9 hours ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

 

This was a single performance for the charitable benefit of Seattle Children’s Hospital.

But since they picked a black woman I guess Andy Ngo and company have to ruin it with identity politics.

1 hour ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

This was a single performance for the charitable benefit of Seattle Children’s Hospital.

But since they picked a black woman I guess Andy Ngo and company have to ruin it with identity politics.

Yeah.... They're the ones who ruined it..... 

3 hours ago, iladelphxx said:

Yeah.... They're the ones who ruined it..... 

Yeah, in this case they are.

It's The Little Mermaid all over again  

 

 

No kale soup for you.....

 

A Los Angeles-based vegan restaurant chain abruptly shut down all of its locations after angry vegans attacked the company for adding meat to its menu.

After 14 years, Sage Vegan Bistro was struggling to stay in business so they added meat to their menu in an effort to rebrand and keep their doors open.

"But Rush Limbaugh".......

Fing ratards, the lot of you.

 

Joe Biden Gave Presidential Medal of Freedom to George Soros – A Man Who Admitted Having "No Remorse” for Being NSDAP Collaborator and Stealing Property from Jews Going to NSDAP Death Camps

New Jersey ends basic reading and writing skills test requirement for teachers

The New Jersey Education Association called the test requirement a 'barrier' for educators

@Dave Moss serious question, what do you think of New Jersey removing the basic literacy test for teacher certification AND other states that also have lowered their basic requirements on teachers?  I'd rather see things go the other way and have states raise the compensation to attract more qualified people to the profession.

16 hours ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

That should fix the issue of having s*** teachers educating our youth.

3 hours ago, DrPhilly said:

@Dave Moss serious question, what do you think of New Jersey removing the basic literacy test for teacher certification AND other states that also have lowered their basic requirements on teachers?  I'd rather see things go the other way and have states raise the compensation to attract more qualified people to the profession.

I think NJ couldn’t find enough teachers to fill spots.

12 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

I think NJ couldn’t find enough teachers to fill spots.

Yeah so do you then advocate dropping the standards OR would it be better to make the jobs more attractive?  Or would you suggest some other solution?

18 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

Yeah so do you then advocate dropping the standards OR would it be better to make the jobs more attractive?  Or would you suggest some other solution?

I think they need to raise property taxes and make the job more lucrative 

3 hours ago, DrPhilly said:

@Dave Moss serious question, what do you think of New Jersey removing the basic literacy test for teacher certification AND other states that also have lowered their basic requirements on teachers?  I'd rather see things go the other way and have states raise the compensation to attract more qualified people to the profession.

PA recently took similar actions for various professional fields where they no longer require professional licenses/certifications for certain government jobs. It is easy to say that they should just raise wages, but the reality is that the pay scale for government workers in many fields is so far off of what people can make in the private sector that there would need to be major tax increases to adjust compensation levels to be competitive.  This used to be offset by strong benefits and retirement packages, but that is not really the case anymore in most cases (I know this is true for PA specifically). 

1 hour ago, Imp81318 said:

PA recently took similar actions for various professional fields where they no longer require professional licenses/certifications for certain government jobs. It is easy to say that they should just raise wages, but the reality is that the pay scale for government workers in many fields is so far off of what people can make in the private sector that there would need to be major tax increases to adjust compensation levels to be competitive.  This used to be offset by strong benefits and retirement packages, but that is not really the case anymore in most cases (I know this is true for PA specifically). 

I understand the dilemma but I don't think lowering the standard is the answer.  This isn't really anything new but in the end of the day it is an important role in society and the standards need to be adequate.  One of the key things that has made the US such a great country has been having a strong middle class.  Lowering the standards of the basic education isn't going to promote a strong middle class over time.

1 hour ago, Dave Moss said:

I think they need to raise property taxes and make the job more lucrative 

Thanks for sharing

2 hours ago, Dave Moss said:

I think they need to raise property taxes and make the job more lucrative 

New Jersey already has the highest property taxes in the country. Increasing them further will just drive more people out of the state.