Originally posted in a LVRJ forum
Scott Weissinger, a school [CCSD] attendance officer
This predator is like that mean character in Chitty Bang Bang who captured and imprisoned helpless small children.
This bastard is the sort of powermonger who'd put your child in front of a firing squad for evading the draft.
This abject bounty hunter is the spiritual descendent of runaway-slave catchers.
This thug (and his colleagues) are too dumb to pass the Metro entrance exam yet they're CCSD's *most* essential employees. They keep state money coming in.
State funding is awarded through a wonkish formula based on student headcount. Absences cost. Truant officers (like Weissinger) keep the schools filled with warm bodies. The (draft) Board would soooner *burn down* the schools than fire truant officers.
We shouldn't DRAFT kids into CCSD. If they don't want to be there, or their parents don't care, it's *insane* to send truant officers out to capture them. Like MPs rounding up AWOLs.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
CCSD: "One Size Fits All"
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
This "one size fits all" philosophy might work for a Ford Motor assembly line (circa 1910) but it has NO place in an education system which purports to serve a 24 hr town. If we privatized education then some enterprising fellow might decide to operate an overnight kindergarten. Wouldn't *that* be an innovation!
The system we have now is like Southwest Air scheduling all their flights in/out to/of LAS between [0730-0900]/[1430-1700]. Soon only nine months a year! Shareholders would RIOT.
A private education system would operate during hours convenient to its customers, not its employees.
Of course school "years" should be variable length. Kids learn at different rates. Of course tracks should be numerous. Why does everyone have to start/stop at the same time.
We homeschool. Our kids go on break when it's convenient for *us*, not for a bunch of union members.
We increase our kids' individual work loads and complexities when *they're* ready, not when some MA/Ed bureaucrat's scheduling chart says so.
This "one size fits all" philosophy might work for a Ford Motor assembly line (circa 1910) but it has NO place in an education system which purports to serve a 24 hr town. If we privatized education then some enterprising fellow might decide to operate an overnight kindergarten. Wouldn't *that* be an innovation!
The system we have now is like Southwest Air scheduling all their flights in/out to/of LAS between [0730-0900]/[1430-1700]. Soon only nine months a year! Shareholders would RIOT.
A private education system would operate during hours convenient to its customers, not its employees.
Of course school "years" should be variable length. Kids learn at different rates. Of course tracks should be numerous. Why does everyone have to start/stop at the same time.
We homeschool. Our kids go on break when it's convenient for *us*, not for a bunch of union members.
We increase our kids' individual work loads and complexities when *they're* ready, not when some MA/Ed bureaucrat's scheduling chart says so.
Fund Millenium Scholarships Out of the Football Budget
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
The Legislature spends some $14M per year to fund Division 1 sports. That is, scholarships to chowderhead jocks who couldn't care LESS about education. Many of whom are from out-of-state. That's right.
Though I oppose government funding of education, if the crooked politicians want to bailout the Millenium Scholarship fund the "Intercollegiate Athletics" budget is a good place to get the money to do so.
The Legislature spends some $14M per year to fund Division 1 sports. That is, scholarships to chowderhead jocks who couldn't care LESS about education. Many of whom are from out-of-state. That's right.
Though I oppose government funding of education, if the crooked politicians want to bailout the Millenium Scholarship fund the "Intercollegiate Athletics" budget is a good place to get the money to do so.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
UNLV Jock Kicked Off Team For Flunking ...
.. a drug test.
The guy was admitted to UNLV even though he couldn't spell his own name. He is majoring in University Studies. He couldn't care less about education. He probably never goes to class.
He gets dropped from the team for smoking pot?!
Maybe now he'll focus on academics.
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
The guy was admitted to UNLV even though he couldn't spell his own name. He is majoring in University Studies. He couldn't care less about education. He probably never goes to class.
He gets dropped from the team for smoking pot?!
Maybe now he'll focus on academics.
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Monday, April 26, 2010
Ridiculous Majors at UNLV
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
"University Studies" (AKA "jockology") is a pseudo-major which exists to give academic cover to athletes who can't get through Basketweaving 101. The program has no objective standards. Its "requirements" wouldn't challenge a third grader. Even so, most jocks who declare in it can't amass enough credits to graduate.
A few years ago USA Today noted that some huge percentage of UNLV footballers were majoring it. Very embarassing to UNLV. As a result, UNLV announced it was phasing out University Studies and replacing it with yet another faux major -- "Interdisciplinary". Same program. New name.
It's almost meaningless for jocks to declare a major since such a minor percentage of them graduate -- even after 6 years. Still, "criminal Justice"? What the heck is that? Do prison guards need 4 yr degrees, too?
Physical Education? So now the 3R's stand for reading defenses, writing rosters, and adding up runs. It's just ridiculous. Wooden was an English major. Paterno was a college dropout (though majoring in Economics).
Kinesiology? Another one of those "ology" programs which sounds sophisticated but is actually quite worthless.
Physiology, Biology, Eschatology, Etiology, etc. Serious.
Kinesiology, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, etc. Not serious.
Astrology & Numerology. The next great jock majors.
"University Studies" (AKA "jockology") is a pseudo-major which exists to give academic cover to athletes who can't get through Basketweaving 101. The program has no objective standards. Its "requirements" wouldn't challenge a third grader. Even so, most jocks who declare in it can't amass enough credits to graduate.
A few years ago USA Today noted that some huge percentage of UNLV footballers were majoring it. Very embarassing to UNLV. As a result, UNLV announced it was phasing out University Studies and replacing it with yet another faux major -- "Interdisciplinary". Same program. New name.
It's almost meaningless for jocks to declare a major since such a minor percentage of them graduate -- even after 6 years. Still, "criminal Justice"? What the heck is that? Do prison guards need 4 yr degrees, too?
Physical Education? So now the 3R's stand for reading defenses, writing rosters, and adding up runs. It's just ridiculous. Wooden was an English major. Paterno was a college dropout (though majoring in Economics).
Kinesiology? Another one of those "ology" programs which sounds sophisticated but is actually quite worthless.
Physiology, Biology, Eschatology, Etiology, etc. Serious.
Kinesiology, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, etc. Not serious.
Astrology & Numerology. The next great jock majors.
UNLV Alchemy
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
117Craponium.
118Wastinium.
119Spendon.
Z= 120, 121, ... A bunch of alchemists.
Not sure what the theoretical limit is to the number of protons in the nucleus, but leave it to the government to fund research to keep adding protons to create elements with 10-77 s half-lives, while simultaneously funding research to smash protons into a zillion pieces.
Let the Tritium decay.
The job of University of Nevada Chemistry Professors is to *teach* the next generation of Nevada applied scientists. If you want to design nuclear weapons go work for Sandia.
Droput Nevada casino workers shouldn't have to pay higher taxes to maintain a SiO2-box for educated derelicts.
117Craponium.
118Wastinium.
119Spendon.
Z= 120, 121, ... A bunch of alchemists.
Not sure what the theoretical limit is to the number of protons in the nucleus, but leave it to the government to fund research to keep adding protons to create elements with 10-77 s half-lives, while simultaneously funding research to smash protons into a zillion pieces.
Let the Tritium decay.
The job of University of Nevada Chemistry Professors is to *teach* the next generation of Nevada applied scientists. If you want to design nuclear weapons go work for Sandia.
Droput Nevada casino workers shouldn't have to pay higher taxes to maintain a SiO2-box for educated derelicts.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
UNLV Football Players Drafted by the NFL
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Wolfe earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiological sciences and is currently pursuing a master's degree in sports education leadership. Not serious.
Hawley majoring in Physical Education. Not serious.
The University of Nevada is not supposed to be a NFL training camp.
Wolfe earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiological sciences and is currently pursuing a master's degree in sports education leadership. Not serious.
Hawley majoring in Physical Education. Not serious.
The University of Nevada is not supposed to be a NFL training camp.
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