I’m actually stoked about the Yahoo purchase.
I highly doubt they’ll change much initially, and I’m hoping they bring in ad revenue. So what if every 20 posts on the blog roll is an add. I’d rather see an ad than not see Tumblr at all. Also, I’m hoping we can start having ads on our actual blog pages if we so choose. I get you can already, but they’ll delete your blog if they find out. This opens up a whole new realm of possibilities for the site.
I guess this is trying to say we should spend more on education?
I just want to see the total spent, so here it is…
2.3 million (2011) incarcerated at all levels = $75,900,000,000 That’s tens of billions btw.
64 million (2006) in grade school/middle school/high school = $531,200,000,000/year This is hundreds of billions. Recent figures show we are actually spending more than $805 Billion/year.
Now for my thoughts.
First off, I think we do spend enough per kid when it comes to education. But we are ranked 37th on education spending they say… 37th when it comes to % of GDP. We destroy everyone else on the planet when it comes to education funding.
We have to focus on the pedagogy(science/art of education(how we teach kids)) not the money. Only in America is making $40K/year (some more/some less based on experience*) not enough. Now I’m not saying we need to go back to the days where kids were getting hit all the time, but some teachers have let off the throttle so to say. You gotta put in a good days work, and you have to hold the kids accountable. Of course this is just based on averages, and some school districts are terrible. I’m just speaking across the board.
Secondly, I think we need to lesson drug related offenses and treat them as a health issue and not as a crime. Well, as long as you didn’t commit some felony crime while on the drugs. It’s always gonna cost money to incarcerate, but hopefully we’ll be able to incarcerate less in the future!
Prison/education data from above as well as the Fed.
*Salary data from my own school district via the state of Missouri government. In said school district only 44% of my teachers had a masters. So, I will concede that we at least need to focus on getting our teachers more schooling. If we do up the amount we put into education we need some of it, or all of it to go into more education for the teachers(kind of goes back to my point on focusing on Pedagogy).
Here are some more states that will really show you how it’s not the money. From the USC.
Think about it people.
(Source: nmmns, via geneticflaws)
Please Don’t Complain About Student Loan Debt If…
1. You chose to go to a private college/university. You made the choice to go somewhere that is going to be more expensive than most any in state colleges/universities. That’s on you.
2. You chose to go to a school that is out of your home state. You made the choice to go somewhere that is going to be more expensive than most any in-state colleges/universities. That’s on you.
If you have a ton of debt, and went to an in-state public school then you can complain. That was the most economical choice you could make. It also gave you an education that was probably just as balanced, and enriching. It unfortunately cost you a bunch of cash because colleges are all about making money.
Also, never try and say profs need to make more money. Any job where you can make $50K(low end of assistant Profs) to $150+K(Full profs at some state, but mostly private schools with a balanced budget) you are doing just fine. You’re in the top ten percent, and if you are lucky enough to be married to someone with an education you are probably in the top 2%-7%.
I generally agree with most of this piece’s sentiment, but schools like Yale also offer the most need based scholarships around. The average student there walks away with less than ten grand in debt… Meaning they can earn back that debt in less than two years, and will probably be moving upward much faster than students that went to a state school. If you can get into a big time private school that offers a ton of cash then do it! Even if they didn’t offer that cash you start off making more, and rise faster given the connections it offers.
There has been a boom in the wine industry globally, so a degree in it is actually very practical. From jobs in small Missouri towns to giant vineyards in South America, Australia, and China.
The social sciences section is interesting. Most often those people do take a basic job while they go to work on getting their masters, and eventually wind up in education. Those fields just don’t hold much weight as a B.A. anymore, and most students should realize that it’s just a first step.
That being said, our public universities need to lower the bill. They spend tons on research, and would only cost $7000/year if they only used government/private money for research. They could do that, or start giving every student a chunk of cash earned off of the research they do.
(Source: awkwardsituationist, via geneticflaws)
Welp, it’s Over.
Over the last two years or so I’ve been in a long distance on-again off-again relationship. It started as a college relationship that was great for two years, and began to fall apart when I had to move back home. We’ve both had our low points, and failures in life. We both caused problems for each other. I was really wanting to rebuild it, but that’s not up to just me.
When I didn’t have a job I needed to have a job. When I didn’t earn a ton I need to earn more. When I earned more I needed to move somewhere else. From my viewpoint I was fine with living at my means as I’m waiting to go back school, but that wasn’t acceptable for her at this point.
I’ll just have to see where life takes me. Maybe back with her if she realizes that happiness is about the people more than anything. Maybe with someone else. Maybe alone. Who knows.
Woman runs 52 marathons in 52 weeks to end cancer
I almost expected this to be from The Onion followed by a quote on how cancer has been found to not be cured by running.
That being said, it’s great that this woman has taken the time to spread awareness in a unique way. If only we took half the funds from our wars and put it into cancer/HIV/autism research we might have been able to cure one of these terrible afflictions by now.
10 years later: The architects of the Iraq War
They met in secret, behind closed doors, calculating, preparing, selling an Iraq invasion White House officials said would end tyranny and bring new freedom to the heart of the Middle East.(Photo credit: D. Myles Cullen/USAF/Getty Images, File)
Anytime you see a guy wearing french cuffs and a bullet proof vest you know some seriously evil $hit is about to go down.
Seriously?
Google has banned WhiteWhine from advertising because some prudish asshole got offended and reported the site as inappropriate. I can’t say this enough: If you’re offended by anything on here, you’re free to email me or, better yet, just don’t come back to the site ever again. But don’t go after the few dollars this site makes because you’ve declared yourself an Internet vigilante, determined to cleanse this vile city of all the evil that you, alone, have decided needs to go.
And just in case my anonymous tormentor is reading this: the few dollars - literally, it makes a few dollars - this site makes is paid almost entirely to a friend of mine who helps with the social media. So you haven’t hurt my wallet, just hers.
Nicely done!
White Whine whines about some other douche whining to Google because of the laughter towards white whines, or possibly his own white whine being put on White Whine for whining about something only a white person would whine about.
Might be a run-on sentence, idgaf. Sucks for them as a company, but if your whole company is based off of selling laughs from other peoples dumb moments you’ve got to be prepared for some retaliation.
So the military no longer has TA.
Just in case anyone out there that is a civilian was wondering…
Whats TA?
When you are in the military they will help pay/fully pay for your education while serving. TA is Tuition Assistance.
While it will cause issues for some service member there are still programs that aren’t having cutbacks. The following options are still ways to receive funding for your education while serving the military.
Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty, (Chapter 30), Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve (Chapter 1606), Reserve Education Assistance Program (Chapter 1607), the Post 9/11 GI Bill, federal grants and federal financial aid. National Guard Airmen may also be eligible for their state’s individual TA benefits.
