Texsox

This may get ugly quickly, but I'm interested.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 08:51 PM) You all are the ones who have to bash what a piece of s*** every tea party candidate is, and redefine what "racist" is now, not me. Don't sell yourself short, you've done a nice job of helping to define racist and tea party around here

So we had Tropical Storm Hermine paying us a visit. The coastal schools decided to not open school today. They decided that mid day yesterday. My district, fortyfive or so miles inland, made no announcement. As I was driving in this morning I hear my school was not going to open until 10:00 am. So I'm here three hours early. At least I have some paperwork to catch up on. Of course I started with soxtalk lol

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 02:10 PM) It was actually Dustys test to see if his pitchers needed to come out of a game. If he could get his hand above his shoulder, he wasn't tired enough yet and kept pitching. I didn't bother to read this until today, glad I ventured in lmao

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 07:02 AM) I just read a story about some guy on the Jets who ended his holdout because he got a new contract. My question is this. HOW can a player, who has a contract, NOT show up to camp and play because he wants a new one? If the player is signed to a three year deal, and after the second year decides he doesn't like the last year terms and doesn't show up to play, isn't he in breach of contract? Could the team, if it wanted to, sue his ass for the entire value of the contract for failure to perform? I just don't get that aspect of things. Anyone have answers? They don't have to sue him, they would not have to pay him for not playing. If he is threatening to retire, which basically he is, the team does not have to pay him. For him to have to pay the team, wouldn't the team have to show some damages? I can't see the team suing him, forcing him to play. Now of course we are talking the contractual part of the equation. I wish more teams would just let the guy go. When both sides sign a contract, they hope they are getting a bargain. If the player sucks, the player is overpaid, and in a sense "wins" the negotiation. If the player does better than expected, the team wins. Accept the results and live with it.

One other thing, you may have accidentally deleted them if you erased your browser history or cookies.

Are you certain the videos are still up? IIRC Youtube was going through and deleting copyright material that was not uploaded by the rights owners.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 12:35 PM) Do it. I'm rooting for Prior. ^^^^

QUOTE (IceCreamPants @ Sep 1, 2010 -> 04:20 PM) Who just happens to be Brian McNamee.

OMG, I have the stud runner of South Texas 7th graders. The kid comes with his own personal coach. He was sitting around tenth place at the half way point and decided he wanted to run from the front, made a move, opened up about a 100 yard lead and cruised to a :30 second victory. It was an opening race of only one mile, he clocked a 5:54, second place was in at 6:29. A few of the high school kids were egging him on, telling him someone was closing. Dammit if he didn't have another gear he was kicking it into. I had him back off and cruise, the main race is Oct 21 and I want him healthy for that.

I smell a motivational play with the whole will he or won't he play. Why not just have him parachute in? He'll play.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 11:54 AM) He's an idiot who disrespects the game in every way. I don't think the Sox will win the division with or without him, so I'm a little disappointed he's on the team I root for. That said, it's only 5 weeks, so I will root for him and hopefully a miracle will happen and the Sox will go 23-9 the rest of the way and that will be enough. what he said. It was cooler to pick up Junior for a month or two. But, it's only for a couple months then he is a free agent. Manny has to know that a play off spot or better this year sets him up for another Manny Payday

I could never remember anyone listing it when talking about places to see in Chicago. Navy Pier, etc all made sense, but not Prarie Avenue.

When we were in Chicago my girlfriend purchased a bag with Chicago and some of the landmarks listed, Oak Street Beach, Water Tower, etc. One thing caught me eye, Prarie Avenue. I can't for the life of me remember Prarie Avenue.

During meet the teacher night I was explaining all the tools we would be using, laptops, netbooks, Qwizdom, and the software, Inspiration, Word, Excel, Publisher, video editing, etc. Finally one parent asked me what subject I taught! lol

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Aug 26, 2010 -> 02:21 PM) Maybe it's just the way I read it then. A different history as in some bizarro world where we never gained independence from England and the South actually won the civil war. I guess the only way history could be different is when people explain why something happened or tell it from a different POV. Maybe not different, but a different set of information. You can't discuss everything, so would it be OK for one teacher to only barely mention Frederick Douglas as an author and another to spend three weeks on the brave abolitionist?

Balta, I don't have time to research a good source, but one area I've heard the US leads is the percentage of children who are in school. We do everything we can to keep a kid in school. In other countries, IIRC, there is not that same push. So our numbers on test scores are somewhat skewed by kids that would not be enrolled in other countries. If someone has time, I'd be interested if there is any data to refute or confirm that.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 23, 2010 -> 01:49 PM) We are getting to the point where they can only teach what the tests and the mandates state. Again, the results speak for themselves. I am conflicted on this. I think everyone agrees something has to be taught. But should someone in my class learn something different than a student in the classroom across the hall? Should kids in San Antonio learn a different history than a kid in Houston or Bloomington? Why should I, or any classroom teacher, decide what is taught? The problem becomes when a state mandates a minimum number of things that should be covered. Let's say it should occupy 50% of the time, allowing Districts and teachers the opportunity to fill in the rest as they see fit. While that sounds like a nice compromise, what ends up happening is the 50% is taught then the rest of the time is spent reviewing to make certain the kids perform on the test or else schools start losing funding. Taxpayers want the type of accountability that can only happen with test results.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 23, 2010 -> 01:51 PM) I don't like the tenure system and think its B.S., but I agree with your post here. School principals work a ton of hours in a hard job, and I have zero problem with someone who has attained that position making 6 figures, much like their private industry cohorts (people who manage dozens or hundreds of people and are in a very public leadership role). Tenure does not pertain to Administration. Principals, like baseball managers, are much easier to fire.

It seems like he's been spiraling down the past decade or so. Next will be the trip to Betty Ford Clinic while admitting to a drug and/or alcohol problem.

The next surge propels them to the playoffs, the next slump exits them from the playoffs. Six Flags will name a ride after this team.

I already saw plenty of that. I also noticed a few students logged in and posted after school yesterday. After I get some traffic, maybe I can start selling ads

My classes will be using an on-line classroom environment for some projects. One of the components is a forum. I have the laptops out and they are learning to start posts and reply to posts. Finally something I am teaching something I know about. Some kid named Miguel is already the class champ.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 21, 2010 -> 11:14 AM) Do they also get to retire at 50 with full pension and paid medical, summers off while working, and days that end at 3 pm? Plus an untold amount of days off throughout the year for every holiday known to man? I understand your anaolgy, I just dont quite agree with it. I forgot to mention that in the story about the district wanting to increase principal pay, they also mentioned that they had just laid off about 20 teachers and cut the sports budgets. Not even close to their actual hours. The principal here arrives well before 6:30 am and is still here when I leave around 5. They attend about every district meeting imaginable (*all in the evening) He is the one that opens the schools on Sunday afternoons for any teachers that need to get in. They do not have summers off. They do receive more vacation than most managers, but not the same as teachers.