Things that made you Facepalm today (Political Version)

[Tgo01]

Context matters. Here's what he said before that quote:



He's saying that they want to criticize science but can't, so they target him instead. This isn't some Star-Wars-ian I AM THE SENATE moment, and if you'd posted the full context that would be VERY evident.

Also, what crimes do you think they'll be jailing Fauci for?

Okay, Macguyver.

Thanks for the "context" of Fauci's ego being so fucking huge that he actually unironically refers to himself in the third person.

[Orthin]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/remote-le...143532040.html

"Remote schooling led to catastrophic learning loss, new study finds"

I mean.. who could have predicted this?? Am I right?

Amazing how stupid the general populous is becoming with partisan media hacks filling their heads with nonsense 24/7. We've lost all sense (isn't common no more).

I feel like anyone with children already should have known this. We took our kid out of remote and went homeschool last year because a 1st grader cannot stay engaged to what was essentially a telecon. What our school considered "remote learning" was a half hour check in every day with occasional story time and no formal teaching. All "lessons" were just youtube videos of how to do math or how to read but very little to no formal instruction from the teachers themselves. There work sheets were all adobe PDF or similar type documents and despite the technology shift most 1st graders are not versed in using a laptop and programs within it. I don't fault the teachers since it was thrust upon them but our school had no capacity to handle this transition and it did not seem like they wanted to attempt to solve the problem. I would imagine most schools were the same.

[Tgo01]

I feel like anyone with children already should have known this. We took our kid out of remote and went homeschool last year because a 1st grader cannot stay engaged to what was essentially a telecon. What our school considered "remote learning" was a half hour check in every day with occasional story time and no formal teaching. All "lessons" were just youtube videos of how to do math or how to read but very little to no formal instruction from the teachers themselves. There work sheets were all adobe PDF or similar type documents and despite the technology shift most 1st graders are not versed in using a laptop and programs within it.

Sounds like a huge clusterfuck. I have a feeling a lot of parents who never would have considered home schooling are now going to home school their children.

[Orthin]

Sounds like a huge clusterfuck. I have a feeling a lot of parents who never would have considered home schooling are now going to home school their children.

Yeah we are homeschooling again this year and then going back to school brick and mortar style next year because of how clusterfuckerly? it was last year. This year was in flux with what was going to happen and homeschool went fine last year. But we live in a rural area and socialization is minimal so we want them back in school (though this year there are actually like art classes, gym classes and activities that didn't exist last year making socialization better).

[Gelston]

I feel like anyone with children already should have known this. We took our kid out of remote and went homeschool last year because a 1st grader cannot stay engaged to what was essentially a telecon. What our school considered "remote learning" was a half hour check in every day with occasional story time and no formal teaching. All "lessons" were just youtube videos of how to do math or how to read but very little to no formal instruction from the teachers themselves. There work sheets were all adobe PDF or similar type documents and despite the technology shift most 1st graders are not versed in using a laptop and programs within it. I don't fault the teachers since it was thrust upon them but our school had no capacity to handle this transition and it did not seem like they wanted to attempt to solve the problem. I would imagine most schools were the same.

The virtual learning was fucking stupid. I watched the kindergarten zoom stuff and it was really just an hour of the teacher saying hi and then reading a book for 10 minutes and then saying bye. Regular school reopened for the next year, so yeah, I put them right the fuck back in there. My wife and I don't have time to homeschool.

[Methais]

I feel like anyone with children already should have known this. We took our kid out of remote and went homeschool last year because a 1st grader cannot stay engaged to what was essentially a telecon. What our school considered "remote learning" was a half hour check in every day with occasional story time and no formal teaching. All "lessons" were just youtube videos of how to do math or how to read but very little to no formal instruction from the teachers themselves. There work sheets were all adobe PDF or similar type documents and despite the technology shift most 1st graders are not versed in using a laptop and programs within it. I don't fault the teachers since it was thrust upon them but our school had no capacity to handle this transition and it did not seem like they wanted to attempt to solve the problem. I would imagine most schools were the same.

Democrat politicians:

[Methais]

The virtual learning was fucking stupid. I watched the kindergarten zoom stuff and it was really just an hour of the teacher saying hi and then reading a book for 10 minutes and then saying bye. Regular school reopened for the next year, so yeah, I put them right the fuck back in there. My wife and I don't have time to homeschool.

When the fuck did you have kids?

Reported.

[Gelston]

When the fuck did you have kids?

Reported.

JUST BECAUSE I'D DON'T POST OBNOXIOUS KID PICS ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA DOESN'T MEAN THEY AREN'T THERE

[Methais]

JUST BECAUSE I'D DON'T POST OBNOXIOUS KID PICS ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA DOESN'T MEAN THEY AREN'T THERE

THANK YOU FOR NOT POSTING OBNOXIOUS KID PICS ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE SOME FAT CHICK WHO'S ON THE HOA BOARD IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

One of my best data visualization analysts spawned his second child back in September. I gave him paid time off... 12 weeks for paternity leave (which is such a complete fucking joke his wife was back at work after 6 weeks). That aside, he's good people, but young. First 3 meetings I have with him coming back, literally grind to a halt in all three.

Why you ask? Because he two dreamkillers, Mika and Samson, his 3 month old and 2 year old, are going apeshit in the background. I had to have a meeting with him on the fourth day, and be like "bro I get it, you are 27 and have two new "bundles of joy". I don't GAF about that though, so can you come to meetings prepared, without children, so we can all work together for what I'm paying you 120k to do? If I hear a baby screaming in my sprint review, I'm going to loose my shit. I just expect him to be able to work during his scheduled work hours.

I'm a monster, I know. I also told the dude who's father just died that it'd been two weeks, corp policy is 5 days bereavement. I gave him two weeks. And he missed his first day back without any communication, other than at 3AM the day after that baby had a bad day. I told him fine, here's the deal - I'm a major advocate for work life balance... but for that to work, you have to communicate to me the days you need off and I will unequivocally give them to you. But you have to plan.

So sick of the feels. Father is dead in the ground two weeks, you can come back to work and not need your ass wiped every 3 minutes. Real life interferes, your fucking amazing boss said just let me know in advance and I'll clear the runway for you. But if you don't, you are fucking everyone in the equation.