l33tb4c0n t1_j6ntwek wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:28 PM

Reply to $91.04 by fladerade

"Hey we know the pandemic was tough on many essential workers we hailed as heroes and then promptly turned around and treated as entitled jerks. And we know we promised $1000 to each 'hero.' And we know we really, REALLY fucked up budgeting for it and basically the program was doomed to fail. And we know you're basically getting nothing after promising it..."

"But at least we made a big production out of trying to do something so we can pat ourselves on the back, right?"

l33tb4c0n t1_j6nsyy7 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:23 PM

Reply to CT schools see continuing rise in chronic absenteeism by ctmirror

As other comments have pointed out, there's a lot that contributes to this - it's a pretty low threshold, we understand better that it's actually GOOD to stay home if you're sick...

As a teacher until just last year, one of the things I think is contributing is a lack of consequences for the child and/or parents. Say a kid is chronically absent. What exactly happens to them? They might get some detentions (which of course they won't serve because they're already absent). But the teacher is still held responsible for catching them up when they return, regardless of how many days they miss. By the end of my career, it was no longer "What work should I do to catch up?" but rather "What are you, the teacher, going to do for me?". It's very, VERY rare that a kid has to actually repeat a grade; schools will do whatever they can to avoid that. In essence, I don't think kids (and even some parents) actually care about making sure attendance at school is as consistent as possible.

But there are a LOT of problems with our educational system, and this is just one sign that it's very much a failing system.

l33tb4c0n t1_iu0kncm wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:41 PM

Reply to comment by aggrokragg in CT governor’s race: Stefanowski leans populist in late push by lokitdwn

This is hilariously accurate.

l33tb4c0n t1_itxr2ow wrote on October 27, 2022 at 1:56 AM

Reply to comment by adam_west_ in CT governor’s race: Stefanowski leans populist in late push by lokitdwn

Yeah I looked them up after making this comment and they're still going strong, which is totally wild to me. They were on when I was in high school. I guess there's something to be said for appealing to the lowest common denominator.

l33tb4c0n t1_itxmdm9 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 1:20 AM

Reply to CT governor’s race: Stefanowski leans populist in late push by lokitdwn

Are Chaz and AJ still using their morning show to fellate him? They were the first ones to complain about people "politicizing" things , but used every chance they had to prop him up when he last ran.