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Biden’s victory lap

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
    wrote on last edited by
    #16

    Ann Althouse blogs about this stuff.

    But here's the funny part. Someone commented:

    "A reader writes: "When I first started teaching at Stanford, someone remarked to me that he had never met a physicist who used 'Dr.,' and never met a Ph.D. from the Education school who did not. This has held true in my experience for decades now."

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • George KG George K

      Ann Althouse blogs about this stuff.

      But here's the funny part. Someone commented:

      "A reader writes: "When I first started teaching at Stanford, someone remarked to me that he had never met a physicist who used 'Dr.,' and never met a Ph.D. from the Education school who did not. This has held true in my experience for decades now."

      jon-nycJ Offline
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      jon-nyc
      wrote on last edited by
      #17

      @george-k said in Biden’s victory lap:

      Ann Althouse blogs about this stuff.

      But here's the funny part. Someone commented:

      "A reader writes: "When I first started teaching at Stanford, someone remarked to me that he had never met a physicist who used 'Dr.,' and never met a Ph.D. from the Education school who did not. This has held true in my experience for decades now."

      That’s true and also ‘exculpatory’ for Jill, IMO.

      The Superintendent of our little district is “Dr Brady”

      Only non-witches get due process.

      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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      • jon-nycJ Offline
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        jon-nyc
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        #18

        My real complaint about theWSJ piece is it is causing a backlash that will likely end in far more humanities PhDs calling themselves (and each other) “Dr”.

        Only non-witches get due process.

        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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        • George KG George K

          Ann Althouse blogs about this stuff.

          But here's the funny part. Someone commented:

          "A reader writes: "When I first started teaching at Stanford, someone remarked to me that he had never met a physicist who used 'Dr.,' and never met a Ph.D. from the Education school who did not. This has held true in my experience for decades now."

          Doctor PhibesD Offline
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          Doctor Phibes
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          #19

          I once lived in a shared house with a guy who regularly received mail from his family with "Darren Smith B.A. (Hons.)" on the address. To say he wasn't that bright would be an understatement. We overheard him on the phone when asked where he'd studied casually say "Oxford". He'd been an undergraduate at Oxford Polytechnic.

          I was only joking

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          • JollyJ Offline
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            Jolly
            wrote on last edited by
            #20

            How many "Doctors" of education could actually walk into a classroom and teach?

            Precious few, I'm thinking...

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • Catseye3C Offline
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              Catseye3
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              #21

              I watched the video with the sound off. It looked to me like his eyes hurt, nothing more.

              I guess if you go in expecting to see dementia at play, that is what you are by god going to see. Oh well, turnabout's fair play, I guess; why should Biden escape his detractors anymore than Trump escaped his? After all, what's the welfare of the country compared to the rich, fulfilling satisfaction of sweet, sweet revenge?

              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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              • JollyJ Jolly

                How many "Doctors" of education could actually walk into a classroom and teach?

                Precious few, I'm thinking...

                George KG Offline
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                George K
                wrote on last edited by
                #22

                @jolly said in Biden’s victory lap:

                How many "Doctors" of education could actually walk into a classroom and teach?

                Precious few, I'm thinking...

                I believe Jill Biden was still working as a teacher.

                https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/19/jill-biden-plans-to-return-to-her-day-job-even-if-she-becomes-first-lady.html

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                  @george-k said in Biden’s victory lap:

                  Ann Althouse blogs about this stuff.

                  But here's the funny part. Someone commented:

                  "A reader writes: "When I first started teaching at Stanford, someone remarked to me that he had never met a physicist who used 'Dr.,' and never met a Ph.D. from the Education school who did not. This has held true in my experience for decades now."

                  That’s true and also ‘exculpatory’ for Jill, IMO.

                  The Superintendent of our little district is “Dr Brady”

                  AxtremusA Offline
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                  Axtremus
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                  #23

                  @jon-nyc said in Biden’s victory lap:

                  The Superintendent of our little district is “Dr Brady”

                  My school district’s superintendent also uses the title “Dr.” in all school district communications.

                  It’s quite clear to me that that’s because he has a doctoral degree, not because he is a medical doctor, and no, I do not worry if he will ever volunteer in an airplane if the crew ever ask “is there a doctor on the plane?”

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                  • JollyJ Jolly

                    How many "Doctors" of education could actually walk into a classroom and teach?

                    Precious few, I'm thinking...

                    Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                    Doctor Phibes
                    wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                    #24

                    @jolly said in Biden’s victory lap:

                    How many "Doctors" of education could actually walk into a classroom and teach?

                    Precious few, I'm thinking...

                    I trained as a teacher, and the training college was full of doctors. We initially all kind of wrote them off as ivory tower academics, but actually when we saw our tutors take a class they were really good teachers.

                    I think there's a danger of writing off people who have a lot of qualifications as a kind of inverted snobbery.

                    I was only joking

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
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                      #25

                      Someone found Jill Biden's dissertation:

                      https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20407226/bidens-dissertation.pdf

                      Ouch:

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • MikM Away
                        MikM Away
                        Mik
                        wrote on last edited by Mik
                        #26

                        I got to the first paragraph of the introduction and found this:

                        "The needs of the student population are often undeserved, resulting in a student drop-out rate of almost one third."

                        I don't think I need to read any further. Spellcheck is a cursory check, not editing.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • jon-nycJ Offline
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                          jon-nyc
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                          #27

                          married for a cumulative 30+ years to various people

                          I figured, wow, is she one of those people married 3-4 times?

                          Nope, she had an ex she was married to from 70-75. Married Joe in 1977, some 43 years ago.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                          George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                            married for a cumulative 30+ years to various people

                            I figured, wow, is she one of those people married 3-4 times?

                            Nope, she had an ex she was married to from 70-75. Married Joe in 1977, some 43 years ago.

                            George KG Offline
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                            George K
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #28

                            @jon-nyc said in Biden’s victory lap:

                            married for a cumulative 30+ years to various people

                            I found that a rather odd comment as well.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • taiwan_girlT Online
                              taiwan_girlT Online
                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #29

                              It always amazes me when you see someone submitting something important and there are basic mistakes like in the paper above by Mrs. Biden. Does not give me confident in the rest of the paper.

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                              • AxtremusA Axtremus

                                @jon-nyc said in Biden’s victory lap:

                                The Superintendent of our little district is “Dr Brady”

                                My school district’s superintendent also uses the title “Dr.” in all school district communications.

                                It’s quite clear to me that that’s because he has a doctoral degree, not because he is a medical doctor, and no, I do not worry if he will ever volunteer in an airplane if the crew ever ask “is there a doctor on the plane?”

                                Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                Doctor Phibes
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #30

                                @axtremus said in Biden’s victory lap:

                                @jon-nyc said in Biden’s victory lap:
                                I do not worry if he will ever volunteer in an airplane if the crew ever ask “is there a doctor on the plane?”

                                I have a friend who said the main reason he did a PhD was in the hope that at some point in his life a large-breasted woman would pass out at a sporting event and he'd be able to unbutton her top, saying "It's OK, I'm a doctor!"

                                I was only joking

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                                • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                  It always amazes me when you see someone submitting something important and there are basic mistakes like in the paper above by Mrs. Biden. Does not give me confident in the rest of the paper.

                                  MikM Away
                                  MikM Away
                                  Mik
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #31

                                  @taiwan_girl said in Biden’s victory lap:

                                  It always amazes me when you see someone submitting something important and there are basic mistakes like in the paper above by Mrs. Biden. Does not give me confident in the rest of the paper.

                                  It doesn't get any better.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • George KG Offline
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                                    George K
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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    • MikM Away
                                      MikM Away
                                      Mik
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #33

                                      Except for the coughing part, it sums up my assessment. He cleared his throat frequently but little coughing.

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      • MikM Mik

                                        Except for the coughing part, it sums up my assessment. He cleared his throat frequently but little coughing.

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                                        Doctor Phibes
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                                        #34

                                        This encompasses my problems with Twitter. Whilst the message above may or may not be true, it quickly becomes irrelevant, since after looking at his profile I'm just left with the desire to punch the obnoxious little shit in the face.

                                        I was only joking

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                                        • MikM Away
                                          MikM Away
                                          Mik
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #35

                                          Who are you calling an obnoxious little shit there, Limey? 😠

                                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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