I agree with this totally
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not independently, the pun at the end is based off a series of commercials run during the 80's and 90's intended to "educate" the young viewing audiences so they could overcome racism, and other societal ills
I'd still recommend reading the web-comic, it's brilliantly written
I'd still recommend reading the web-comic, it's brilliantly written
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i guess it's funny and i understand what it's saying...but i suppose it's just something i consider to be common sense, so i dont find it entertaining being reminded that stupid people exist.
i guess it's funny and i understand what it's saying...but i suppose it's just something i consider to be common sense, so i dont find it entertaining being reminded that stupid people exist.
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It's really more of a commentary on the educational system. In certain states (prompted by no child left behind) when students can't pass the standardized tests, they lower the passing grade. and that's something I believe needs to stop.
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lemiel wrote...
It's really more of a commentary on the educational system. In certain states (prompted by no child left behind) when students can't pass the standardized tests, they lower the passing grade. and that's something I believe needs to stop.yea, no child left behind is stupid, because if the children are stupid, lowering the standards only makes stupid more likely to contaminate the system with their stupid, though we are quite late if we hope to fix it now... ...which is stupid. lol
sry, ive been watching a lot of invader zim
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Very True, and that is a best case scenario. They propably are to busy cleaning up shit they can't even tell you how good you are for not shitting your pants.
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I didn't come on your face. Can I get my free PS3 now?
You can't fix stupid. You can only kill it.
nightclock wrote...
if we hope to fix it nowYou can't fix stupid. You can only kill it.
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lemiel wrote...
I totally agree with this comic and the issues raised here
Ha! LICD..my favorite webcomic.
Wait, what the fuck!? I'm the only one allowed to post LICD stuff. Goddamn it that was my shtick!
Though I agree. We shouldn't be rewarding mediocrity.
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my shtick, your shtick, lets just accept that LICD is a fantastic webcomic. and that I've stolen your shtick and made it mine.
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Noobus Maximus
BANNED
ha you got your shtick stole, but anyways i agree, dumb people are dumb and we shouldnt reward them for being less dumb. although we do make fun of smart people that do dumb things, vicious cycle. but yeah LICD awesome, i wanna work for ids enterprises.
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Xil
Norse God of Sawdust
Guess my opinion has been stared already :?
Oh well, makes my job easier!
oh, and penguin seems to need a new shtick... someone loan theirs!
Oh well, makes my job easier!
oh, and penguin seems to need a new shtick... someone loan theirs!
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lemiel wrote...
they're actually lowering the passing grades on the standardized testing.When I was in high school, they changed the grade scale. An F used to be below 70, so 69-0. Then they changed it, and a D became 65-69, and an F was 64-0. It didn't concern me because I never made bad grades, but it did show me that the school was expecting less of the students, which disappointed me.
The thing is, I'm guessing the change wasn't made because of complaining parents or teachers. I assume that the wonderful "No Child Left Behind" was the main reason. The school had to make sure students passed or lose their money. Thinking about it like that, I'm glad the change was made. That crappy school needed all the money it could get.
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ShaggyJebus wrote...
lemiel wrote...
they're actually lowering the passing grades on the standardized testing.When I was in high school, they changed the grade scale. An F used to be below 70, so 69-0. Then they changed it, and a D became 65-69, and an F was 64-0. It didn't concern me because I never made bad grades, but it did show me that the school was expecting less of the students, which disappointed me.
The thing is, I'm guessing the change wasn't made because of complaining parents or teachers. I assume that the wonderful "No Child Left Behind" was the main reason. The school had to make sure students passed or lose their money. Thinking about it like that, I'm glad the change was made. That crappy school needed all the money it could get.
No child left behind was a huge mistake. If anything the bar should have been raised.
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Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
ShaggyJebus wrote...
lemiel wrote...
they're actually lowering the passing grades on the standardized testing.When I was in high school, they changed the grade scale. An F used to be below 70, so 69-0. Then they changed it, and a D became 65-69, and an F was 64-0. It didn't concern me because I never made bad grades, but it did show me that the school was expecting less of the students, which disappointed me.
The thing is, I'm guessing the change wasn't made because of complaining parents or teachers. I assume that the wonderful "No Child Left Behind" was the main reason. The school had to make sure students passed or lose their money. Thinking about it like that, I'm glad the change was made. That crappy school needed all the money it could get.
No child left behind was a huge mistake. If anything the bar should have been raised.
They tried that too.
About a minute into the clip he talks about it.
