PM ET
you don't spend 20K a year to put a poor GPA on a college Application
-- bigbadbird
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:46 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:46 AM ET
This is where I really like the way Germany does education
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:31 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:31 AM ET
Those options are more and more available these days
-- Tafkam Hokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 11:30 AM ET
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01/19/23 11:30 AM ET
Maybe offer Java as a foreign language?**
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:48 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:48 PM ET
I read a rebuttal to NYT Economist Paul Krugman on school funding...
-- Burruss Writer
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:45 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:45 AM ET
isn’t Krugman the guy who said
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Jan 19, 2023 at 11:21 AM ET
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01/19/23 11:21 AM ET
Proof that earning a Nobel Prize doesn't prove you are intelligent... **
-- Burruss Writer
Jan 19, 2023 at 01:00 PM ET
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01/19/23 01:00 PM ET
Pretty sure that isn't the only completely inane statement he's made.**
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:40 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:40 PM ET
We've been telling kids for decades that college is required to be
-- HokieNoVA
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:04 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:04 AM ET
i think that is coming back some- my kids HS is huge
-- bigbadbird
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:36 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:36 AM ET
Machinists, plumbers, electricians, welders, etc, etc, etc.**
-- vthokieq
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:36 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:36 AM ET
Skilled tradesmen make very good money.**
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:40 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:40 AM ET
You bet. Hired a plumber lately?**
-- AZHokie59
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:49 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:49 PM ET
yep, and they usually start working with very little debt. If any.**
-- reestuart
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:48 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:48 AM ET
indeed! and without all that "art history of Mali" debt to show either.**
-- Riverguy
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:43 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:43 AM ET
Did missing a year of school due to the pandemic lead to this, or...
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:15 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:15 AM ET
Oh Covid is certainly a piece of the puzzle but
-- Riverguy
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:58 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:58 AM ET
the world needs ditch diggers too
-- bigbadbird
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:14 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:14 AM ET
They won't dig ditches...will live at home, play on their playstation and..
-- vthhhi
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:31 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:31 AM ET
the military is a great option **
-- bigbadbird
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:33 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:33 AM ET
Haha...will need to bring back the draft!**
-- vthhhi
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:38 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:38 AM ET
Why are you seemingly tolerating it now?
-- vthokieq
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:07 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:07 AM ET
I've got Alg 2, and Alg 2 Honors
-- Riverguy
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:06 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:06 AM ET
The schools are afraid because it affects their accreditation. It's the
-- Stork
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:34 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:34 AM ET
Yep. I underestimated this coming in to the job.**
-- Riverguy
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:07 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:07 AM ET
Which is why I told him to document everything.
-- vthokieq
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:37 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:37 AM ET
Oh yeah. I document everything.
-- Riverguy
Jan 19, 2023 at 10:13 AM ET
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01/19/23 10:13 AM ET
Have you thought about offering "Math camps" in the summer?
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:47 PM ET
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01/19/23 12:47 PM ET
he can still fail them even if it is him- that's the beauty of it **
-- bigbadbird
Jan 19, 2023 at 09:15 AM ET
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01/19/23 09:15 AM ET