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Maplecarver wrote:2Huberts wrote:dark_zorse wrote:
(This isn’t condoning bad behavior by the way. This board has been very, very tame compared to some of the other political discussions I have seen elseware concerning the presidential race.)
I’d like to think it’s because we have more sense than others. 😉
And because we have pretty shinies to coo over and admire. 😀
Ah, so true. 😉 😆
travistie wrote:drag0nfeathers wrote:Oh man…. I’m sorry, but Sarah Palin is a freaking moron! I would be terrified to think what the woman would do as president!
😯And Joe Biden isn’t?
Holy cow, I still can’t believe he was picked as the running mate. That guy is just so mentally impotent.Biden does have a short fuse and has trouble when it comes to canning it . It will be funny to see him blow up at some one like Putin who is a total hard butt , WWE Continental Rumble anyone 😛
Maplecarver wrote:2Huberts wrote:dark_zorse wrote:(This isn’t condoning bad behavior by the way. This board has been very, very tame compared to some of the other political discussions I have seen elseware concerning the presidential race.)
I’d like to think it’s because we have more sense than others. 😉
And because we have pretty shinies to coo over and admire. 😀
Me like shinies! 😆
Necron99 wrote:i was flipping through the channels a few minutes ago and landed on CNN, you wouldnt believe how many people called the show in support of dumping our Democratic way of life and changing it to a Socialist Government . They were saying that the middle class needs to get stronger and how medicine and the schools need to be governmentally regulated ( shades of Carl Marx ) , dont these fools know there is no middle class in a Socialist Government just go ask a Russian how well The Soviet Union preserved the middle class . There are some scary people in this country
Well I personally like Canada’s government regulated medicine. Hello not paying the $400 that each 5 pack of my insulin is worth, EVERY MONTH, plus another $400 every couple of months, plus testing stuff, etc. If it weren’t for government regulated health care in Canada, I wouldn’t be getting a university education. I wouldn’t be able to afford it. The waits on the other hand, I could live without. 🙄
The schools on the other hand……… no comment. I’ve seen it from the perspective of a student, and indirectly as a teacher and, well… ahem. 😆
However they are mostly controlled by provincial governments, rather then national, I believe (at least the school system, it’s why if you get an Ed degree in Alberta you stay in Alberta).
Sorry this is from like, 2 pages back, but I had to comment on it.
Dragon87 wrote:Necron99 wrote:i was flipping through the channels a few minutes ago and landed on CNN, you wouldnt believe how many people called the show in support of dumping our Democratic way of life and changing it to a Socialist Government . They were saying that the middle class needs to get stronger and how medicine and the schools need to be governmentally regulated ( shades of Carl Marx ) , dont these fools know there is no middle class in a Socialist Government just go ask a Russian how well The Soviet Union preserved the middle class . There are some scary people in this country
Well I personally like Canada’s government regulated medicine. Hello not paying the $400 that each 5 pack of my insulin is worth, EVERY MONTH, plus another $400 every couple of months, plus testing stuff, etc. If it weren’t for government regulated health care in Canada, I wouldn’t be getting a university education. I wouldn’t be able to afford it. The waits on the other hand, I could live without. 🙄
The schools on the other hand……… no comment. I’ve seen it from the perspective of a student, and indirectly as a teacher and, well… ahem. 😆
However they are mostly controlled by provincial governments, rather then national, I believe (at least the school system, it’s why if you get an Ed degree in Alberta you stay in Alberta).
Sorry this is from like, 2 pages back, but I had to comment on it.
I was talking to BDW about this very thing…. to ask her opinion of it (with Michel and all) she said it was ok, but not all it’s cracked up to be. 😉
Quote:However they are mostly controlled by provincial governments, rather then national, I believe (at least the school system, it’s why if you get an Ed degree in Alberta you stay in Alberta).
Wait… does that mean your degree doesn’t carry over into other parts of the country? That’s crazy.
Chessapeaka wrote:Quote:However they are mostly controlled by provincial governments, rather then national, I believe (at least the school system, it’s why if you get an Ed degree in Alberta you stay in Alberta).
Wait… does that mean your degree doesn’t carry over into other parts of the country? That’s crazy.
Nope. But there’s lots of teaching jobs in Alberta so it’s not a big deal.
Dragon87 wrote:Chessapeaka wrote:Quote:However they are mostly controlled by provincial governments, rather then national, I believe (at least the school system, it’s why if you get an Ed degree in Alberta you stay in Alberta).
Wait… does that mean your degree doesn’t carry over into other parts of the country? That’s crazy.
Nope. But there’s lots of teaching jobs in Alberta so it’s not a big deal.
Still doesn’t seem right somehow. 😕
2Huberts wrote:Dragon87 wrote:Chessapeaka wrote:Quote:However they are mostly controlled by provincial governments, rather then national, I believe (at least the school system, it’s why if you get an Ed degree in Alberta you stay in Alberta).
Wait… does that mean your degree doesn’t carry over into other parts of the country? That’s crazy.
Nope. But there’s lots of teaching jobs in Alberta so it’s not a big deal.
Still doesn’t seem right somehow. 😕
I agree… that doesn’t seem right…
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Going back to the whole president topic, My father seems to believe that they’re just faces, a front for the people who are really running things. (Never mind the man behind the curtain!) 😆
AdaraSky wrote:Going back to the whole president topic, My father seems to believe that they’re just faces, a front for the people who are really running things. (Never mind the man behind the curtain!) 😆
Oh, rest quite un-assured and uneasily that this is totally and completely true.
George Orwell’s “1984” comes to mind…
As interesting side notes…
Prop 8 passed. Gavim Newsom and that second grade teacher did indeed shoot that cause royally in the foot (Shoot it in the foot? Yeesh. In this case they blew it clean off!).
Prop 11 looks like it’s passed. No more gerrymandering in California, Yay!
Everything else is too boring to mention. Mostly people wanting money to spend when the state HAS no money.
dark_zorse wrote:AdaraSky wrote:Going back to the whole president topic, My father seems to believe that they’re just faces, a front for the people who are really running things. (Never mind the man behind the curtain!) 😆
Oh, rest quite un-assured and uneasily that this is totally and completely true.
George Orwell’s “1984” comes to mind…
As interesting side notes…
Prop 8 passed. Gavim Newsom and that second grade teacher did indeed shoot that cause royally in the foot (Shoot it in the foot? Yeesh. In this case they blew it clean off!).
Prop 11 looks like it’s passed. No more gerrymandering in California, Yay!
Everything else is too boring to mention. Mostly people wanting money to spend when the state HAS no money.
What’s gerrymandering?
(And as side note on the teacher thing, it’s because we are regulated provincially, not federally – so each system is different. Almost like going to another country with a BEd. Doesn’t fly.)
Dragon87 wrote:What’s gerrymandering?
(And as side note on the teacher thing, it’s because we are regulated provincially, not federally – so each system is different. Almost like going to another country with a BEd. Doesn’t fly.)
It is in a nutshell a process by which politicians can and do draw district lines to ensure they get the voters they want, thereby ensuring they stay in office. Before anyone points fingers, it is a common practice irregardless of political party. For a more complex answer, see here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering
I do not understand your comment about the teacher. My comment certainly wasn’t about regulation of anything, just a commentary on one person’s actions. Personally, I judge teachers (and actions) individually. (If I didn’t, my Honor’s thesis professor might get revenge on me. *gulp!* One of the few things in the world I fear!)
I am happy for one simple fact – NO MORE political ads, mailings or phone calls for another two years! Whoo hoo! 😀 😀 😀
*oh, and Robin Williams had some great jokes tonight because of it… just saw him live :lol:*
Dragon87 wrote:Chessapeaka wrote:Quote:However they are mostly controlled by provincial governments, rather then national, I believe (at least the school system, it’s why if you get an Ed degree in Alberta you stay in Alberta).
Wait… does that mean your degree doesn’t carry over into other parts of the country? That’s crazy.
Nope. But there’s lots of teaching jobs in Alberta so it’s not a big deal.
Actually that is not 100% true
“Graduates of the four-year Bachelor of Education program (University of Alberta) and the five-year combined degree program (University of Alberta and Lethbridge) are eligible to apply for Teacher Certification in the Province of Alberta and most other provinces. RDC offers up to two years of these programs.”It is the Teachers Certification that changes from province to province. I know many teachers that are not from Alberta, yet they teach here with no problems, or need to re-do their BEd.
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