Rip, being homophobic would be
homophobia :
an irrational fear of homosexuality or homosexuals. If you feel homosexuals or homosexuality is of greater danger to your kid thank drugs, pills, poor school attendance, obesity, lack of ability to interact with others or driving a 1 ton vehicle at high speeds at age 16, you're probably homophobic
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I am not sure where socialism comes in with regards to no recesses. If anything, the added demands (i.e less recesses) is a response to a market need (i.e better prepared kids).
"Wood said schools eliminate recess to be able to report more "time on task," or minutes spent on academics"
Whether this is a sound approach to learning can surely be debated, but is not the point. Therefore, I'll let it lie. (This is also called the von Santa Avoid All Strawman Arguments method)
Again, I'd like to point out that Republicans pride themselves with responsibility and accountability.
Schools and teachers ARE NOT supposed to raise your kids. They're NOT supposed to make sure that they eat properly and get enough exercise. That's the job of the parent. in fact, one could say that schools have certain expectations to the behaviour of kids - and that's something that the parents gotta make happen. So stop complaining about the system, raise yer kid yerself and if you don't like the school, change to a private one?
Can't afford it? Work harder. It's a leftist socialist approach to say that some are more privileged than others and therefore can do this; anyone with the will can send their kids to private schools; all it takes is hard work and giving up some luxuries in life.
You Republicans are crying wolf here, with no wolf even close. It's always something leftist, communist, Al Gore this or some other thing. ALWAYS. You're losing lots of credibility. I KNOW at least some of you are very bright people, so perhaps my expectations are too high - if you do think that your political beliefs are superior to other beliefs, it is a good idea to illustrate why instead of throwing mud. Toad has a nice way of doing it and discussions with him tend to be quite enjoyable as he makes use of his experience and knowledge ad constructs a coherent argument.
What we have here is an educational system where outside sources have put extra demands on it, and the system tries to meet them. they're doing so by employing certain methods, which are uninteresting in turns of ascertaining the political ideology (if any) that has lead to the added demand
Oh btw AG; Christian are taught to turn the other cheek. I'd say Christianity has made us all p*ssies - just read the Icelandic sagaes to see what my ancestors were like before Christianity made us into meek little sheep
. Then again, they did use violence with extreme prejudice to convert the heathens. Hm, this one is tough to call
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What I'm saying is track the cause and effect. Do not arbitrarily lay on the effect to a cause without, at least to some extent, making a case for it.
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Von Santa
Staffelkapitän 9./JG 54 "Grünherz"
"If you return from a mission with a victory, but without your Rottenflieger, you have lost your battle."
- D. Hrabak, JG 54 "Grünherz"
