heyitsmeallen Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I laughed so hard when I heard this yesterday. I'm starting to think Trump is appointing all of these people just to troll us. Everyone better invest in Popcorn futures.... this is going to be an entertaining 4 years. IsntLifeFunny, and OILERMAN 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 41 minutes ago, abenjami said: I agree but she is right that states should determine their own school gun policies. Not because of bears of course... There is nothing to determine Of course they shouldn't Should states decide if infants need drivers license Stranger 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 28 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: There is nothing to determine Of course they shouldn't Should states decide if infants need drivers license Yes, they should. That's pretty much a major part of the Constitution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) The bear comment was silly but what was not brought out during the hearings is how poorly Michigan's education system is doing under her. In her position, she controls all education legislation in Michigan. Pretty much nothing could be done education-wise without her approval and leadership. During her tenure, Michigan's educational testing showed it went from middle of the pack (25th) to one of the worst states in the nation (47th.) For-profit, as opposed to not-for-profit, charter schools exploded in Michigan. Michigan has a higher percentage of its schools as for-profit charter schools than any other state. Michigan, with all its budget problems, is feeding money into schools run for profit, while seeing its education system fall from average to one of the worst in the nation. Basically for an NFL analogy, this would be like an NFL team hiring some head coach who has one of the worst records in the league and while amassing one of the worst records in the league, ballooned his other team's payroll beyond the salary cap while fielding some of the worst players in the league. Edited January 19, 2017 by 9 Nines titansfb, OILERMAN, and pat 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/08/a-sobering-look-at-what-betsy-devos-did-to-education-in-michigan-and-what-she-might-do-as-secretary-of-education/?utm_term=.5f00eb5a8fd4 This articles cites example after example of for-profit schools in Michigan making a lot of money and paying its employees high salaries while showing some of the worst educational results in the nation. It also reports that under her, legislation was passed making it very easy to open a charter school. Just takes money, no teaching credentials, nor track-record in education, as most other states require. Then she water-down regulations making it nearly impossible to close a school. So even though many, to most, of Michigan's charter schools are performing poorly, and would be shut down in most other states, Michigan has such lax regulations, under her, the state has to keep funding them. Edited January 19, 2017 by 9 Nines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Just now, 9 Nines said: The bear comment was silly but what was not brought out during the hearings is how poorly Michigan's education system is doing under her. In her position, she controls all education legislation in Michigan. Pretty much nothing could be done education-wise without her approval and leadership. During her tenure, Michigan's educational testing showed it went from middle of the pack (25th) to one of the worst states in the nation (47th.) For-profit, as opposed to not-for-profit, charter schools exploded in Michigan. Currently 80% of the charter schools in Michigan are for-profit, the most be far of any state. Michigan, with all its budget problems, is feeding money into schools run for profit, while seeing its education system fall from average to one of the worst in the nation. Basically for an NFL analogy, this would be like an NFL team hiring some head coach who has one of the worst records in the league and while amassing one of the worst records in the league, ballooned his other team's payroll beyond the salary cap while fielding some of the worst players in the league. Actually some of the more knowledgeable people actually brought this up She also has literally no knowledge of the issues Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 44 minutes ago, 9 Nines said: Basically for an NFL analogy, this would be like an NFL team hiring some head coach who has one of the worst records in the league and while amassing one of the worst records in the league, ballooned his other team's payroll beyond the salary cap while fielding some of the worst players in the league. Mularkey? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 His appointment for the EPA has sued the EPA at least 14 times and has openly said he wants them dismantled Rick Perry seriously didn't know what the Dept of energy did, he thought it was related to oil as opposed to nuclear weapons oldschool 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: Rick Perry seriously didn't know what the Dept of energy did, he thought it was related to oil as opposed to nuclear weapons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 DC tried the charter school thing and it failed miserably as well. I cringe at thought of it being pushed nationally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downtown Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 49 minutes ago, oldschool said: DC tried the charter school thing and it failed miserably as well. I cringe at thought of it being pushed nationally. Seems to be all the rage for conservatives in Middle Tennessee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 You guys are missing the big picture here. Remember when Trump promised to build a wall and deport all illegal aliens? Obviously he's got to replace those blue collar workers being deported or unable to get in the country. Killing education is a great way to ensure legal citizens become blue collar workers and fill those jobs, decreasing the unemployment rate! MamlngEnvy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) 16 hours ago, OILERMAN said: The fact they are having a serious discussion about whether kids should be able to carry guns in school is incredible im thinking his philosophy is "chaos theory in action is (at least) still action" either that or he really does owe russia so much that he's fucking up our country to balance out the world powers to a point of WW3. wars bring profit. Edited January 20, 2017 by titanruss OILERMAN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, titanruss said: im thinking his philosophy is "chaos theory in action is (at least) still action" It's much more simplistic. His philosophy is "who can I appoint that will result in my own bank account growing". Starkiller, titanruss, and 9 Nines 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamlngEnvy Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 11 hours ago, abenjami said: You guys are missing the big picture here. Remember when Trump promised to build a wall and deport all illegal aliens? Obviously he's got to replace those blue collar workers being deported or unable to get in the country. Killing education is a great way to ensure legal citizens become blue collar workers and fill those jobs, decreasing the unemployment rate! That's that 5d chess everyone says he plays? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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