I am CuTRis

Today, I jumped headfirst into substitute teaching. Just to make it more interesting, I did a full day in middle school, in math class--which was my least favorite subject when I was that age. With the Tech industry laying off workers, and needing a job with flexibility, this is currently my solution. -Mr. C

Trump supporters, I get it. A few years ago, Liberals were getting out of hand and there wasn't much truth in what they said. Black Lives Matter was gaining momentum, and again, it started with the truth, and then wandered away from it. By the time the news media started talking about Asian Hate, my Asian relatives had been talking about it and sharing stories on social media for a couple of years. Then I realized why. The news media refused to broadcast anything about Asian Hate unless white people were the perpetrators, which wasn't usually the case. Yes, it seems that perhaps white people were under attack as being the cause of all of the ills of society, and Donald Trump was going to be your savior. But I think it's obvious now, that he is criminally motivated, and your best interest is not his priority--even if he's harming the immigrants and brown-skinned people that you are upset with. This is now about our rights and our freedoms, and our democracy, which we ...

Donald Trump exhibits the behavior of someone covering up for their lack of academic ability. There is the bullying, inflated ego, bait and switch, making up alternative realities, and attacks on anyone who opposes his views. The attacks on education and his habit of promoting unqualified department leaders, also reinforces Trump's desire to make sure that smarter people won't interfere with his policies that lack intelligence and moral judgment. More recently, there is also age-related cognitive decline. Someone needs to "take away the keys," from this impaired individual, but instead, they just watch the accidents pile up.

When you spend a lot of time in wild places, you learn things. Things like what might not look like a trail to most people--because it wasn't made by people, most certainly is a trail. And if you follow it, you will probably be better off than if you try crashing through the brush. If you pass by a grove of trees, and you catch the sight of a coyote trotting through, you will see that coyote again in your mind the next time you pass that grove of trees; and every time after that. You learn to navigate brambles, and nettles, and whether you can climb that bluff or cross that stream. But it isn't like textbook learning. It's much more real.

Today the clinic told me my cloth mask isn't good enough anymore, the school district is talking about no longer requiring masks, and I think the Federal government is planning to send us all N95 masks. I'm so glad everything has been thought through and all are on the "same page..."

Just to reiterate something I've said before because some people don't seem to understand. If I make a negative comment against either the Democrats or the Republicans, that does not mean I am siding with the opposite. If I make a statement about liberals or conservatives, that is not an endorsement for the other side. Once you go too far either direction, you enter what I consider dumb land. Basically, I think both sides are full of crap. The extremes are filled with people who tell lies for political gain. It is very damaging. The only real truth lies somewhere in between. The current trend is to take 10% of the truth and use it to propagate the 90% of lies. This is why we can't get past race, and we can't get past covid-19. Ask yourself who is benefiting from all of this fighting. It is all political. And some of it is even starting from outside of our borders. If people don't become a little smarter, things are going to start to hurt even more. You can make a po...

Perhaps my feeling would be different if I lived in a country like North Korea. But since I live in the United States, I see any theory that says that one group of people is unable to better themselves because of another group of people, to be dangerous to the idea of creating one's own destiny. Instead of lifting someone up, such ideas if embraced, should only serve to keep someone from achieving their best.

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My wife is a teacher, and this year, teachers are being asked to teach virtual classes, and also in person classes, and follow even more new safety protocols than before, while wearing a mask, making sure students and families are treated fairly, while juggling technology and riding a unicycle that's on fire. If you think they aren't doing enough, then by all means, get up off your butt and show us all how it's done.

My family had a discussion about reopening school and how it will affect us this year. Being a teacher, my wife has little choice but to do what the district decides. So we had a conversation about what happens if someone becomes infected in the household. This included the living situation for us if someone needed to be quarantined. In the case of our son, we are considering distance learning regardless of what the school district decides. These are difficult decisions during difficult times.

Something to consider when talking about reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, is that the Trump thinks it's a good idea. Almost certainly, that means we shouldn't do it...

CuTRis Threatens to Defund Trump if he Doesn't Shut Up UnAssociated Press July 8, 2020 Upon learning that the Trump was threatening to defund schools that don't open this fall, CuTRis said he will defund Trump if he doesn't "shut up."

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Some racial groups are not scoring as well as others in academic testing. Some demographics have a higher number of behavior issues. How do we fix this? Should we "dumb-down" the standards and rules to close the achievement gap? Because that is what I'm seeing from our education system right now. Don't tell me some people can't live up to the standards. That is simply not true and another backhanded form of discrimination. If you work hard and obey the rules, good things should happen. My wife is from a family of immigrants and she was born across the world from where she lives now. Her family were refugees when she arrived in the USA. She now has her Master's degree in Education and teaches Art. When I met her she was teaching jr. high. The artwork the students created was spectacular. When the art program was cut due to funding, she left that district for a new one with a new emerging art program for elementary age kids. I expected the artwork would be less....

Is it a real concern, or is it just my conservative side... because I wonder when the neighbor who is a school psychologist decides he's going to change from being a man into a woman, is he still a good choice to be counseling our children? I just have to wonder if the person who is counseling the children can't figure out their own life, can they really be helpful to people who are starting out?

Bible knowledge is especially important to literacy and understanding. No book has more references in other venues than the Bible. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/11/the-bibles-influence-what-professors-say-students-/

CuTRis Paid a Lot of Money to Go to College UnAssociated Press March 13, 2019 Amidst the Hollywood Actors College Admission Cheating Scandal , news came out today that CuTRis had to pay for his own University of Minnesota education and was unable to get any financial assistance. In order to do this, he worked full-time in the horticulture/landscape industry while taking part-time classes. Since that time, the University of Minnesota changed the rules so part-time students could never move up in the registration queue—effectively destroying the option of working your way through school (unless you are a full-time student). People everywhere are shocked... and stunned that CuTRis would do such a scandalous thing in order to get his degree from a state university.