Censoring Vatican Website Cannot Stand

Catholic League ^ | June 19, 2014 | Bill Donohue

[annalex]

It is foolish to expect a government school to actually teach something.

[vladimir998]

It’s a good book - albeit now “old” in computer years.

[Tax-chick]

Meh, I’m old, too.

[verga]

Get the kids off the freeping computers, and have them read dead-tree text and write with pencils. (rant OFF)

My students use them for Technical drawing with AutoCAD and Inventor. They receive up to 9 credits from the local community college.

I start them out on the drawing board, after they have mastered the basics we move to the computer. I tell them straight out the only thing the computer does is allow you to make the same mistakes faster.

Companies are demanding technical competency and for my students to be able to compete in college or the job market they need to have these basic skills.

[cynwoody]

I made some money in college because I had a manual typewriter, which worked when the power was off, which was a lot of the time. If you had a paper due, you’d pay me a per-page fee, plus wine and candles, to get it done during a power failure.

In which world was your college? First, Second, or Third?

In order for the get paid to type while power off business model to be viable, I'd guess Third. Probably Kenya or somewhere else on the same continent. LOL!

[Tax-chick]

Texas.

[Tax-chick]

Obviously, a technical training program in which computers are used is an exception to my generalization.

[narses]

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[verga]

Obviously, a technical training program in which computers are used is an exception to my generalization.

I think you misunderstood. I was agreeing with you. I limit the scope of their use to a specific area, and they only get to use them after they have demonstrated a level of proficiency using the tried and true manual methods first.

[Tax-chick]

Yes, I did misunderstand. Thanks for explaining!

[Jim Noble]

It is foolish to expect a government school to actually teach something.

Oh, no. You are quite wrong.

They teach a lot of things, and they're getting better at it as time goes by.

Moral relativism, nihilism, atheism, sexual anarchy and r-mating strategy, birth control, hatred of whites, respect for savage and barbarian cultures - the list goes on and on.

And if you don't think they are good at what they do, you must live in an over-55 community. Just check out the recent products of the system - it's all coming together.

[Cicero]

They still should just have books.

I agree. But they should have REAL books. Unfortunately, the only books allowed into the public schools are as badly slanted as this internet program. And from what I have seen, even the Prep Schools have drifted that way.

[Tax-chick]

Excellent point.

[annalex]

Of course they do that, but I meant teaching something positive.