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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:15 PM Original message |
I invite anyone who thinks teachers are paid well or that it's easy to go |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. I sincerely want to, BB. |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:18 PM Original message |
Boy I sure made it sound attractive didn't I? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. Thanks! |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Come to South Carolina |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. There are advantages to subbing, but |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Thanks, CC! |
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Egalitariat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. Most jobs that are worth having (and pay more than min. wage) are hard**** |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Ha! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
80. I'll bet you got to go to the bathroom anytime |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. Dreaded dupe message |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. We sure do, I hear ya. |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. This is in reply to Maestro's message below. |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. Been a teacher for 14 years |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. How do American teaching position salaries compare to other... |
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Be Brave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. Teaching is hard work, period. |
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BurgherHoldtheLies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. PA teaching jobs are hard to get...so I hear |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Good for PA. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Until they get to their senior year. |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Well here we have high stakes testing |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
17. I've worked in 2 "right to work" states and am much happier in Illinois. |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I once told my husband |
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GreenPoet64 (897 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
20. Here is what I am facing working on my credential: |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 08:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. YIKES. |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 08:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. That is crazy |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. Sounds about right. |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
53. Wow.. that sucks that you're university makes pay for transcripts. |
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GreenPoet64 (897 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:14 AM Response to Reply #53 |
133. The transcript is usually only $6 --but most employers |
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tjdee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
71. That's why I stopped. |
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Nite Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
21. Teaching is not easy by any means. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. My better half is in his 29th year in the classroom...One more and out! |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 08:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Oh the stories he and I could tell, eh? |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 08:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Or so tied up in knots inside that you don't even feel like talking |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 08:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Thats why they pay you the big bucks, right? |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Yep, got my summer home on Cape Cod. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. Either Hyannisport, St Moritz, the Berkshires or |
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loudestchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
27. 15 yrs ago I had the worst student teaching experience. I had a pregnant |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 08:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. yeah teaching in that kind of situation is hard. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
30. Teaching *is* hard. They should have to be actually *well-educated*... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:02 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I didn't understand that post, but were you saying |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Hm. Sorry, it's a very old phrase, and doesn't imply that anyone... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:21 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Wow you're really nice, |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Dunno bout English.... haven't looked up descriptive stats for them... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:32 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Well what do you suggest then? |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:33 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Double the pay, Require Master's degrees in academic field. /eom |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Well I agree with that. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:40 PM Response to Reply #42 |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
55. He is right though |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 09:50 AM Response to Reply #55 |
179. That's a pretty bullshit statistic |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 10:46 AM Response to Reply #179 |
182. Here's a few more links |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:04 PM Response to Reply #182 |
184. Well, once again those statistics don't show what you claim |
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Star (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:33 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Thanks, ChairOne |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:35 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. More than you. But this isn't a big-dick contest... |
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Star (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:37 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Oops, sorry |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:39 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Um, did I ever say, suggest, or imply that it wasn't? |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Maybe you should read their posts a bit more carefully. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. [shrug] I just don't recall saying that oceanography...... |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:15 PM Response to Reply #41 |
56. Agree with you about the master's |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:30 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. lol - on the statistics issue.... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:43 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. I doubt many people with social skills or emotional |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:59 PM Response to Reply #65 |
75. Mebbe - had an excellent dynamic programming discussion... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:19 PM Response to Reply #75 |
87. LOL, you actually think that's all you said here? |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:37 PM Response to Reply #87 |
101. That's right.... keep repeating the "garbage" lie... lol |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:39 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. In one post you are talking about intelligence levels |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:45 PM Response to Reply #104 |
112. lol - I didn't call anyone garbage. /eom |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:48 PM Response to Reply #112 |
114. ... |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:50 PM Response to Reply #114 |
116. Very nice - I also didn't call anyone "dim" - LOL /eom |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:02 AM Response to Reply #116 |
125. Do I have to bring the whole thing down here to you? |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:18 AM Response to Reply #125 |
134. Ah.... I recognize the educator by the print of his paw.... |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 02:28 AM Response to Reply #116 |
158. Can't you read? Or are you really this obstinate? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 02:58 AM Response to Reply #158 |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:49 PM Response to Reply #163 |
186. No, I'm not an educator. |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:01 PM Response to Reply #59 |
76. Did anyone ever tell you that |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:06 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. Can't recall for sure...... mebbe.... it's certainly possible.... |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:19 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. There's nothing wrong with being educated... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:22 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. I'd say condescending is an understatement. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:28 PM Response to Reply #86 |
92. Um no - it's actually others here - NOT me... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:33 PM Response to Reply #92 |
98. Oh it's not that your concerns aren't valid. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:39 PM Response to Reply #98 |
103. There's no real way around it, I don't think... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:41 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. LOL |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:41 PM Response to Reply #92 |
107. I was never an education major... |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:49 PM Response to Reply #107 |
115. Ok, I'll say it again.... |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:01 AM Response to Reply #115 |
124. No, it really is the lack of money |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:16 AM Response to Reply #81 |
143. People with MBA's are fucking it up quite nicely, thanks :) |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:22 AM Response to Reply #143 |
146. You have a JD? |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:20 PM Response to Reply #76 |
88. Pssst |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:30 PM Response to Reply #88 |
93. I have found the same to be true too.. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:40 PM Response to Reply #88 |
105. Ok "rigourous statistics" dude.... /eom |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 09:53 AM Response to Reply #59 |
181. I know if someone can't discuss convergence in probability/distribution |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:04 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Thanks for saying all that. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:26 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. That you think a big-dick contest is relevant only illustrates... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:41 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. I knew I thought your writing style was familiar for a reason. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:50 PM Response to Reply #63 |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:30 PM Response to Reply #91 |
94. [shrug] You're the one who introduced your "rigourous" statisitics |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:35 PM Response to Reply #94 |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:44 PM Response to Reply #99 |
110. It's a stats class in an ed. program - nuff said |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:47 PM Response to Reply #110 |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:07 AM Response to Reply #113 |
127. LOL - why on earth would you think that the way I talk to adults... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:12 AM Response to Reply #127 |
131. AGAIN |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:19 AM Response to Reply #131 |
135. I'm not frustrated in the least.... /eom |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:30 AM Response to Reply #127 |
138. I did not call you an academic snob because you |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:41 AM Response to Reply #138 |
140. lol - stats isn't actually my field.... but wutever... |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:21 AM Response to Reply #140 |
145. OK... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:24 AM Response to Reply #145 |
147. This person |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:28 AM Response to Reply #147 |
149. It's been exactly 2 years since I left academia - and that means? |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:31 AM Response to Reply #147 |
150. Yeah..I'm done for the night anyhow. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:38 AM Response to Reply #145 |
152. 'Smart, well educated teachers are the norm." |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:43 AM Response to Reply #152 |
153. Whatever, buddy. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:49 AM Response to Reply #153 |
154. LOL /eom |
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RevCheesehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:58 PM Response to Reply #57 |
123. If this is a "big dick" contest, |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 03:03 AM Response to Reply #123 |
166. Ow stop it. Ow stop it. Ow stop it. lol /eom |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:43 PM Response to Reply #33 |
64. Most of the people I met that were teachers were not |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:56 PM Response to Reply #64 |
73. I agree there are *lots* of problems... |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:06 PM Response to Reply #73 |
82. I only worked at a high school level, |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:33 PM Response to Reply #82 |
97. [shrug] Depends on your standards, I suppose - ymmv... /eom |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:56 PM Response to Reply #97 |
121. You don't need a PhD in Mathematics to teach |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:12 AM Response to Reply #121 |
132. ymmv = Your Mileage May Vary... |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:48 AM Response to Reply #132 |
142. PhD is not worth it for the pay. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:26 AM Response to Reply #142 |
148. Not for you mebbe... I think education is worth more than $ |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 02:22 AM Response to Reply #33 |
156. What the hell are you talking about?? |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 02:26 AM Response to Reply #156 |
157. Is that to me? Hard to tell... thread got large... /eom |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 02:34 AM Response to Reply #157 |
159. Yes it's to you. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 02:36 AM Response to Reply #156 |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
58. sort of a one-trick pony on this issue, aren't you? |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:34 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. But it's such a *good* trick [grin] |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:57 PM Response to Reply #60 |
74. you need to consider more barrels. it'd be a better trick |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:01 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Content knowledge is a sine qua non..... |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:14 PM Response to Reply #77 |
84. no, you didn't. |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:31 PM Response to Reply #84 |
95. Well that was an interesting thread. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:32 PM Response to Reply #84 |
96. IIRC, I amended that statement almost immediately... |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:36 PM Response to Reply #96 |
100. ok, any idiot can teach the multiplication algorithm. |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:42 PM Response to Reply #100 |
108. Left teaching years ago, apparently. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:50 PM Response to Reply #108 |
117. it's always easier to snipe from the sidelines. n/t |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:53 PM Response to Reply #100 |
119. Oops - sorry - lost track of this branch...... |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:54 PM Response to Reply #119 |
120. never mind, your eminence. |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:09 AM Response to Reply #120 |
129. I'd like to say nevermind to ChairOne, as well. |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:10 AM Response to Reply #120 |
130. LOL n/t |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:20 AM Response to Reply #130 |
136. Tree got big, fast - lol /eom |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:08 AM Response to Reply #74 |
128. Yes, this is so true. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:26 AM Response to Reply #128 |
137. Aack - confused - lol - thought you were against all I said? lol /eom |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:34 AM Response to Reply #137 |
139. I was replying to ulysses. |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:42 AM Response to Reply #139 |
141. Gotcha - phew! - lol |
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KaliTracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
67. It's a double-edged sword that well-educated stuff -- for lots of us who |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:53 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. I think the decline is real - at least in the sense that... |
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KaliTracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:11 PM Response to Reply #72 |
83. no -- not getting stupider. I refuse to believe that. It's the SYSTEM |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:20 PM Response to Reply #83 |
89. I'm not saying the kids are *intrinsically* stupid...... |
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KaliTracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:52 PM Response to Reply #89 |
118. They end up "stupid" because of the system -- they do what is expected |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:54 AM Response to Reply #89 |
155. Maybe they do talk about it, just not with people who call them stupid |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 02:40 AM Response to Reply #155 |
161. I'm very curious about this too. n/t |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 03:09 AM Response to Reply #155 |
167. dunno where all the interest in my personal specifics comes from.... |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 03:28 AM Response to Reply #167 |
168. Actually, your outright slam of teachers throughout this thread makes |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 03:46 AM Response to Reply #168 |
170. Help plz: where was I the *first* to mention any of my "capabilities"? |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 03:50 AM Response to Reply #170 |
171. DO you have any proof to back up that statement? |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 03:58 AM Response to Reply #171 |
172. Of course not - that's what "made up" means - lol |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:16 PM Response to Reply #72 |
85. Well if the kids really are getting stupider and stupider |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:56 PM Response to Reply #85 |
122. For the 8th time.... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:20 AM Response to Reply #122 |
144. But coming on here and |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:33 AM Response to Reply #144 |
151. "you can see we admit there are problems" |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 02:53 AM Response to Reply #151 |
162. You just don't get it |
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ChairOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 03:03 AM Response to Reply #162 |
165. 9th time.... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 06:30 PM Response to Reply #165 |
189. This is a problem that gets no press? |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:38 PM Response to Reply #72 |
102. KIDS are getting stupider and stupider? |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
35. Ack! Will you accept a plea bargain for three to five in TDC? :-( |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
47. it kills me |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:06 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Who said people outside of teaching have it easy? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:42 PM Response to Reply #51 |
109. no one said it was easy |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
48. I can totally relate... |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
49. BTW |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
61. I taught nine years in Texas |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:46 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. Well they've started investing the TRS money |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
62. First year teacher here, I'm going to start working on my ATC this summer. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:43 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. Be brave |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 10:50 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. Thanks, and that is exactly what I'm doing - just trying to survive! |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:04 PM Response to Reply #70 |
79. The "friend" crap |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 07:13 PM Response to Reply #79 |
191. I'm personally shocked at how little respect these kids give to adults. |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 12:13 AM Response to Reply #191 |
192. I was totally shocked too. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:48 AM Response to Reply #192 |
193. In a lighter note, |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
78. Hey Bouncy |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-05 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
111. Awesome |
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shugah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
126. i shall decline your invitation |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
164. They are paid better than I am |
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aldian159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 03:40 AM Response to Original message |
169. The only way I could do it is if I taught AP history, US or Euro |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 04:19 AM Response to Original message |
173. Deleted message |
Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 09:16 AM Response to Reply #173 |
174. Who said anyone goes into teaching for the money? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 09:35 AM Response to Reply #174 |
176. This is just "liberal whining" |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 09:36 AM Response to Reply #176 |
177. Ah, gotcha! |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
175. I spend time volunteering in a schoo and I find it exhausting |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
178. What do you teach, BB? |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
180. I'll gladly take you up on this, Bouncy Ball... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:00 PM Response to Reply #180 |
188. Good deal!!! |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
183. As a teacher, I say, Amen!!! |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
185. I'd rather be a garbage collector or janitor than a teacher |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 01:00 PM Response to Reply #185 |
187. My husband once asked me |
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Spinoza (766 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-05 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
190. One of my best (male) friends |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:52 AM Response to Reply #190 |
194. There's good and bad, but |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:18 AM Response to Reply #194 |
195. Is that an automatic thing? |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-05-05 03:58 AM Response to Reply #194 |
200. Ha! Yeah TRS is SOOOO wonderful, dude. |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:32 AM Response to Reply #190 |
196. I think dealing with adults all day is far easier |
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Spinoza (766 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:03 PM Response to Reply #196 |
198. YOU COULD BE RIGHT ON THAT POINT. |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-05-05 03:56 AM Response to Reply #190 |
199. Give you a break, huh? |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
197. Teaching is EASY! |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-05-05 03:59 AM Response to Original message |
201. Thanks Bouncy Ball...it's definitely not for the faint of heart! |
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