LGBT community

[Coaxialgamer]

2 hours ago, Daring said:

I sexually identify as Half-Life 3.

so you're asexual ? 

[Nowak]

Just now, Coaxialgamer said:

so you're asexual ? 

No.

[Coaxialgamer]

Just now, Daring said:

No.

Half life 3 doesn't exist.

 

 

Please forgive me i was trying to make a joke . Please don't kill me i'm sorry if i offended you

[Nowak]

Just now, Coaxialgamer said:

Half life 3 doesn't exist.

 

 

Please forgive me i was trying to make a joke . Please don't kill me i'm sorry if i offended you

Naw, I'm not one of those offendatrons.

[themctipers]

[Zodiark1593]

18 minutes ago, Nicholatian said:

In all seriousness that is the only thing the United States is good at. We contribute very little to the intelligence of the human race, 18 other countries graduate more scientists than we do, and according to Michio Kaku, 50% of the entire country’s Ph.D. candidates are foreign-born. What does that tell you?

 

This country doesn’t produce shit for the scientific community, because its educational system is shit. The stupid index or whatever you want to call it in the US keeps going up, and citizens of the US are delusional about the fact that they will probably never see those amazing jobs in prestigious companies that pay 6 or 7 digit figures.

 

What the country does do is suck up all of the intelligent minds thanks to the H1B, and now they’re going back to their own countries and the wealth of knowledge is being distributed globally—it’s not staying in the US completely. It’s important to note that.

Education is valued very poorly by many (not all) US citizens. 

[handymanshandle]

14 minutes ago, Nicholatian said:

In all seriousness that is the only thing the United States is good at. We contribute very little to the intelligence of the human race, 18 other countries graduate more scientists than we do, and according to Michio Kaku, 50% of the entire country’s Ph.D. candidates are foreign-born. What does that tell you?

 

This country doesn’t produce shit for the scientific community, because its educational system is shit. The stupid index or whatever you want to call it in the US keeps going up, and citizens of the US are delusional about the fact that they will probably never see those amazing jobs in prestigious companies that pay 6 or 7 digit figures.

 

What the country does do is suck up all of the intelligent minds thanks to the H1B, and now they’re going back to their own countries and the wealth of knowledge is being distributed globally—it’s not staying in the US completely. It’s important to note that.

a.) Relevance? Though I do think we severely under-fund scientific advancements. Where the demand lies seems not to be in the sciences though.

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/fastest-growing.htm

 

b.) Agreed to a degree, Education in the State of Minnesota is actually pretty good. It's not the best but I think it's pretty good.

c.) Yeah?

 

This too.

5 minutes ago, Zodiark1593 said:

Education is valued very poorly by many (not all) US citizens. 

[iDeFecZx]

2 hours ago, Nicholatian said:

In all seriousness that is the only thing the United States is good at. We contribute very little to the intelligence of the human race, 18 other countries graduate more scientists than we do, and according to Michio Kaku, 50% of the entire country’s Ph.D. candidates are foreign-born. What does that tell you?

 

This country doesn’t produce shit for the scientific community, because its educational system is shit. The stupid index or whatever you want to call it in the US keeps going up, and citizens of the US are delusional about the fact that they will probably never see those amazing jobs in prestigious companies that pay 6 or 7 digit figures.

 

What the country does do is suck up all of the intelligent minds thanks to the H1B, and now they’re going back to their own countries and the wealth of knowledge is being distributed globally—it’s not staying in the US completely. It’s important to note that.

Im fairly sure that the USA has the most billionaires in the technology centre than any other country. So they do contribute something.

[8uhbbhu8]

Hai gays

[handymanshandle]

14 minutes ago, Nicholatian said:

Billionaires don’t contribute like that. They sit on high, make all of the general decisions, and leave the logistics and technicals up to people who are far more skilled than them. You and I could easily be a billionaire CEO – it doesn’t take a lot of know-how, but it does take a good imagination.

 

Besides, what the big whigs do doesn’t matter anyway – if we weren’t soaking up all of the world’s intelligence, there would be no bright individuals to make their dreams a reality. Those CEO’s dreams would be exactly that—not reality. The big dreams would be realised in some other country where they have smart people such as India, Korea, or Japan.

Bill Gates is a billionaire and he doesn't seem to try to lobby for or against legislation.

[PlayStation 2]

mfw we get involved in politics

[Nowak]

3 hours ago, Nicholatian said:

In all seriousness that is the only thing the United States is good at. We contribute very little to the intelligence of the human race, 18 other countries graduate more scientists than we do, and according to Michio Kaku, 50% of the entire country’s Ph.D. candidates are foreign-born. What does that tell you?

 

This country doesn’t produce shit for the scientific community, because its educational system is shit. The stupid index or whatever you want to call it in the US keeps going up, and citizens of the US are delusional about the fact that they will probably never see those amazing jobs in prestigious companies that pay 6 or 7 digit figures.

 

What the country does do is suck up all of the intelligent minds thanks to the H1B, and now they’re going back to their own countries and the wealth of knowledge is being distributed globally—it’s not staying in the US completely. It’s important to note that.

I would say the rest of the states should adopt Massachusetts' educational standards, especially considering how we're #2 in the world in mathematics, but then I wouldn't be able to brag about that. And I like being able to brag about how even our worst schools are still way above the national average.

 

Honestly, though, seeing educational standards outside of New England makes me sad. Your education is one of the most important things you can get. Put effort into it, and you will do well in this world. Teachers are undervalued as well. In Massachusetts, a teacher makes $69k/year, while in Texas teachers make just $27k/year. Not even enough to make a decent living. That's really, really sad and shows just how under-valued teachers are in some states compared to others.

[handymanshandle]

1 hour ago, Daring said:

I would say the rest of the states should adopt Massachusetts' educational standards, especially considering how we're #2 in the world in mathematics, but then I wouldn't be able to brag about that. And I like being able to brag about how even our worst schools are still way above the national average.

 

Honestly, though, seeing educational standards outside of New England makes me sad. Your education is one of the most important things you can get. Put effort into it, and you will do well in this world. Teachers are undervalued as well. In Massachusetts, a teacher makes $69k/year, while in Texas teachers make just $27k/year. Not even enough to make a decent living. That's really, really sad and shows just how under-valued teachers are in some states compared to others.

Minnesota has pretty good education nationally when compared against New England. But I agree in some states teachers do get paid poorly.

[Nowak]

15 minutes ago, wcreek said:

Minnesota has pretty good education nationally when compared against New England. But I agree in some states teachers do get paid poorly.

Well at least Minnesota recognizes the importance of a good education too.

 

One of my teachers last quarter was thinking about teaching in Hawaii again since he hates the cold, harsh New England climate, but he was complaining about how poorly teachers are treated and paid in Hawaii. Honestly, I don't blame him. If you're a teacher, you're responsible for bringing up the next generation. That, in of itself, is hard work. You don't deserve to get the shit end of the stick because people undervalue your job.

[PlayStation 2]

9 minutes ago, Daring said:

Well at least Minnesota recognizes the importance of a good education too.

 

One of my teachers last quarter was thinking about teaching in Hawaii again since he hates the cold, harsh New England climate, but he was complaining about how poorly teachers are treated and paid in Hawaii. Honestly, I don't blame him. If you're a teacher, you're responsible for bringing up the next generation. That, in of itself, is hard work. You don't deserve to get the shit end of the stick because people undervalue your job.

Try Alabama. Not only is the education absolute shite here, there's no reason to live here.

[Nowak]

Just now, Dan Castellaneta said:

Try Alabama. Not only is the education absolute shite here, there's no reason to live here.

So I've heard.

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, Daring said:

So I've heard.

Huntsville is fucking bad. As in the superintendent doesn't have a fucking clue as to what he's doing, the IT department in central office is ran by literally one person, and the pay is ass.

[TheRandomness]

10 hours ago, DeezNoNos said:

fucking terrorists bombing bastards 

 

sorry if i offended you, i just hate the government

Quadruple bacon cheese burger

[GirlFromYonder]

1 hour ago, TheRandomness said:

Quadruple bacon cheese burger

Shit mate, i could barely even BITE the thriple cheeseburger at wendy's

[handymanshandle]

3 hours ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Try Alabama. Not only is the education absolute shite here, there's no reason to live here.

Why not? /s

3 hours ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Huntsville is fucking bad. As in the superintendent doesn't have a fucking clue as to what he's doing, the IT department in central office is ran by literally one person, and the pay is ass.

rip

3 hours ago, Daring said:

Well at least Minnesota recognizes the importance of a good education too.

 

One of my teachers last quarter was thinking about teaching in Hawaii again since he hates the cold, harsh New England climate, but he was complaining about how poorly teachers are treated and paid in Hawaii. Honestly, I don't blame him. If you're a teacher, you're responsible for bringing up the next generation. That, in of itself, is hard work. You don't deserve to get the shit end of the stick because people undervalue your job.

Yeah, I'm not sure how long Minnesota has been trying to put education in a higher regard but yeah totally agree. I don't think teachers should be doing it for the paycheck/pay cheque but it should be incentive for teachers to do their best they can at teaching whatever grade and/or subject they are teaching.

[Nowak]

32 minutes ago, wcreek said:

Yeah, I'm not sure how long Minnesota has been trying to put education in a higher regard but yeah totally agree. I don't think teachers should be doing it for the paycheck/pay cheque but it should be incentive for teachers to do their best they can at teaching whatever grade and/or subject they are teaching.

Massachusetts has been putting education in a higher regard since around 1990. After the MCAS was introduced educational standards went way the fuck up.

[Nowak]

 

[PlayStation 2]

Fucked around in GIMP and did something.

[Nowak]

[Bhav]

 

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