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Yeah. One-off schools are at least worth noting, but I can at least chalk that up to some sort of local control or local preference for the batshit crazy. It's not a statewide government policy. The Illinois nonsense, though, whoa boy -- and that portends federal policy. It's coming everywhere and the local control that I value is at risk of being eradicated, at least wrt any issue re race.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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Originally posted by AlabamAlum View PostA new hire teacher in many states after a bachelor's degree and certification starts at mid 30’s.
So, if you take a base of $ 35,000, $ 10,500 would go to the retirement system and $ 18,000 for health insurance. That would be $ 63,500 for the roughly 1,200 hours under the contract or roughly $ 53.00 per hour. In fact, teachers would make about $ 15.00/hr. if they had a base pay of 0.
The NEA retort is that teachers do a lot of their work at home, which used to be partially true. Almost all high schools have adopted "block scheduling" which allocates the 6 hour day into 4 blocks. One of those blocks is a teacher's "planning period". Further, each of the 4 blocks is about 70-82 minutes. Teachers and students cannot maintain engagement during the full period, so teachers "lecture" for 30-40 minutes and give homework for the last 30-40 minutes. Students complete their homework at school during the last half of each "block". Teachers seldom grade papers at home any more.
Of course, one answer to this is to apply free-market principals to education, and eliminate teacher tenure. If a teacher thought her job would be in danger, do you really think she would propagandize students? The same would hold true at the university level.
Compare that to the waitress who works 2000 hours per year (40 hour week) at $ 15.00/hr. And the waitress will get laid off in many states because the employer will not be able to make ends meet.Last edited by Da Geezer; January 19, 2021, 10:12 AM.
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I, for one, welcome our new all-knowing Technocrats. May they bless us with their wisdom time and time again. #TrustScienceDan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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Originally posted by AlabamAlum View PostLMAO....missed this, but I predicted it.
COVID Lockdowns May Have No Clear Benefit vs Other Voluntary Measures, International Study Shows
If a location locks down, by default personal movement and contacts are reduced. It follows that viral spread will be reduced. The problem with lockdowns obviously is the social and economic cost of doing them. Few countries or US states have dealt well with these trade offs. Admittedly, this is not easy when you're talking more people dieing and at accelerating death rates (current situation nationally).
I read an article yesterday that suggests there is no reason to believe that transmission is not reduced with vaccination. The data to support that conclusion isn't there. Thus, the idea of fire hosing vaccines is going to decrease deaths by both protecting everyone and decreasing new cases. That makes lock downs obsolete and were already see that trend globally.Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.
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McConnell will still be significant in a big way, there are 50 republican senators and he will be the lead obstructionist. Anybody who thinks otherwise was not paying attention the last time around.
In this particular case, what Mitch said was the truth. Trump lost the election and he should have conceded that he lost. This stupid narrative that he fights is ridiculous, Trump lost and Trump should have admitted it. Trying to get Pence to overthrow the electoral college votes. Anyone who says any differently is wrong.
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