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colbycosh

  1. @mikeoncrime @acoyne The FMK party game/conversation starter can also be played with men, assuming that's what has your panties in a bunch.
  2. If the Kamloops bear mailed the murderer's foot to somebody, I don't even want to hear about it.
  3. That's it. Things are getting too weird “@PaulC14: Man eaten by Kamloops bear was convicted murderer Rory Wagner theprovince.com/news/eaten+Kam…
  4. @MikeLeskow @univers47 It's equally if not more true of student who gets an "earned" 0, which the Superintendent's totally comfortable with
  5. @MikeLeskow @univers47 I don't disagree, but that doesn't speak to the issue of whether a 0 is ever appropriate.
  6. @MikeLeskow @univers47 How fascinating that we're apparently more concerned about motivating the teaching workforce than the students.
  7. @MikeLeskow @univers47 Actually, there IS one thing easier and lazier: a student not turning in an assignment!
  8. You're the guy w/ the time machine who won't kill Hitler “@jonahkeri: Talking baseball with Rick Monday. I'm warming up to the guy. Dammit.”
  9. Really, @CharlesRusnell? Best illegal-donation story yet, Li'l Lougheed defending kickbacks, & it lands Fri afternoon? cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
  10. @theory_of_ice "Talent" is not the word that comes to mind when I think of Lidstrom. God help me, it may actually be "poise". [shudder]
  11. @theory_of_ice Is it Lidstrom's *talent* that makes him special? The guy was drafted 53rd.
  12. @Univers47 I may also be influenced by working in a profession where rule one is HAND IN YOUR SHIT MORE OR LESS ON TIME.
  13. @Univers47 I am sitting here wondering what better way there could possibly be to earn one.
  14. @jengerson OK, but with this piece you're essentially kicking down their doors and cap-stunning them.
  15. @jengerson @nationalpost Knowing how poorly you resist engaging them, I think that if you had weekend plans, they should be in pencil.
  16. Have fun with the commenters! “@jengerson: Clearly, I am an Illuminati troll. natpo.st/JZmZBX @nationalpost
  17. @Univers47 The Superintendent's response is basically "Yes, it is social promotion. Our goal is to get them out the door."
  18. @Univers47 This is a new policy. A very experienced teacher doesn't agree with it. He says that it's "social promotion" in disguise.
  19. @Univers47 It's not! But it's bizarre to call giving a student a 0 "writing them off" but saying you'd happily give one if it were earned.