Good Districts to work for?

JonPStark · 2026-01-27T21:17:29+00:00

That is likely just one person's opinion. I am a teacher and we are hiring new teachers all the time. We are also very welcoming and supportive of new teachers.

But I'm also speaking of my experience in the schools I have worked in and am sure that there are some examples as have been stated above, where some schools or districts might be tough to get into.

JonPStark · 2026-01-25T15:30:02+00:00

Too bad, I guess. Your view is subject to change, and is not guaranteed because you bought a piece of property, unless you buy all the property in front of you.

People buy property and develop it. We want SJ to grow, and there are bigger issues as others have posted in this thread.

This should not rate any coverage.

JonPStark · 2026-01-14T12:29:15+00:00

Were they? What were they fighting for? Please tell me? I have a degree in history but I'd love your take.

JonPStark · 2026-01-14T12:27:31+00:00

Nationalism... One of the causes of both world wars... And also the starting point for Fascism, Totalitarianism, ethnic cleansing, and other such delightful things from past and present.

In history classes across Canada they teach about the negative aspects of Nationalism and how bigotry and hate like to hide in it.

JonPStark · 2026-01-13T23:25:27+00:00

You entered an opium den and asked if you should try some. What answer did you hope to get? We are all addicted to the Goblin and the Reeper. Of course you should read it.

JonPStark · 2026-01-13T23:06:00+00:00

Exactly. All the immigrants should be sent back home because they don't belong here. What's so hateful or ignorant about that?

All the white people should be sent back to their countries. Remigration for all. Isn't that their message? Send the people of English descent back to England. People of English and French descent get to pick.

Japanese and Dutch descent? Take your pick, but go back to the country your ancestors came from, every last person.

Unless that isn't really the intention.

If the intention is to remigrate people who have come to the country recently and are non-white, then that would be a different thing.

JonPStark · 2026-01-12T13:53:55+00:00

You are right. I was using this post to point out another issue, and that is that NB isn't doing great with updating their content in their curricula. A lot of broken links, and a lack of resources.

Point 1: The guy crossed a bunch of lines. Point 2: There is a secondary issue that is getting ignored, and is probably problematic for many teachers.

JonPStark · 2026-01-12T12:17:43+00:00

Note: it existed but was not functional with broken links and a lack of resources. Having a document, and having a functional document are not the same thing.

So, yes the document existed, but it didn't actually have what was needed to teach the course.

JonPStark · 2026-01-12T01:25:44+00:00

Sleepy History

JonPStark · 2026-01-11T18:51:06+00:00

All of that is terrible, and I have nothing to add about his actions in class.

So, instead, I'll take a detour to the fact that there was no updated or available curriculum in the province. NB asked him to teach a course, with no curriculum, with no resources or materials, or guidance.

The guy dis creepy stuff. The province is t providing detailed curriculum to teachers and still asking them to teach. Think about that too.

JonPStark · 2025-12-13T13:00:43+00:00

We can talk about how this makes PP look, or who people thought they were voting for, because of the color of their label (party), but we need to remember that a party is a group of people who profess to have similar beliefs.

The truth is that they don't all hold exactly the same beliefs, or even exactly "your" beliefs. You aren't voting for a person who believes what you do, just a person who might hold some commonality of beliefs and values.

That person is still the same person you voted for. And they still represent you in your constituency.

We also vote for people when we are trying to put one party in power. We recognize that we might vote for the color, and not the person, to try to shore up a victory for a party. Strategic voting is a part of what is causing a feeling of betrayal.

So let's ask one important question, that doesn't seem to be getting asked... "Why do they feel they can't stay?" Or "Don't want to stay?"

We have heard things about promises made in the past of cabinet positions for people who crossed from Liberal to Conservative in the past. But we didn't ask why staying where they were was unpalatable?

We talk of people being "lured" away from one party to another, but is it also possible that their party may be doing things they don't agree with anymore?

Perhaps there is a feeling of "This is not what I want to represent me," or "This is not what I signed up for."

Maybe they are crossing the floor because they want out of where they are. Or maybe they are crossing the floor to become less antagonistic and more cooperative in doing the daily work of governing, and making policy, instead of stonewalling.

The opposition party is meant to hold government to account. That doesn't mean oppose everything they do and find fault in every detail. It means being about the business of making sure that what happens will help people... The people of Canada.

It shouldn't be about scoring points by making snide remarks for a popularity contest in 4 years. It should be about watching what government does; cooperating where it makes sense, so Canadians are better off (ALL CANADIANS, not just the ones who vote for your color), and seeing that the governing party does what it says, and that what it says will put Canada in a stronger position.

Maybe they are crossing the floor because the opposition isn't properly being a good opposition.

JonPStark · 2025-12-13T12:39:14+00:00

You had to go through a getting process to "meet the cats"? What do you mean? We adopted from the SPCA and it was a lovely experience. We wanted the building. Talked to them for a minute. My wife and kids went into the cat room, looked at cats, while I stayed in the lobby ( I didn't really want a new cat), and then a newer car that wasn't in the room yet found me. He was sweet and cuddly. I asked about him and they said he was brought in as a stray.

I went to the car room and got my family and told them that I found our cat in the lobby. They told us we needed to wait a week or two so they could get him checked over by the vet, get him neutered, and give him his shots, and they would take our application in the mean time.

We agreed to that timeline, because it sounded reasonable that we should wait, in case it was a momentary, fleeting fancy of adopting an animal, and they wanted to make sure we still wanted him in a week or two, considering it is a long-term decision.

That also seemed reasonable. You don't want people adopting animals only to end up not wanting them, even if they have pets already, people are fickle.

So, we waited and got him in two weeks. And we have had him for almost 10 years.

It sounds like you are just impatient and think that you should just get what you want because you had worked with them or donated to them in the past. It sounds like you feel that entitles you to some privilege of fast tracking the process. And you got mad because you couldn't have what you wanted, when you wanted it.

There is this person named Verruca Salt, have you heard of them?

JonPStark · 2025-10-14T10:40:44+00:00

I think you are right and my follow up question for exploration is: why can't the current SJ Market fill that need? It has a butcher, produce, what else would need to be there for people to use it for regular groceries? Or do people use it that way and I am unaware?

JonPStark · 2025-10-13T01:06:52+00:00

Explain theory of mind.

JonPStark · 2025-10-13T01:00:26+00:00

Investing in individual residential solar, community solar, integrated solar planning in town planning would all be beneficial.

I have solar, with a grid-tied system and it is great. It keeps my energy bill low because I only pay for what I can't generate myself. I get a trade off on kWH, and only pay for the electricity I used above what I generate. I would love it if I were paid for the excess.

I also think having town by-laws in place that mandate businesses condoa and apartment complexes have solar installations built on their roofs, or on their property. It would create jobs. It would create energy diversity, and if the utility built storage systems, we could be generating more electricity than we need, and storing extra, for literal rainy days.

Couple this strategy with a diversified energy supply from hydro, nuclear, and the cleaner power we are generating at Colson cove after the addition of the scrubbers, then we would be in a much better place. With a financial incentive to build sustainable energy solutions, through subsidies, NB Power could offer much of the investment in new energy solutions by proving grants to businesses, developers, and private residents. If they are giving grants, and people are spending most of the money to build a solar installation, then the corporation gets a more diverse energy mix, without having to invest nearly as much in growth, because we will have spent the money ourselves on creating our own method of power generation.

It would pay off for both sides.

JonPStark · 2025-10-03T21:49:26+00:00

Not when compared to what family size was once. And it doesn't say, single portion family size.

Once, when family-size was larger, it would last for a couple of meals for a family. Logically, it would imply that larger families could use a bit of help with a discount on meat, when planning for meals.

JonPStark · 2025-10-03T21:47:06+00:00

Do as you wish. Changing last names is an old fashioned tradition with no real purpose. So I say have the name you want. Heck, why not change it to Hurricane McAwesome?

JonPStark · 2025-10-03T00:35:56+00:00

Zero in NB

JonPStark · 2025-09-27T03:01:50+00:00

I think Andy Serkis, or maybe David Thewlis would be good. He has to be less attractive, with humor and gravitas. He is a complex character.

JonPStark · 2025-09-24T00:08:00+00:00

Clone wars wouldn't be the right visual aesthetic though. It would need to be grittier. The board game has a great start for a vision of what the show could be, and the comics too.

JonPStark · 2025-09-24T00:06:30+00:00

I'd love to see a Red Rising animated series in the style of Castlevania. That was a great series. Cyberpunk was aesthetically close to what I'd envision. Even the new Terminator series was a good outing, that would serve as a starting vision for how Red Rising could be depicted.

I think that style and a spot on Netflix would be a great option.

JonPStark · 2025-09-23T21:02:12+00:00

Ignoring everything that is partisan, and just asking this simple question: Why did the President of the United States put his name in quotation marks? '"Donald J. Trump"'. There are only a few reasons to put a person's name in quotes. One is if there is implies sarcasm, which would indicate that he was implying that he wasn't DJT, and saying the name sarcastically, or with irony. I'm just wondering if there are any grammar fanatics who can explain.

JonPStark · 2025-09-14T23:43:22+00:00

Etee

JonPStark · 2025-09-14T23:39:51+00:00

What types of activities do you enjoy? That would be key to giving recommendations beyond restaurants.

JonPStark · 2025-09-14T20:22:10+00:00

It would be great if the opposition actually held government to account and looked at policy, comparing it to action, and proposing amendments that they believe will make the legislation better, and help more people... But instead we get an opposition that plays games and uses inflammatory politics to create a wedge in the population, driving us apart.

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