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Personally I wish it wasn't a school holiday here. I would love to plan lessons based around Memorial Day. San Antonio is a major military city, last night the kids that were announced as joining received bigger applause than the kids who received half million dollar scholarships.

I was listening to the amount of scholarships that some of our better students are receiving. One relived over $1,200,000. At least five others were greater than $500,000. What is shocking to me is they need that amount to get through the cost of attendance. I lost track of the $50,000 to $499,999 that were announced.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2016 -> 10:19 AM) Damned lazy Generation BCers. :shakesfist :lol:

QUOTE (shipps @ May 27, 2016 -> 09:48 AM) farmersonly? IK lol best advertising campaign ever. Talking barnyard animals!

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 27, 2016 -> 06:54 AM) Bumble? That doesn't sound familiar either.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ May 27, 2016 -> 09:09 AM) I don't completely blame the teachers for a kid failing but I think they do share some responsibility. Not all kids learn the same way. My daughter failed a math class a few years ago. Then when she re-took the class the next year with a different teacher, she passed it. I asked her what the difference was since it was the exact same class and she said the second teacher explained things in a way she understood better. It also helped that she was uncovering the same material for a second time. The reverse order may have also worked. But you did hit the nail on the head that two different approaches is much better and why differentiated instruction is such a huge topic in education today.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 26, 2016 -> 05:06 PM) But if they commit crimes or are accused of those you have to remove them not cover it up. Absolutely.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 26, 2016 -> 03:03 PM) I don't have any good study on that. You could spend a ton of time in the minors either way. If you count college, it probably equates pretty close to the same amount of overall years. Yes, there is the rare high schooler who is up at a super young age (drafted with minimal time in the minors) but it tends to be pretty rare. Usually guys get to the big leagues around similar ages, high school draft picks who make the show in general probably have a slightly younger age than the college equivalent but also a differing risk profile (and of course there are potential to strengthen / hurt your draft stock if you take the college path). Advice I'd give if it were my kid, unless it is a high draft choice, go to college and keep more of your options open (you still haven't closed off your potential for playing professional ball, but you also aren't hindering / setting back your potential for succeeding in other non-baseball professions if that path doesn't work. I'm just wondering for the average kid would four years of college ball equal four years in the minors. I'm guessing it takes at least two years of college to equal one year of pro ball based on teh number of games and adjusting to life as a pro ball player.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2016 -> 07:32 AM) Again, this is a non-academic behavior that is vital to the workplace. Punching a co-worker is going to get me fired. Not doing my work for four months would get me fired. Not showing up to work without a good reason is going to get me fired. Your boss isn't going to care to decide if this is academic or behavioral. With the testing enviornment and evaluations the way they are today, the temptation is to focus on those things, but the reality is there are un-academic skills are are just as important for that student. Being able to do timely work and being able to get along with others are two great examples of that, which aren't going to be found on any state standards, as well as things like attendance and work ethic. I honestly think it has been a shortfall for a long time with trying to create a match up between our education system and the workforce, which is why we keep hearing stories about some people being not ready for the demands of the workforce. I agree 100%. If the boss isn't going to care which one it is, and it is non academic, then placing late work as a behavior makes the most sense.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 26, 2016 -> 12:53 PM) Isn't a part of academics doing your work? How many of your bosses would have been OK with getting work 4 months late? The comparisons aren't always 1:1 between jobs and school. First off I can't fire a student. I am asked to evaluate how well they have mastered a set of requirements as outlined by the state of Texas. That set of requirements never mentions how fast they turned in the work. If they master the material on Friday instead of Tuesday, there is no place to note that info. Would you boss appreciate you getting into a fight with a coworker? Of course not, but should I take points off their next assignment? Talking? Cutting class? I'm not saying that timeliness does not matter. I am saying that there are other places to deal with that. We shifted late work to our behavioral system. Keep being late and you will have a a chat with one of our administrators after I have called home and tried to help you. Basically the grades are a direct reflection of your content mastery, your behavior is handled separately. For the students who are always late a trip to ISS is far worse than points off. Most don't really care about their grades anyways. They do care about meeting me before school to discuss the problem or a call home to mom and dad. I think we agree that it is important. We just disagree on the effectiveness of taking points off an assignment versus dealing with it as a separate behavioral problem.

QUOTE (gosoxgo2005 @ May 26, 2016 -> 01:33 PM) Any website that is .wordpress.com or .blogspot.com has ZERO credibility While that isn't a bad strategy it also means that you can buy credibility. Pay for a better platform and you gain credibility. I think SS2k5 has a better idea. Judge the material not the domain. But overall, the odds of it being great is slim on that platform.

Lesson here media, only f*** with poor people who can't afford lawyers.

Socrates circa 425 bc

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ May 26, 2016 -> 05:29 PM) As anyone had luck on the apps on the phone finding someone? I use the typical gay apps like grinder and it seems its made for hookups. Wanted to ask the straight world has had any success? My daughter's current boyfriend is someone she met through one of the apps. It wasn't Tindr, I'm forgetting which one.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 26, 2016 -> 02:39 PM) Merits of Gawker and that specific case and award aside, it's pretty troubling if we can have billionaires use the court system to wage personal wars to shut down media companies. Or it highlights how corporations can run roughshod over the poor and middle class individuals without the deep pockets to fight for their rights. But I agree with your point.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 26, 2016 -> 02:41 PM) which is just shy of $50k equivalent today. The last few posts are unintentional versions of this: And I lived at home. Life was good.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 26, 2016 -> 02:13 PM) I made 23k out of college and afforded rent among other things. The people that say you need to make 70k to afford Chicago are full of s***. $18,800 in 1981. Entry level purchasing / product manager position.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 26, 2016 -> 02:11 PM) Systematic coverup of sexual assault shouldn't be required to be competitive. I understand the ncaa violations and whatnot but there is no excuse for that many adults in positions of power to ignore and discourage these types of things. I'm thinking more about the character of those athletes that they recruited. How they seemed to value athletic ability above everything.

How do years in the minors compare and contrast with years in college? Which is generally the fastest route to the show? Is it different by position?

Interesting article. I'm wondering if he would be MLB ready if he didn't go to college.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 26, 2016 -> 11:00 AM) I stand corrected. Art Briles = he gawn Good for Baylor, he built that program up for nothing, it's not easy to just fire him. It really makes you wonder what they uncovered in their investigation. I hope they can rebuild and continue winning. Otherwise it sends a message about what you need to do to win in college football that I really would hate to be true.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 26, 2016 -> 01:05 PM) I should point out, I think either way I'd probably charge a form of rent, but would follow the methods a few here referred to where it would go towards a savings account for them. My opinions would also be impacted if they lived for free at home and just wasted all of there money (vs. actually leverage it to get ahead and save for a house...hopefully my kids won't have to worry about student loan debt...it is a goal of mine to have them graduate in the best possible position for them to make themselves to be financially independent (ie, graduating debt free...however...after that, they got to maintain that and I hope my wife and I can teach them those values while they grow up, etc). I.e., never carry credit card debt, live under your means, needs vs. wants, selective splurging, etc. Personally, I want to be in a position that if I wanted to, I could quit working at 45 and do whatever the heck I pleased that made me happy. That isn't to say I actually plan on quitting work, but I'd like to be in a position where If I wanted to, I could (I think everything is more fun and enjoyable when you are doing it because you want to and have the choice...vs knowing you need to to pay the very next bill). Agreed I would rather my kids lived with me than going into crazy debt trying to live.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 26, 2016 -> 12:56 PM) But back in your days, it was normal to get married at 16 I was 23

I lived at home until I got married. My mom washed my clothes for my honeymoon