tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post8008334455080566886..comments2023-11-02T03:10:39.674-07:00Comments on GeeeeeZ!: PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.........Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-40533707698457538692014-03-22T11:31:03.099-07:002014-03-22T11:31:03.099-07:00Nice to see New Hampshire was so unique. Hockey i...Nice to see New Hampshire was so unique. Hockey is a real big deal in this State. Ducky, the states were NOT compared against each other. Our coach may very well be paid less than yours, but more than the other positions that salary was compared to.Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-19745736613817397482014-03-22T11:27:18.120-07:002014-03-22T11:27:18.120-07:00Maybe with a little luck the Chinese will keep her...Maybe with a little luck the Chinese will keep her and the rest of the trash over there!Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-58216157478066911542014-03-22T10:39:13.594-07:002014-03-22T10:39:13.594-07:00BTW, when I was interviewed for my first teaching ...BTW, when I was interviewed for my first teaching job -- in the public school system -- the Director of Personnel didn't want to hire me because my grades in college were "too good." He said that he'd much rather hire teachers who maintained C averages because they "would understand the students."<br /><br />I retorted, "So, you hire those who don't know their subject areas well?"<br /><br />The above transpired in 1973 and provides one clue as to why American education is in such a sorry state today.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-46059187268892985142014-03-22T10:36:45.198-07:002014-03-22T10:36:45.198-07:00Kid,
I've seen evidence of what you mentioned ...Kid,<br />I've seen evidence of what you mentioned about that thesis.<br /><br />Over the past few decades, composition skills have tanked -- and standardized test scores reflect that decline. It is my belief that many teachers today are incapable of teaching because they themselves have terrible learning gaps.<br /><br />Some of the straight-A public school students who transfer into my 7th grade classes have never written anything more than a sentence. Not even a paragraph -- let along an entire essay! I'm holding the line of standards in the classes that I teach, but it's getting more and more difficult to hold that line.<br /><br />PS: Thank you for the compliment and the blessing.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-22056345064170952482014-03-22T10:25:53.114-07:002014-03-22T10:25:53.114-07:00AOW, you've got to be one in a million. Good o...AOW, you've got to be one in a million. Good one you for now and ever.<br />I'll just add this. Bosses wife is a teacher. Her friend was going for her masters in teaching about 3 yrs ago, asked if they would review her thesis. He said is was written so poorly, like as if it was written by a 5th grader,that there was no way they could critique it without destroying her, so they gave it back said it's all good. She got her masters.<br />Literally.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-63079631098170874782014-03-22T01:37:33.661-07:002014-03-22T01:37:33.661-07:00Kid,
One reason that homeschool parents are so ret...Kid,<br />One reason that homeschool parents are so reticent to pay a contracted teacher a decent wage: the parents themselves can do a wonderful job with teaching their own children certain subjects -- particularly if parents purchase a good curriculum. Several excellent curricula are available for homeschool instruction.<br /><br />Foreign language and advanced composition are the subject areas that flummox most parents. Both of those subject areas absolutely require the much-touted critical thinking skills.<br /><br />I make up some of my salary deficit by offering private tutoring -- at premium rates because I'm a master teacher with over 40 years of teaching experience <b>and</b> training in diagnostic and prescriptive teaching. I got that training in a private school and honed the craft over a period of 19 years there. Few teachers actually know how to use diagnostic and prescriptive teaching.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-26738871216251643772014-03-21T17:38:43.625-07:002014-03-21T17:38:43.625-07:00and of course, all the big universities have these...and of course, all the big universities have these huge funds.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-47884171913655089752014-03-21T17:38:06.242-07:002014-03-21T17:38:06.242-07:00Duck, I almost never read you (ask to sit near scr...Duck, I almost never read you (ask to sit near screaming kids, ya know)<br /><br />But harvard will create jobs?? with the massive amounts of money they've been siphoning off of students, society, and idiot donors?<br /><br />What does that mean? hire another commnist perfesser ?<br /><br />Hey, can you take some pictures of the area of space you are in and post em. Probably be better than some of the Hubble pics!Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-34929423318951850402014-03-21T17:29:14.843-07:002014-03-21T17:29:14.843-07:00AOW, Sorry to hear about your salary.
Yes, there ...AOW, Sorry to hear about your salary.<br /><br />Yes, there are definitely lots of stories, but I thought the good example was comparing most teachers who had reached maturity levels in salaries and benefits and who are unionized.<br /><br />My lunch buddies are both former teachers who quit about 30 years ago and went private business world, and not for the money. She says just what you said, Why do teachers expect so much money. They saw their work as sort of contributory to society. Great folks.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-11997029354642107352014-03-21T09:29:41.914-07:002014-03-21T09:29:41.914-07:00"Ducky, you completely missed Kid's POINT...<i>"Ducky, you completely missed Kid's POINT."</i><br /><br />He's good at that, especially at tactically convenient times.<br /><br /><b>God hates Quacks!</b>The Ghost of Phred Phelpsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-38222641347441393632014-03-21T02:08:37.669-07:002014-03-21T02:08:37.669-07:00Kid,
Now don't forget to extend the teacher...Kid,<br /><i>Now don't forget to extend the teacher's salary out according the amount of time they actually work each year.<br /><br />The equation is Salary / 9 * 12<br /><br />72k a year is<br /><br />72,000 ? 9 = 8000 * 12 = 96k a year. </i><br /><br />To be fair, add another month for over-the-summer planning, chaperoning, grading papers, etc.<br /><br />So, I compute the figures that way and get $80,000/yr. And full benefits, too.<br /><br />Most private school teachers get paid about 1/2 that with few (if any) benefits; homeschool teachers and privately-contracted teachers (my case, and I'm the most expensive-by-the-hour teacher in this region) earn less than $40,000/yr. Usually way less! No benefits whatsoever -- not even paid sick leave. Homeschool and privately-contracted teachers choose to follow that path because we don't have the hassles that public school teachers do.<br /><br />Here's the thing about teachers: they <b>never</b> believe that they are paid enough. I know that such a belief wasn't always the case. When did that belief become the norm?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-36976775978811345092014-03-20T21:19:58.152-07:002014-03-20T21:19:58.152-07:00Ducky, you completely missed Kid's POINT. It ...Ducky, you completely missed Kid's POINT. It wasn't that they have it; he asks WHAT THEY DO WITH IT? That's not MILLION, that's BILLION. Aren't you curious where that much money goes? Get it? Read it AGAIN, please...<br /><br />I had to laugh at your suggestion that Harvard would do anything to "create jobs", as if that's anything liberals are good at :-) You've got a president who is doing all he can to help people LOSE jobs...pay attention, Ducky.<br />Two rounds of layoffs? There have been layoffs aplenty since Obama took over; and just wait till the ACA really kicks in (that'll be AFTER the midterms and 2016 election NOW because they'd lose too many votes if they went by the original law)...and what'd I hear today..? 38% of businesses are going to have to let people go because of the new minimum wage? NICE JOBS, Lefties...and now Ducky wants the Right to 'create jobs' all by ourselves? wow<br /><br />CnC, good point about over paid actors versus overpaid athletes!<br /><br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-72704225932047326022014-03-20T20:37:12.390-07:002014-03-20T20:37:12.390-07:00Gee, I guess it's up to them, kid.
With that ...Gee, I guess it's up to them, kid.<br /><br />With that kind of money I bet they'll create jobs, right? That's what you fringe right wingers believe.<br /><br />Strange there have been two rounds of layoffs in the last few years. Maybe there's a flaw in your job creation theory.<br /><br />Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-76753018638218135232014-03-20T20:29:26.205-07:002014-03-20T20:29:26.205-07:00Me: Maybe libtards would care to explain why colle...Me: Maybe libtards would care to explain why colleges such as Hahvard have 32 BILLION in a fund.<br />--------<br />Duck: Because very wealthy people contribute to the endowment?<br />Just a thought.<br /><br />Me: Of course duck, the POINT is what is hahvard going to DO with the money? Siphon it off like the union bosses do with pension funds?<br /><br />And remind us what their mission is?Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-86396778754325094102014-03-20T20:05:01.561-07:002014-03-20T20:05:01.561-07:00Care to expound, Huntington?
Foxboro Sadium, priv...Care to expound, Huntington?<br /><br />Foxboro Sadium, private money.<br /><br />Legislature refused to kick in money for a new baseball park. <br /><br />The Garden construction was largely limited to infrastructure which was needed anyway.<br /><br />Not much public money as I see it and the teams bring in quite a bit of revenue.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-6598475868835079152014-03-20T19:55:49.671-07:002014-03-20T19:55:49.671-07:00JonBerg, There was a time I was addicted. I lived ...JonBerg, There was a time I was addicted. I lived in Pittsburgh in the 70's.<br /><br />But 'addicted' to me was just talking about a Steelers game a few days ahead, and a day or two after.<br /><br />Nothing like these guys.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-53180107093342938542014-03-20T19:48:50.083-07:002014-03-20T19:48:50.083-07:00Maybe in Kentucky, but Boston has not kicked in fo...<i>Maybe in Kentucky, but Boston has not kicked in for professional franchises.</i><br /><br />Well, yes, and no. They certainly have "<a rel="nofollow">kicked in</a>."<br /><br />The fact that Ducky is never right about anything is nothing if not entertaining.Sam Huntingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14780557316548397352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-10199247913268153782014-03-20T19:28:06.115-07:002014-03-20T19:28:06.115-07:00Sports is, are entertainment, so are movies. I do...Sports is, are entertainment, so are movies. I don't hear many people pissing and moaning about over paid actors.CnChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14697018842346746668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-76913731474882151292014-03-20T19:21:19.190-07:002014-03-20T19:21:19.190-07:00Kid,
I've never understood why sports savants...Kid,<br /><br />I've never understood why sports savants are so content to discuss almost nothing else. I wonder what a psychologist might say about that? It's no fun sitting between a couple of them; that's for sure!JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-48153465842893278042014-03-20T19:18:19.257-07:002014-03-20T19:18:19.257-07:00 My only real problem with professional sports is ... My only real problem with professional sports is that it forces people to build infrastructure for Private businesses.<br /><br />----<br />Maybe in Kentucky but Boston has not kicked in for professional franchises. And here we are in liberal land.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-9805987912800609592014-03-20T19:16:48.074-07:002014-03-20T19:16:48.074-07:00 Maybe libtards would care to explain why colleges... Maybe libtards would care to explain why colleges such as Hahvard have 32 BILLION in a fund.<br />--------<br />Because very wealthy people contribute to the endowment?<br />Just a thought.<br /><br />Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-41317293448281964232014-03-20T18:51:43.295-07:002014-03-20T18:51:43.295-07:00CI, "I'm not sure about the hubbub over p...CI, "I'm not sure about the hubbub over publicly paid coaches.....we already pay (and perk) Congress far too much. Shouldn't we start there?"<br /><br />Sure. In fact I think we should start EVERYWHERE ! and most certainly places where this upside down country Takes money out of our wallet without us having a choice.<br /><br />Sports? I was having a little fun above, but the bottom line there is if some family of 4 wants to pay $500-600 to go see some guys play baseball or football, that's their choice. My only real problem with professional sports is that it forces people to build infrastructure for Private businesses.<br /><br />I think it's retarded personally.<br />I arrive at work in the morning and there are several people standing in the break room staring at the TV like zombies, watching sports highlights or people talking about sports and I find it creepy, possibly mind control-ish, and most certainly a Waste of Time given the Problems this country finds itself in.<br /><br />But, same as it every was.<br />Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-5858265650528558172014-03-20T18:41:57.252-07:002014-03-20T18:41:57.252-07:00Maybe libtards would care to explain why colleges ...Maybe libtards would care to explain why colleges such as <a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/2013/09/harvard-endowment-up-2-billion-to-32-7-billion" rel="nofollow">Hahvard have 32 BILLION in a fund.</a> Geeezix, I wonder what they might do with it? I can only hope they will do something important with it such as fighting Climate Change.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-58576462208944657392014-03-20T18:35:52.586-07:002014-03-20T18:35:52.586-07:00Lets take a look at teachers....
In Illinois, the ...Lets take a look at teachers....<br />In Illinois, the average wage for a teacher is 72K a year. Public union don't ya know, and the average salary for someone in the private sector is 42k a year.<br /><br />Now don't forget to extend the teacher's salary out according the amount of time they actually work each year.<br /><br />The equation is Salary / 9 * 12<br /><br />72k a year is <br /><br />72,000 ? 9 = 8000 * 12 = 96k a year.<br /><br />The teachers are actually doing quite well. And let's not forget there is probably one mobster Administrator for every 3 teachers who do nothing much beside watch porn all day.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-82462710853433630602014-03-20T18:17:20.161-07:002014-03-20T18:17:20.161-07:00I think sports is THE MOST important thing on THE ...I think sports is THE MOST important thing on THE PLANET.<br /><br />We could NEVER pay SPORTS PEOPLE too much money. Those who Play with the ball. Those who Talk about those who play with the ball, and Those who talk about the people who talk about those who play with the ball.<br /><br />If only this were our LIFE 24/7/365, and for some it is. How envious I am..<br /><br />Dang, If Only I had a life in Sports. Especially College Basketball! To be around and Idolize youngster jocks who voted for obama Twice !<br /><br />I'm just verklempt here. I'm off to find some tissue now.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.com