David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social

Community colleges are the best, should be universally free, and should be staffed almost entirely by full-time well compensated employees.

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Tom Kimmerer, PhD @tomkimmerer.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 09, 2023 at 22:27 UTC

This is marvelous, and we need them everywhere.

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Ulrich - „nuke from orbit - only way to be sure.“ @blueshift24.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 09, 2023 at 22:54 UTC

This is the worst kind of commu-bolshevism I‘ve ever seen. Free education? What’s next? Women being allowed to vote or run for office?

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El Gato Astronomico @astrocat.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 09, 2023 at 22:22 UTC

And should have an orange Julius on campus

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Pre-COVID Social Distancer @maskedman.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 10, 2023 at 03:45 UTC

100%. When I taught two courses at a well-rated community technical college (Intro to Programming & Systems Design) I earned a whopping $4k for a semester of work. Note that’s not $4k per course, that’s my sum total for the entire semester. It’s no wonder so few adjuncts stayed

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Ian Tregale @allotment2022.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 09, 2023 at 23:04 UTC

Good way to reuse an old building

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Dr. Toomas K. Öpik @antioedipus.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 10, 2023 at 00:24 UTC

In Eesti we built schools from Soviet House of culture. In old DDR Germsny they make them night dsncing clubs called "the aching cock". Toomas.

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 09, 2023 at 22:21 UTC

At this point I don’t think you should be admitted to a four year institution without attending one

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