I posted this further up but I thought I'd reply to you as well.
I'm an involved parent and my son has had six teachers to date.
Of those six a three of them actively worked against his education. One of them, his 5th grade teacher, forthrightly told me that I should stop teaching him Algebra because it was disruptive to the class! The other two were just as bad but less vocal about their preference for quite children who did precisely what they were told and displayed little to no curiosity.
Of the other three two of them encouraged active learning and exploration. Those two teachers are greeted warmly by my son whenever he meets them in the community. The final teacher was neutral.
Active parents aren't the sole problem here, at least not in my experience.
"The problem with the modern education system is parental apathy. "
Your comment really burns my cookies.
Is my apathy the reason why my son's 5th grade teacher took me to task for teaching him Algebra?
She said, and I quote, "Please stop teaching him that. The rest of the class isn't ready for it and it confuses them when he uses it during class examples."
I fought with that damned woman all year and I am SO glad that he's moving on to a new school.
Previous teachers had the same attitude just expressed less vocally. Reading too far ahead in the book? Discouraged. Doing next weeks homework today? Discouraged. Asking questions outside the reading material? Discouraged.
Not all of his teachers were like this but of the six that he's had so far three of them were.
What's insane is that they all thought that it was BETTER for my son this way! Stifling his thirst for learning and exploration is somehow good for him?
No, what it's good for is so that lazy ass teachers don't have to do as much work and don't have to think about what they're doing.
tl;dr In my direct experience Parent apathy isn't the only problem and may not be the most significant one either.
I don't understand how this is possible. My son, aged 11, competes in football, basketball, club level soccer, and track.
His wins are important to him because he works hard and those ribbons and trophies represent his wins and by extension show that his work over time is being rewarded.
How old are your kids and what are they competing in that they can "win" without being competitive and without effort?
I play soccer and basketball. I have games and practices to attend weekly. My son is currently competing in track and soccer, he also has games and practices to attend weekly. My wife is working on her Master's Degree while working full time in her field.
This while attending to her elderly parents, being responsible home owners, and responsible parents!
I would _gladly_ pay to free up that two hours a week, or so, we use for grocery shopping!
So while your post was funny, and even partly true, it certainly doesn't reflect the entire reality of life in America.
Cigarettes will cease to exist at the same time other controlled substances do. You cannot legislatively deny the existence of a plant and you're naive if you believe otherwise.
Also, we weren't discussing the global market but the domestic (United States) one.
Age restrictions work and it's a proven fact that they reduced the number of smokers.
Marketing restrictions work and it's a proven fact that they reduced the number of smokers.
Smoking reduction is best accomplished with a comprehensive tobacco control program that addresses education, taxation, marketing, and age restrictions.
While you claim nothing has been done the percentage of the population that smokes has fallen from a high of over 70% to it's current national rate of under 25%.
Tens of millions of smokers have quit and the smoking rate continues to fall. This while, according to you, nothing was being done!
My wife is working on her Masters in Public Health and I helped her write a Masters level paper on this topic last semester so come at me bro'.
"Obviously, we all have our firstname@willekens.lu and you'd expect people to easily understand that. Well, most non-IT people simply don't get it. They think you're pulling their leg because that's an email address that "can't be"."
As a vanity domain holder myself I experience this exact same problem. Many non-IT people positively brain lock when I tell them my email is firstname@lastname.net/com/org.
Sorry I don't have any earth shattering insight; just thought I'd share that your experience isn't unique.
He's replying to an aristocrat who can't be bothered to obtain their own FOOD.
If the friendly guy bringing your groceries doesn't show up for long enough you'll die.
That's the epitome of a lazy first worlder. When even the things necessary for life are too irritating for you to manage yourself so you outsource them.
When iPad came out and forced Amazon to use the Agency model e-book prices shot through the roof. E-books from Amazon were commonly priced at 4.99 before this happened.
I remember jokes about French tanks have 1 forward gear and 5 reverse around 1984 when I was in Junior High. I remember jokes about French rifles, never fired and only dropped once, around 1987 when I was in High School.
You'll note that both of those are significantly before Gulf War I, let alone Gulf War II that you reference.
That doesn't make the behavior right, but it also belies your assertion that this behavior is a recent phenomena.
Tell you what, you keep my name handy and IF any U.S. carrier EVER releases ANY application that is generally considered to be better than Google's and I'll send $50 USD.
I feel pretty confident that the carriers aren't capable of creating such a thing or aren't capable of releasing it if they DO create it.
tl;dr I consider your argument that Google is scared of carrier innovation in the software space to be nonsense.
When a school administrator, under order of the Federal Government, is parsing a child's out of school social activities and passing judgement on their relative worth we have moved from education into indoctrination.
When it is impossible for a child to be outside of the schools sphere of regulation we are well past education.
Your knee jerk reaction to my post shows just how indoctrinated you are. How many school administrators and educators do you personally know? Do you consider them to be more or less responsible than yourself? Do you believe them or yourself to be the better parent? Do you feel that they or you are the best judge of what is right for your child and your family?
Guess what, the U.S. Federal Government just opined that it doesn't matter what YOU believe, they would like your child's school administrator to be in total control.
If you cannot see the problem with this then there isn't anything for us to discuss.
" School's job is far beyond "teaching kids while in school", its mission is to educate and adapt children to become productive adults."
I STRONGLY disagree with this statement.
As your Mr. Floyd so kindly pointed out "Hey, teacher, leave that kid alone!".
I want the school to educate my son, NOT indoctrinate him into the "approved" way of thinking.
His grandfather, who taught High School Chemistry and Physics and who has Masters in both those subjects, agrees with me. Schools should educate, not indoctrinate.
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You said you didn't know any. I was just filling in your knowledge gap.
I posted this further up but I thought I'd reply to you as well.
I'm an involved parent and my son has had six teachers to date.
Of those six a three of them actively worked against his education. One of them, his 5th grade teacher, forthrightly told me that I should stop teaching him Algebra because it was disruptive to the class! The other two were just as bad but less vocal about their preference for quite children who did precisely what they were told and displayed little to no curiosity.
Of the other three two of them encouraged active learning and exploration. Those two teachers are greeted warmly by my son whenever he meets them in the community. The final teacher was neutral.
Active parents aren't the sole problem here, at least not in my experience.
"The problem with the modern education system is parental apathy. "
Your comment really burns my cookies.
Is my apathy the reason why my son's 5th grade teacher took me to task for teaching him Algebra?
She said, and I quote, "Please stop teaching him that. The rest of the class isn't ready for it and it confuses them when he uses it during class examples."
I fought with that damned woman all year and I am SO glad that he's moving on to a new school.
Previous teachers had the same attitude just expressed less vocally. Reading too far ahead in the book? Discouraged. Doing next weeks homework today? Discouraged. Asking questions outside the reading material? Discouraged.
Not all of his teachers were like this but of the six that he's had so far three of them were.
What's insane is that they all thought that it was BETTER for my son this way! Stifling his thirst for learning and exploration is somehow good for him?
No, what it's good for is so that lazy ass teachers don't have to do as much work and don't have to think about what they're doing.
tl;dr In my direct experience Parent apathy isn't the only problem and may not be the most significant one either.
I'll just leave this here: http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2002/10/24695.shtml
I don't understand how this is possible. My son, aged 11, competes in football, basketball, club level soccer, and track.
His wins are important to him because he works hard and those ribbons and trophies represent his wins and by extension show that his work over time is being rewarded.
How old are your kids and what are they competing in that they can "win" without being competitive and without effort?
"This is purely about stalking ones partner and there is no legitimate reason why one should be doing this without a court order."
Perhaps my spouse is developing early onset Alzheimer's and may need someone to help them in case they get lost.
Perhaps MY CHILD is driving my car and I'd like to know where my car is, where it's been driven, and how fast its been driven.
There's an unguessable number of good reasons to track a car or any other possession that you own.
Why don't you have a seat over there and explain to us why you're arguing so vehemently against this. Striking a little close to home?
I play soccer and basketball. I have games and practices to attend weekly. My son is currently competing in track and soccer, he also has games and practices to attend weekly. My wife is working on her Master's Degree while working full time in her field.
This while attending to her elderly parents, being responsible home owners, and responsible parents!
I would _gladly_ pay to free up that two hours a week, or so, we use for grocery shopping!
So while your post was funny, and even partly true, it certainly doesn't reflect the entire reality of life in America.
"(* Set aside for a moment the fact that any Android phone without "Nexus" in its name is more locked-down than an iPhone.)"
My Motorola Droid running CM7 not only disproves this it also shows how staggeringly ignorant you are of Android Phones.
Cigarettes will cease to exist at the same time other controlled substances do. You cannot legislatively deny the existence of a plant and you're naive if you believe otherwise.
Also, we weren't discussing the global market but the domestic (United States) one.
Okay, so it's popcorn time!
Age restrictions work and it's a proven fact that they reduced the number of smokers.
Marketing restrictions work and it's a proven fact that they reduced the number of smokers.
Smoking reduction is best accomplished with a comprehensive tobacco control program that addresses education, taxation, marketing, and age restrictions.
While you claim nothing has been done the percentage of the population that smokes has fallen from a high of over 70% to it's current national rate of under 25%.
Tens of millions of smokers have quit and the smoking rate continues to fall. This while, according to you, nothing was being done!
My wife is working on her Masters in Public Health and I helped her write a Masters level paper on this topic last semester so come at me bro'.
You're fall will be mighty.
"Care to tell me exactly what anyone has done to step in and stop them from doing ANYTHING with their product?"
Really? Would you like to step back from the hysterics or are you planning on going full retard?
Don't get the impression that I care, I just need to know whether I should go get some popcorn or not.
"Obviously, we all have our firstname@willekens.lu and you'd expect people to easily understand that. Well, most non-IT people simply don't get it. They think you're pulling their leg because that's an email address that "can't be"."
As a vanity domain holder myself I experience this exact same problem. Many non-IT people positively brain lock when I tell them my email is firstname@lastname.net/com/org.
Sorry I don't have any earth shattering insight; just thought I'd share that your experience isn't unique.
How old are you?
Windows 98 was when Windows 95 finally grew up. It's very much like the progression from Windows 2000 to Windows XP.
Windows 95 was soundly trashed by OS/2 Warp which came out slightly before it.
Windows 95 was a big leap forward but that doesn't mean that it didn't suck. It DID suck, it just sucked less than previous MS Windows releases.
He's replying to an aristocrat who can't be bothered to obtain their own FOOD.
If the friendly guy bringing your groceries doesn't show up for long enough you'll die.
That's the epitome of a lazy first worlder. When even the things necessary for life are too irritating for you to manage yourself so you outsource them.
Funny you should say this as Reddit is in emergency mode again today!
Blame Apple.
When iPad came out and forced Amazon to use the Agency model e-book prices shot through the roof. E-books from Amazon were commonly priced at 4.99 before this happened.
Eh?
I remember jokes about French tanks have 1 forward gear and 5 reverse around 1984 when I was in Junior High. I remember jokes about French rifles, never fired and only dropped once, around 1987 when I was in High School.
You'll note that both of those are significantly before Gulf War I, let alone Gulf War II that you reference.
That doesn't make the behavior right, but it also belies your assertion that this behavior is a recent phenomena.
Bose not only patented this but has the technology for sale and HAS conducted public demonstrations of fully functional systems.
If you'd bother to check before running off at the mouth you'd know this before making yourself look foolish.
http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/automotive/bose_suspension/the_system.jsp
tl;dr You're ignorant and displaying it.
Tell you what, you keep my name handy and IF any U.S. carrier EVER releases ANY application that is generally considered to be better than Google's and I'll send $50 USD.
I feel pretty confident that the carriers aren't capable of creating such a thing or aren't capable of releasing it if they DO create it.
tl;dr I consider your argument that Google is scared of carrier innovation in the software space to be nonsense.
Sony Lawyers vs. United States Air Force
Round I: FIGHT!
Sony Lawyers use: File Lawsuit
Lawsuit has no effect.
United States Air Force uses: A10 Thunderbolt with GAU-8
It is SUPER effective!
United States Air Force wins!
I strongly disagree and here is why.
When a school administrator, under order of the Federal Government, is parsing a child's out of school social activities and passing judgement on their relative worth we have moved from education into indoctrination.
When it is impossible for a child to be outside of the schools sphere of regulation we are well past education.
Your knee jerk reaction to my post shows just how indoctrinated you are. How many school administrators and educators do you personally know? Do you consider them to be more or less responsible than yourself? Do you believe them or yourself to be the better parent? Do you feel that they or you are the best judge of what is right for your child and your family?
Guess what, the U.S. Federal Government just opined that it doesn't matter what YOU believe, they would like your child's school administrator to be in total control.
If you cannot see the problem with this then there isn't anything for us to discuss.
He will either pirate games OR he will, gasp, BUY THEM USED!
That's right, when you buy the games used Sony makes no money on them.
Are you sure?
Just because they seemed to do a good job THIS time is no guarantee that they will do a good job NEXT time!
Whenever you release new hardware or new software it's a fresh opportunity for mistakes to be made.
It's just as probable that the next generation consoles will not be significantly more secure than this generations are.
Why would you have to NAT in order to accomplish that? Any port based firewall can do this without the overhead, and busted ass stupidness, of NAT.
" School's job is far beyond "teaching kids while in school", its mission is to educate and adapt children to become productive adults."
I STRONGLY disagree with this statement.
As your Mr. Floyd so kindly pointed out "Hey, teacher, leave that kid alone!".
I want the school to educate my son, NOT indoctrinate him into the "approved" way of thinking.
His grandfather, who taught High School Chemistry and Physics and who has Masters in both those subjects, agrees with me. Schools should educate, not indoctrinate.