First the sheer stupidity of the story with a busy body mom straight out of central casting worrying about her kids and trying to educate people on the horrors of hazing. Please, start with your kids and educate, educate, educate.
I understand the zero-tolerance policy in effect in Carmel, but if you or your community can't figure out a way to handle hazing behavior then keep working with the kids and stop looking for excuses elsewhere. It's as if the mom was saying, if we can't figure it out then no one else can, therefore everyone must adhere to our restrictions.
How about a little context? Wearing pink backpacks sits several miles on the other side of the coninuum from the graphic assault that took place on a Carmel school bus. In fact, I'm not sure how what happened on that bus is even classified as an example of hazing as opposed to what it actually was -- assault.
Plus, Roy Hibbert isn't intimidating anyone here. He is introducing the new guys on the team to a little harmless adversity which gives everyone on the team a chance to see how the new guys react. But... wait...I'm not going to waste time defending Hibbert's action since any sane person understands the harmless, team-building impact Roy was looking for.
I'm more exercised by the report itself.
What exactly were the folks at Fox 59 thinking? The poor cub reporter they sent down to try to get quotes from the Pacers had to feel emasculated asking these questions. Notice Jim O'Brien wasn't in the piece. That's because JOB stared a hole through the kid while he was asking and then told him he had nothing to say.
Talk about hazing. That reporter has a good case against his bosses at 59 for making him cover that ridiculous storyline.
The other angle that kills me with this story is that it remains open season on the Pacers. This guy didn't ask around to the other local teams about their initiation...er, hazing rituals. In fact, Peyton Manning claims not to engage in rookie hazing but we do know he likes to pull pranks.
Ah, pranks. Now that's a solid euphemism for hazing. Just ask Jay Cutler who Manning famously "pranked" at the Pro Bowl last year. Also seem to remember Manning having some coaches golf carts set afloat in a lake at Rose Hulman during training camp.
Would anyone at 59 ever consider heading out to the Colts' complex to question the team? Was there someone in charge pushing this story? More importantly, was there no one in charge questioning this story?
I guess any chance to take a shot at the Pacers is easy pickings. I'm surprised they didn't find someone to complain that CIB money was used to buy the backpacks.
Honestly, such a ludicrous claim would've fit in perfectly with this ridiculous story.
Here's a piece from MSNBC that says students and parents are starting to consider the cost of colleges and make adjustments:
College-bound students clearly are factoring cost more heavily into their school choices, sometimes after having tough conversations with their parents. They are shifting from private to public colleges, taking "gap years" after high school to save money or attending school part-time while working, based on enrollment figures and anecdotal evidence from admissions counselors and other experts.
I don't see this as a bad trend. In fact, I think it's a good thing. In all other areas of life we compare costs versus value, so why not in selecting a strategy for getting a college degree?
There's really nothing new for me to say about how I think people should approach the college planning decision. If you want to read my opinion, check out How to Make the Most of a College Degree.
Many of you may be wondering why I've been spending so much time lately posting on college-related issues. There are several reasons:
- I find the subject fascinating -- especially as people start to really evaluate it and compare costs versus benefits.
- I simply love the Debt-Free U book and have found it to be full of great things to post on.
- My kids are close to getting into high school -- the time our family needs to start thinking about setting them up for college success.
- Many parents are in the middle of making college choices for kids (or at least considering colleges) at this time of year.
I hope you are enjoying learning more about the college education process. I know I am!!!! ;-)
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First the sheer stupidity of the story with a busy body mom straight out of central casting worrying about her kids and trying to educate people on the horrors of hazing. Please, start with your kids and educate, educate, educate.
I understand the zero-tolerance policy in effect in Carmel, but if you or your community can't figure out a way to handle hazing behavior then keep working with the kids and stop looking for excuses elsewhere. It's as if the mom was saying, if we can't figure it out then no one else can, therefore everyone must adhere to our restrictions.
How about a little context? Wearing pink backpacks sits several miles on the other side of the coninuum from the graphic assault that took place on a Carmel school bus. In fact, I'm not sure how what happened on that bus is even classified as an example of hazing as opposed to what it actually was -- assault.
Plus, Roy Hibbert isn't intimidating anyone here. He is introducing the new guys on the team to a little harmless adversity which gives everyone on the team a chance to see how the new guys react. But... wait...I'm not going to waste time defending Hibbert's action since any sane person understands the harmless, team-building impact Roy was looking for.
I'm more exercised by the report itself.
What exactly were the folks at Fox 59 thinking? The poor cub reporter they sent down to try to get quotes from the Pacers had to feel emasculated asking these questions. Notice Jim O'Brien wasn't in the piece. That's because JOB stared a hole through the kid while he was asking and then told him he had nothing to say.
Talk about hazing. That reporter has a good case against his bosses at 59 for making him cover that ridiculous storyline.
The other angle that kills me with this story is that it remains open season on the Pacers. This guy didn't ask around to the other local teams about their initiation...er, hazing rituals. In fact, Peyton Manning claims not to engage in rookie hazing but we do know he likes to pull pranks.
Ah, pranks. Now that's a solid euphemism for hazing. Just ask Jay Cutler who Manning famously "pranked" at the Pro Bowl last year. Also seem to remember Manning having some coaches golf carts set afloat in a lake at Rose Hulman during training camp.
Would anyone at 59 ever consider heading out to the Colts' complex to question the team? Was there someone in charge pushing this story? More importantly, was there no one in charge questioning this story?
I guess any chance to take a shot at the Pacers is easy pickings. I'm surprised they didn't find someone to complain that CIB money was used to buy the backpacks.
Honestly, such a ludicrous claim would've fit in perfectly with this ridiculous story.
Here's a piece from MSNBC that says students and parents are starting to consider the cost of colleges and make adjustments:
College-bound students clearly are factoring cost more heavily into their school choices, sometimes after having tough conversations with their parents. They are shifting from private to public colleges, taking "gap years" after high school to save money or attending school part-time while working, based on enrollment figures and anecdotal evidence from admissions counselors and other experts.
I don't see this as a bad trend. In fact, I think it's a good thing. In all other areas of life we compare costs versus value, so why not in selecting a strategy for getting a college degree?
There's really nothing new for me to say about how I think people should approach the college planning decision. If you want to read my opinion, check out How to Make the Most of a College Degree.
Many of you may be wondering why I've been spending so much time lately posting on college-related issues. There are several reasons:
- I find the subject fascinating -- especially as people start to really evaluate it and compare costs versus benefits.
- I simply love the Debt-Free U book and have found it to be full of great things to post on.
- My kids are close to getting into high school -- the time our family needs to start thinking about setting them up for college success.
- Many parents are in the middle of making college choices for kids (or at least considering colleges) at this time of year.
I hope you are enjoying learning more about the college education process. I know I am!!!! ;-)
Macsimum <b>News</b> - Jobs comments on Java-Mac OS X situation
MacsimumNews - Your Leading Apple News Alternative. Jobs comments on Java-Mac OS X situation. Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple ico Oct 22, 2010 at 10:52am. image Apple's announcement that they would be ceasing future development of their ...
Fox <b>News</b> Gives Fired NPR Reporter Juan Williams Fat New Contract <b>...</b>
Williams, who has served as a part-time contributor on Fox News since 1997, got an expanded, multi-year deal from the cable channel Thursday. Terms were not disclosed, though a source close to the network said Williams is getting a pay ...
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