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WWWP · 10-26-2017, 11:47 AM

Blade Runner isn't very good, especially compared to the book. Holding out hope for 2049 whenever I get around to seeing it, but damn I can barely sit through Blade Runner it's so dry and boring. And the endings are stupid. Both versions.

OccultHawk · 10-26-2017, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

The teachers tell you that because it reflects poorly on them and the school if you do horrible on the test. They give you an example, like Occult did, on how to deduct the correct answer (there's always one or two ridiculous ones, so take those out and you got a 50/50 chance) if you didn't actually learn the material. But they always want you to guess for the chance that you get it right so the school doesn't look ****ty. I think this happened with, was it no child left behind? Where they would penalize schools for horrible test results. And you shouldn't have to just guess on any of it. You should know the material enough to give an educated answer rather than some random bull****. So if you knew only half of it, and with the proper knowledge of how to weed out the two ridiculous answers, there is a chance you get a 75% on a test that you only knew 50% of. Them saying that is the best example I could give of teachers not giving a flying **** if you actually learn, they just care about passing you on to the next grade.

There’s a public website where you can plug in a high school teacher’s name and it gives you a VAM (value added model) score based his or her students’ test scores. If you fall below the accepted margin of error the district puts you on probation. You can believe me or not, but the teacher has pretty much no impact on the test scores. I never fell below the margin of error. It’s just random.

Trollheart · 10-26-2017, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon

Blade Runner isn't very good, especially compared to the book. Holding out hope for 2049 whenever I get around to seeing it, but damn I can barely sit through Blade Runner it's so dry and boring. And the endings are stupid. Both versions.

I'm going to put this down to your current PTSD. Otherwise we would no longer be friends.

So, for the Irish school system, at least when I was going to school: twice during the time you were there you had to sit an exam, one was after I think three years there (think the total was five, not entirely sure now, it was over forty years ago) and was called the Intermediate Exam, or Inter. This didn't really impact on anything, but it might (might) mean you would get put into a class with like people, in other words, do well in most of the tests and you might end up with similar brainiacs, fail badly and you'd be in the lowest class. You could get pass, fail or honour, in ascending order. At the end of your school life you sat the Leaving Cert, and that was pretty much the same, but was supposed to me more important, as your teachers told you the results would be taken into account at any potential job interview.

They weren't, for mine, but I only had one job my entire working life, so maybe it was different for other employers, I don't know.

We were always taught NOT to guess. If you don't know, make a stab at it if you have an idea but do NOT bull**** your way through. I've already related the story of the guy and the Statutes of Kilkenny question, which really illustrates how someone who knew nothing about the question could blag his way through, but it was not encouraged. Our schools (dunno about yours) encouraged asking questions, challenging things you were told and most of all admitting you did not understand something, which the teacher would then explain to you, after class if necessary.

We had/have no points system. I don't know about college, I never went, but I think maybe you have to have so many honours in your Leaving, but other than that, no. I think in general our education system is not the worst, from what I hear from you guys. It's also not free: we had to pay for all our books, though the actual teaching was free.

**Goofle** · 11-01-2017, 09:49 PM

J-Roc is the best character on Trailer Park Boys WWWWUUUUAAAAAHHHHH

~~[MERIT]~~ · 11-01-2017, 09:51 PM

While it involves half naked men grappling with one another, professional wrestling is, in fact, NOT gay.

**Goofle** · 11-01-2017, 09:59 PM

I only enjoyed the story parts on wrestling if I am completely honest. Be that in the ring or, more importantly, outside of it. Two people flipping around with great skill for no apparent reason bores me to tears.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 11-01-2017, 10:11 PM

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I only enjoyed the story parts on wrestling if I am completely honest. Be that in the ring or, more importantly, outside of it. Two people flipping around with great skill for no apparent reason bores me to tears.

It's basically live theater with [perceived] combat. If you ever have the opportunity to see it live, I would recommend that you do so. I've been to 3 live events. 2 WWE & 1 Indy.

**Goofle** · 11-01-2017, 10:22 PM

Yeah it's great live, but I was invested in the storylines when I went to those shows. I can't imagine going to a show that I had no idea about just for the wrestling itself.

**Janszoon** · 11-01-2017, 10:41 PM

Pro-wrestling is for morons and children.

OccultHawk · 11-01-2017, 10:56 PM

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Pro-wrestling is for morons and children.

That’s what’s so great about it.

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