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Comment on Do remedial classes belong in college? by Candienziia

Candienziia — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:29:33 +0000

Given the current state of grade inflation, and the fact that colleges in general seem to giving out B’s as standard fare, and A’s to people who merely show up and have a pulse without gaining a true grasp of the subject (but are rather gaining a simple grasp of what the professor has spoon-fed them to repeat about the subject), I have to ask, why does everyone seem to think that EVERYONE NEEDS A COLLEGE EDUCATION? Not everyone is going to seek a professional career. The fact that people who are going to seek jobs as, say, managers at Toys R Us after graduation are taking out $40,000-60,000 in loans to get B.A.s in Business seems completely unreasonable to me. It’s also the reason we’re seeing the job market saturated with people who are over-educated for the jobs they end up taking after college. Take for example the restaurant where I waitressed. The average level of education there was a bachelor’s degree. Everyone should have a right to higher education, sure, but not everyone should seek it. If one person busts their ass in high school and manages to learn what they need to in order to write an essay with proper grammar, why should they lose their spot to someone who didn’t, and who is going to require remedial education. Also, given the experiences I’ve had with some people who have attained quite high levels of education, but somehow still don’t seem to know that the 18th century is not, in fact, the 1800s, or that following a checklist of terms used in a paper doesn’t mean that it’s well written, I’m relatively sure that the process of attaining post-graduate degrees is far too easy.

By all means, if a community college which doesn’t have admissions standards has the means to offer remedial education, I think that it should. But I think that if a college does have admissions standards, it’s unfair to the people who meet them if they admit those who don’t and then provide them with an education which gives them extra benefits for the same price. I think it’s especially unfair that this probably inflates the remedial student’s grades, making the grades of the person who doesn’t get those benefits look inferior to recruiters and graduate programs.

I’m all for helping the unfortunate, but just because someone comes from a poor background doesn’t mean they’re retarded and deserve tons of extra assistance to learn. My cousin is white and his family has plenty of money, and he’s currently receiving an education at an extremely prestigious school with tons of remedial help (and an almost full ride)- with a better GPA than mine. I come from a single parent household with a mother who works 95 hours a week, I work full time to help pay for my education (which I have had to also take out loans for) and receive no educational help, nor understanding for my schedule from my institution/instructors. In other words, because I’m intelligent enough to function in a classroom without assistance, while my cousin, because he has been diagnosed with a couple of deficits receives tons. Our diplomas, however, will look exactly the same. How is that fair, either?

Comment on Anti-Anorexia Campaign Driven by French Actress Images Who Died From the Disease at 28 by healthiestbeauty

healthiestbeauty — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:16:28 +0000

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Comment on Women Don’t Want to Get Married and Have Children Because It’s A Lot of Work: Who is Surprised? by brokeharvardgrad

brokeharvardgrad — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:17:00 +0000

Why do you assume things have changed?

Comment on Women: Want A Better Life? Move to Sweden. Sweden Best Country To Be A Woman by Marlene

Marlene — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:18:11 +0000

Workplace bullying and mobbing are becoming increasingly prevalent all over the world. Sweden was one of the first countries to make an effort to address this problem.

Can a Swedish citizen please provide commentary as to the effectiveness of its Ordinance on Victimization at Work (the law against mobbing people at work)? Is the Ordinance enforced or ignored?

Comment on Women Don’t Want to Get Married and Have Children Because It’s A Lot of Work: Who is Surprised? by ThisIsTrue

ThisIsTrue — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:06:35 +0000

well i am not certainly not surprised at all how women have changed over the years, and i am one of many men by the way that certainly hates to be alone and would love very much to find a good woman to share my life with. who would want to grow old alone and have nobody at all?, not me. it is bad enough to have to go to work and then come home to an empty apartment with nobody there. that is why many single men like me will go out every single night just not to be home alone, and are hoping to find love again.

Comment on Women Don’t Want to Get Married and Have Children Because It’s A Lot of Work: Who is Surprised? by Bill

Bill — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:13:18 +0000

have to certainly agree, women have changed over the years and finding a very good one is very difficult today.

Comment on Women Don’t Want to Get Married and Have Children Because It’s A Lot of Work: Who is Surprised? by Absolutely Right

Absolutely Right — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:10:54 +0000

first of all with so many women that love to CHEAT nowadays, they would certainly not know how to be committed to just ONLY ONE MAN anyway. and years ago, much more women were certainly much more BETTER EDUCATED than the ones that are out there now. and they were VERY COMMITTED to their men, and ACCEPTED them for who they were which they didn’t have to be RICH either.

Comment on Federal Supreme Court to Hear Gay Marriage “Arguments” on the Ability of Gay People to Parent by Alito’s provocative question | The Fifth Column

Alito’s provocative question | The Fifth Column — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:01:57 +0000

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Comment on Attorney General Mike Cox: Newest Michigan Politician Taking Some Heat by Scott Watson

Scott Watson — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:55:45 +0000

So based on the fact that Hertzog went from 1997 est. when I file a complaint with the Attorney Grievence Commissing until he actually got investigated, would if be safe to say that scum bag lawyers cannot watch scum bag lawyers? Therefore, I propose we defund the AGC in its entirety. It can each police departments job to investgate. If a panel needs to be involved it can be those that sign up voluntarily and random selection to to sit for a given period. Only attorneys would be those hired on an as need per case for advice. I see no need for salaries that exceed the average wage of say a union janitor or perhap a manufacturing engineer. Of course I have always thought govenment elected should never exceed twice the average wage of any local area in which they work. And I do mean average of all wages earned in any district including minimum wage jobs.

Scott Watson

Comment on Women Don’t Want to Get Married and Have Children Because It’s A Lot of Work: Who is Surprised? by Women Need to “Lean In” to Get Ahead in Business or What Sounds Like Use Their Bodies to Get Ahead | Unasked Advice

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:58:13 +0000

[...] Still, Sandberg stresses what every good Ole White Man’s Club boy wants to hear: 1) men never really have to grow up and address women as equals and 2)if even women are criticizing other women, then it’s certainly acceptable to criticize women for doing double the work of most men for half the pay. Hmm, and people wonder about divorce statistics… (See my post about women shunning marriage and children because of this work differential equation here:http://unaskedadvice.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/women-dont-want-to-get-married-and-have-children-becau…) [...]

Comment on Illegal Immigrants Can Get A Driver’s License in Utah, Washington, and New Mexico by brokeharvardgrad

brokeharvardgrad — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:17:03 +0000

Do you believe there are any valid immigrants? Only people born in America can be here now?

Comment on Women Don’t Want to Get Married and Have Children Because It’s A Lot of Work: Who is Surprised? by brokeharvardgrad

brokeharvardgrad — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:15:46 +0000

Hmmm, if you put women down, they may not want to be with you.

Comment on Women Don’t Want to Get Married and Have Children Because It’s A Lot of Work: Who is Surprised? by ThisIsTrue

ThisIsTrue — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:33:55 +0000

most of the women nowadays like to cheat a lot, and just can’t seem to be committed to just only one man anymore. whatever happened to the good women that we had years ago? the women of today have a very bad attitude problem, and play hard to get.

Comment on Michigan Licensing Board Ignores Complaints About Doctors: Delaware, Anyone? by BJW

BJW — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:28:17 +0000

I ALSO HAVE HAD DISRESPECTFUL DOCTORS AS WELL AS STAFF. JUST LOOK FOR ANOTHER. AFTERALL IF THE DEGREE OR TITLE DEFINES THE PERSON THEN PERHAPS ONE SHOULD GO TO THE SCHOOL OF COMMON SENCE.

Comment on Illegal Immigrants Can Get A Driver’s License in Utah, Washington, and New Mexico by anonymous jew

anonymous jew — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:22:53 +0000

well YOU are making MY country suck. i want u an all ur buddies that suck off our swiftly diminishing resources to go back home where u belong. btw, u wont want to be legal once u start working ur a$$ off just to have most of it jacked by taxes… every1 should stop hiring you. those are jobs for the youth of a nation. and could be involved w/getting gov’t leeches sitting on ssi to work just a little. but those programs never get a chance to start. LEAVE and they might. NO ONE WANTS YOU HERE