I think their comment was a reflection of the current climate for teachers in public education. I'm a public school teacher in Texas, and I feel as if I'm constantly being demeaned and attacked. A couple days ago, it was Whoopi freakin' Goldberg shitting all over us.

Forget spreadsheets. It's all about the powerpoint. My now-ex put together a powerpoint presentation for me, detailing all the things wrong in our relationship (and SPOILERS they were all my fault). It was 18 slides long. The title? "Why I Hurt: (his name)'s Feelings."

What the fuck, Houston? I live here and over the past couple of weeks, we've had the dude who shot his ex's sister and kids (the oldest girl made it out alive playing dead), a young woman whose rapists posted pics of her and made up a hashtag to mock her, kids left in a hot car and someone had to break the windows to…

The vast majority are gutting public education. In my city, we have a plague of KIPP and Yes! Prep charters. They love to talk about how they "close the achievement gap." First of all, this "achievement gap" is measured by standardized test scores. Second, these schools can cherry pick applicants. If someone applies…

Whoa, wait a minute. Fact check time. Chicago teachers do NOT make an average of $76k annually. It's closer to $56k. http://preaprez.wordpress.com/2012/09/12/the… . And even if it were $74k, why is that terrible? Do you have any idea what the admins make? The less contact you have with students, the higher your…

This happened to me when I was 16! I had one month disposables, and I took good care of them. I left them in exactly ONE time overnight (it was my freshman college orientation), and woke up with the stinging and stuck feeling, so I took them out. Within hours, my eyes were insane vampire red and hurt like all hell. I…

I had the slightest moment of cautious optimism when I heard him speak on that clip. I am acquainted with Quanell through his family. A couple of years ago, he never would have said the things he said on that video about a teen rape victim. His stepdaughter, who he cares for very much, is now the same age as the…

I have the medium (I'm 5'5 and petite) in plum and love it! I also had their Ego messenger bag, and loved it until my ex stole it!

I had it for seven years. It was hellish. My doctors threw every antihistimine (it seemed) they could think of at me, some of which caused lasting health problems themselves (cyproheptidine, I'm looking at you). I took Zyrtec (before it was over the counter) twice daily and that was the only thing that gave me some…

Yes! I bought a 1935 home in Houston. Upstairs was a traditional HVAC system. Downstairs was a single, ancient window unit and no heat. I got rid of the window unit and put in three split units. The downstairs went from unbearable in the summer and chilly in the winter to perfectly pleasant at all times. The cost of…

Ever read the YA novel "Feed," by MT Anderson? Near-future society where everyone (well, everyone who qualifies as a have, rather than a have-not) has the chip implanted in their brains as babies. Story deals with the ramifications of a hack on a young girl. The whole damn book seems more real every year.

Female MRAs are typically 2nd wives. They often their that their husband's child support unfairly burdens his new family. In some states, a non-custodial parent's new spouse's income is considered in child support cases, while the custodial parent's new spouse's income isn't.

I had the same experience on the Samsung Galaxy II. Loved it for the first couple of months, one update and my battery life has been nothing ever since. Now, as of noon, I have a 4% charge, down from 100% at 6am. This is while my phone has been sitting on my desk, unused. I have tried everything as far as tweaking and…