tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897287362311368816.post175053333811743168..comments2023-05-07T07:54:47.238-04:00Comments on The Quixotic Hierophant: Bubble-Wrapped KidsBruce, a work in progresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774281859139642870noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897287362311368816.post-44601586423135777342007-11-08T20:39:00.000-05:002007-11-08T20:39:00.000-05:00Humping? Who said anything about humping? Are you ...Humping? Who said anything about humping? Are you ODing on your migrane meds, that HUGGING. And it's probably not a good idea for middle school.Bruce, a work in progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774281859139642870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897287362311368816.post-32583337724924504882007-11-08T18:28:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:28:00.000-05:00What's wrong with humping?What's wrong with humping?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897287362311368816.post-78056448199431241402007-11-07T16:56:00.000-05:002007-11-07T16:56:00.000-05:00Hugging is only inappropriate if there is gratuito...Hugging is only inappropriate if there is gratuitous humping involved. Trust me, I know this for a fact. <BR/><BR/>Chances are I am not going to be alive to see a lot of these kids when they grow up to be adults and honestly, I don't feel all that bad about missing out on their future messed up adult-hood.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325465720003721471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897287362311368816.post-9684035518419309952007-11-07T13:03:00.000-05:002007-11-07T13:03:00.000-05:00GCM, whoa! You are seriously hard core :-)I do bel...GCM, whoa! You are seriously hard core :-)<BR/>I do believe I detect heavy sarcasm. Yeah, what we're teaching the kids scares me. I do have hope though that the kids are sensible enough to think, "man, these adults are f**ked-up".<BR/><BR/>Welcome, thanks for stopping by.Bruce, a work in progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774281859139642870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897287362311368816.post-9280621859949925462007-11-07T12:58:00.000-05:002007-11-07T12:58:00.000-05:00HM, sounds like we need you back on the school boa...HM, sounds like we need you back on the school board. I'm not familiar with Goedel's work but I'll look him up. And you got a big Amen on your second point. And that really is a sad product of the direction we're heading in - the removal of joy from being human.<BR/><BR/>Col, it's in Mascoutah, IL. Land of Lincoln not hugs.Bruce, a work in progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774281859139642870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897287362311368816.post-45339953913168459672007-11-07T12:55:00.000-05:002007-11-07T12:55:00.000-05:00I can just imagine that child in the detention hal...I can just imagine that child in the detention hall reflecting over her crimes and why it is she is there. She must be thinking, "How stupid am I. I should have known I would get caught. My parents must be so furious with me."<BR/>After all, when I got detention for skipping homework assignments, class, or smoking in the bathroom, thats how I felt.She makes my offenses look like child's play.... Hugging? what is this world come to? What is wrong with the children of today? It must be the influence of bad music, bad tv, and bad role models. <BR/>If I catch my kids hugging anyone I am going to fight the urge to ship them off to military school, and certainly send them off to bed without their dinner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897287362311368816.post-48429494946695411922007-11-07T12:41:00.000-05:002007-11-07T12:41:00.000-05:00Where was that school? The Superintendent sounds l...Where was that school? The Superintendent sounds like something out of a Dickens novel.Forrest Properhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962708844204376272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897287362311368816.post-9368424306603831762007-11-07T11:57:00.000-05:002007-11-07T11:57:00.000-05:00I spent 10 years on a school board in PA. Our supe...I spent 10 years on a school board in PA. Our superintendent strove to maintain a high degree of discretion so he wouldn't get backed into a corner on some stupid rule like this. There are two compelling reasons not to try to spell out rules for all situations:<BR/><BR/>1. Kurt Goedel's work in the 30s about the incompleteness of mathematics can be interpreted to say that it is impossible to have a complete and consistent set of rules to cover all situations.<BR/><BR/>2. One of the joys of being human is to use our rationality to think through complex situations, so why try to short circuit reason?Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.com