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How come bicycle clothing looks so silly?
Edward Dolan wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... John Thompson wrote: On 2009-01-14, Tom Sherman wrote: PatTX wrote: :: :: In that case teachers would have been able to buy more than two bikes :: a day. Most teachers only work about 200 days a year, the rest is :: just weekends and long holidays. You just cannot be so stupid as to believe what you just posted. Really? When I went to US K-12, it was 180 days/year, 8:30-15:30. When you went to school US K-12 was it as a student or as a teacher? Teachers do not work only the hours students are in attendence. I don't know any teachers who don't take work home with them to be completed on their own (uncompensated) time or who do not purchase materials for their classes from their own (uncompensated) pockets. Those long summers are often spent in curriculum development, continuing education, and/or teaching summer school. Most of the teachers in my school also drove school buses or had other outside work, so they can not have been that busy. Nothing like the 50 weeks of 50+ hours expected of most salaried employees. Maybe Mr. Sherman missed his true calling. He would have been an excellent high school teacher of physics. Of course, this would have meant a huge decline in his income (he is a civil engineer), but what does that matter when you are considering the welfare of nations. But let's face it, who wants to put up with crappie teenagers. Teachers need a summer respite from teenagers or else they would go crazy. One of my cow-orker's wife is a unionized teacher who is younger than I am and she makes more money than I do. Of course, some teachers at rural districts in the state make about half of what I do. Of course the unionized jobs are much harder to get, unless one knows the right people. I would never want to teach, except at the level where students are not made to attend. Having to pay to attend (and adulthood) does wonders for eliminating behavioral problems in class. College in the US is typically two 16-week semesters. Never heard of "publish or perish" in academia? Yes, and in those institutions, professors typically teach 2 classes a semester, so only about 10 hours a week needs to be devoted to instruction. Professors are the most underworked class in American society today. Whenever I encounter a professor, all I ever want to do is kick his dumb ass. If the god damn dumb liberal media were not in cahoots with academicians, they would write more articles about the scandal of higher education in this country - where graduate students do all the hard work of class room instruction and the g.d. professors get a free ride. I say **** 'em all! A lot of colleges now hire "instructors" that have PhD's to non-tenure track positions at low pay ($25-40K/year) - the wonders of having a liberal arts degree. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll |
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How come bicycle clothing looks so silly?
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... Edward Dolan wrote: "Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... John Thompson wrote: On 2009-01-14, Tom Sherman wrote: PatTX wrote: :: :: In that case teachers would have been able to buy more than two bikes :: a day. Most teachers only work about 200 days a year, the rest is :: just weekends and long holidays. You just cannot be so stupid as to believe what you just posted. Really? When I went to US K-12, it was 180 days/year, 8:30-15:30. When you went to school US K-12 was it as a student or as a teacher? Teachers do not work only the hours students are in attendence. I don't know any teachers who don't take work home with them to be completed on their own (uncompensated) time or who do not purchase materials for their classes from their own (uncompensated) pockets. Those long summers are often spent in curriculum development, continuing education, and/or teaching summer school. Most of the teachers in my school also drove school buses or had other outside work, so they can not have been that busy. Nothing like the 50 weeks of 50+ hours expected of most salaried employees. Maybe Mr. Sherman missed his true calling. He would have been an excellent high school teacher of physics. Of course, this would have meant a huge decline in his income (he is a civil engineer), but what does that matter when you are considering the welfare of nations. But let's face it, who wants to put up with crappie teenagers. Teachers need a summer respite from teenagers or else they would go crazy. One of my cow-orker's wife is a unionized teacher who is younger than I am and she makes more money than I do. Of course, some teachers at rural districts in the state make about half of what I do. Of course the unionized jobs are much harder to get, unless one knows the right people. Public school teachers do not need to have unions since they work at the pleasure of the public (school boards). Half the public school teachers in the country need to be fired for simply being bad teachers. I would never want to teach, except at the level where students are not made to attend. Having to pay to attend (and adulthood) does wonders for eliminating behavioral problems in class. I believe most science courses at the high school level are considered to be electives and not required of anyone to take against their will. But no matter, I could never be a teacher because I simply can't stand young people. You only get socialized in this country by the age of 30 or so. Hardly anyone in this country ever gets civilized regardless of their age. College in the US is typically two 16-week semesters. Never heard of "publish or perish" in academia? Yes, and in those institutions, professors typically teach 2 classes a semester, so only about 10 hours a week needs to be devoted to instruction. Professors are the most underworked class in American society today. Whenever I encounter a professor, all I ever want to do is kick his dumb ass. If the god damn dumb liberal media were not in cahoots with academicians, they would write more articles about the scandal of higher education in this country - where graduate students do all the hard work of class room instruction and the g.d. professors get a free ride. I say **** 'em all! A lot of colleges now hire "instructors" that have PhD's to non-tenure track positions at low pay ($25-40K/year) - the wonders of having a liberal arts degree. It is tenure for the professoriate that ruins higher education. If someone can't be fired, they can't be controlled. Institutions with tenure have weak administrations which are feckless and hopeless. When I was attending college I made damn sure by my sophomore year that I was only taking classes from full professors, not an easy thing to do at a large state university. In any event, teachers are overpaid and it is why all education has become so expensive. I doubt I would ever consider going on to higher education at the cost that prevails today. It is actually a scandal how expensive higher education has become. It is clearly not worth it! Anyone from a modest background is better off becoming a plumber or an electrician and pocketing the tens of thousands of dollars that he would otherwise spend at some worthless institution of higher education. Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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