facepalm of the day

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i read it. kills me people don't know such recent history.

The Huffington Post Canada found Johnstone participated in board meetings where prizes were awarded to teachers for "excellence in Holocaust Education."

Prior to earning a master of social work degree from McMaster University — where her thesis dealt with race, class, and gender dynamics — Johnstone spent two years studying social justice and peace studies at Western University's Kings College.

According to the King's website, that program "encourages critical reflection on oppression and injustice, locally and globally."

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09...n_8186098.html

But she never heard of Auschwitz...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by OldDog

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09...n_8186098.html

But she never heard of Auschwitz...

amazing.
what next, a science denying neurosurgeon??

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by OldDog

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09...n_8186098.html

But she never heard of Auschwitz...

Well, the great state of New York has no problem putting people on horse racing oversight committees who know exactly nothing about the sport, so why do we expect more from Canada? At least all she could do on the board was hand out awards.

For that matter, we're letting billionaires who have never spent a second of their lives teaching in a classroom dictate to us how to fix education.

Which is not to say that I don't have some pretty funny bad teacher anecdotes. When I was working in education at a conservation facility, one of the guys I supervised had to gently tell a third grade teacher that no, crocodiles are not mammals. She argued it with him, too.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Well, the great state of New York has no problem putting people on horse racing oversight committees who know exactly nothing about the sport, so why do we expect more from Canada? At least all she could do on the board was hand out awards.

For that matter, we're letting billionaires who have never spent a second of their lives teaching in a classroom dictate to us how to fix education.

Which is not to say that I don't have some pretty funny bad teacher anecdotes. When I was working in education at a conservation facility, one of the guys I supervised had to gently tell a third grade teacher that no, crocodiles are not mammals. She argued it with him, too.

oh christ.

my daughters sixth grade teacher would turn to kelly for pronunciations of words...

and it's funny how your brain will hold onto stuff that you don't know is lurking in there, til something pops it out.

a year or two ago, tony and i were watching something about the american revolution era. and up it comes with 'philadelphia harbor'.
i jumped up and yelled 'i knew it!' he's looking at me like i've gone daft.
i said no, see, in fourth grade the teacher had us all write a paper about a location in that era. she calls on me to read my report. i no sooner start reading about philadelphia harbor when she stops me, tells me i'm making it all up, go sit down, you're getting a zero. i was crushed-but you dared not argue with the teacher and they know everything right?
oh, i wish i could find ol ms truax and give her a piece of my mind.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

a year or two ago, tony and i were watching something about the american revolution era. and up it comes with 'philadelphia harbor'.
i jumped up and yelled 'i knew it!' he's looking at me like i've gone daft.
i said no, see, in fourth grade the teacher had us all write a paper about a location in that era. she calls on me to read my report. i no sooner start reading about philadelphia harbor when she stops me, tells me i'm making it all up, go sit down, you're getting a zero. i was crushed-but you dared not argue with the teacher and they know everything right?
oh, i wish i could find ol ms truax and give her a piece of my mind.

Your fourth grade teacher and my elementary school's mean, awful music teacher should have hung out together.

Now, if that teacher I mentioned before had said that "humans are reptiles" she'd have technically been correct, according to the phylogenetic system of classification:

https://askabiologist.asu.edu/questi...saurs-reptiles

[bigrun]

The Donald is slipping a bit, can't figure why

[Danzig]

Carly, it becomes no more true with repetition.


http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a..._checking.html

I doubt she cares. When she drops out of the race, her speeches will be in demand, and maybe some books, for those who want to hear what she's ready to claim. No proof needed.

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by Danzig

Carly, it becomes no more true with repetition.


http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a..._checking.html

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