"You're not required to do all those things, at least you shouldn't be. Alot of that is to be done by the parents, and if they don't do it, oh well."
So you think that a child should be punished because they have don't have well-educated parents or parents who can't be at home with their children 24/7 because they work 2 or 3 jobs? It's because of this line of thinking that the gap between the "haves" and "have-nots" is growing. Luckily the public school system has implemented programs like Head-Start to help those kids who aren't getting the pre-school education they need at home.
"Plus, the starting pay for a teacher is far better than what my father makes as a corrections officer, after doing it for years, or what my mother makes working in a nursing home."
Around here, a corrections officer can be hired directly out of high school. It does not require a 4 year degree.
I do agree that NAs (Nursing Assistants) are grossly underpaid and overworked, especially the ones working for nursing homes. But I think you'll find that most jobs that have been historically "female" jobs tend be the low-paying.
"I for one, am very hesitant to trust my eyesight to someone who doesn't feel that they can charge as much as another doctor, I'd gladly pay more to guarantee quality, and I suspect similar reasoning is used by corporations."
I got Lasik eye surgery a year and a half ago. When choosing my doctor, I didn't go by price. I looked at the clinics available in my area, and I met with a few doctors. I asked them what the price included, did they own their own equipment, how long have they been in business, what else do they do besides Lasik procedures, etc.
The doctor I ended up choosing was about $500 per eye cheaper than other doctors I had met. I didn't go there because of price, but because of their past successes, their professionalism (I was made very aware of risks and complications, and of what would be required to fix problems), and what the price included (3+ years of follow-up exams.)
Trust me - when it comes to Lasik surgery, you SHOULD NOT shop by price alone. I know a few people who have been burned by inexperienced doctors using rented equipment who have to charge higher prices because they are trying to become established.
About 10 million people tried to download "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" and "Spider-Man" in the weekend after its release, and 4 million succeeded, he said. "
I download MP3's because, most of the time, I can't tell the difference between a track straight off my commercial cd and the track encoded into MP3.
I've never tried downloading a commercial movie before. Is the quality really comparable to a DVD?
'Girl' is an infantilizing term for women. If these students were over the age of 11, they should be called "young women" or "young ladies." Or better yet, don't single out their gender. Refer to them as a "very smart student" or "very smart person."
I also wouldn't refer to a male student of the same age as a "boy" either. That is also demeaning.
I don't know about other schools, but our high school sports teams were refered to as "mens' hockey' or "womens' swim team". Our bathrooms were also labeled "women" and "men."
This really isn't a new thing - the sharper image has been selling robot lawn mowers for a few years now.
Just say the words "robot" and "internet" in the same sentence, and suddenly it becomes a slashdot article. . .
Love her, hate her, or feel indifferent towards her, but Courtney Love spoke out against the recording industry during the whole Napster fiasco - you can read it here:
I've tried using Streambox VCR to download real audio files from NPR, but it won't connect to the server for me. Has anyone downloaded audio shows from NPR sucessfully with Streambox?
I agree - *and* there is a program out there that will convert Audible files into MP3's (or whatever audio format you want.
They also offer back issues of MPR programs like This American Life and Car Talk.
I was a subscriber for over a year and saved a ton on audiobooks (and maintained my sanity at my data entry job!)
My signature on one of those pads looks *NOTHING* like my real one. You don't get the same kind of feedback as you do with a pen (at least not in my experience) and my sig ends up looking like a 3rd grader trying to learn cursive. . .
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So you think that a child should be punished because they have don't have well-educated parents or parents who can't be at home with their children 24/7 because they work 2 or 3 jobs? It's because of this line of thinking that the gap between the "haves" and "have-nots" is growing. Luckily the public school system has implemented programs like Head-Start to help those kids who aren't getting the pre-school education they need at home.
"Plus, the starting pay for a teacher is far better than what my father makes as a corrections officer, after doing it for years, or what my mother makes working in a nursing home."
Around here, a corrections officer can be hired directly out of high school. It does not require a 4 year degree.
I do agree that NAs (Nursing Assistants) are grossly underpaid and overworked, especially the ones working for nursing homes. But I think you'll find that most jobs that have been historically "female" jobs tend be the low-paying.
"300, 800, either way you gotta admit that makes Hilary Rosen one heavy, hairy chick!" Why was this modded up as funny? It wasn't witty or insightful.
I got Lasik eye surgery a year and a half ago. When choosing my doctor, I didn't go by price. I looked at the clinics available in my area, and I met with a few doctors. I asked them what the price included, did they own their own equipment, how long have they been in business, what else do they do besides Lasik procedures, etc.
The doctor I ended up choosing was about $500 per eye cheaper than other doctors I had met. I didn't go there because of price, but because of their past successes, their professionalism (I was made very aware of risks and complications, and of what would be required to fix problems), and what the price included (3+ years of follow-up exams.)
Trust me - when it comes to Lasik surgery, you SHOULD NOT shop by price alone. I know a few people who have been burned by inexperienced doctors using rented equipment who have to charge higher prices because they are trying to become established.
I download MP3's because, most of the time, I can't tell the difference between a track straight off my commercial cd and the track encoded into MP3.
I've never tried downloading a commercial movie before. Is the quality really comparable to a DVD?
I also wouldn't refer to a male student of the same age as a "boy" either. That is also demeaning.
I don't know about other schools, but our high school sports teams were refered to as "mens' hockey' or "womens' swim team". Our bathrooms were also labeled "women" and "men."
I hope you really didn't call a female high school student "girl"...
This really isn't a new thing - the sharper image has been selling robot lawn mowers for a few years now. Just say the words "robot" and "internet" in the same sentence, and suddenly it becomes a slashdot article. . .
Are they intending to copy copyrighted material to DVD or is this service intended for transferring home videos and the such to DVD for archiving?
What is the difference between a Mega"byte" and a Mega"bit"?
Oops - try it here
Love her, hate her, or feel indifferent towards her, but Courtney Love spoke out against the recording industry during the whole Napster fiasco - you can read it here:
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http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/1
I liked that "My money went to Nigeria and all I got was this lousy shirt" graphic. . .
It's all fun and games until a rampaging robot destroys half your city. . .
I've tried using Streambox VCR to download real audio files from NPR, but it won't connect to the server for me. Has anyone downloaded audio shows from NPR sucessfully with Streambox?
I agree - *and* there is a program out there that will convert Audible files into MP3's (or whatever audio format you want. They also offer back issues of MPR programs like This American Life and Car Talk. I was a subscriber for over a year and saved a ton on audiobooks (and maintained my sanity at my data entry job!)
Last time I checked Manhattan was in the U.S.
My signature on one of those pads looks *NOTHING* like my real one. You don't get the same kind of feedback as you do with a pen (at least not in my experience) and my sig ends up looking like a 3rd grader trying to learn cursive. . .
Have you tried just calling 411 and getting the contact info?