At 13 Baltimore City high schools, zero students tested proficient on 2023 state math exam

[BuckSwope 654]

58 minutes ago, edjr said:

I think we need to give 3 and 4 parent homes more of a chance.  

How's the crime rate and schooling in the Mormon community? 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,943]

When I was a kid the Mattel hand held electronic games were all the rage (not that I had any). When kids were playing them in class guess what happened ? They were taken away. And then they weren’t allowed in the school at all. But I guess it’s impossible to say no phones in school. Just can’t be done. There was a smoking area in my high school too. They got rid of it eventually.  

[peenie 1,905]

2 minutes ago, RLLD said:

And it honestly is not that hard to succeed.

[edjr 6,578]

3 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

When I was a kid the Mattel hand held electronic games were all the rage (not that I had any). When kids were playing them in class guess what happened ? They were taken away. And then they weren’t allowed in the school at all. But I guess it’s impossible to say no phones in school. Just can’t be done. There was a smoking area in my high school too. They got rid of it eventually.  

you can't go anywhere in the USA today and not see at least 50% of a family on their phones. Doesn't matter where you go. 

It won't ever happen, but if certain places started blocking the internet, things would get a lot better. School would be the 1st place to start. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,943]

3 minutes ago, edjr said:

you can't go anywhere in the USA today and not see at least 50% of a family on their phones. Doesn't matter where you go. 

It won't ever happen, but if certain places started blocking the internet, things would get a lot better. School would be the 1st place to start. 

No phones allowed at my kids school. The horror! But They can all read. 

[Cloaca du jour 2,147]

4 minutes ago, edjr said:

you can't go anywhere in the USA today and not see at least 50% of a family on their phones. Doesn't matter where you go. 

It won't ever happen, but if certain places started blocking the internet, things would get a lot better. School would be the 1st place to start. 

Just use paint that acts like a faraday cage and blocks all signals

[BuckSwope 654]

4 minutes ago, edjr said:

you can't go anywhere in the USA today and not see at least 50% of a family on their phones. Doesn't matter where you go. 

It won't ever happen, but if certain places started blocking the internet, things would get a lot better. School would be the 1st place to start. 

WTF do you people live?  Schools around here do things like making kids keep the phone in their locker, take them away, jamming tech, etc..     

But as you point out - let's not pretend this is a issue with just school kids.    Most of the time it's the "do as I say" parents, and they are just as addicted to their phones, if not moreso.   I started noticing it 10+ years ago when my now 16yo was 4 or so.   We would go to the park or an indoor sports place.   Kids running around, parents not paying attention and on their phones.   Barely anybody actually interacts with each other more - on the phone or at least have earbuds in.  

[Hardcore troubadour 14,943]

As if the teachers aren’t also on their phones. 

[BuckSwope 654]

Also, the schools help start them on the path.  Chromebooks for kindergarteners now, so they can't complain too much about kids being on tech too much.  

[Hardcore troubadour 14,943]

16 minutes ago, BuckSwope said:

Also, the schools help start them on the path.  Chromebooks for kindergarteners now, so they can't complain too much about kids being on tech too much.  

Just stupid. Go away. 

[edjr 6,578]

31 minutes ago, BuckSwope said:

WTF do you people live?  Schools around here do things like making kids keep the phone in their locker, take them away, jamming tech, etc..     

But as you point out - let's not pretend this is a issue with just school kids.    Most of the time it's the "do as I say" parents, and they are just as addicted to their phones, if not moreso.   I started noticing it 10+ years ago when my now 16yo was 4 or so.   We would go to the park or an indoor sports place.   Kids running around, parents not paying attention and on their phones.   Barely anybody actually interacts with each other more - on the phone or at least have earbuds in.  

100%   When I see a family of 4 all on their phones out to dinner I wish evil things. 

I think one thing that would help is starting to leave manhole covers off and let people just fall in. 

[JustinCharge 2,397]

On 9/20/2023 at 3:25 AM, GutterBoy said:

What is Biden doing? Killing all the kids in Baltimore that can pass the basic test?

eventually they will get to that point if they keep getting in power.

[GutterBoy 2,898]

1 minute ago, JustinCharge said:

eventually they will get to that point if they keep getting in power.

Shut up clown

[BuckSwope 654]

1 minute ago, edjr said:

100%   When I see a family of 4 all on their phones out to dinner I wish evil things. 

I think one thing that would help is starting to leave manhole covers off and let people just fall in. 

Dinner, dates, family functions, it's everywhere.   

It became a reason I started to hate going to concerts and other things.    Put your damn phone down and enjoy the people you are with and the event you are at, people.    

[edjr 6,578]

4 minutes ago, BuckSwope said:

Dinner, dates, family functions, it's everywhere.   

It became a reason I started to hate going to concerts and other things.    Put your damn phone down and enjoy the people you are with and the event you are at, people.    

The recording sh1t on your phone is silly. No one ever goes back to watch it. Just waiting for their viral video moment to happen. 

[BuckSwope 654]

Just now, edjr said:

The recording sh1t on your phone is silly. No one ever goes back to watch it. Just waiting for their viral video moment to happen. 

I have seen people in front of me at a show largely watch it through their phone as they record it.   WTF?  Why in the world would you pay that money just to watch it on a 5" screen?   Going after the clicks instead of enjoying what you are doing - that sums up our society as a whole.   

[Hardcore troubadour 14,943]

10 minutes ago, edjr said:

The recording sh1t on your phone is silly. No one ever goes back to watch it. Just waiting for their viral video moment to happen. 

It’s a look at me world. 

[RLLD 4,143]

On 9/24/2023 at 10:54 AM, JustinCharge said:

eventually they will get to that point if they keep getting in power.

I think we should avoid such statements, keep in mind that what you just said is an accepted talking point about Trump.  How about we stop pretending its the end of the world because someone ideologically different might gain power?

Biden has nothing to do with the AA culture that feeds this entire problem.   And before that retard Gutter tried to repaint my words, he might want to consider that AA folks happily accept this fact, and it has been demonstrated in popular culture overall....