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AnneD

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26. Exactly....

Reply to datasuspect (Reply #24)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 01:44 PM

Apr 2012

but this was something I learned and have used on and off throughout my life. She had the needles and I learned on pencils

We could also smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco along the breezeway in high school. You get arrested for that now days.

Learning is just not fun or interesting anymore for a vast majority of our kids.

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There Is No Point In Becoming A Teacher Anymore [View all] TheMastersNemesis Apr 2012 OP

race to the top is not a republican program. sorry bout that nt msongs Apr 2012 #1

Please do not puncture our delusions. It's offensive. Karmadillo Apr 2012 #14

Well, it is a GOP program, it has simply been re-branded as Democratic, like most of the GOP laws Dragonfli Apr 2012 #21

Another good piece DonCoquixote Apr 2012 #2

The Original Program Was Initiated By The GOP. And Obama Wrong About Not Ending It. TheMastersNemesis Apr 2012 #3

"I Bog Mistake?" Systematic Chaos Apr 2012 #5

Do you have evidence of any of this? Because it appears to be mostly nonsense that you made up RZM Apr 2012 #4

My grandmother was a teacher between 1920 and 1925 Daphne08 Apr 2012 #19

I'm sure you're right about that RZM Apr 2012 #28

I get so sick of these posts that IGNORE Democratic complicity. woo me with science Apr 2012 #6

.. G_j Apr 2012 #8

ditto inna Apr 2012 #9

Imagine what our educational system would look like if religious conservatives had their way. DCBob Apr 2012 #13

Imagine what our country would look like woo me with science Apr 2012 #15

Presidents usually stay out of state and local law enforcement issues. DCBob Apr 2012 #16

Well, that was non-responsive. woo me with science Apr 2012 #20

If my response was non-responsive... DCBob Apr 2012 #27

Amen. n/t ihavenobias Apr 2012 #22

Obama and Duncan have done more damage to public schools than any Republican could dream of doing lutefisk Apr 2012 #23

I'm in the process of becoming one now Anser Apr 2012 #7

Thank you for your service to our country! SunSeeker Apr 2012 #12

+1,000 freshwest Apr 2012 #18

What exactly do you teach? hfojvt Apr 2012 #9

"until they got married" -- they probably weren't allowed to teach after marriage. eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #11

The other thing you didn't mention.... AnneD Apr 2012 #17

If a student brought knitting needles to school nowadays datasuspect Apr 2012 #24

Well, they do handcuff children as young as six now, and you will have threads hidden Dragonfli Apr 2012 #25

Exactly.... AnneD Apr 2012 #26

According to the Republicans .. AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #29