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#294,121
GonePlaid said:
Maybe with all the limitations being put on them(what to/not to teach, how to teach it, how to 'pass' them even if they haven't learned [stuff]), they just kinda give up and count the days to retirement.
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I sure it's unfortunately true for a few, like with any profession, but I think most understand it's immense importance. I'm thankful some still want to work in public schools where the kids and parents are too often the one's in control. Talk about a no win situation. Make Johnny smart. But you can't make Johnny sit down and not hurt people.... Not for me, that's for sure.
 
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MCF said:
I grew up with mostly good high school teachers. My kids had maybe one or two good teachers each year.

First rule picking a jury. Excuse all the teachers. I’ll say no more about the subject.
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That's funny about the jury. My nephew has been called for local duty for a couple weeks in the pool. He said they would likely dismiss him because he's a HS teacher and they likely think teachers (lean a direction). I told him I doubt that his reasoning was accurate.

I was talking with a friend a few weeks ago about how you (he's a prosecutor), get rid of people and sort through it all. Unrelated, but you might appreciate this. He has a very dry witty sarcasm. He was talking about an attorney where he and the person agree to dislike each other. The other guy was leading up to a question for a witness and it was taking a while. Dan objected: "I object Your Honor. This is information isn't relevant--and frankly, it isn't even interesting." The judge smirked and sustained his objection.
 
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dagrev said:
That's funny about the jury. My nephew has been called for local duty for a couple weeks in the pool. He said they would likely dismiss him because he's a HS teacher and they likely think teachers (lean a direction). I told him I doubt that his reasoning was accurate.

I was talking with a friend a few weeks ago about how you (he's a prosecutor), get rid of people and sort through it all. Unrelated, but you might appreciate this. He has a very dry witty sarcasm. He was talking about an attorney where he and the person agree to dislike each other. The other guy was leading up to a question for a witness and it was taking a while. Dan objected: "I object Your Honor. This is information isn't relevant--and frankly, it isn't even interesting." The judge smirked and sustained his objection.
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For me, it isn’t so much how they might lean politically. It’s because most of the time they believe they are the smartest person in the room. And they’re not. Not even close.
 
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GonePlaid said:
It actually was a 65, but using Gibson's serial number application methods...:smug:
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same here, the NR s/n starts with 510.. o_O
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JIO said:
It's common to hear someone say "it's too late to learn an instrument at my age" which is an easy way out to not learn an instrument. Granted it won't be as easy as when younger, but the point is it will lead to self-initiated enjoyment and personal rewards aside from strengthening our brains. I can't image my life without playing bass -
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I started learning to play drums in my mid-50s. I'm not great at it, but it sure is fun.
 
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JIO said:
It's common to hear someone say "it's too late to learn an instrument at my age" which is an easy way out to not learn an instrument. Granted it won't be as easy as when younger, but the point is it will lead to self-initiated enjoyment and personal rewards aside from strengthening our brains. I can't image my life without playing bass -
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Amen to that!
 
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dagrev said:
I sure it's unfortunately true for a few, like with any profession, but I think most understand it's immense importance. I'm thankful some still want to work in public schools where the kids and parents are too often the one's in control. Talk about a no win situation. Make Johnny smart. But you can't make Johnny sit down and not hurt people.... Not for me, that's for sure.
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I taught undergrad art at one college and two art institutes where we were addressed as professors. Although I didn't have many of the issues facing grade-school/high-school teachers (luckily- and this was the '80s-early '90s, so the shootings weren't a thing yet) we still had to deal with students fresh out of high-school who were talented but not disciplined. And not just in art, but time-management and responsibilities. Such is somewhat related to being artistic which had to be dealt with knowingly as an artist myself, but it was also that they didn't learn/develop this in high-school. So we ended up taking time away from our duty to guide them to develop artistic awareness/depth to do what parents should have already done. (aka: babysitting) Not all, but only a handful were mature enough to have the ability and focus to seriously develop as artists. We taught to that level and tried to get the rest to that level - some rose to the occasion, others didn't.
 
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JJR58 said:
I've been working with Lava for close to 2 months now without even being shown any samples yet.
I get the whole custom thing and the time it takes.
But geeze. i just might throw in the towel on it.
We'll see how long my patience lasts.
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I don't recall having that issue with Mark at Spitfire. He has a comprehensive website that has pics of all options. I just picked an option and put in my order - pretty straight forward.

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JIO said:
I don't recall having that issue with Mark at Spitfire. He has a comprehensive website that has pics of all options. I just picked an option and put in my order - pretty straight forward.
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Lava is a one man operation.
SpitFire is definitely more well equipped.
And more expensive.
But i don't mind spending for a top notch product.
 
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