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Re: Why do Athiests and other non-god believing people have a problem with religion/g
Another observed empirical fact is that you're not certain what an "oxymoron" is.
No. Raising the child is the parent's responsibility. Teaching the child is a job an outsider is paid to do. A teacher can quit. A parent can't.
Oh, because the school administrator's pander their student body to commercial interests means that the taxpayers should pay more money, again? Why is it that with every problem in the schools, the answer is always "more money"?
If I was dumb enough to chase your non sequitur, we could. As it is, your comment is yet another empirical datum defining your inability to defend your position.
See? More money, again.
I wasn't talking about your school in that comment, it was directed at you, personally.
And yet you yourself proved conclusively that not having it in memory was the same as not having it at all.
Also, the fact that this discussion is taking place indicates that what you thought of as a "useless" fact, is actually quite useful.
See? There you go again. The conflict between the Eloi and the Morlocks WAS the key concept behind the novel "The Time Machine", since it was actually a commentary on Wells's present society.
hipsterdufus said:That's an oxymoron.
Another observed empirical fact is that you're not certain what an "oxymoron" is.
hipsterdufus said:I would argue that educators combined with the family have the responsibilty to raise children.
No. Raising the child is the parent's responsibility. Teaching the child is a job an outsider is paid to do. A teacher can quit. A parent can't.
hipsterdufus said:Sure schools play a big part in fighting obesity. When you have Pepsi-Coke donating money to schools in exchange for providing exclusive rights to sell their products at schools, it's the school's problem. I have a better solution. How about properly funding the education ofd the future of America?
Oh, because the school administrator's pander their student body to commercial interests means that the taxpayers should pay more money, again? Why is it that with every problem in the schools, the answer is always "more money"?
hipsterdufus said:Can we say that about Iraq too? or the war on terror? "Throwing money at the problem" is an argument to use when you don't have an argument.
If I was dumb enough to chase your non sequitur, we could. As it is, your comment is yet another empirical datum defining your inability to defend your position.
hipsterdufus said:Ted's bill sucks - not funding it makes it even worse.
See? More money, again.
hipsterdufus said:My school does a great job of teaching writing and literature - Time Machine is in the curriculum. It's not my subject , though. I did read Time Machine when I was a kid. Couldn't pull up the reference.
I wasn't talking about your school in that comment, it was directed at you, personally.
hipsterdufus said:Of course I understand the importance of knowing pertinent information. Eloi came and went a long time ago. The rote memorisation of useless facts is pointless in today's society. In the information age, data is being produced far faster than we can assimilate it.
And yet you yourself proved conclusively that not having it in memory was the same as not having it at all.
Also, the fact that this discussion is taking place indicates that what you thought of as a "useless" fact, is actually quite useful.
hipsterdufus said:I have nothing against literature. I'm an avid reader and have a Masters in Music Education. NCLB does nothing to promote the study of literature, the Arts, or History. I'm more interested in students understanding the concepts behind the novels, than trivial details, that's all I'm trying to say.
See? There you go again. The conflict between the Eloi and the Morlocks WAS the key concept behind the novel "The Time Machine", since it was actually a commentary on Wells's present society.