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on The Reality of Guns
So trurl, are you saying that we should do away with Driver's training and Driver's Licenses?
posted 2 years, 3 months ago
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on The Reality of Guns
Yes, I've also heard that Looks can kill..
Do you agree that gun owners should be trained and licensed, every single time and that if something happens with their gun, they are responsible?
I am NOT against guns, really. I AM for accountability for irresponsible owners of guns..if YOUR gun kills a person, YOU go to jail (unless it was stolen, etc.).
Can we agree about that one?
posted 2 years, 3 months ago
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Sorry friend, guns ARE made to kill things; think about "hollow point" bullets for Maximum damage to flesh. A chainsaw is not made to kill people and neither are kitchen knives. Chainsaws were MADE to cut trees for firewood and wood to make your home.
Kitchen knives cut your favorite foods, right?
Guns are made to kill things. It's quite clear. Do Soldiers take chainsaws to the battlefield?
Perhaps you are confusing "Chainsaw Massacre" and "Slasher" movies with the reality of what guns are used for every single day, to kill and maim.
posted 2 years, 3 months ago
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on The Reality of Guns
What? Anyone can buy and use a gun without having been properly trained? There goes the car argument, since ALL people using a car, by law, MUST prove they are able to do so.
Ok, have your guns, ONLY IF, you are properly trained/licensed.
If your gun causes harm to others, are you willing, as the owner of said gun, willing to be held accountable for anything that happens with it??? Then, are you willing to convince your NRA brothers to do the same? If so, please help to educate gun users and you will have much more support and respect from those who don't support you now.
posted 2 years, 3 months ago
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Wow, really? Do you need a gun to get to work or to take your kids to school? Most people die in cars due to inattention and drug (alcohol mostly) use.
Please think a bit more..a friend of mine had a gun in his home for personal safety and his son (a depressed young man) used his dad's gun to end his own life at 14 yrs. old..if there was no gun in the home, that likely would not have happened.
You don't hear a lot about teens or depressed people driving their cars off a cliff to committ suicide, but you sure hear about the guns, don't you?
Please think a bit more friend..we may have a very false sense of security with these guns.
For our biblical quoters, "Live by the sword, die by the sword"; my example above proves this correct. THINK
posted 2 years, 3 months ago
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on Going to School Online
Actually, the computers are okay in quality, nothing stellar. As an online teacher, I use the same computer that my students do.
Look at the heating, electricity and overall maintenance costs of a traditional school. Busing, hiring custodians and teachers (with their nice retirement packages), replanting the football field and buying all of those weights and sports equipment for the gym, etcetera, etcetera..that's expensive stuff.
Give a kid a cheap laptop, that gets them online and lets them do their school work. Retirement packages are killing our states. It takes MUCH less money to have a student learn online than it does to learn in a brick and mortar.
posted 3 years, 3 months ago
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As a certified teacher in 3 states, I know that it is the whole world that teaches our children and it IS unfortunate that scared teachers and lobbyists are selfishly worried about their own check instead of embracing the incredible learning that happens online.
We must adapt or die..currently b&m schools are dying..we need to seriously address the issues that make students drop in record numbers. Students will go to a school where they feel valued and where they are learning interesting things, in an interesting way.
Lobbyists and teachers unions are actually hobbling the ability for our kids to learn by insisting we put our children in 90 year old buildings to learn. These days are quiclky going..adapt or die Oregon.
posted 3 years, 3 months ago
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on Going to School Online
As an online teacher, I rely heavily on my parents to do their part. How wonderful that online learning is working so well for your children!
posted 3 years, 3 months ago
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As a high school teacher, I couldn't agree more. Thank you Sue.
posted 3 years, 3 months ago
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Online learning taps into a certain learning style. Your son may be a social learner and it's great he is going to school with kids his age. Older students, with more experience with technology, seem to take to online much more quickly.
Computers still put out small amounts of radiation, so it's good your kid is away from that as much as possible.
posted 3 years, 3 months ago
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As an online high school teacher, I think that parental monitoring is key. Too many parents think that a computer can watch their kid all day and many parents don't bother to communicate with teachers..thinking that we can somehow monitor their kid via the internet. Kids can still not answer the phone and still not check their email..two main ways that online teachers connect with their students.
Online learning is ideal for highly motivated students. Look very carefully at the learning goals of your child and don't just 'dump' them into online courses without heavy parental monitoring; it still 'takes a village' and parents are an integral part of that.
If you want to have your child learn online, please be a parent who is willing to spend 20-30 minutes per day to verify that your child completed their tasks, etc. Make it a fun interaction and you may enjoy spending the time with your child.
posted 3 years, 3 months ago
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A blended model would be ideal for many students. Think of your teachers that bored you to tears and made you want to drop out. The Online curriculum I have taught with is created by teachers and is of a high quality..who would want to deny students the opportunity to access this, when the current model (brick and mortar) only allows for students to learn according to the mood of the teacher and their ability to control large groups in a small space.
posted 3 years, 3 months ago
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on Going to School Online
I teach online in Oregon and have taught in Portland Public High Schools. I am certified in 3 states and teach online to those kids (high school). I have taught as a public school teacher for eight years (World Languages).
Portland teachers voted to strike the first year I taught, so my employment was directly affected by local issues and monies. As an online teacher, the Education Associations can support their members stay employed by allowing certified teachers to work 'without borders'. The World language curriculum I teach with incorporates audio and video and games and allows for the student to practice over and over, in the comfort of their homes, away from peer ridicule.
Online learning is the future! Stop holding on to the dinosaur model of schooling and look closely at the failure rate of 'Brick and mortars', especially here in Portland. If teachers let go of their fear of employment, they will see that being able to teach students from the entire state and beyond will actually benefit them, and the students.
States will save hundreds of millions of dollars by incorporating online learning and Oregon won't have to use 40% of its budget just to keep our bloated, dinosaur schools afloat.
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