Dinosaur "Thumpers"

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

The creationists are the Dinosaurs.

[Baldy]

...and that has nothing to do with the fact that government schools suck, sorry.

Try again....

it's a public school ergo... a "government school"

If you need me to explain to you the drastic difference between a state sponsored institution of higher learning and "government school", then you are as ignorant as Jizzeateralltheway.

Don't be that guy....

[Cleets Part 2]

it's a public school ergo... a "government school"

If you need me to explain to you the drastic difference between a state sponsored institution of higher learning and "government school", then you are as ignorant as Jizzeateralltheway.

Don't be that guy....

Then you "don't be the guy" who does not admit that a HUGE percentage of Religions Nut Balls home school their children - not to provide a better education for them - but because they know that expose to "the real world" will interfere with their brainwashing...

Mommy my teacher told me the universe has billion and billions of suns... etc etc etc opening up young minds to information....

[BlueHen86]

The creationists and the evolutionists are all screwed up. Everyone knows space aliens brought dinosaurs to earth on their flying saucers.

I wonder if L. Ron Hubbard ever rode a dinosaur?

[BlueHen86]

The creationists are the Dinosaurs.

If only they were fossils.

[Cleets Part 2]

Watch out here comes Baldy..!!!

[TwinTownBisonFan]

it's a public school ergo... a "government school"

If you need me to explain to you the drastic difference between a state sponsored institution of higher learning and "government school", then you are as ignorant as Jizzeateralltheway.

Don't be that guy....

the only difference is the subject matter taught, the degrees conferred, and the level of subsidy for each student... i georgia in particular, for all of your red-statedness are damn-near scandanavian socialists with your publicly funded colleges (as long as your grades are decent)

[D1B]

Watch out here comes Baldy..!!!

Damn, that's funny.

[Grizalltheway]

it's a public school ergo... a "government school"

If you need me to explain to you the drastic difference between a state sponsored institution of higher learning and "government school", then you are as ignorant as Jizzeateralltheway.

Don't be that guy....

Oh blow me you peanut eating, crusty old fuck face.

[dbackjon]

And people are suprised that we are declining in science

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

And people are suprised that we are declining in science

Aren't we also declining in the religious beliefs? Religious peops may not be the reason.

[Pwns]

Not quite, it's probably more accurate that people home school their kids because, in general, government schools suck.

most homeschoolers are evanga-nutters who want to indoctrinate their kids - they dont like what the public schools teach... things like "facts" and "science" and "reality" and "race mixing"

Then why do home-schooled kids almost always do better on standardized tests than public school kids?

[bench]

most homeschoolers are evanga-nutters who want to indoctrinate their kids - they dont like what the public schools teach... things like "facts" and "science" and "reality" and "race mixing"

Then why do home-schooled kids almost always do better on standardized tests than public school kids?

If that's true, and it probably is, it's because a however-many-kids-you-have to one student/teacher ratio is more effective than a 20:1 ratio (or worse) in public schools. Same reason the social skills of home-schoolers is worse when the student-to-student-body ratio is one to however-many-siblings-you-have.

Home schooling sounds like a great idea if you're a parent who wanted to get a pet instead of having a kid, and you think that putting them in actual cages and leg irons is just a bit too much.

[OSBF]

most homeschoolers are evanga-nutters who want to indoctrinate their kids - they dont like what the public schools teach... things like "facts" and "science" and "reality" and "race mixing"

Then why do home-schooled kids almost always do better on standardized tests than public school kids?

You want to force teachers to teach to the content of some dumbass govt mandated test or allow them the freedom to teach to the students abilities, desires, etc etc. Standard tests are a pretty poor indicator of either learning ability or teaching ability.

[Baldy]

If you need me to explain to you the drastic difference between a state sponsored institution of higher learning and "government school", then you are as ignorant as Jizzeateralltheway.

Don't be that guy....

the only difference is the subject matter taught, the degrees conferred, and the level of subsidy for each student... i georgia in particular, for all of your red-statedness are damn-near scandanavian socialists with your publicly funded colleges (as long as your grades are decent)

You only scratched the surface and missed on the two most obvious and drastic differences. Teacher Unions run and rule government schools with an iron fist, and state sponsored colleges have to face competition from other colleges, one thing government schools DO NOT have to worry about.

[Pwns]

Then why do home-schooled kids almost always do better on standardized tests than public school kids?

You want to force teachers to teach to the content of some dumbass govt mandated test or allow them the freedom to teach to the students abilities, desires, etc etc. Standard tests are a pretty poor indicator of either learning ability or teaching ability.

That's usually what homeschooling haters say when someone points that out. Do you really think homeschooling instructors are just drilling their kids for the tests? Nope, that's what the public schools are doing with NCLB, AYP, and all that nonsense. Saying that you know your sh^t but can't take tests would be like me saying that Indiana State is a good football team, but just can't do well in game situations. If you know your sh^t, you will do well on tests. Period. There's no magic way to ace tests without mastering all the content knowledge.

[Baldy]

If you need me to explain to you the drastic difference between a state sponsored institution of higher learning and "government school", then you are as ignorant as Jizzeateralltheway.

Don't be that guy....

Oh blow me you peanut eating, crusty old **** face.

[OSBF]

There's no magic way to ace tests without mastering all the content knowledge.

BULLSHIT

I got through college with very little effort and a GPA about 3.8 because I knew how to take tests. Got through high school with even less effort, taking mostly all college prep classes. If what you say is true, then explain to me why teaching students take entire courses on how to write tests, how to write lesson plans and the like.

Sure wish the homeschool wacko's had to meet the same criteria in order to be an "educator" that any other teacher, public or private school, does. Any one claiming to be able to educate children should be forced to have a state license, just like any other teacher.

[CitadelGrad]

There's no magic way to ace tests without mastering all the content knowledge.

BULLSHIT

I got through college with very little effort and a GPA about 3.8 because I knew how to take tests. Got through high school with even less effort, taking mostly all college prep classes. If what you say is true, then explain to me why teaching students take entire courses on how to write tests, how to write lesson plans and the like.

Because education isn't a true academic discipline and most teachers and education students are dumber than bags of hammers and need to be spoon-fed.

Sure wish the homeschool wacko's had to meet the same criteria in order to be an "educator" that any other teacher, public or private school, does. Any one claiming to be able to educate children should be forced to have a state license, just like any other teacher.

Right, because state licenses mean so much. Where would Henry Ford or Henry David Thoreau have been without education from licensed teachers who had Education M.A.'s?

[OSBF]

Right, because state licenses mean so much. Where would Henry Ford or Henry David Thoreau have been without education from licensed teachers who had Education M.A.'s?

Then if state credentials mean so little, I think I'll open me up a home vascectomy clinic. I gots me a cleaver and a big oak block, might need a few mo rolls o' paper towls. You wanna be my first client, I'll give ya one hell of a discount.

Better yet, I'll start my own home OB/GYN clinic, hell, I've watched hundreds of hours of gonzo porn, I'm more than qualified.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

the only difference is the subject matter taught, the degrees conferred, and the level of subsidy for each student... i georgia in particular, for all of your red-statedness are damn-near scandanavian socialists with your publicly funded colleges (as long as your grades are decent)

You only scratched the surface and missed on the two most obvious and drastic differences. Teacher Unions run and rule government schools with an iron fist, and state sponsored colleges have to face competition from other colleges, one thing government schools DO NOT have to worry about.

you've never heard of parochial high schools? prep schools?

as for the tired "teachers union" canard - they got nothing on TENURED PROFESSORS...

[Cleets Part 2]

Hey this thread was about Dinosaurs on Noah's Ark... and how Fundamentalists think that makes sense
Start a Home school thread for all this other crap

Question to the Fundamentalists on this forum... please explain

[OSBF]

Hey this thread was about Dinosaurs on Noah's Ark... and how Fundamentalists think that makes sense
Start a Home school thread for all this other crap

Question to the Fundamentalists on this forum... please explain

I was sort of waiting for somebody to ask about gonzo porn and my home OB/GYN clinic.

[Baldy]

You only scratched the surface and missed on the two most obvious and drastic differences. Teacher Unions run and rule government schools with an iron fist, and state sponsored colleges have to face competition from other colleges, one thing government schools DO NOT have to worry about.

you've never heard of parochial high schools? prep schools?

as for the tired "teachers union" canard - they got nothing on TENURED PROFESSORS...

Parochial schools? Are you serious?

Parochial schools or no more competition for government schools than private schools are.
C'mon man you can do better than that.

We evidently agree that tenured professors are a menace in their own right, but they in no way compare to the power that a government teachers union has. I sure would love to see where a Union for tenured professors was formed.

[slycat]

This thread made me laugh really hard. I thought every animal go to go on the ark. Are dinosaurs sinner?

How did carnivores survive on vegetables?

I bet people just laugh as the go through that stupid museum. The guy even says he can't back any of it up. Its like some guy who hates science with a lot of money built it to be a prick. Wheres the sign that explains carbon dating?