Originally posted by Jaguär:
Originally posted by mankie:No way! He's my favorite! And that's coming from a bartender's point of view. :) heh
Originally posted by ggw:And get rid of the miserable bastard that works the back bar and turn it into a place were these scantily clad waitresses give lap dances.
And waitresses – scantily clad waitresses. Maybe in little French Maid outfits.
is doing this for a living worth your $25?
I'll be brief……
Most schools, both public and private, still call their teachers by Mr./Miss/Mrs.(Surname). A few teachers now and then will have a school-wide accepted nickname. (Of course a lot have nicknames not mentioned formally. LOL. In fact, I've come up with a few myself, and that was while I was teaching!)
Not all private schools are equal. It's a fallacy that all private schools are better than any public school. There are some good public schools and there are some horrendous private schools.
Sonic, I know those schools intimately from both sides. I know you innocently spoke (or typed) but you fell for a very common misconception as to what is so wrong with them. Not that all teachers try to or can teach. It's just like any other job. Some can do it and some can't. There is just so much else fucking up the system that most people have no clue is even going on.
Personally, I think we need more apprenticeships that train and lead to real jobs, and a little less college herding that often invests a lot of money and time but leaves the students lost and bewildered. Real training, not mass marketing training. Don't get me wrong, I love learning, I'm just disillusioned with the business of higher learning.
Most schools, both public and private, still call their teachers by Mr./Miss/Mrs.(Surname). A few teachers now and then will have a school-wide accepted nickname. (Of course a lot have nicknames not mentioned formally. LOL. In fact, I've come up with a few myself, and that was while I was teaching!)
Not all private schools are equal. It's a fallacy that all private schools are better than any public school. There are some good public schools and there are some horrendous private schools.
Sonic, I know those schools intimately from both sides. I know you innocently spoke (or typed) but you fell for a very common misconception as to what is so wrong with them. Not that all teachers try to or can teach. It's just like any other job. Some can do it and some can't. There is just so much else fucking up the system that most people have no clue is even going on.
Personally, I think we need more apprenticeships that train and lead to real jobs, and a little less college herding that often invests a lot of money and time but leaves the students lost and bewildered. Real training, not mass marketing training. Don't get me wrong, I love learning, I'm just disillusioned with the business of higher learning.
Originally posted by ggw:thats nothing, in my school we would of had to have called him sir.
Back when I was in boarding school, we would have called you "Master Miller" [/QB]
Originally posted by ggw:
DC Liberalism run amok.Here's Harry fucking Potter again!
Back when I was in boarding school, we would have called you "Master Miller"
Originally posted by Andrew WK:We use to get called "fucking bitch" or "fucking White bitch" all the time to our faces. Then they would laugh and say, "What you gonna do about it? Send us to the principal? S/he ain't gonna do anything!" The really sick part is that they were so right. Only the teacher would end up getting disciplined or written up, not the student. This is just one of millions of examples of how the students were passively taught by the system, not the teachers. The kind of learning they shouldn't be receiving.
Originally posted by ggw:thats nothing, in my school we would of had to have called him sir. [/QB]
Back when I was in boarding school, we would have called you "Master Miller"
Originally posted by Jaguär:jag..you are correct, and i had not meant to come across as i was blaming the teachers for anything. in fact, the school i personally went to was so bad that i dont know any teacher that could've helped some of these kids by 10th grade.
I'll be brief……
Most schools, both public and private, still call their teachers by Mr./Miss/Mrs.(Surname). A few teachers now and then will have a school-wide accepted nickname. (Of course a lot have nicknames not mentioned formally. LOL. In fact, I've come up with a few myself, and that was while I was teaching!)
Not all private schools are equal. It's a fallacy that all private schools are better than any public school. There are some good public schools and there are some horrendous private schools.
Sonic, I know those schools intimately from both sides. I know you innocently spoke (or typed) but you fell for a very common misconception as to what is so wrong with them. Not that all teachers try to or can teach. It's just like any other job. Some can do it and some can't. There is just so much else fucking up the system that most people have no clue is even going on.
Personally, I think we need more apprenticeships that train and lead to real jobs, and a little less college herding that often invests a lot of money and time but leaves the students lost and bewildered. Real training, not mass marketing training. Don't get me wrong, I love learning, I'm just disillusioned with the business of higher learning.
in fact, teachers may sometimes be the only good thing in a school. and by the time its high school, any teacher in a corrupt school system, trying to teach classes of 55 high school kids who havent had a motivational point in thier entire lives, is going to generally lose. and get blamed more than they should.
i definitely dont blame the teachers, in fact, i like the teachers, until they got beat up and left….
Originally posted by Metal Meltdown:Sounds like a deal to me. ;)
next time I am at the club ill wear my leather pants ok???? :) heh
maybe teachers should wear leather pants (and be armed with whips), too, hell, nothing else seems to be working
Originally posted by Jaguär:hmm..what shows might I be at here soon..Dwight Yoakam probably…the Pistols just to say Ive seen them..
Originally posted by Metal Meltdown:Sounds like a deal to me. ;)
next time I am at the club ill wear my leather pants ok???? :) heh
Originally posted by sonickteam2:Oh, yes! I myself have been physically assaulted a number of times. Once I eventually found out that I had replaced a female teacher who had been beaten up. The same year that I was in that particular school the female Gym teacher was beaten up. You know those little bastards were tough to go after the Gym teacher! Found out that a well respected (by the students!) male Science teacher had been beaten up the previous year. One day, another teacher showed me some hallway that was closed off and told me that some student had murdered some other student there. (Oh, that never made the papers or news reports. I've learned that inner shitty school violence is very often hidden and suburban violence is sometimes sensationalised. None of the elementary kids-including kindergarten!- I've had who brought knives and guns to school were ever reported in the news.)
jag..you are correct, and i had not meant to come across as i was blaming the teachers for anything. in fact, the school i personally went to was so bad that i dont know any teacher that could've helped some of these kids by 10th grade.
in fact, teachers may sometimes be the only good thing in a school. and by the time its high school, any teacher in a corrupt school system, trying to teach classes of 55 high school kids who havent had a motivational point in thier entire lives, is going to generally lose. and get blamed more than they should.
i definitely dont blame the teachers, in fact, i like the teachers, until they got beat up and left….
If I wanted that kind of action, I'd have joined the police force or the military. At least they have more laws, rights and equipment to defend themselves. A teacher has even less of any of the above than your average Joe on the streets.
Originally posted by Celeste::D Then maybe I'll go back to teaching.
maybe teachers should wear leather pants (and be armed with whips), too, hell, nothing else seems to be working
My two cents…
I've been in DC for the past two years attending school and not able to go to as many shows, or get my head into as many new bands, as I would've liked. The 930 club has been there for me, though, and I've been surprised how many people showed up to what. Puffy Ami Yumi was awesome, I got to see South up real close when they opened for Cornelius, who I watched from the second floor pretty much front and center - perfect for his AV show, Starsailor somehow packing the place, and now hoping to buy some Blur tickets.
25 bucks for Blur minus their guitarist is what I'd expect. I shelled out around that to see them with Pulp way back in 98? on the Parklife tour, but in a much larger GA venue - the Palace in LA. Then I saw them at the Wiltern, that had seats, and though everyone almost stood, you could only boogie about a foot in front of you while banging your knees on the back of the seat.
I judge the money-factor after I leave the show rather than before, though I'm betting that I won't be thinking about the ticket price after Blur burns through their set list. 930 is such a snug size and great sound, we are blessed. These are the shows that make you miss other shows and save up for. Can't wait to pogo.
I've been in DC for the past two years attending school and not able to go to as many shows, or get my head into as many new bands, as I would've liked. The 930 club has been there for me, though, and I've been surprised how many people showed up to what. Puffy Ami Yumi was awesome, I got to see South up real close when they opened for Cornelius, who I watched from the second floor pretty much front and center - perfect for his AV show, Starsailor somehow packing the place, and now hoping to buy some Blur tickets.
25 bucks for Blur minus their guitarist is what I'd expect. I shelled out around that to see them with Pulp way back in 98? on the Parklife tour, but in a much larger GA venue - the Palace in LA. Then I saw them at the Wiltern, that had seats, and though everyone almost stood, you could only boogie about a foot in front of you while banging your knees on the back of the seat.
I judge the money-factor after I leave the show rather than before, though I'm betting that I won't be thinking about the ticket price after Blur burns through their set list. 930 is such a snug size and great sound, we are blessed. These are the shows that make you miss other shows and save up for. Can't wait to pogo.
Originally posted by Jaguär:i concur with that. i worked in higher education and saw both sides of things. jag is spot on.
Personally, I think we need more apprenticeships that train and lead to real jobs, and a little less college herding that often invests a lot of money and time but leaves the students lost and bewildered. Real training, not mass marketing training. Don't get me wrong, I love learning, I'm just disillusioned with the business of higher learning.
jag, you should write a book about your experiences.