[kj] Congrats Obama - education

[The Exorcist]

The older sister graduated 10 years ago with a 
degree in Speech Pathology from Stern college.
The younger one graduated from Brooklyn College 
with honors last year... Also in Speech Pathology.

She worked every damn day she had available 
including weekends. There are still loans to be paid back
but eventually it'll get done.

And yeah, I am lucky. I got a decent family who 
always try to help each other out and is always there for one another.
(Though all 3 of us are VERY different from one 
another. Put us all at a table and watch the circus come to town. *grin*)

Music scene is tough. I also have a gripe with 
file sharers who say "oh it's to expensive, if it was cheaper I'd buy it. From
the recent albums put out by Trent and co. it 
seems they're not to true to their word. I mean, 
Fuck, give them just one dollar
and it'd make an impact. (I still hate the RIAA & MPAA with a passion though).

Sincerely,
Me

At 08:59 PM 6/4/2008, folk devil wrote:

>If it is not too personal, what level college and when?

>I had to work 2 or 3 jobs when doing my degrees, 

>but was lucky to also have 'some' income from 

>music. Free music scenes don't pay that well, 

>though. It still financially crucified me.

>You're lucky, sir.

>

>

>

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>Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 20:21:01 -0400

>From: killingjoke at theimmortalfool.com

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Subject: Re: [kj] Congrats Obama - education

>

>You have valid points and I'll go into more 

>detail later (I got basketball in 30 minutes).

>

>Let me tell you a bit about me.

>

>My sisters and I grew up with the support of one 

>parent. My Mother, who went back to college at the age of 43 to gain

>a batter job after her divorce. We had no child 

>support, were on welfare and frankly, not all that well to do. (Paid back

>every cent of welfare we received as well). We 

>live according to our means and managed to get by. Both my sisters

>worked hard, went to college had jobs and worked 

>their way through. We were definitely in the low income bracket and

>at one point had food delivered from charities. 

>But you know what... we worked hard and persevered.

>

>Best Wishes,

>Me

>

>At 08:10 PM 6/4/2008, folk devil wrote:

>Mr Me. As someone who works within US academia, 

>an observation of mine would be that an 

>American's education is greatly dependent on how 

>affluent their family is, but yes, as you said, 

>it is a capitalist society. This  'condition' is 

>not limited to just the states, however. 

>Scholarships are NOT that abundant, 

>either.  Many lower income children enter the 

>army after school, just to gain 'skills'. So you 

>have immensely educated people, as well as 

>incredibly 'under-educated' people, with a huge gap inbetween.

>

>

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>Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:45:51 -0400

>From: killingjoke at theimmortalfool.com

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Subject: Re: [kj] Congrats Obama

>The US does a damned fine job for it's people. 

>Regarding public education, the amount of money spent is

>crazy. It's just sad that the money given to the 

>educators is wasted on shit like "taking kids to the grocery

>to learn how to shop and interact with shopkeeps 

>and shop workers". When the US has tough tests you

>have the liberal loons crying and bitching that 

>"the tests are to hard for the kids, we need to make it easier".

>The poorly educated Americans are not due to a 

>lack of effort. It's due to misguided individuals who fuck

>everything up. (Oh yes, and also editing or 

>removing Mark twain books because some things are "offensive")

>Making college tests easier and allowing ppl. 

>with lower scores access just for the sake of it... is pathetic.

>

>

>

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Competition is a barbaric, insensitive ritual that reeks of social Darwinism.
We cannot allow the fittest to survive on our pages. Your loss is someone
else's gain, and your gain is someone else's loss. Therefore, losers contribute
to the society and winners take away from it. 
Being a winner is unethical, while
a society of losers is happy and striving as a 
collective. In the spirit of diversity,
inclusiveness, and collectivism our contests shall have no winners.
Everyone is declared a loser, which in our book means an ethical team player.  
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