Failure of the public education system

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

And I’m not blaming the teachers. This decision came from in high. Or was approved. It’s bullshit. And you all know it. 

[Reality 3,104]

2 hours ago, Cloaca du jour said:

You have no idea...rofl. 

Sure bud

[Cloaca du jour 2,147]

What movie btw?

[Hawkeye21 2,382]

1 hour ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I’m a taxpayer? 

So what?  Didn't you go on field trips at school?  I remember going to the movie theater for a field trip in grade school.  My wife took middle school kids to the theater a few months ago as well.  I think it's pretty common, especially the closer they get to the end of the school year.

[Hawkeye21 2,382]

1 hour ago, Cloaca du jour said:

School cant have rewards or do anything fun in school where at the end of the year in HTs world.  Spanish 3 seniors go to local messican place for lunch.  English kids go to book festivals. No no no!!  

I'm curious what his school life was like growing up.  It sounds like it was miserable, which would make sense.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

41 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

So what?  Didn't you go on field trips at school?  I remember going to the movie theater for a field trip in grade school.  My wife took middle school kids to the theater a few months ago as well.  I think it's pretty common, especially the closer they get to the end of the school year.

Of course you did. Of course she did. Still wrong. And a field trip where you’re outside running around or at a museum is one thing. A Fockin movie? Yeah, kids need to sit on their asses and watch more junk.  On my dime. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

41 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I'm curious what his school life was like growing up.  It sounds like it was miserable, which would make sense.

I played sports. How about you? Video games? 

[Hawkeye21 2,382]

2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I played sports. How about you? Video games? 

I did both.  I played sports almost all year and as much as I enjoyed playing video games I also loved playing outside.

Are you telling me that you never watched a movie in class either?  I think it's pretty common to do fun things for students throughout the year like going to a movie.  A lot a teachers use things like that as a class incentive to all do well in class.  This isn't some new way of thinking either.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

4 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I did both.  I played sports almost all year and as much as I enjoyed playing video games I also loved playing outside.

Are you telling me that you never watched a movie in class either?  I think it's pretty common to do fun things for students throughout the year like going to a movie.  A lot a teachers use things like that as a class incentive to all do well in class.  This isn't some new way of thinking either.

Do it without wasting the taxpayers money. Thanks. I went on a field trip to a prison. That’s something I can get behind. 

[Hawkeye21 2,382]

1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Do it without wasting the taxpayers money. Thanks. I went on a field trip to a prison. That’s something I can get behind. 

What if all the other parents think going to a prison is a waste of money?

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

Just now, Hawkeye21 said:

What if all the other parents think going to a prison is a waste of money?

You’re really comparing the two? What are you going to learn at the movies? That iron man is trans now and goes by he-she? 

[Hawkeye21 2,382]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

You’re really comparing the two? What are you going to learn at the movies? That iron man is trans now and goes by he-she? 

It depends on the movie.  Is it a movie just for fun or is it a movie that pertains to their class subject.

I think you've chosen the wrong side of this debate.  It's a pretty weak complaint you have, especially the lame tax dollar excuse.

[Gladiators 1,964]

Teachers don't make enough money to be taking their class to the movie theater.  Imagine the stress!

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

1 hour ago, Hawkeye21 said:

It depends on the movie.  Is it a movie just for fun or is it a movie that pertains to their class subject.

I think you've chosen the wrong side of this debate.  It's a pretty weak complaint you have, especially the lame tax dollar excuse.

Guarantee I pay way more in school tax than you do on the prairie. Waaaay more. So pardon me for giving a Fock. 

[Hawkeye21 2,382]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

Guarantee I pay way more in school tax than you do on the prairie. Waaaay more. So pardon me for giving a Fock. 

I don't really care what you pay either.  It's a lame excuse.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

2 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I don't really care what you pay either.  It's a lame excuse.

It’s one of many wastes of my money.  

[Hawkeye21 2,382]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

It’s one of many wastes of my money.  

Are you concerned with how your tax dollars are being spent with everything else?  I've noticed you have a pretty extreme bias against schools and teachers.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

2 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Are you concerned with how your tax dollars are being spent with everything else?  I've noticed you have a pretty extreme bias against schools and teachers.

Yup. You can start with funding proxy wars and bailing out banks. Never mind the likes of Hunter Biden. Happy? There’s more. 

[Sean Mooney 1,948]

4 hours ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Are you concerned with how your tax dollars are being spent with everything else?  I've noticed you have a pretty extreme bias against schools and teachers.

"Pretty extreme bias" is somehow putting it lightly.

 

HT you are a sad, bitter old man...you need to lighten up and find some happiness in your life. Maybe log off the Internet because this isn't doing it for ya. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

5 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

"Pretty extreme bias" is somehow putting it lightly.

 

HT you are a sad, bitter old man...you need to lighten up and find some happiness in your life. Maybe log off the Internet because this isn't doing it for ya. 

Happy as a clam! Can’t wait to have the summer off, with pay! 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

Chris Rufo is doing great journalism on public schools and the disgusting things going on in them. Lots on CRT and grooming. 

[Sean Mooney 1,948]

19 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Happy as a clam! Can’t wait to have the summer off, with pay! 

You can't even tell the truth here?

2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Chris Rufo is doing great journalism on public schools and the disgusting things going on in them. Lots on CRT and grooming. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

Just now, Sean Mooney said:

You can't even tell the truth here?

What am I not telling the truth about?

[Sean Mooney 1,948]

13 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

What am I not telling the truth about?

About your attitude and what you do.

[Fireballer 2,639]

28 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Chris Rufo is doing great journalism on public schools and the disgusting things going on in them. Lots on CRT and grooming. 

The facade is crumbling and people are big mad

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

15 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

About your attitude and what you do.

I don’t have a job? I work for a school district. If you would like to bet I’ll give you 5-1 odds, minimum 500 dollars. You in? 

[Sean Mooney 1,948]

2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I don’t have a job? I work for a school district. If you would like to bet I’ll give you 5-1 odds, minimum 500 dollars. You in? 

With as much as you lie on here and obfuscate the truth on here and the ability to lie so easily on the Internet that is a sucker's bet. 

I know you say you work for a school district but you say a lot of things that aren't true. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

5 minutes ago, Fireballer said:

The facade is crumbling and people are big mad

I heard something about some freak thing teachers in Philadelphia went to and they were taking about sex toys or something for kids. Nice. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

Just now, Sean Mooney said:

With as much as you lie on here and obfuscate the truth on here and the ability to lie so easily on the Internet that is a sucker's bet. 

I know you say you work for a school district but you say a lot of things that aren't true. 

Oh, we can agree on the parameters. If you don’t like it you don’t have to do it. But if we do, are you in? 

[Sean Mooney 1,948]

1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Oh, we can agree on the parameters. If you don’t like it you don’t have to do it. But if we do, are you in? 

We won't agree on the parameters. You are not trustworthy and you are an outright liar.

 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

1 minute ago, Sean Mooney said:

We won't agree on the parameters. You are not trustworthy and you are an outright liar.

 

Then you set the parameters. If I agree, are you in? 

[Sean Mooney 1,948]

1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Then you set the parameters. If I agree, are you in? 

You are a liar. There is no planet on which I would trust anything you say or do in any way regardless of whether I set the parameters or not. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

3 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

You are a liar. There is no planet on which I would trust anything you say or do in any way regardless of whether I set the parameters or not. 

5-1 odds and you call the shots? Very, very puzzy. 

[Utilit99 4,099]

3 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

You are a liar. There is no planet on which I would trust anything you say or do in any way regardless of whether I set the parameters or not. 

Evidence of a failed public education system.

mooney groomie.

[Fireballer 2,639]

42 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I heard something about some freak thing teachers in Philadelphia went to and they were taking about sex toys or something for kids. Nice. 

Fact check: True.  Such a classy event for your employer to invite you to.

Last year, the School District of Philadelphia encouraged teachers to attend a conference on “kink,” “BDSM,” “trans sex,” and “banging beyond binaries.”

In early July 2021, the district’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion sent invitations to the Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference to teachers and staff on the SDP Connect mailing list, promoting the conference as a way to “learn more about the issues facing the trans community.” The conference was organized by the Mazzoni Center, an LGBTQ activist organization that has worked with the district on sexual-education programs. (When reached for comment, the School District of Philadelphia described its promotion of the conference as part of its commitment to “creating equitable and inclusive environments,” and said it did “not have any information” on the number of teachers who attended the event. The Mazzoni Center did not return request for comment.)

I have obtained videos from a publicly accessible website that show that the conference went far beyond the school district’s euphemism about “issues facing the trans community.” The event included sessions on topics such as “The Adolescent Pathway: Preparing Young People for Gender-Affirming Care,” “Bigger Energy: Life After Masculinizing [Gender Reassignment Surgery],” “Prosthetics for Sex,” “The Ins and Outs of Masturbation Sleeves,” and “Trans Sex: Banging Beyond Binaries.” The conference attendees included educators, activists, adults, and adolescents. There were graphic sessions on prosthetic penises, masturbation toys, and artificial ejaculation devices, which some hosts explicitly promoted to minors. As one session host explained, “there’s no age limit, because I feel like everybody should be able to access certain information.”

The conference began with presentations promoting puberty blockers, hormone treatments, breast removals, and genital surgeries. In one session, “The Adolescent Pathway Preparing Young People for Gender-Affirming Care,” Dr. Scott Mosser, the principal at the Gender Confirmation Center in San Francisco, explained that he has performed “over two thousand top surgeries,” which involve removing girls’ breasts, and that there is no age limit for beginning the “gender journey.” “I do not have a minimum age of any sort in my practice,” he said, explaining that he would be willing to consult with children as young as ten years old with parental consent. In another session open to children, “Gender-Affirming Masculine and Feminizing Hormones for Adolescents and Adults,” Dane Menkin, divisional director of LGBTQ services at Main Line Health, endorsed treatments ranging from puberty-blocking hormones to manual breast-binding for “masculinizing” adolescent girls. “I’m a strong proponent that you can bind for as many hours a day as you can tolerate binding,” he said.

Other presentations at the Trans Wellness Conference involved explicit sexual themes. Two female-to-male trans activists, Kofi Opam, a graduate student at the University of Iowa, and Sami Brussels, a medical illustrator, hosted a presentation called “Bigger Energy,” in which they explained the process of phalloplasty and using an artificial for “navigating cruising and anonymous/casual sex life.” Chase Ross, a transgender activist and YouTuber, hosted a series of sessions on “packers,” “masturbation sleeves,” and “prosthetics for sex,” demonstrating various devices from his collection of more than 500 genital prosthetics. “I have tried and touched many dicks, right—prosthetics, real dicks, all dicks. This is one of the most realistic feeling in terms of like the inside of a ,” he said during one demonstration. “It’s a big boy, this is, like, gigantic. Alright, give me two hours alone and I’ll get this in my butt,” he said during another.

The most extreme presentation at the three-day conference was “Trans Sex: Banging Beyond Binaries.” Jamie Joy, a self-described “kinky,” “polyamorous,” “pretty big slut,” and Lucie Fielding, a self-described “white, queer, kinky, polyamorous, visibly able-bodied, Jewish, witchy, non-binary, trans femme” led the session. The women led a presentation on politically correct anatomical language, including terms such as “front hole” and “back hole,” and shared personal information about organizing orgies for participants to “explore their fantasies and their perversions in groups.” The instructors then discussed various “kink” activities, including fetishes about puppies, Mary Poppins, and spanking. “I haven’t gotten to explore a lot of my mommy kink. And I think for tonight I’m really wanting to feel cared for, but also get punished a little bit,” said Joy.

It is important to remember that this conference is not a fringe activity. The Mazzoni Center, which organized it, received more than $5 million in government contracts last year and runs sexuality programs in schools throughout the region. The School District of Philadelphia has partnered with the Center on sexual-health research and student sexual-education programs, and the district’s director of teacher leadership, Amy Summa, sits on Mazzoni’s board of directors. Despite the school district’s euphemisms about “wellness” and “self-esteem,” the conference materials reveal a sexual ideology steeped in radical queer theory, not commonsense sex education. Parents and taxpayers should ask why the district’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion encouraged teachers to participate in such programs.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

Wow. Just wow.  Intake back my complaining about the movie field trip. This is sick and they are coming for kids . They want to normalize it. Where are all the hood teachers to push back against this? 

[Sean Mooney 1,948]

7 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

5-1 odds and you call the shots? Very, very puzzy. 

Would you ask a car thief to look after your unlocked car?

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

2 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

Would you ask a car thief to look after your unlocked car?

Ok, what am I lying about? Let’s hear it. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,959]

3 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

Would you ask a car thief to look after your unlocked car?

Would you ask a teacher that went to that conference to teach your kids? 

[Sean Mooney 1,948]

On the Mazzoni Center conference thing:

1.) If this conference happened in a school with these people saying these things I'd be 100% in the camp of "No way is this cool." And I'd voice my displeasure to admin and whomever else would listen. Being that it happened at a conference off school grounds it is slightly more acceptable. 

2.) Were there actual students at this conference? If there weren't and it was solely adults I would imagine (and hope) the discourse would be a little less frank if they were talking to adolescents. If they would talk the same way than they are completely tone deaf.

3.) Just because they talk like this at a conference it does not mean this is the tact they are taking in helping schools develop LGBTQ policies in the same way people don't talk the same way in the office that they do at home.

4.) How many teachers actually attended the event?