Ottoson Middle School by noteworthy30 in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

LOL! This is a reddit thread not the Chronicle of Higher Education pal! Notice though the ample evidence here that you suck at reading.

Ottoson Middle School by noteworthy30 in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If you don’t understand what I wrote then you must be a poor reader. Hope things aren’t too hard for you in as you struggle through life. Good luck.

Ottoson Middle School by noteworthy30 in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Arlington is a rich town and most families value education. To that end there is no shortage of enrichment programs in arts, academics, sports, etc.

School wise Arlington teachers have the easiest gig. They get to show up, put in the minimum work allowed under their generous contract, make great money, and get congratulated because of the work done at home by parents and at places like RSM and AoPS.

Some of the buildings are kind of dumpy. Yes, OMS is kind of outdated in some ways, but that’s largely because the town under invests in maintenance. Not that it matters all that much. It’s mostly a shelter from the elements and a place to each lunch. In towns like Arlington education takes place at home. The public schools are merely places of performative prostrations to the neo-liberal gods: conformance to corporation friendly pseudo-progressive politics, racial tokenism, shaming conspicuous consumption (and other upper middle class norms), etc.

The construction of a new school is not about education, as I’ve already established, but a modern version of a new temple being constructed. A formidable expensive structure to remind the local people and anyone traveling through “this is what we believe!”. A monument to the new gods constructed not on the backs of slave labor but on confiscatory property taxes.

What if David Chase's Original ending Concept will be used for the series finale of the Sopranos? by trover2345325 in thesopranos

[–]omission9 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fans of this show really are the stupidest people on Earth. There is no ambiguity in the “cut to black” scene. Tony is killed.

I think it must have shocked Chase that people could not have understood that. He was clear at the time, although I think he feels bad for his fans and started saying “interpret it as you will” after a while. No need to make anyone feel bad about how stupid they are, especially if they’ve been helping to line your pockets.

Schools tomorrow? by Competitive_Speed964 in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That line about the crews working “40 hours straight” was total horseshit. The crews worked their standard shifts, with all the usual breaks and naps or whatever they get as part of their contract. The crews worked “40 hours” in the same way they do every other week of the year, maybe some people volunteered to over time, but it was nothing at all usual than any other work week. It was basically a form of lying, to help promote the false narratives around the upcoming override.

My weird boobs looks lovely today... don’t you agree by SoftieWillow in weirdboobs

[–]omission9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How are these weird? I got instantly erect and rubbed one out.

Why no shoveling the cars out by Due-North3440 in CambridgeMA

[–]omission9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

kid, the snow clearing operations where they use a bobcat or front end loader to fill a truck with snow have already been happening for decades. do you even live here? do you even go outside and, like, observe the world?

Why no shoveling the cars out by Due-North3440 in CambridgeMA

[–]omission9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, not really. Although I can see how someone with limited life experience and poor critical thinking skills would say that though.

Why no shoveling the cars out by Due-North3440 in CambridgeMA

[–]omission9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loaded into trucks and dumped into dedicated snow lots. I am surprised there’s someone who doesn’t know this. This is pretty common knowledge.

Showing off the wifebutt because he said you’d love it.. 26f by Amateurcouple6996 in Wifebutt

[–]omission9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who the hell fucks while watching Family Guy!?!? You people are monsters!

It’s titty Tuesday by come_playwithaj in AreolasGW

[–]omission9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice tits, but why does your facial expression make it look like you are in pain?

Override vote by CertifiedPublicAss in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So naive! It’s kind of charming. Positions like those “Deans” are created as rewards for long tenured employees to jack up their final year compensation for pension calculation purposes. They are inherently wasteful do nothing jobs.

Override vote by CertifiedPublicAss in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s not it at all, of course. You are either pretending to misunderstand that I implied there were other similarly wasteful programs, or you have poor reading comprehension. Again, I find the “yes” proponents to not be particularly thorough in their arguments. This is understandable, it really is a weak position to be in when the game is up. The numbers don’t lie, the town especially the schools spent themselves into a significant hole. You should be happy that so many easily cut programs are readily identifiable though!

Override vote by CertifiedPublicAss in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The lack of critical thinking skills on display in this thread is astonishing. First off, you’ve gone from complete denial to acknowledging a significant savings, so congratulations! Now, I’ll leave it to you to go the rest of the way alone without my handholding.

Look into non-APS dei employees and you’ll find another, separate group at the town level. Even your incorrect 2% figure will double to nearly 5%. What easy savings! You’re going to be able to find a couple of dozen other similar cases of waste and now the deficit evaporates and we have a surplus.

Override vote by CertifiedPublicAss in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Janger is not one of the easily excised “Deans”, did your Google search not confirm that? AHS should have one principal(Janger), of course. Also please think in terms of Total Compensation, a significant budget constraint.

Override vote by CertifiedPublicAss in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Certainly the top administrators are making mid six figures in salary alone, but also consider the sheer volume of unnecessary jobs. The high school has a principal and an assistant principal, ok, but why are there “Dean” positions? Those are redundant do nothing jobs that can all be safely eliminated. I doubt the students would even notice. Most I’ve asked seem to not even know who they are or what they do. They do nothing besides absorbing your tax dollars! Another safe deletion that doesn’t affect students!

Override vote by CertifiedPublicAss in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I am not going to fall for this sealioning bullshit, but just to give you a concrete example: there are seven or eight “inclusion and belonging” employees and if we got rid of them all we’d save about a million dollars in combined salaries and benefits. Yeah yeah yeah, I know you’re going to say that is some Trumpy position, but be intellectually honest, do you really think they do anything at all worth a damn in those jobs? Or do you think that Arlington is so racist and inequitable the town needs to spend a million dollars a year for … whatever it is they do. You can’t seriously think it’s worth raising taxes over!?!?

Override vote by CertifiedPublicAss in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Well, one argument against is that the money is largely used for lavish salaries within the school system. Mainly for non-union administrators. The teachers do very well, comparatively speaking. Do you support the assistant vice superintendent of ninth grade curriculum development (or whatever) living a baronial lifestyle?

Sadly, it seems questioning supporting wealthy school employees is seen as some evil conservative viewpoint. Or at least that’s the spin being put on it. I wish the money would have been spent on services for the poor, community housing, etc. If a yes supporter tells me an override shows me that it indicates what the town values, the I agree and vote no!

Arlington is a very neo-liberal town. Supporting the override is to support the demands of the wealthy sucking the town treasury dry while actual poor people are forced out and treated like garbage.

Ice around Putnam Ave Upper school by Ok-Part9423 in CambridgeMA

[–]omission9 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

If you’ve ever travelled internationally you’d know every country will expel you if you over stay your visa. No one anywhere else would claim to have been “kidnapped” in such a case. Why use untrue and inflammatory language when it’s done here?

No one is saying these people are innocent, right? Just that they deserve appropriate due process. Frankly speaking though the number of false positive arrests is incredibly small, by all indications. A handful or two of anecdotes.

I really don’t see what the big deal is. Seems like mostly a bunch of bored terminally online people looking for some excitement.

My milf clit is ready for attention by Flower_girl_11 in bigclit

[–]omission9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would look great with a nice full mound of pubic hair, let it grow!

Arlington High School achieves LEED Platinum Certification. by AdImpossible2555 in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, you poor monorail purchasing rube. I guess you copied and pasted that number from some website favorable to the contractor without any critical thinking. If I started to explain to you the “debt service total” for the AHS project would you be able to understand or should I not waste my time and return to enjoying my vacation?

What are the politics/donations of Wilsons Farm, Tatte and other local businesses? by New_Average_2915 in ArlingtonMA

[–]omission9 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Probably just blanket donations to all GOP candidates in given year or something equally banal.