Inevitable security breach aside, this looks like a great way to scam a lot of money out of the Wall Street types who are intimidated by the complexity fax machines.
One language, in particular. Turns out that you don't learn English through immersion if 95% of the people you interact with daily don't speak English.
30-40% is about right. The U.S. can't keep importing manual labor from Latin America to cover for the people who get degrees in communications and "world studies".
Every school teacher I have ever spoken with on the subject agrees: involved parents generally mean good students, uninvolved parents make for taxpayer-funded daycare until age 18.
Unfortunately, I think for many religious people, going to church is a social club, and scholarship of one's faith has fallen by the wayside. That's why creationism is so worrisome to me: it doesn't just represent ignorance of biology, but a general anti-intellectual movement - so much so that people don't bother learning about the precepts of their own faith.
I got 30/32 on the "Are you smarter than an atheist?" test, for the record.
One of the funny parts about the smart meter hysteria is that the wireless system the smart meters use usually operates at 2.4GHz... much like the cell phones that I've seen several smart meter hysterics using without worry.
And by "funny", I mean "depressing and I want to set them on fire".
Duffy argues that the analysis is misleading and will have troubling consequences. But in order for it be libelous, the analysis has to be wrong.
For those who didn't read it, Duffy is the head of the LA schools teachers union, and was exhibiting a knee-jerk reaction - "considering" (threatening) a lawsuit - in response to the LA Times using public records to figure out which teachers were doing a good job. The article goes on to cite several legal scholars who pretty much agree that the union doesn't have a case.
You've seen it happen that way because FOX news is going to point out MSNBC's stupidity more than its own. Not to say that MSNBC isn't afflicted with stupidity, mind you.
You are assuming that the irresponsible parents in your example would learn and modify their behavior. They would not. You would still bear the costs of their childbearing, but they would be more in the form of "crime" than in "welfare".
The article focuses on the shipment of items out of the U.S., but doesn't mention whether the same ban will apply to purchasing these items on eBay from overseas sources
I'm sure every eBay seller and buyer will notify the USPS of the exact contents of their border-crossing packages. And the USPS can tell if they don't. And the TSA is a worthwhile use of taxpayer dollars.
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Inevitable security breach aside, this looks like a great way to scam a lot of money out of the Wall Street types who are intimidated by the complexity fax machines.
That quarter of jobs represents the ones that pay well.
Yes, but you should be proud of that.
And not everyone is English learner.
Many of the students in California aren't English learners... or English speakers.
One language, in particular. Turns out that you don't learn English through immersion if 95% of the people you interact with daily don't speak English.
30-40% is about right. The U.S. can't keep importing manual labor from Latin America to cover for the people who get degrees in communications and "world studies".
Per-student funding is a red herring, as shown by Utah (low spending, high scores) and Washington D.C. (high spending, low scores).
Every school teacher I have ever spoken with on the subject agrees: involved parents generally mean good students, uninvolved parents make for taxpayer-funded daycare until age 18.
Unfortunately, I think for many religious people, going to church is a social club, and scholarship of one's faith has fallen by the wayside. That's why creationism is so worrisome to me: it doesn't just represent ignorance of biology, but a general anti-intellectual movement - so much so that people don't bother learning about the precepts of their own faith.
I got 30/32 on the "Are you smarter than an atheist?" test, for the record.
One of the funny parts about the smart meter hysteria is that the wireless system the smart meters use usually operates at 2.4GHz... much like the cell phones that I've seen several smart meter hysterics using without worry.
And by "funny", I mean "depressing and I want to set them on fire".
My favorite part of that LA Weekly article:
Duffy argues that the analysis is misleading and will have troubling consequences. But in order for it be libelous, the analysis has to be wrong.
For those who didn't read it, Duffy is the head of the LA schools teachers union, and was exhibiting a knee-jerk reaction - "considering" (threatening) a lawsuit - in response to the LA Times using public records to figure out which teachers were doing a good job. The article goes on to cite several legal scholars who pretty much agree that the union doesn't have a case.
Because Finland is more frightening than China?
You've seen it happen that way because FOX news is going to point out MSNBC's stupidity more than its own. Not to say that MSNBC isn't afflicted with stupidity, mind you.
You are assuming that the irresponsible parents in your example would learn and modify their behavior. They would not. You would still bear the costs of their childbearing, but they would be more in the form of "crime" than in "welfare".
Drug dealing is a HIGHLY regulated market. So much so, that massive profits can be made (by a few people) bypassing the regulations.
The article focuses on the shipment of items out of the U.S., but doesn't mention whether the same ban will apply to purchasing these items on eBay from overseas sources
I'm sure every eBay seller and buyer will notify the USPS of the exact contents of their border-crossing packages. And the USPS can tell if they don't. And the TSA is a worthwhile use of taxpayer dollars.
I like your idea for using systems like those in TFA for rough draft work. Not everybody has a parent or roommate with an English degree.
Would that student's name be Bobby Tables?
Huh, maybe I should have used an xkcd link on this post, instead of my lower post.
Oh well.
An obligatory xkcd link: http://xkcd.com/810/
You mean, like proofreading and revising?
I agree. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to put that on a standardized test, so it won't be happening in most schools here in the U.S.
The ditch-digging jobs will be filled by the robots that weren't allowed to read essays.
Based on what the article says, the same can be said of many human readers.
That is one of the most plausible reasons I've encountered yet.