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    From Tom Kunich@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 2 07:44:31 2023
  • From AMuzi@21:1/5 to Tom Kunich on Thu Nov 2 10:48:33 2023
    On 11/2/2023 9:44 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
    https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4288044-oregon-just-dropped-all-graduation-standards-failing-all-of-its-students-in-the-name-of-equity/

    Late to the game.
    Chicago school system reports 'record high graduation rates'
    despite a roughly 5% literacy rate for grads.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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  • From Tom Kunich@21:1/5 to Catrike Rider on Thu Nov 2 14:03:22 2023
    On Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 1:32:34 PM UTC-7, Catrike Rider wrote:
    On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 10:48:33 -0500, AMuzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 11/2/2023 9:44 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
    https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4288044-oregon-just-dropped-all-graduation-standards-failing-all-of-its-students-in-the-name-of-equity/

    Late to the game.
    Chicago school system reports 'record high graduation rates'
    despite a roughly 5% literacy rate for grads.
    Wait? they're giving a diploma to students who can't even read it?

    This really isn't all that new. Although the people that were due to go to college usually could read write and do simple math, they really couldn't think. That is why it is so funny that Flunky and Liebermann think that a college diploma gives them any
    advantage at all. As I pointed out - I was doing research and development design and programming, Flunk is nothing more than a manufacturing engineer (not that there's anything wrong with that but you can hardly compare it to REAL R&D) Liebermann got a
    degree and he doesn't even know what a microprocessor is. Large scale integration is a complete mystery to him.

    When I turned up at my high school reunion, MOST of the people there had gone on to college and not one of them ever made much of a dent in business of any sort. Now these were good people, but if you don't have the ability to apply an education it is of
    no use. Most machinists and mechanics I knew were smarter.

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  • From Catrike Rider@21:1/5 to AMuzi on Thu Nov 2 16:32:26 2023
    On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 10:48:33 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 11/2/2023 9:44 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
    https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4288044-oregon-just-dropped-all-graduation-standards-failing-all-of-its-students-in-the-name-of-equity/

    Late to the game.
    Chicago school system reports 'record high graduation rates'
    despite a roughly 5% literacy rate for grads.


    Wait? they're giving a diploma to students who can't even read it?

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  • From AMuzi@21:1/5 to Catrike Rider on Thu Nov 2 16:42:49 2023
    On 11/2/2023 3:32 PM, Catrike Rider wrote:
    On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 10:48:33 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 11/2/2023 9:44 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
    https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4288044-oregon-just-dropped-all-graduation-standards-failing-all-of-its-students-in-the-name-of-equity/

    Late to the game.
    Chicago school system reports 'record high graduation rates'
    despite a roughly 5% literacy rate for grads.


    Wait? they're giving a diploma to students who can't even read it?

    Yep. Last four mayors..
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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  • From John B.@21:1/5 to AMuzi on Fri Nov 3 07:25:43 2023
    On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 16:42:49 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 11/2/2023 3:32 PM, Catrike Rider wrote:
    On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 10:48:33 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 11/2/2023 9:44 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
    https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4288044-oregon-just-dropped-all-graduation-standards-failing-all-of-its-students-in-the-name-of-equity/

    Late to the game.
    Chicago school system reports 'record high graduation rates'
    despite a roughly 5% literacy rate for grads.


    Wait? they're giving a diploma to students who can't even read it?

    Yep. Last four mayors..

    Well (:-) If nothing else it does tend to reduce the student load on
    the school system (:-)

    And really, if you are going to hang around on the corner and sell
    drugs do you really, truly, need to be able to read?
    --
    Cheers,

    John B.

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  • From AMuzi@21:1/5 to John B. on Fri Nov 3 08:37:43 2023
    On 11/2/2023 7:25 PM, John B. wrote:
    On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 16:42:49 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 11/2/2023 3:32 PM, Catrike Rider wrote:
    On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 10:48:33 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 11/2/2023 9:44 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
    https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4288044-oregon-just-dropped-all-graduation-standards-failing-all-of-its-students-in-the-name-of-equity/

    Late to the game.
    Chicago school system reports 'record high graduation rates'
    despite a roughly 5% literacy rate for grads.


    Wait? they're giving a diploma to students who can't even read it?

    Yep. Last four mayors..

    Well (:-) If nothing else it does tend to reduce the student load on
    the school system (:-)

    And really, if you are going to hang around on the corner and sell
    drugs do you really, truly, need to be able to read?

    Once they learn to get 35 'grams' from one ounce they do
    pretty well.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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  • From John B.@21:1/5 to AMuzi on Sat Nov 4 14:39:00 2023
    On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 08:37:43 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 11/2/2023 7:25 PM, John B. wrote:
    On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 16:42:49 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 11/2/2023 3:32 PM, Catrike Rider wrote:
    On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 10:48:33 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 11/2/2023 9:44 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
    https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4288044-oregon-just-dropped-all-graduation-standards-failing-all-of-its-students-in-the-name-of-equity/

    Late to the game.
    Chicago school system reports 'record high graduation rates'
    despite a roughly 5% literacy rate for grads.


    Wait? they're giving a diploma to students who can't even read it?

    Yep. Last four mayors..

    Well (:-) If nothing else it does tend to reduce the student load on
    the school system (:-)

    And really, if you are going to hang around on the corner and sell
    drugs do you really, truly, need to be able to read?

    Once they learn to get 35 'grams' from one ounce they do
    pretty well.

    Well... you must protect your users. It's really a good deed to dilute
    the "bag". "Save the client from an overdose" (:-)
    --
    Cheers,

    John B.

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