tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post1374873339571671526..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: Bad Time To Be YoungAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-59871007838363810592015-03-28T09:13:28.965-04:002015-03-28T09:13:28.965-04:00(blushes)(blushes)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-62663259456359335492015-03-26T10:30:53.872-04:002015-03-26T10:30:53.872-04:00Lurker! You are better at this subversion than I a...Lurker! You are better at this subversion than I am! So impressed!Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-36604485514784631182015-03-25T20:13:06.828-04:002015-03-25T20:13:06.828-04:00A nature preserve is a kind of PARK. An obstacle c...A nature preserve is a kind of PARK. An obstacle course requires lots of scrolling between screens. That's what I thought you were referring to. This secret code stuff is tricky. <br /><br />Call me Swordfish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-50029300183778053402015-03-25T13:18:06.200-04:002015-03-25T13:18:06.200-04:00Lurker, what is the Nature Preserve obstacle cours...Lurker, what is the Nature Preserve obstacle course? Is that some sort of survival/stamina test? It sounds like boot camp.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-60060285091454440922015-03-25T08:49:58.557-04:002015-03-25T08:49:58.557-04:00delurking to say, I hope you know you are not alon...delurking to say, I hope you know you are not alone. There is a growing backlash.<br /><br />Even in my archetypal Midwestern, well-funded, usually high-scoring suburban school district, our Superintendent is taking a stand against the Nature Preserve obstacle courses. When I ran into her at a school event, I had tears in my eyes as I thanked her. <br /><br />I think it's been true that people who aren't involved in the schools as teachers, staff or parents, haven't been aware but now what is going on is so extreme, well, they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-42833541576520324372015-03-25T08:42:18.952-04:002015-03-25T08:42:18.952-04:00I'm proud to say that my union dues have gone ...I'm proud to say that my union dues have gone into a series of television commercials about the evils of standard + ized test = ing. There is a pushback, especially among middle class parents. I've also heard some "there's nothing to be worried about" commercials, no doubt put out by the corporations that will profit from the way things are right now.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-60334904231331264612015-03-25T00:00:38.729-04:002015-03-25T00:00:38.729-04:00I despair for this country too. There's great...I despair for this country too. There's great gobs of media busily brainwashing people to be "conservatives". and it's wrecking everything this country stood for. We should be doing more than just hope that the pendulum swings in the other direction -- but, what? <br />--KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-11556831878871868942015-03-24T17:46:11.846-04:002015-03-24T17:46:11.846-04:00Oh, JS! I can only hope the pendulum swings in the...Oh, JS! I can only hope the pendulum swings in the other direction.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-77703579584393752712015-03-24T11:26:23.797-04:002015-03-24T11:26:23.797-04:00I fear for my GG's ..can you imagine what it w...I fear for my GG's ..can you imagine what it will be like in 5-10 years?yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.com