Gromnir

and o' more relevance is fact what is being described in the forbes article ain't actual crt in any meaningful sense. mentioned earlier how well intentioned libs is making the situation worse by attempting pushback by embracing the talking point and slipshod vernacular o' the gop bloggers who made crt a thing. am gonna note how a linked study in the forbes article refers to crp and not crt. culturally relevant pedagogy http://lmcreadinglist.pbworks.com/f/Ladson-Billings (1995).pdf am gonna admit the methodology described by gloria ladson-billings shows just how limited were the study conducted, but we did find interesting how the great bulk o' scholarly work tended to focus on explaining minority failure as 'posed to identifying common elements o' minority success, and ladson-billings were coming at the problem from the more novel direction. regardless, for the crp efforts from ladson-billings, class size is not a relevant factor so much as is finding a culturally responsive approach. competent teachers who were able speak to engage their minority students showed success, if those educators in fact believed in the educability o' their students. the sfusd program looks to be an effort to systematic apply a few o' the lessons gleaned from crp research as 'posed to needing rely on individual competent teachers capable o' overcoming cultural communication obstacles developing their own schemes to promote learning o' historically disenfranchised groups. HA! Good Fun! ps didn't make clear, but creating a crp enlightened curriculum does not instant transform crp into crt.

the tucker carlson vid offered by kp cuts off before it gets to the best/worst part: testicle tanning. edit: am seeing is subscription, so will offer a small portion, for educational purposes The second season of the Fox News host’s docuseries is trending thanks to a trailer for the episode, “The End of Men.” The series promises to offer solutions to the “problem” of declining masculinity, with one promo video showing ripped bare-chested men flipping truck tires, chopping wood, and shooting machine guns in an ultimate display of Crossfit allegiance. But Tuck outdid himself with one segment in particular on testicular tanning — a practice so ludicrous it might be the one time everyone can agree with Kid Rock. As with many outlandish health claims supported by no evidence, the notion that low-level laser therapy will increase testosterone and fertility is not new. Red light therapy — or as the Hungarian scientists named it in 1967, photobiomodulation — is experiencing a renaissance in potential treatments for muscle recovery, depression, and wound healing, topics regularly discussed on far right wellness podcasts with affiliate links to massage guns and infrared saunas. Which naturally led some men to strip naked and point the light at their balls. ... Umberto Eco Makes a List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism people throw around "fascism" often w/o thinking what it means. that said, am o' the opinion the naked appeal to toxic masculinity by tuck is gonna satisfy at least one o' umberto eco's factors. HA! Good Fun!

the russian propaganda version is... weird. HA! Good Fun!

edit: irv pankey played on the rams ol as a left tackle for a decade, but for most o' that time he played opposite o' jackie slater (rt). is understandable few save hardcore rams fans recall his name.

going for irony again, eh? whatever. some folks never get tired o' being wrong. while am able to block bruce posts, when another boardie quotes bruce, we will see those quoted portions. such limitations on blocking is a flaw in the system, similar to the inability to block mods. that said am admitted pleasant surprised by the absence o' your reflexive qq, clown and deflection schtick. you deserve a cookie as positive reinforcement, even if is a predictable off-topic adventure. HA! Good Fun!

same. is why w/o specific examples o' how cross -curriculum is being taught and in the absence o' any data regarding relative effectiveness o' traditional and insular teaching v. cross-curriculum, am thinking it is the course o' wisdom to avoid positing conclusions we cannot support with anything more tangible than gut reactions... but am quirky that way. HA! Good Fun! ps and again, is a distraction from the imaginary bogeyman the gop is using to frighten working class whites, tucker carlson viewers and bruce.

as usual, @Hurlsnot would prove a better resource, but... How to make cross-curricular teaching part of your plan just a rando interweb link, but cross-curricular is not new, though is likely unknown to more than a few o' us who did matriculate decades past. teach history & math or english & physics as complimentary as 'posed to insular is having more than a few educational proponents. is a tendency for us older folks to respond to newfangled ideas as wasteful and unnecessary, and perhaps curmudgeons such as gd is correct. nevertheless, am not feeling particular threatened if material which would ordinarily be taught in a 1980s social studies class, such as the underground rail road or the triangle shirtwaist factory fire, managed to be incorporated into science or math lessons. our background most assured is not education, so am not suggesting cross-curricular is a good approach. however, am suspecting cross-curricular explains some o' the more ludicrous claims from the current gop regarding indoctrination via math and science textbooks. HA! Good Fun! ps it's monumental stoopid to debate what the florida gop and other red state legislatures might be aggrieved concerning the teaching o' *add scary abbreviation du jour here*. w/o concrete examples, is ridiculous to imagine the phantoms being imagined into existence and then defend or vanquish such manifestations. that said, whenever presented with concrete examples, as the fox article we has mentioned previous in this thread, so far we has seen nothing to support gop fears.

couldn't helped but be reminded o' a recent video. obvious this is kinda tongue-in-cheek, and perhaps too soon for some, but am thinking your comment 'bout target audiences is what is essential. we chuckle at the vid we link, but a handful o' obsidian posters is gonna reflexive whataboutism or worse, they is gonna outright identify with z... whatever z is. viewing propaganda dispassionate, particular fascist propaganda, is never gonna fully explain its success. what made those pre-war rallies work is they were bypassing reasonable and rational. too many dismissed a fringey and extreme movement seeming led by a funny little caricature o' a man 'cause they were looking at the rallies and marches rational and reasonable. focus on trump and what trump says is a mistake. the crowd cheered, and the crowds kept growing. am betting you watch trump rallies and marvel at how willful obtuse must be those cheering and supporting, but you ain't the target audience. current gop has realized that thanks to the almost unique US republican scheme, they got a formula which succeeds with a populist who is only speaking to 20-30% o' the US population. putin is extreme popular in russia, far more popular than is trump in the US, and some o' that approval is justified. russians were freezing and starving during the 1990s, while western nations were ignoring the suffering. after ww2, japan and germany were rebuilt with the aid o' a whole lotta western money. after the cold war the carcass o' the soviet union were seen as a source o' potential plunder by domestic gangsters as well as foreign multinationals. putin may be a bad guy, but he did save a whole lotta russians and they will never abandon him. period. add to this a kinda endemic russian conspiracy theory mentality coupled with (understandable if not reasonable) NATO/western fear, loathing and envy such that no source other than state tv/media is gonna be believed, and the current russian propaganda which looks transparent silly to you or Gromnir is widely accepted by russians. ... and 'cause the predictable whataboutism responses will derail the thread, am gonna observe how am actual looking forward to the new thor movie, and will make this a legit segue by observing how we were one o' the folks who saw merit in taika waititi's jojo rabitt. am believing the writer o' the recent hawkeye tv show co-wrote new thor with taika waititi, so that is also a plus for us. HA! Good Fun!

just 'bout every southerner on saturday? HA! Good Fun!

is why we gave up on bruce. is no different than blm. bruce is looking for the answer which corresponds with what he wants to believe, so he finds convincing and latches onto any story or headline which confirms his bias. he will keep coming back to crt until he gets the right response or answer. is exact why we don't give him a simplified definition for crt 'cause you know he will twist whatever definition is provided so as to legitimize his own preconceptions. am guaranteeing this is not happening in hurl's classes, or any other middle school classes... though admitted am not aware o' any law school prof who requires students to stand when responding nowadays, so that part is different. and in spite o' fact we don't know with absolute certainty, we would bet every cent we have that k-5 math classes in florida is not being taught like professor kingsley's example. is safe to say having students do the bloom taxonomy analysis, apply and evaluate at law school or grad school levels is so not happening at any public primary or secondary school in the US. have mentioned previous how impressed we would be if such were the case. explore banking regulations and fec rules through socratic method as a means o' considering the inertia o' systemic racism in the US is a common lesson o' crt and if hurl were doing legit crt in his classes o' snot-nosed crumb-snatchers we would applaud his edumacational skilz as beyond 1337. 'course the aformentioned fantasy is so not what is included in a 5th grade florida math textbook which perhaps mentions harriet tubman in a rando word problem... or lord only knows what is the actual obstacles florida identified in their textbook review and denial as they refuse to provide examples. however, none o' this matters, 'cause (and AGAIN, and again and again and again,) at least one boardie will keep coming back to this until he gets the right answer. HA! Good Fun!

*sigh* you missed your fellow mod's attempt at humor. is what we wrote 'cause when hurl posted this same exact stuff last summer, a few individuals had difficulty with, "the field’s basically just a 100 years old" observation. example: please note the date, yes? to help those with the misunderstanding... the "new" issue were a groundhog day topic, and recognizing that the 100 year issue would likely be resurrected, we were preemptive driving a stake into its heart, which o' course prompted a predictable tricycle drive-by from the most predictable o' sources. *shakes head sadly* am admitted saddened when literal the only person who gets it is tricycle mod. HA! Good Fun!

@Hurlsnot shared this last summer, but the internet swallowed it jic amnesia or early onset dementia presents and people forget how "the field’s basically just a 100 years old," concerns were already addressed. HA! Good Fun!

perhaps is a bit more (unnecessarily) complicated. way we were taught is green and scallion get used interchangeable for the same thing. is a number o' different onion genus plants which when immature produce green onions/scallions. however, is our understanding most store bought scallions/green onions is gonna be o' the same genus and species as the spring onion... and am admitting we don't know the genus and species but is common referred to as the welsh onion. for practical purposes, scallions/green onions is a bit sharper than spring onions. ... is more confusing as the "welsh" in welsh onions don't refer to wales. a national symbol o' wales is the leek, another distinct member o' the onion genus, whereas the welsh onion is a kinda pejorative referring to its alien origin. ff to 3:50 we use leeks frequent as we enjoy the garlic flavour. HA! Good Fun! ps multiple auto-correcting o' our spelling from genus to genius

the past couple years have seen considerable economic uncertainty. we ain't lost a wink o' sleep 'cause o' concerns we ain't got enough to weather future potential downturns... save for a the road scenario. 'course if we hadn't been so uptight 'bout money, we coulda' retired a bit sooner. regardless, sounds as if gd managed to escape the moskva in time. you and the captain had it all planned from the start, eh? HA! Good Fun!

antisemitic or just ignorant? choices. HA! Good Fun!

is worth reading the follow-up post in the twitter link as it provides context. HA! Good Fun!

*chuckle* being hit by hurricanes should leads to a reasonable assumption local assets and infrastructure will be diminished... duh. that said, blame local failures is not complete illegitimate, especial in cases o' graft. also, pre-hurricane preparation by puerto rico had gaps and were poor overall although no worse than ordinary state/local mainland preparation for disasters. however, particular with local communications and transportation capabilities devastated by the hurricane, the ability o' puerto ricans to bootstrap themselves outta their troubles were handicapped, which is precise why fema exists... again, duh. both fema and bipartisan Congressional analysis suggest the fed response were profound lacking. drop off massive quantities o' bottled water to airstrips otherwise inaccessible to the local population? failure to have available and provide generators particular following the lessons o' katrina? fed level failures regarding puerto rico hurricanes is not one o' those subjects which is questioned save by a few folks with an agenda. is worth observing a few o' the gwu recommendations woulda been useful for the entire US when covid hit and there were a sudden collective realization that death counts were far too subjective. @Guard Dog is not a civil engineer, correct? even so, am suspecting he could at least speak to the difficulties o' undertaking the effort to rebuild roads in an area where such infrastructure were recent destroyed by significant flooding. am not pretending to be an expert in this area, so will defer to those with knowledge, but one assumes the army corps o' engineers (federal) is precise the folks who could tackle such a task. expect puerto ricans, the folks hit by successive hurricanes, to rebuild roads and communication infrastructure relative quick sounds like a bridge too far demand, but again, am genuine unsure what is required to undertake and complete such tasks. heck, am not even certain what is the appropriate prioritization o' tasks. is possible a bunch o' locals with wheel barrows, pickups and hand tools may manage the jobs? HA! Good Fun!

another example o' the funny way Gromnir's brain works. were a bit o' questionable history regarding abraham lincoln in another thread, and am embarrassed to admit an electric six song got stuck in our head after we did an obligatory eye-roll. warning: the song is not explicit offensive, but am recognizing the vid and lyrics might be deemed inappropriate by the powers that be. HA! Good Fun!

may come as a surprise (or not) that numerous historic figures were killed on the toilet or in the privy... though a couple instances might be apocryphal. wenceslaus iii, edmund ironside, eglon, and uesugi kenshin come to mind, but may be others. and not exact same thing, but... god/the universe being the most lethal o' all assassins, and clear the one with the most sadistic sense o' humor. HA! Good Fun!

har har more relevant to the current topic... HA! Good Fun!

at best this description is wrong. a critical race theory perspective would purposeful avoid trying to account for the perspective of indigenous peoples and minorities such as chinese immigrants. one o' the fundamental aspects o' crt is to allow for a dispassionate examination o' laws, rules, banking and government institutions. in a crt seminar one is gonna consider laws and institutions broad sans all the tendency to attribute blame based on the degree o' moral turpitude resulting from racial animus. lending and immigration laws may have been written with the intent to exploit minorities, or perhaps not. don't much matter from the pov o' a crt examination. disparate impact is all but presumed and no attempt to assign appropriate blame occurs with a crt analysis. more important is to explore how and why the laws and institutions with their inequitable impact change, or do not. what pressures, whether social, religious or economic, bring about changes? crt is not a fluid definition anymore than is the general theory of relativity. however, keep in mind, we already had this exercise, reviewing what the current gop identifies as crt being taught in public schools. again, ro the umpteenth time, crt is not being taught in public schools in the US. numerous states has banned teaching which might make students feel bad 'bout their race, supposed 'cause o' crt, which is nuts and actual a bit disheartening as a signifficant goal o' crt were to come up with a scheme for future lawyers to consider the impact and inertia o' systemic racism w/o all the race-based baggage. in point o' fact, is only a couple state legislatures which decided to use the crt language in their bans, which kinda makes sense as is not genuine crt which is being banned. elements o' the gop, mostly conservative radio hosts and bloggers, recognizing the resurgence o' fear and intolerance in their party, realized how truth and reality is less important than the capacity for a particular complaint to go viral. gop is current focused on grievance and outrage. those elements o' the gop, much like the former President, were willing to say ridiculous and unfounded just to see how The Base would respond. crt, through the inexplicable alchemy o' social media, conservative radio and fox news managed to get a foothold in the gop psyche. crt is an obscure theory created by lib academics and it is complex and obscure enough such that only a small number o' folks is knowledgeable enough to pushback on mischaracterizations o' the graduate level material, and those folks pushing back is gonna be the so-called liberal intellectual elites the current gop reflexive decries as socialists, communists and purveyors o' fake news. also, as idiotic as it may sound, am suspecting Critical Race Theory became a gop bogeyman as much 'cause it were including a memorable abbreviation and it sounded just sinister enough in conservative ears regardless o' what it actual represented. people keep looking at crt bassakwards. crt, the thing the gop is fighting against, were never the issue. the name stuck as kinda a catchall description o' white outrage at being perceived blamed for every misfortune which befalls a minority while simultaneous accused o' white privilege no matter how dismal their own circumstances might be. the current gop is telling The Base that the real victims o' 2020s racism is whites, just as they sold the base on the idea foreigners flooding in from across the southern border is why they can longer have a decent working class jobs, etc. is all bs and trying to explain gop crt complaints rational and reasonable is a mistake which has, unfortunate, led to many liberals and democrats adopting the the stoopid talking point and thus magnifying the problem. democrats with no more idea o' what crt is nevertheless feel compelled to pushback 'gainst republican crt misinformation, which is exact what the tucker carlsons and alex jones want. gop is about grievance and outrage, and is a mistake to legitimize that kinda stoopid. HA! Good Fun!

since you brought it up, am curious 'bout property taxes other than the US. when we were in europe we were not a land/property owner, and we were focused on teaching/studying, so were never a subject o' interest. in the US property taxes vary considerable from state-to-state and the rules regarding what one actual pays is less than straightforward. for instance, 'ccording to zillow, one o' our neighbors has a smaller home on a much smaller lot than us and the estimated value o' the property is near $200k less, but they is paying $2000 more a year in property tax in part 'cause they bought their home more recent. our assessment is kinda/sorta grandfathered in thanks to prop 13 and as such am paying relative less per square foot/acre. all kinda rules and exceptions. public schools get money through property taxes, which is why wealthy US communities have more money to spend on students, but school tax is part o' the "local" aspect o' property taxes and may vary a bit. also, california, perhaps contrary to expectations, is relative low compared to most states insofar as property tax, thanks in large part to the aforementioned prop 13. converse, our income tax, state and fed, is gonna be relative high as california's franchise tax board takes a serious cut, although our income tax is nevertheless quixotic relative low compared to those who earn similar amounts w/i ca 'cause is near all ira. am nevertheless paying a fair amount in property tax, but again, if we were in another state we might be paying 2x (or more) as much property tax. HA! Good Fun!

unlikely makes you feel better, but we could buy a 2009 subaru forester xt with what we paid in state and fed taxes this year. our business losses from the great recession were being carried forward for a considerable time during which we paid zero tax, but that finally dried up this year. am selling properties this summer and am gonna run into same issue as @Guard Dog 'cause the capital gains is gonna be... significant. new ferrari portofino range. HA! Good Fun!

am believing the technical description o' flexible and self-serving "definitions" is malarkey. call us provincial, be we got a suspicion o' any definition which is fluid, changing to fit the individual speaker/writer's biases and point o' view. HA! Good Fun!

national treasure gets thrown around a bit too much, but she is one o' the few entertainers we would argue who deserves the appellation. HA! Good Fun!