Yeah, that's super-sloppy. I mean, come on.
It's all about the coat.
Host ,'Conviction (1)'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Polter-Cow - Aug 10, 2011 6:59:21 am PDT #19993 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Amy - Aug 10, 2011 7:01:20 am PDT #19994 of 30001
Because books.
There was only one comment there when I opened it. Praising the author, in fact.
§ ita § - Aug 10, 2011 7:02:58 am PDT #19995 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Praising the author, in fact
This is the sort of thing that promotes an SJ backlash.
Jesse - Aug 10, 2011 7:04:04 am PDT #19996 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
hey ita !, don't think I don't see you retconning your tagline. (Not "tagine," which I typed the first time. Must be lunch time.)
Amy - Aug 10, 2011 7:04:51 am PDT #19997 of 30001
Because books.
Oooh, and it's already done. ita ! is quick on the draw.
msbelle - Aug 10, 2011 7:22:07 am PDT #19998 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
am I the only one reading ita ! as ita @@.
LOVES!
DavidS - Aug 10, 2011 7:24:58 am PDT #19999 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Here's the blurb on the front of Emmett's high school (Albany High):
We may all live within one square mile, but the Albany High School student body is one of the most diverse in the state. Where else can you find a population that is 39% Asian, 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% African-American... and with 95% of all students going on to four-year or community college? The dropout rate is less than 2%! Albany High students love this place and it shows.
I hadn't realized we placed so many kids in college. I'm not entirely surprised since it's a top rated school and academically challenging and it's a very upper middle class neighborhood, but that's still pretty high.
§ ita § - Aug 10, 2011 7:26:52 am PDT #20000 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Covering all my bases, Jesse. I even changed my handle on another site.
am I the only one reading ita ! as ita @@.
ita ! de la @@, if you please. (Thanks, Burrell)
le nubian - Aug 10, 2011 7:30:41 am PDT #20001 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
That's a strong college-going rate. I'd like to see the 4-year/2-year going rate broken down by race and socio-economic status, but that's my kneejerk, researcher reaction.
Strix - Aug 10, 2011 7:41:04 am PDT #20002 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I think it sounds like a good mix and a good school.
My last school -- the one from hell -- bragged about a 99% acceptance rate into college, but didn't say whether it was tech schools, AA programs, or 4 years, and didn't break it down to kids who actually WENT to college. They had to take a class which was all about filling out apps (not a bad thing) and get accepted. For the marketing, ya know. I think only about 50% actually went to college, which ain't bad for an urban-core school, but they really skewed the numbers to get funding for their shitatstic adminsitration.
I've been keeping in contact with a couple of ex-co-workers there, and evidently, they let all the English staff go, terminated one science teacher the last day of school, and told another one, who had been told he'd be coming back, that he wouldn't -- in July -- and are letting a middle-school teacher not certified take over bio and physical science for high school. If she passes the PRAXIS. Although she;ll still be teaching if she doesn't; she'll just have to take it again. @@
And they implemented a new school-wide disciplinary policy aimed at elementary students for the whole school, which is K-12.
The super is a control freak, only taught 2 years of 2nd grade, and knows balls-all about high school. I am well out of that clusterfuck.