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Some more good news from Florida!

DeSantis' conservative appointment to college board of trustees sparks glorious leftist meltdown · American Wire News

...and the bad side of things from, surprise surprise...Chicago.

Report: Hundreds of Chicago school employees groomed, sexually assaulted students · American Wire News

Typhonis said:

How School Lunches are Made in Japan - YouTube

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Yeah, this video is BS. I'm gonna go against the video and all of the comments in the video and say that the average school in Japan doesn't get that nice of a lunch. Well-off schools, yeah, maybe, but not the average ones. For ex, in the schools I taught at, a number had no cafeterias and lunch was basically the typical Japanese bread (curry pan, melon pan, yakisoba pan, etc.) delivered pre-packaged from a subcontractor. If there were cafeterias, then you don't get those nice ingredients they show in the video, let alone a dedicated nutritionalist like some people in the comments were saying. I mean, yeah, its still better than school lunches in the US, but it's definitely not the quality of what's shown in the video. There's a reason why a lot of the kids would bring their own bento, after all.

@The Whispering Monk Ah. Sorry, didn't see you posted this already. I added the original reports and slideshows referenced in the article though, so there's that?





Ah, Chicago. Some observations.

In the OIG report, there's this table/chart. It's sort of scary just how many more cases there have been YoY. (From page 37)


Another interesting bit of stats comes from the Aug 2022 quarterly report of allegations by profession. It's never been more clear to me that public schools are nothing more than factories for damaged people. It's mind boggling that no one questions that 183 to 91 drop in reports. It's just... normal... like we should accept this sort of thing as a matter of course. Lunacy. (From slide 5)


Also of interest is that there were a number of people who were on the "Do Not Hire" list but got past background checks. Specifically, charter schools using background check providers that weren't approved by the Board of Ed.

Page 38 - CPS OIG FY 2022 Annual Report said:

Beyond relying on data, the SAU has also identified patterns based on observations from across its investigations. For example, the SAU noticed that several individuals being investigated had lengthy criminal records that made them ineligible to work within schools, and others had been designated as “Do Not Hire” by the District. The SAU’s research revealed that certain charter networks were using vendors whose employees had not been properly vetted in accordance with the background check agreements between the charter networks and the District. The OIG alerted CPS leadership, citing specific examples from SAU investigations, so this issue could be addressed expeditiously.

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Basically, if you've got kids in the Chicago school system, pull them out as quickly as you can. It's only going to get worse from here. Public schools are broken. Charter schools will not save you. Private schools... not for long. Homeschooling or pods are looking like the safest and most effective options now.

New Jersey Middle School Art Teacher Frank Thompson Overdosed on Fentanyl while in a public school classroom. School Resource Officers potentially saved his life by giving him a dose of Narcan, which is something that School Resource Officers in New Jersey apparently carry regularly...


Frank Thompson is also facing multiple drug charges now due to the overdose and the discovery of both drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Husky_Khan said:

New Jersey Middle School Art Teacher Frank Thompson Overdosed on Fentanyl while in a public school classroom. School Resource Officers potentially saved his life by giving him a dose of Narcan, which is something that School Resource Officers in New Jersey apparently carry regularly...

New Jersey middle school teacher arrested after allegedly overdosing on fentanyl in classroom

A school resource officer treated a middle school teacher with Narcan after the teacher allegedly overdosed on fentanyl in his classroom in New Jersey.

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Frank Thompson is also facing multiple drug charges now due to the overdose and the discovery of both drugs and drug paraphernalia.

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he teaches in New Jersey and in middle school honestly I kind of give him a pass for the drug use based on that alone. I mean middle school kids are little shits in new jersey that has to be even worse.

Cherico said:

he teaches in New Jersey and in middle school honestly I kind of give him a pass for the drug use based on that alone. I mean middle school kids are little shits in new jersey that has to be even worse.

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Consider that he’s constantly risking exposing his students to the (dangerous and illegal) drugs he’s carrying on himself

DarthOne said:

Consider that he’s constantly risking exposing his students to the (dangerous and illegal) drugs he’s carrying on himself

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its new jersey those kids are most likely already exposed, if not already dealing said drugs.

Cherico said:

its new jersey those kids are most likely already exposed, if not already dealing said drugs.

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I’m skeptical it’s quite that bad in reality throughout all the state.

I grew up in New Jersey back in the 80s, in a town where there hasn't been a single Democrat elected for anything local since prior to the civil war. Don't judge the state based on the idiocy in Trenton.

The question is, is a college degree worth the money anymore?

Typhonis said:

The question is, is a college degree worth the money anymore?

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It depends on what you get. Prestigious schools aren't really that much better than community colleges.

Typhonis said:

The question is, is a college degree worth the money anymore?

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Depends on the degree and school. An electrical engineering degree from MIT still opens a lot of doors and will get you more opportunities than a similar degree from a community college.

On the other hand, most other fields are a joke.

Typhonis said:

The question is, is a college degree worth the money anymore?

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It depends on what you want to do. If the field requires a specific degree: absolutely. The specific university you got it from? Not so much once you have a few years of experience.

After that, having a degree - any degree - helps but where it's from and what it's for doesn't matter much.

This elective is a four-week multidisciplinary clinical-and-scholarly experience that trains students to provide high-quality, culturally responsive care for patients with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and sex development. Many of these patients identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or asexual (LGBTQIA+). Clinical exposure and education will focus on serving gender and sexual minority people across the lifespan, from infants to older adults.

Yeah, so Harvard now has an elective that includes identifying trans and gay infants.

Typhonis said:

The question is, is a college degree worth the money anymore?

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For any of the STEM degrees, definitely. Admittedly if you go to one of the big ones like MIT or CalTech that opens a lot of doors however a state school would still land you a good job. Though it depends how good you are at interviewing.

nemo1986 said:

For any of the STEM degrees, definitely. Admittedly if you go to one of the big ones like MIT or CalTech that opens a lot of doors however a state school would still land you a good job. Though it depends how good you are at interviewing.

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Yeah; your education does not matter nearly as much when trying to get a job as your ability to network. It can help when you get your foot in the door, but it won't land you an interview.

Terthna said:

Yeah; your education does not matter nearly as much when trying to get a job as your ability to network. It can help when you get your foot in the door, but it won't land you an interview.

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That's what recruiters are for. I haven't had to network in years.

posh-goofiness said:

That's what recruiters are for. I haven't had to network in years.

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That may be where getting a degree from a place with a better reputation helps; because they don't seem to be interested in people who graduate from places like DeVry, as I did.

Terthna said:

That may be where getting a degree from a place with a better reputation helps; because they don't seem to be interested in people who graduate from places like DeVry, as I did.

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You gotta hit up the right recruiters. It also helps if you have a good resume since it makes their job much easier when screening you. Er. Also, I'm in software engineering which is a lot easier to headhunt for.