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Post by oldcajun123 on Jul 24, 2020 13:44:45 GMT -5
Just watched my Grandaughter graduate from Catholic School in a covered gym, all 121 of them. It was live streamed, something else. In my day the catholic school kids were from effluent families, when they were expelled and came to our public school they were usually way behind, but they knew their prayers and could genuflect.   |
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Post by puffy on Jul 24, 2020 14:02:32 GMT -5
When I started high school the assistant principal told us that his job was to teach us how to learn..That was 1957..I've sure had to learn a lot since then..It's a high tech world..Today's kids seem to cope with it though.
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Post by booknpipe on Jul 24, 2020 17:27:41 GMT -5
My wife moved from Catholic school to the public school early in her senior year. Said she hardly cracked a book because the public school was teaching stuff she learned in her junior year. I guess every school district is different and that was 35 years ago. I hope there weren't any effluent families in your area (except maybe the septic tank pumpers!)  |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Jul 24, 2020 18:05:38 GMT -5
You got me, had a good laugh!
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Post by toshtego on Jul 24, 2020 18:34:14 GMT -5
I was in Catholic School for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grades. Did me no harm. I liked the Nuns. The Fathers came by to bless us once and a while.
Classes were too big at 50. So, I went to Public School for the remainder of my time.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 25, 2020 3:51:06 GMT -5
My wife moved from Catholic school to the public school early in her senior year. Said she hardly cracked a book because the public school was teaching stuff she learned in her junior year. I guess every school district is different and that was 35 years ago. I hope there weren't any effluent families in your area (except maybe the septic tank pumpers!) |
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Post by jay on Jul 25, 2020 21:47:03 GMT -5
I remember once, in parochial school, Sammy Tringle snorted at a joke and passed an entire cheese sandwich through his nose. The nuns thought it was a miracle and locked him in a closet until he could be debriefed by a priest.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 25, 2020 22:48:08 GMT -5
When I started high school the assistant principal told us that his job was to teach us how to learn..That was 1957..I've sure had to learn a lot since then..It's a high tech world..Today's kids seem to cope with it though. Larry, you got through before the social engineering took place. Sadly, much of what is taught now doesn't allow critical thinking, it is more about indoctrination. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 27, 2020 0:08:17 GMT -5
In my first science class,first or second grade, the teacher was telling us how things burn. I asked if we weren't going to fill up the atmosphere with smoke and stuff from all of the burning, or use up all the oxygen. She said that the atmosphere was so big that people could never make a difference. 😉😏😕🤠
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Post by Stearmandriver on Jul 27, 2020 16:48:10 GMT -5
In my sophomore year of catholic high school, on the first day, I remember my chemistry teacher opening with "next to god, chemistry is everything." It was obvious right then that not much sciencing was gonna take place in that class, so I made it my mission to turn it into philosophy instead. I had a lot of hard questions for that teacher that year... . |
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Post by instymp on Jul 27, 2020 17:51:06 GMT -5
In my sophomore year of catholic high school, on the first day, I remember my chemistry teacher opening with "next to god, chemistry is everything." It was obvious right then that not much sciencing was gonna take place in that class, so I made it my mission to turn it into philosophy instead. I had a lot of hard questions for that teacher that year... . Sorta like going to a Chevrolet dealer and asking to buy a new mustang. |
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Post by Stearmandriver on Jul 27, 2020 17:55:51 GMT -5
In my sophomore year of catholic high school, on the first day, I remember my chemistry teacher opening with "next to god, chemistry is everything." It was obvious right then that not much sciencing was gonna take place in that class, so I made it my mission to turn it into philosophy instead. I had a lot of hard questions for that teacher that year... . Sorta like going to a Chevrolet dealer and asking to buy a new mustang. Er? I signed up for a chemistry class, not a theology class, didn't I? |
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Post by bishop on Aug 1, 2020 18:53:28 GMT -5
In my sophomore year of catholic high school, on the first day, I remember my chemistry teacher opening with "next to god, chemistry is everything." It was obvious right then that not much sciencing was gonna take place in that class, so I made it my mission to turn it into philosophy instead. I had a lot of hard questions for that teacher that year... . I'm pretty sure physics is everything as far as natural sciences are concerned, not chemistry. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 1, 2020 19:28:48 GMT -5
In my first science class,first or second grade, the teacher was telling us how things burn. I asked if we weren't going to fill up the atmosphere with smoke and stuff from all of the burning, or use up all the oxygen. She said that the atmosphere was so big that people could never make a difference. 😉😏😕🤠 We were smaller back then. |
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Post by daveinlax on Aug 1, 2020 21:29:13 GMT -5
Just watched the SpaceX Crew Dragon closely followed by the ISS fly over my house. Very cool sight!  |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 4, 2020 17:25:24 GMT -5
Just watched the SpaceX Crew Dragon closely followed by the ISS fly over my house. Very cool sight! Visible during daylight, or was that at night, Dave? Times like that make me wish I had a decent telescope. |
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Post by daveinlax on Aug 4, 2020 18:26:40 GMT -5
Just watched the SpaceX Crew Dragon closely followed by the ISS fly over my house. Very cool sight! Visible during daylight, or was that at night, Dave? Times like that make me wish I had a decent telescope. I think they are way to fast for a telescope. It was just after sunset at 9:13cdt. I just happened to check in on the NASA site and saw the map and they were going to fly right over us in like 5 minutes. The ISS is very big and bright and the Crew Dragon looked like a regular satellite. I had been following the undocking all day and it was exciting to see them flying together. |
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