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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostI wonder how much those polls parallel with the current economic well being of the respondent. I'm interested in what factors people consider but my theory is that is #1.
"Are you in favor of increasing personal income tax?"
"No."
"Are you in favor of increasing business taxes?"
"No."
"Are you more in favor of increasing personal income tax, or increasing business taxes?"
"I'm not in favor of either."
"You have to pick one."
"But I'm not in favor of raising taxes, period. They're high enough as it is, so put that down as my answer."
"I can't. You have to pick one or the other."
"But that doesn't reflect my actual opinion."
"If you don't answer the question then your entire participation will be thrown out."
"Throw it out then. Good bye."
Notice that no matter how someone responded to that particular survey, the results would have said that people were in favor of raising taxes but were "divided" on whether it should be personal income or business taxes that should be raised. I haven't bothered responding to any poll since.Last edited by Mountain Man; 06-04-2018, 09:27 AM.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostAnd dumbed it down to a "teaching to the test" policy.
Of course now my daughter can read any word you put in front of her even if she's never seen it before.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostYep. Just one example from my own children's education, teachers are fixated on teaching "sight words" instead of phonics, because they want to be sure that children recognize the words on progress tests. During one conference with my daughter's teacher, I mentioned that we were helping my daughter with reading by using a classic book that teaches phonics, and the teacher literally scowled at me with evident contempt. I was so caught off guard by her reaction that I started laughing, which didn't help matters.
Of course now my daughter can read any word you put in front of her even if she's never seen it before.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
Of course now my daughter can read any word you put in front of her even if she's never seen it before.
I'm always still in trouble again
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostOf course now my daughter can read any word you put in front of her even if she's never seen it before.
She was consistently WAY ahead in English and social studies / geography - but "at grade" in math. She just never could get math. They (SHSU) provided written scholastic evaluations as they knew I was being prosecuted by the State for failure to comply with the Compulsory Attendance Laws* of the State of Texas.
*there are no such laws - we have "Compulsory Education Laws", not "Compulsory Attendance Laws" -- the prosecution flat out lied in their filings for arrest warrants.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View PostI still remember the ads for "Hooked on Phonics". They used something like it in my kindergarten, and at home. I was reading through a decent amount of stuff at around 3-4 years old.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostA lot of US conservatives wouldn't agree with you that education is a good thing...
Education = how to think
Indoctrination = what to think.
Only dictators want their people taught what to think
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostA lot of US conservatives wouldn't agree with you that education is a good thing...The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostConsidering what the left has done to education here it is obvious they don't think it is a good thing.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View Post[ATTACH=CONFIG]28096[/ATTACH]Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostAnd this nutty declaration is based on what, exactly?Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostKind of like the "happiness index"
"Direction of the country" by contrast is one of the worst kinds of questions to ask. Some people might answer it as if it had to do with happiness, others might answer it as if it had to do with something else entirely. It's going to get a nonsense mishmash of conflated responses."I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
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