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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:24 AM Original message |
Would you hire a job applicant who was Home-schooled? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. absolutely i would hire homeschool if i thought best applicant. you are suggesting descrimination |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Well, back up a moment - how would you know? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. part of interview process. app says grad high school, one says gep |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #6 |
57. Education is only one factor -- Employment history is very important |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #6 |
125. You know nothing |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #125 |
159. How so?? |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #159 |
208. I was responding to this post: |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
163. Comparatively |
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Ten Bears (183 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #163 |
203. cite your source |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:44 PM Response to Reply #203 |
212. Here ya go |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #212 |
334. This is generally true... but... |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #203 |
216. I'll cite |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. "Home schoolers" are NOT a protected class. Feel free to dismiss them out of hand. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. i am not into unfair descrimination, regardless. another can feel free. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #16 |
31. exactly. just because a form of bigotry is LEGAL doesn't make it morally right |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:54 AM Response to Reply #16 |
101. You can't interview everyone who applies. Education is a factor to help decide who to interview |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #101 |
106. if not interviewing face to face, a lot of other factors on application comes into play |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #101 |
112. It's not "his or her mother" that ultimately decides and gives |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #112 |
127. that depends on the state |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #127 |
160. I see it the other way around. |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:12 AM Response to Reply #160 |
250. And what about socialization and ability to work with others? |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:57 AM Response to Reply #250 |
271. LOL |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #101 |
161. Of course most home schooled handily outperfom public schooled in academics. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:42 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. Not all states consider homsexuals a protected class. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
192. So you're saying homosexuality is a choice, too?! |
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Aragorn (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 07:04 AM Response to Reply #192 |
256. it is rarely a choice for the student |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #11 |
34. Perhaps not, but if a memo or rejection letter ever got out |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:57 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Let me reply to your title |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:12 AM Response to Reply #42 |
50. I wouldn't necessarily reject the home schooled |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:19 AM Response to Reply #50 |
55. Oh yes! |
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Trekologer (445 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #55 |
324. Even worse is when the parent(s) come on the interview and exepct to be part of it |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:24 AM Response to Reply #50 |
58. +1. lol. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
191. Ok, so it's like where the racist manager |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:25 PM Response to Reply #191 |
200. Not at all. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #200 |
205. You're comparing apples and oranges |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #205 |
218. That's a matter of opinion and the opinion |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 07:40 AM Response to Reply #218 |
260. True |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #260 |
289. Quite possibly. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #289 |
300. Your tiny little sample is not |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #300 |
327. While my sample may be small - |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #327 |
332. The point is that your limited personal experience |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #332 |
338. How do you know what my experience is? |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #338 |
342. Yes, your limited experience. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:57 AM Response to Reply #42 |
255. Luckily, my home schooled kid will never have this problem.. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 07:13 AM Response to Reply #255 |
259. it is the uninformed, or one can say even ignorant, point the finger and making accusation |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #255 |
301. Yes! |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #34 |
90. It's not a religious thing. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #90 |
103. Exactly. My step-daughters grades were dependent on the current mood of her Catholic/Fundie mom |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #90 |
129. To graduate from high school |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #129 |
142. Yet with a home"schooled" applicant |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:09 PM Response to Reply #142 |
193. I'd bet that the average home-schooled kid |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #193 |
210. Exactly right. |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #193 |
213. But where are the transcripts to prove it? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #213 |
215. how do you know if a kid really absorbed any education while in public school. it is a gamble |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #215 |
219. I wouldn't throw away the application because the applicant MIGHT be a Christian. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:22 AM Response to Reply #219 |
253. and you have no way of knowing if the kid in public school has been taught anything .... either |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:13 AM Response to Reply #253 |
261. Discrimination against what? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:18 AM Response to Reply #261 |
263. there is no more cuase, less cause to suggest uneducated, undereducated with homeschool |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #263 |
265. Again, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WHAT? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:30 AM Response to Reply #265 |
266. here is the example, assuming you are not homeschooled, how appearance of education implies |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #266 |
269. "Homeschooled" is not a protected class. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #269 |
270. but ignoring hte information you are being given, purposely, on homeschooling shows exactly |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:58 AM Response to Reply #270 |
272. I'm sorry, but I still stand by my original claim. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #272 |
273. No diploma = no education... and this is the very essence of ignorance. nt |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:00 AM Response to Reply #273 |
274. No diploma means you haven't proven your education |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 05:55 PM Response to Reply #272 |
305. Your inability to learn is stunning! |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #305 |
345. Your inability to back up your argument with anything more than vitriol is stunning. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 06:50 PM Response to Reply #345 |
352. Your inability to do anything except repeat yourself |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #352 |
364. Again, I can't call in every applicant. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #364 |
371. When you get an application you have |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #269 |
306. You have no idea who's educated and who's |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #306 |
347. You want to say I'm bigoted against stupid people? |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #347 |
354. If you were bigoted against stupid, |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #354 |
367. You're right |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #367 |
370. Ah, I see, |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #265 |
303. You're discriminating |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #303 |
346. Actually, if anything I might be discriminating against |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:00 PM Response to Reply #346 |
355. Still not reading. Amazing. |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #355 |
365. You're the one who isn't reading. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #365 |
373. I've never wanted or gotten preferential |
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keroro gunsou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #346 |
374. but you'd have no problem |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #265 |
304. You have no idea what lies |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #304 |
349. "based on something that matters?" |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #349 |
356. Sad, Sad, Sad |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #213 |
302. You don't discriminate, |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #302 |
348. You claim I'm not reading posts, then you ignore what I've said repeatedly. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #348 |
357. Wow! Way to ignore what I've said, again. |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #357 |
366. Wow! Way to ignore my answers to your comments, and what I'VE said. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #366 |
369. Oh, my god! |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #142 |
209. Education |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:23 AM Response to Reply #142 |
375. This was in the news today: 75% of Oklahoma |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #90 |
162. Don't home schoolers have to take the GED test? |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #162 |
211. No, there is no requirement for taking the GED and |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #90 |
220. You could learn so much |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:21 AM Response to Reply #220 |
264. I can think of lots of alternatives to public ed. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:15 AM Response to Reply #264 |
275. Been there, done that. |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #275 |
278. But, again, how do you prove that? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #278 |
280. the COLLEGE that the child went to. why so purposely obtuse or beyond |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #280 |
284. If an applicant went to college |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #284 |
286. and if you are hiring from only the pool of high school grad there is way more important |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #286 |
287. Oh, I have experience in hiring and firing. |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #287 |
340. except in many states, |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #340 |
344. In those states, who issues the diploma? |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:46 PM Response to Reply #344 |
362. the administrator of the school. . . |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #362 |
363. It doesn't have to be the state. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #278 |
281. A high school diploma isn't a certification that a person |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #281 |
285. Actually, I think it's you who is justifying your discrimination. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #285 |
299. What's obvious is that you're missing the point and still |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #299 |
326. If you're not willing to get the results of his education certified |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #326 |
331. Still not reading the posts! |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #331 |
343. Still refusing to subject your child's education to an independent certifying authority. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #278 |
358. INTERVIEW! |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
391. Apparently |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
60. Many home-schooled kids are provided with intense Christian indoctrination. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:28 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. again, i would not discriminate against a christian. being a christian is not a deciding factor |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #62 |
85. There is a big difference between being a Christian and being a vocal advocate. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #85 |
93. as i clearly stated in post, if christian or atheist doesnt follow rules they dont have jobs |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #93 |
110. Getting rid of a bad hire is a huge hassle, and the hiring manager that made the mistake will suffer |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:22 AM Response to Reply #110 |
113. having hired in one of my positions and my store used for hiring, training and sending |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #110 |
307. You wouldn't see it as a red flag if |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #93 |
111. Why not head off trouble you sense coming before hand? That's one of the purposes of an interview |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #111 |
115. if someone, anyone does not perform well in interivew and shows self to be a disruptive |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #115 |
130. If you have a religious conservative who is anti-gay, and your company has a policy of tolerance |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #130 |
134. if i have an atheist that is anti christian and he mouths off |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #134 |
136. I agree -- in general, you want employees who can leave all that disruptive stuff at home. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #136 |
138. or.... it is work. go in and work. cant keep it a professional working environment |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #130 |
308. That has nothing to do with |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #62 |
116. Hell, I've known atheists and agnostics in the |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #116 |
120. exactly. or the employee that bitches is a slave and abused ect... nt |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:38 AM Response to Reply #60 |
66. And many are not, many from private shcools have christian indoctrination.. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. many from public schools have christian indoctrination. that poster is talking religious |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #60 |
114. Excuse me, but large numbers of parents are |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #114 |
118. and even if your are a rw fundie you have the right to not be discriminated against |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #118 |
122. Actually, no, I'm not surprised, sad to say. |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #60 |
144. If you were an employer, what you just said in your post... |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #60 |
148. What's your definition of "intense Christian indoctrination"? |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #60 |
341. and many home-schooled kids are NOT . . . |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
70. it's "discrimination"not "dEscrimination" - just fyi |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. thank you. kept looking at it, thinking something not right. brain fart |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 08:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
389. if you are home schooled |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. Some very brilliant people are home-schooled. You might have missed some good ones. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'd hire anyone who was articulate, a critical thinker, and could think |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Just looking at the paper application - you don't know any of that. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
27. then why reject a home schooled applicant because of an assumption? |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:54 AM Response to Reply #27 |
76. Because it provides no qualitative measure |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:10 AM Response to Reply #76 |
80. Ohh come on, a HS diploma these days shows what exactly? |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #76 |
100. What positions are you looking to be filled? |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #76 |
121. And once again, they are assessed by the |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #76 |
132. That's why you interview them, |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:15 PM Response to Reply #76 |
311. What about all the people |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
28. And when the paper application lists a degree in astrophysics, do |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
310. Yes! |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. no, I wouldn't. |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
5. No. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
69. George W. Bush had a "proper education". Just saying. |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #69 |
88. True, but |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #88 |
223. Many, is not all. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 07:13 AM Response to Reply #88 |
258. I think you're really out of touch with the modern home school movement. |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
74. Really? My 12 year old home schooler is taking Geometry and Chemistry at the community college |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #74 |
86. I look at whatever the bottom line is. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #86 |
225. Which means nothing! |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #74 |
224. Exactly! |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:51 AM Response to Reply #5 |
75. So you would pass up people like |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #75 |
91. I'd pass on them all... |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #91 |
178. But imagine the healthcare savings! |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #75 |
128. Some of these had college degrees |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #128 |
171. And many home schooled go to get degrees. |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #171 |
214. No, they're not. They're right on the point. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #214 |
226. Education |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:17 AM Response to Reply #226 |
262. But how do you PROVE that? |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #262 |
276. Interview him? |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #276 |
277. If I have 50-100 applicants I can't interview them all. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #277 |
279. Using one irrelevant piece of information |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #279 |
282. It's not irrelevant. |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #214 |
240. If the kid has college credits or even partial college credits |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
222. Proper? |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
312. Your post reflects a lack of proper education. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
7. I don't think it would be a huge consideration. |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Exactly... |
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newfie11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
8. I thought there were standards the kids had to follow |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
9. It depends on the quality of the teaching and the motive behind |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
314. I agree |
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Curtland1015 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
12. If they seemed like they knew the job, I wouldn't really care how they learned it. HOWEVER... |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
13. I would hire them if they were qualified. |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
39. the fundie part is the problem and i am seeing those problems in our office |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #39 |
84. Set up a webcam as a hidden camera viewing place where posters are left... |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #84 |
94. that is very possibly underway, I stay out of it as it is really an HR issue |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:52 AM Response to Reply #13 |
40. so you admit to violating title VII of the civil rights act of 1964 |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:46 AM Response to Reply #40 |
73. If you can parlay the following: |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #73 |
78. so, you are perfectly fine with violating people's civil rights and the CR act of 1964 |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #78 |
145. It looks to me like the issue isn't religion |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #145 |
175. Smells that way but without a change in language we can't say for sure. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #73 |
164. "No one will ever be able to prove it in a court of law." So your bigotry is well hidden. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:01 PM Response to Reply #164 |
190. Welcome to the grown up world. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
14. Probably not. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
17. I wouldn't reject an applicant because they were home schooled. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
18. When you dismiss the homeschooled |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
20. I would probably tend not to hire someone that was home schooled. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
195. Right. Anyone, regardless of credentials or lack thereof, can homeschool. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
21. Only if the applicant was wearing a tight sweater |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
22. Most of them have been adequately socialized, a few have not |
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Tim01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
23. Homeschoolers are frequently much more advanced and better at problem solving. |
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Dr_Willie_Feelgood (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:02 AM Response to Reply #23 |
44. Religion is not the only reason for home-schooling |
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Tim01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #44 |
61. My daughter went to high school for 1 year. She said it was a waste of time. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
153. Care to back that up with some evidence? |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #153 |
185. Read on.. |
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Tim01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:12 PM Original message |
Nailed it. Thanks. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
24. what you are saying smacks of elitism and arguably bigotry |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
166. "would you (for example) pass over a BYU graduate vs. a UC Santa Cruz graduate?" Rest assured |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
25. Not at all |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
26. There are good reasons that some parents decide to homeschool. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
29. Yes |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
32. My boyfriend's hippie mom homeschooled all of her kids |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:17 AM Response to Reply #32 |
54. LOL great story |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:33 AM Response to Reply #54 |
64. The daughter I was talking about just now entered the 9th grade |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:40 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. She sounds smart as whip |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:27 AM Response to Reply #67 |
89. She is also very mature and responsible |
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Mariana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:13 AM Response to Reply #32 |
81. It's a shame the school administrators treated her that way. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
33. In my field (computer science) I have learned resumes are next to useless. |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
35. Probably wouldn't play into my decison. |
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cherish44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
36. I've known people with GEDs who have been better workers than people with college degrees |
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Pool Hall Ace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
37. Of course! I would hire Ava in a heartbeat. |
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Dr_Willie_Feelgood (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
38. Definitely the kids fault! |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
41. It depends on the kind of homeschooler they were |
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Sancho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
43. I would usually avoid the home-schooled candidate... |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:09 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Are we talking about people right out of high school age? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
46. yes why not? Some are much better educated then our bulk public schools |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
47. Seems to me that the only situation where this question |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #47 |
227. You'd just discriminate? Great. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
48. It would depend on the job... |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
49. Would you hire someone just because they went to a traditional highschool? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
51. Uh, Yes. Most homeschooled people are NOT fundy wackos. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
52. Would you hire someone from our public school system or reject them out of hand? |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #52 |
77. Exactly! It's like saying I only hire kids from expensive private schools |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
53. Sure I would hire a home schooler |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
56. Wasn't Ava homeschooled? |
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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:37 AM Response to Reply #56 |
95. Yes, I think so. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #56 |
139. Indeed she was. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
59. I would. And the first step would start |
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Shrek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
63. In a heartbeat |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
65. I would consider homeschooled applicants in a heartbeat |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
72. you would have been a fool- and |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
79. Wouldn't automatically disqualify that candidate |
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Dr_Willie_Feelgood (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #79 |
123. Public School Social Development |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #123 |
141. This is a horrible thing! |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #123 |
154. LOL. One story is apparently the "norm" |
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Dr_Willie_Feelgood (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #154 |
170. Schoolyard / schoolbus bullying is NOT rare |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:18 AM Response to Reply #170 |
252. So, then, it's kind of like everything else in our society |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #79 |
217. Perhaps you'd have a different opinion if |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #217 |
283. I feel that I do have an educated opinion |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #283 |
291. duplicate |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #283 |
292. Cocky? |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #292 |
295. I'm not spreading anything. I merely responded with my opinion based on a question asked. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #295 |
315. Funny! |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #315 |
323. I've read plenty |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #323 |
335. So you thought you'd change the subject and |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
82. Yes I would hire them if they were qualified. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
83. That would not be a reason for me not to hire someone |
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mind mountain (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
87. Why--were you home-schooled? |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
92. I have worked with highly intelligent people who were homeschooled. The missing |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #92 |
228. Which means you've missed out on some great people. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
96. If she or he were the right person for the job, yes. I know several homeschoolers, and while I |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
97. Would you even know? |
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Shrek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #97 |
131. It varies by state |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
98. YES! n/t |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
99. The new movement is homeschooling for college education. |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
102. I might interview them, but they'd have a lot more to prove to me. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #102 |
105. What do they have to prove? |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #105 |
168. Yeah, I've never seen a 16 year old running a cash register |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #168 |
172. Good then you should be looking for home schooled kids |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #172 |
174. Then they won't mind showing me their awesome test results |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #174 |
182. Sure thing.. |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #182 |
187. Except in my state |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #187 |
188. So you wouldn't hire someone with a GED? |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #168 |
194. I doubt it was your high school diploma that got you those jobs |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
104. More kneejerk anti homeschooling bigotry |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
107. NO - I think that home "schooling" is about as realistic for most parents as "home brain surgery" |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #107 |
183. I used to think that until I actually met a home school family |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #107 |
196. +1 nt |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #107 |
197. Quite true, a family with both parents working full time it's not realy an option |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #107 |
229. You're showing your ignorance. |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
108. Hell, no, I wouldn't do it, and I think it's nothing more |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #108 |
124. I'm having trouble parsing your subject line with your message text |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #124 |
140. The OP asked if we would do what he did, reject |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #140 |
184. Ah! That sort of helps. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
109. yeah....to clean my pool |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #109 |
117. I'd consider hiring a high school grad to clean my pool |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
119. Absolutely not. n/t |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
126. Be they home schooled or not matters little to me for the following reasons. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
133. If he or she were bright enough, and not obviously crazy, sure... |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
135. Would you have hired someone that had an online college degree? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #135 |
137. Almost certainly not... |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #137 |
147. My dad is taking online college courses at the moment... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #137 |
152. Darn tootin. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #152 |
155. It's true - not all people whom I wouldn't hire are from online "universities"... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #155 |
207. Having multiple biases is your defense? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #207 |
288. Of course: In hiring I'm biased against incompetence, irresponsibility... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #288 |
296. No, you're using a stereotype of homeschooled people as a proxy for incompetence. n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #296 |
350. Uh.... this subthread is about online degrees, tiger. I answered the homeschool question... |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
143. No. And I think you are dead wrong for doing so. |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #143 |
177. Doh... should read yes I would hire them. |
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Gedankenaustausch (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
146. I wouldn't hire them either. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
149. Maybe grammar school, but nothing beyond that especially high school. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #149 |
316. Home schooling |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #316 |
376. Do you think these people ever heard the term |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
150. As opposed to public schooling? Hell yes |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
151. I ABSOLUTELY would. |
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aroach (136 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
156. Pretty sure my home educated kids wouldn't want to work for you anyway. |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
157. Only if they had verifiable qualifications too. |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
158. I would do what's best for the business and hire whoever I thought would do the best job. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
165. I've seen about 2500 resumes in my day |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #165 |
169. Agreed, as a recruiter and hiring manager for 15+ years I paid |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:34 AM Response to Reply #165 |
254. Just of the record, |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
167. There were many who opted for home schooling here when the |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
173. My experience with home schooling |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #173 |
232. You work in social services..... |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
176. Depend on the skills and the qualifications needed for the job. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
179. I would and have considered each applicant on their merit and fit for the position |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
180. Home-school education can be very good, but it's not the only issue. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
181. High school diplomas are a fairly worthless benchmark of intelligence nowadays. |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
186. Depends. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
189. Sure, as long as it wasn't 'jesus told me to tell you to hire me'. |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
198. I see nothing wrong with basing a hiring decision based on |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
199. It would be a "negative, pending investigation" in my calculations -nt- |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:01 PM Response to Reply #199 |
233. That's the point |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
201. Possibly I might ... some lefties are home schooled |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
202. NOW I remember why I had you on |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
204. Kids don't choose to be homeschooled, as a rule. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
206. Never mind Home Schooled. We hired a PRESIDENT that was an entirely self educated man. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
221. Why was the applicant home-schooled and how well did the parents do? |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #221 |
234. Sounds like my sons! |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:17 PM Response to Reply #234 |
238. Congratulations! |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:51 PM Response to Reply #238 |
242. Thanks |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
230. I learned not to paint with broad brushes at home. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
231. I would. Families can opt out of the public school system under the |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:07 PM Response to Reply #231 |
235. Thank you! |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #235 |
236. Hi, sense. Lincoln must have felt that his learning was a privilege |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
237. Why sure! If I was a criminal. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #237 |
243. Whoa! Bigoted much? |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #243 |
290. To be clear.... |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #290 |
293. You're propagating |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #293 |
297. Probability is not mythology. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #297 |
318. Lunatics exist throughout the population |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #318 |
333. I used "lunatics" as shorthand for "right wing authoritarians." |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #333 |
337. Hostile outbursts? |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #297 |
360. here are some links for ya. . . |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
239. It would depend entirely on the situation and the person. |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
241. The Naval Academy (Annapolis) accepts homeschooled students. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #241 |
244. As do most colleges and Universities. |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #244 |
377. including Harvard and Yale |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
245. A follow honors college peer of mine was home schooled. |
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GodlyDemocrat (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
246. I hope your ass was smacked down by the EEOC |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
247. You would be missing out... |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
248. Sure why not? |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
249. Why not? Graduating from a piublic high school just means the kid mastered the art of passing exit |
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rebecca_herman (494 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:02 AM Response to Original message |
251. This thread makes me sad |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:38 AM Response to Reply #251 |
267. But you have proof of your education. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
257. After sleeping on this one, I have to be honest |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
268. Yes I would if I felt they were the best candidate. I went through |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
294. I have no objective evidence which... |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
298. No. Most of them are sheltered introverts. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #298 |
319. Oh, my god! |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #319 |
325. I have an M.A. in Educational Psychology. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:54 AM Response to Reply #325 |
330. You know nothing |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #325 |
353. you might have defrauded the school from which that degree was obtained |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
309. I believe DUer Ava |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
313. I would hire someone that is qualified. Thanks. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
317. I try not to judge people based on what their parents choose to do |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
320. The positions I hire for |
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padumdang (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
321. Is this like the old "hire the one with the big tits" joke? |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
322. Plenty of of famous people |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
328. you probably don't have to worry about it - |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #328 |
339. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
329. No, I'd keep an open mind - |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
336. The fundies have given Home Schooling a bad name-I would hire one that wasn't a fundie. nt |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
351. Alot of the homeschooling ends up where they go to college. |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
359. as long as s/he learned molecular biology |
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DonCoquixote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
361. Some ways tp verify beyond a diploma |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #361 |
368. I agree |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
372. It's really a pretty silly question |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
378. It would depend on what the job was, and how many applicants there were |
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gleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
379. I would hesitate before .... |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #379 |
380. You shouldn't |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #380 |
381. Thankfully, the poster didn't say *anything* about... |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #381 |
382. The part about automatically |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #382 |
383. Thank you for agreeing that the poster you responded to didn't say that.... |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #383 |
386. You must be really bored.... |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #380 |
384. dupe-oops. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
385. I'd hire the best applicant. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
387. If they were fundamentalist Christian nutjob homeschooled, then no. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
388. Yes. NT |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
390. I'm sorry you feel that way. I know some fabulous, intelligent |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
392. I wouldn't assume the home schooling was inadequate. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #392 |
395. From an earlier post..... |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #395 |
396. Must be my work with ESE kids. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
393. By the way, you would have passed on Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
394. I've hired home-schooled kids. |
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