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Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95

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Peter Flass wrote:
> Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> wrote:
>> On 28-Aug-15 15:16, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>> On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 12:26:16 PM UTC-4, Alan Bowler wrote:
>>>> ... The long term drawback is that workers in the [South] have
>>>> generally worse work habits, less skills and education.  The
>>>> education situation is likely to et worse since Repblican dominated
>>>> adminstrations view public education spending as something to be
>>>> slashed.  They are also working hard on trying to revamp standard
>>>> cirricula removing basic science.
>>>
>>> The perception is that workers in the South have a superior work
>>> ethic than workers in the rust belt.  That means better attendance,
>>> more loyalty less theft and vandalism, less featherbedding, less or
>>> no unionism, etc.
>>
>> Adequately covered in other responses.
>>
>>> I can't comment on differences between education, but in urban
>>> centers (not suburbs), where a lot of those rust belt jobs once
>>> existed, the educational quality of many workers was pretty bad, too.
>>> Some employers preferred graduates of parochial schools over public
>>> schools.
>>
>> Indeed, and the de facto segregation and funding problems in the South
>> haven't helped--but it doesn't seem to be significantly worse than in
>> many other parts of the country.  What's troubling is that suburban
>> schools are now under attack as well, not just urban and rural ones.
>
> The attacks are because of the perception that these are cadillac schools,
> but often the money goes to everything but education.  Sports and
> activities are important, but they should not drain money away from
> instruction.
>
One school district here laid off 100 teachers.  In addition, 300
administrators could be laid off because they had no work to do
with the 100 teachers gone.  That's where the money is getting wasted.

/BAH

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Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Alan Bowler <atbowler@thinkage.ca> - 2015-08-28 12:26 -0400
  Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 13:34 -0500
  Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-28 13:16 -0700
    Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-30 20:00 -0500
      Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-31 14:48 +0000
        Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-31 13:30 -0500
        Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-09-01 12:50 +0000
          Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-09-01 11:07 -0500
            Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-01 18:49 +0000
            Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-09-02 12:41 +0000
              Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-09-02 13:54 +0000
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-09-02 09:41 -0500
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-09-02 15:41 +0000
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-09-02 11:05 -0700
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-09-02 18:32 +0000
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-09-02 22:39 -0700
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-09-03 16:38 +0000
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-09-03 21:35 +0100
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 lawrence@cluon.com - 2015-09-02 21:07 +0200
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-09-02 15:52 -0500
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-09-03 11:05 +0200
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-09-03 15:37 -0500
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-09-09 14:59 -0500
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-09-09 13:21 -0700
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-09-10 00:04 -0500
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-09-09 14:38 -0500
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-09-09 16:40 -0500
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-09-09 17:19 -0500
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-09-02 21:08 +0200
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-09-04 13:01 -0500
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-09-02 11:01 -0700
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 "hqhy" <hqhy@nospam.com> - 2015-09-03 06:04 +1000
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-02 16:30 +0000
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 "hqhy" <hqhy@nospam.com> - 2015-09-03 06:24 +1000
          Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-09-02 10:09 -0700
            Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-09-02 17:21 +0000
              Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-02 19:12 +0000
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-09-03 10:51 +0200
              Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-09-02 16:02 -0500
            Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 "hqhy" <hqhy@nospam.com> - 2015-09-03 05:47 +1000
  Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-28 21:37 +0000
    Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-30 18:06 -0500
      Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 18:49 -0500
        Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-30 19:49 -0500
          Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 09:16 -0500
            Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-31 11:25 -0500
              Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 23:10 -0500
                Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-09-01 11:12 -0500

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