the808bass
| Favorite team: | SE Missouri |
| Location: | The Lou |
| Biography: | My life has followed a fairly normal trajectory. |
| Interests: | Textiles |
| Occupation: | Marketing |
| Number of Posts: | 111622 |
| Registered on: | 10/7/2012 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Judge Instructs Jurors They Need Not Believe Trump Is Guilty To Convict Him
Posted by the808bass on 5/28/24 at 11:41 pm
You’re being a bitch. ...
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re: Politico: FL public schools face staggering enrollment declines; school choice working
Posted by the808bass on 5/28/24 at 3:53 pm
[quote]Apparently the purpose of public schools is a make-work project for teachers and administrators[/quote]
Ding ding ding. ...
re: Politico: FL public schools face staggering enrollment declines; school choice working
Posted by the808bass on 5/28/24 at 2:03 pm
[quote]My question is: why are charter schools allowed to enact those policies but public schools are not?[/quote]
State and Federal guidelines don’t permit the schools to step out of line for the public schools.
I’m unclear why the charter schools are allowed to. But it’s a happy wrinkle i...
re: Politico: FL public schools face staggering enrollment declines; school choice working
Posted by the808bass on 5/28/24 at 2:00 pm
[quote]Funny how they do this, then blame those same underfunded public schools for declining performance.[/quote]
It’s really hard to find an underfunded public school. St. Louis city public schools was spending around $18k/student last time I checked. ...
re: Politico: FL public schools face staggering enrollment declines; school choice working
Posted by the808bass on 5/28/24 at 1:58 pm
[quote]I have never met one educator who doesn't get excited by charter schools. [/quote]
I’m not sure you know how to English. I’ve never met a public school educator who got excited about charters. ...
re: Politico: FL public schools face staggering enrollment declines; school choice working
Posted by the808bass on 5/27/24 at 1:36 am
[quote]Charter schools get exemptions from those state laws/standards. [/quote]
Lol. ...
re: Politico: FL public schools face staggering enrollment declines; school choice working
Posted by the808bass on 5/27/24 at 1:34 am
[quote]Now it may very well be the case that students previously enrolled in public schools are doing better in charters or private schools. But in a few months, we should have some data. [/quote]
I’m going to tell you a secret. That’s a tertiary concern to the parents.
Know what isn’t happ...
re: Politico: FL public schools face staggering enrollment declines; school choice working
Posted by the808bass on 5/26/24 at 8:51 pm
[quote]Wouldn’t the public have to vote on this?[/quote]
Not if they’re just increasing the value the property. ...
re: Politico: FL public schools face staggering enrollment declines; school choice working
Posted by the808bass on 5/26/24 at 7:59 pm
That’s a huge problem.
They’ll raise assessments to make up lost funds. That will have to be addressed by the legislature. ...
re: Politico: FL public schools face staggering enrollment declines; school choice working
Posted by the808bass on 5/26/24 at 7:58 pm
8% of the enrollment of the three school districts ...
re: 29 yr old NFL OL retiring due to blood clot issue?
Posted by the808bass on 5/26/24 at 5:53 pm
Happens all the time. Why do you hate America?...
re: Does Trump pardon Chauvin if re-elected?
Posted by the808bass on 5/26/24 at 11:25 am
[quote]we need qualified immunity go away. [/quote]
No. We just need to draw clear boundaries when it applies and when it doesn’t.
If you want no one to ever apply to be a policeman, do away with qualified immunity.
And finally, if we do away with qualified immunity for police officers...
re: Does Trump pardon Chauvin if re-elected?
Posted by the808bass on 5/26/24 at 11:23 am
[quote]Handcuff him and have 2 officers hold his shoulders. [/quote]
You sound restarted. ...
re: A Presbyterian Minister Becomes Catholic
Posted by the808bass on 5/25/24 at 9:54 pm
Amazing story. ...
re: Abortion Dr leaves congress speechless
Posted by the808bass on 5/24/24 at 8:20 pm
Damn. ...
re: American missionaries in Haiti killed yesterday
Posted by the808bass on 5/24/24 at 1:00 pm
You certainly aren’t very smart. So, I’m unclear why you’re trying to hold forth in this thread. Go out another Darwin fish bumper sticker on your 2006 Impala and leave us alone. ...
re: American missionaries in Haiti killed yesterday
Posted by the808bass on 5/24/24 at 12:57 pm
[quote]They thought Jesus would protect them.[/quote]
No. The likelihood of you understanding anything about their motives or beliefs is somewhere around zero. ...
re: American missionaries in Haiti killed yesterday
Posted by the808bass on 5/24/24 at 12:48 pm
[quote]My church is always asking for money to go overseas to help out and I refuse to support any of that [/quote]
Smart thinking. That’s what Jesus said. “Stay in your neighborhood, making disciples…l...
re: American missionaries in Haiti killed yesterday
Posted by the808bass on 5/24/24 at 12:45 pm
Your mom told me. ...
re: American missionaries in Haiti killed yesterday
Posted by the808bass on 5/24/24 at 12:44 pm
[quote]I know missionaries hearts are in the right place but they are so fricking naive. [/quote]
Some certainly are. This couple likely wasn’t. His dad started the missions organization and had been in Haiti for quite some time. They were most likely acutely aware of the dangers. ...
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