Just changed their minds..

[AKIron]

A quarter? 25 right? 

[AKIron]

It's hard to discuss the current state of our educational system without delving into politics because, well, you know.

[Eagler]

No one wants an educated public..no one..

Looks like they have what they want...

Eagler

[Lazerr]

A quarter? 25 right? 

1/4 is the correct answer

[AKIron]

In case you were wondering.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-time-division-days-hours-minutes/

I thought this part was an error until I realized he meant using the thumb to count.

"the importance of the number 12 is typically attributed either to the fact that it equals the number of lunar cycles in a year or the number of finger joints on each hand (three in each of the four fingers, excluding the thumb), making it possible to count to 12 with the thumb"

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

No one wants an educated public..no one..

Looks like they have what they want...

Eagler

Well, no one that wants to rule, or be ruled.

[icepac]

Easy to see why most every aspect of commercial aviation and air traffic control has trouble finding qualified candidates.

[RUSH1]

Please do not home school your children. Most of you will do serious damage with the way you all carry yourself on in here.

The Ron Paul home school program? 

I have a feeling that most of the parents who homeschool would agree with the O' Club crowd you are referring to on most topics.  Here are the results of that ...

Academic and college performance 

Standardized tests: Homeschooled students have scored, on average, 15 to 25 percentile points higher on standardized assessments than their public school peers.

SAT/ACT scores: They have higher average SAT scores (1190) vs. (1060) and ACT scores (26.5) vs. (21).

College readiness: Homeschoolers show a higher college acceptance rate (87%) vs. (68%) and a higher 4-year college graduation rate (66.7) vs. (57.5%).

College GPA: They tend to have higher average college GPAs (3.41) vs. (3.12).

Contributing factors 

Personalized learning: Homeschooling allows for a curriculum tailored to a student's individual learning style, strengths, and weaknesses.

Focused environment: A home environment with fewer distractions can lead to more effective learning.

Parental involvement: Greater parental involvement can contribute to the success of homeschooled students.

[RUSH1]

With college juniors and seniors who have no idea how many minutes are in a quarter hour, I imagine hardly anyone can do worse than public schools or even many college and universities.

Next time you're in a fast food drive-thru, pay with cash.  It's painful to watch how many of the kids/young adults who take your money struggle to count out your change.   

[hazmatt]

Next time you're in a fast food drive-thru, pay with cash.  It's painful to watch how many of the kids/young adults who take your money struggle to count out your change.

Another one I find humorous is I'll ask them if hey can give me change for a 20. If they say yes I'll ask them for a 10 and 3 fives. You'd be surprised how many times I've had to hand them the extra five back....

[Lazerr]

I have a feeling that most of the parents who homeschool would agree with the O' Club crowd you are referring to on most topics.  Here are the results of that ...

Academic and college performance

Standardized tests: Homeschooled students have scored, on average, 15 to 25 percentile points higher on standardized assessments than their public school peers.

SAT/ACT scores: They have higher average SAT scores (1190) vs. (1060) and ACT scores (26.5) vs. (21).

College readiness: Homeschoolers show a higher college acceptance rate (87%) vs. (68%) and a higher 4-year college graduation rate (66.7) vs. (57.5%).

College GPA: They tend to have higher average college GPAs (3.41) vs. (3.12).

Contributing factors

Personalized learning: Homeschooling allows for a curriculum tailored to a student's individual learning style, strengths, and weaknesses.

Focused environment: A home environment with fewer distractions can lead to more effective learning.

Parental involvement: Greater parental involvement can contribute to the success of homeschooled students.

Don't waste your time.. this is a guy that goes by the books and the "system"... which has been failing this country for quite some time now.

He also thinks how people interact on a video game forum has any relation to how they are raising their children.   If you give enough free stuff to people like that, they will believe whatever MSNBC throws down their pipe.

[AKIron]

I never liked it when someone gave the time as "a quarter of". Typically that meant 15 minutes until the coming hour but I was never sure if someone meant 15 mins before or 15 after. If I've said it, and I probably have in decades past, it was "a quarter to or a quarter after".

[CptTrips]

I never liked it when someone gave the time as "a quarter of". Typically that meant 15 minutes until the coming hour but I was never sure if someone meant 15 mins before or 15 after. If I've said it, and I probably have in decades past, it was "a quarter to or a quarter after".

I want metric time.