Meetings around Christmas

[manfredvonrichthofen]

Further, you don't punish those who excel by making things harder on them.

I don't think any one wants to punish those who excel. They just need to be challenged. Everyone needs to be challenged, if they aren't, they will stop trying all together.

[JohnKachenmeister]

Ever notice that since the Federal government created the Department of Education, kids have been getting progressively dumber?

[manfredvonrichthofen]

Ever notice that since the Federal government created the Department of Education, kids have been getting progressively dumber?

I have, I am just glad I was an early victim of the Dipertmant ov Edgikashun.

[tdepp]

Cadets, unless assigned to housekeeping tasks, tend to get in the way on ES missions.  They require extensive supervision, and are a distraction on missions.  It was not always so, but schools today are turning out dolts who cannot think for themselves.

Not my experience at all, sir.  Our cadets (SFCS and SDWG) make up the bulk of our ground teams.  They are reliable, well trained, responsible, and gungho. They easily pass the foxhole test in my experience.  I gladly serve with them and would put my life in their hands.

[GTCommando]

Ever notice that since the Federal government created the Department of Education, kids have been getting progressively dumber?

Which is one of the reasons I'm home schooled.