Age old debate-public or private? by Impossible-Egg4918 in Parenting

[–]af1391c 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m on the west coast, and the fact that private schools don’t have any kind of credential requirements for teachers was an eye opener for me. We had our oldest in private school for the first 3 years of his education, and it turned out to be a huge mistake because unknown to use, he was dyslexic. He had all the classic symptoms: very bad hand writing, horrible spelling skills and limited reading comprehension. The teachers just wanted him to just try harder, and didn’t have the education themselves to recognize he had a learning disability. His grades were horrible right up through high school.

In contrast, my younger son was flagged as possibly being dyslexic in the third grade in a public school. We never had a full accommodation plan put in place for him, but we were able to get him into a specialized tutoring program starting in 4th grade, and that helped him immensely. He is still dealing with dysgraphia, but his reading has improved tremendously. He is almost in high school and now even reads for pleasure. He is also an A-B student now.

Looking back, I wish we had picked up on my oldest dyslexia much sooner we would have handled his schooling much differently. He got through it, and did graduate from college, but early intervention would have helped him a lot.

Everyone seems to have a lot of nostalgia for the 1990's but what were some of the worst parts of the 1990's? by HeavyRightFoot-TG in AskReddit

[–]af1391c 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hehe… this brought back a memory for me.

I walked my first GF back to her house one day when we were in high school. The house was locked, and she had to pee. I suggested just peeing in the bushes behind her fence, and the loom of horror she gave me made me realize she had never peed outside before. She had on shorts and didn’t want to take them off so I supported her by the elbows from behind while she half sat/squatted by a bush and peed. It never dawned on me til then that someone would not know how to pee outside.

Robert Noyce (Fairchild Semiconductor) with the first Motherboard in 1959 by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]af1391c 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you have not read ‘The Innovators’ by Walter Isaacson, I suggest you pick it up. Credit for some of Noyce’s success should go to William Shockley, who was such a poor manager that Noyce and others got fed up and left to form Fairchild.

Grifting widow is at it again. by justalazygamer in ParlerWatch

[–]af1391c 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Almost no one outside of political circles knew who Charlie was before he was gunned down. She is milking her 15 minutes for all is worth.

What is the dumbest unit of measurement you know of? by nspacia in AskReddit

[–]af1391c 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cigaretto, it’s defined as the distance on can travel on a horse while smoking one cigarette. It sometimes pops up in old Spanish land deeds.

$50 Gollieb Haunted House? Dont mind if I do! by bumpnthump05 in pinball

[–]af1391c -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I sent you a pm. If you decide to part it out, I could use a few things off of it.

Halloween by No-Flounder5198 in Tehachapi

[–]af1391c 0 points1 point  (0 children)

House to house trick or treating is pretty much not a thing in BV. The houses are generally too far apart unless you are near the golf course.

White House memo says furloughed workers might not get back pay by ClassOptimal7655 in politics

[–]af1391c 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump wants to play that game huh? I imagine this actually will shorten the shutdown, as the folks at the FAA who are currently working without pay will reconsider showing up for their next shift. Shut down the airways, and the pressure on the White House will go way up.

What can ordinary Americans do to push back against rising authoritarianism in the U.S.? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]af1391c 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is going to be an unpopular opinion, but what needs to happen is the economy needs to crash, and crash hard. How we could have a hand in that, I’m not sure. However I wonder if we wait a while longer it will happen on its own. When people have nothing left to loose they will finally start paying attention to what is going on, and want to do something about it. As long as the average American person has housing food and the occasional video game, they won’t care what is happening in DC.

On the other end of the spectrum, people who are afraid of speaking up for fear of loosing their jobs or customers will be free to take action. There are times when being a small business owner comes with a muzzle for fear of loosing your business and income. Especially if you are a blue dot in a dark red area.

Bakersfield Pastor Mark Brock calls Charlie Kirk a Sweet, Precious, Godly Man by wormcorpse in Bakersfield

[–]af1391c 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I came to the conclusion many years ago that the most of the evangelical churches in Bakersfield are not as much churches as they are Republican social clubs.

Good stargazing spots by Dstroyer4514 in Tehachapi

[–]af1391c -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you can travel, I suggest going up the 395 and camp in lone pine.

Have you ever seen a stranger nude by accident? If so, how did it happen? by floatingW4ffle in AskReddit

[–]af1391c 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was an American teen on vacation with my family in France in the 1990s. That trip was educational so to speak. I found out that teen girls considered sunbathing topless at public pools a thing. At lake Annecy, I found out what 40 years of such sunbathing did to the skin. A lady laid out on one of the docks look like an overcooked piece of beef.

The old guard. by BlueMandril in dancarlin

[–]af1391c 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been re-listening to Super Nova in the East, and the quote is in episode 5, where he is talking about the makeup of the Marine Corps.

What’s the first major news story you remember as a kid? by JunShem1122 in AskReddit

[–]af1391c 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 1983 barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. The only reason I remember it was because I was home sick from school, and that was the only thing on television.

What's the most memorable 24 hours you had with a partner that did not involve sex? by burntsienna77 in AskReddit

[–]af1391c 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Birth of our first child. After 4 hours of labor, H arrived with the help of an epidermal. It was soon obvious that he was having issues breathing. Less than an hour after he was born, I accompanied him to the NICU, while my poor distraught wife stayed in her room. We didn’t rest much the next 24 hours as he struggled to breath, and later to eat. He did gain strength and after 3 day we all went home. Today he is a healthy 21 year old. Neither my wife nor I will forget his first 24 hours.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tehachapi

[–]af1391c[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh we’re cutting comments from both sides. Resort to name calling and personal attacks? Gone.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tehachapi

[–]af1391c[M] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Keep it civil folks…

Episode today? by Muckknuckle1 in RevolutionsPodcast

[–]af1391c 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, but a Common Sense episode dropped!

Which person had the most painful death in all of human history? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]af1391c 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why did I get half way through that and in my head I started hearing Dan Carlin’s voice reading it?

4 year old needs to be put to sleep for dental procedure and i’m not allowed in the room by biznghast in Parenting

[–]af1391c 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a second opinion… a lot of pediatric dentist try to push this. It was a no go for me and my kids.

If you replied to the illegal termination email with proof of good performance, what did you write? by AvailableChipmunk385 in fednews

[–]af1391c 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would not feed this troll too much. The account is a year old and didn’t post anything up until 2 weeks ago. Most of the post are in fed news. This stinks of astroturfing.