American Idol 7 Finale Red Carpet Thread.. David Cook Wins!

[kimmar067]

There is not one shot of his undies or iPod in that. Trust me, I've checked... quite a few times.

...ya better check again.....just in case.....

 

[Mean Queen]

...ya better check again.....just in case.....

Ok. Not there... not there... Wait! Nope, just the flap of the back of the shirt. Oooh! Close, but not there. And we start again.

 

[Quest4fun]

There is not one shot of his undies or iPod in that. Trust me, I've checked... quite a few times.

Um... Guitar Hero commercial anybody?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Th02lJDM8BM

 

[kimmar067]

Um... Guitar Hero commercial anybody?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Th02lJDM8BM

.... but dude, did you get yourself a new tag??

 

[Quest4fun]

.... but dude, did you get yourself a new tag??

That OFF TOPIC smiley is not smiling.

 

[kimmar067]

That OFF TOPIC smiley is not smiling.

...don't evade the question.....

 

[Mean Queen]

Um... Guitar Hero commercial anybody?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Th02lJDM8BM

Now, I know you see undies in the full commercial, but you can not see anything inappropriate in my dancing Cook avatar.

 

[HoneyBee06]

Now, I know you see undies in the full commercial, but you can not see anything inappropriate in my dancing Cook avatar.

Exactly. I don't think legs are inappropriate at all.

 

[TruBlu]

I was really talking about DH's ipod. Poor guy has one of the old, big ones.

 

[HoneyBee06]

I was really talking about DH's ipod. Poor guy has one of the old, big ones.

yeah...suuuure.

 

[Quest4fun]

I was really talking about DH's ipod. Poor guy has one of the old, big ones.

That is so mean. I'm going to tell him you said that.

 

[Quest4fun]

Michael Johns just picked up another vote. Still none for Chikezie.

 

[Robinrs]

Michael Johns just picked up another vote. Still none for Chikezie.

Come on, somebody throw Chikezie a bone!!

 

[HoneyBee06]

I can't believe Amanda has a vote and Chikezie doesn't.

I don't even think Amanda will pursue singing....and my ears thank her.

 

[Robinrs]

I can't believe Amanda has a vote and Chikezie doesn't.

I don't even think Amanda will pursue singing....and my ears thank her.

I can't believe Ramiele has one! I'd vote for my NEIGHBOR, an elderly woman who looks like Paula Deen, before her!!!

 

[princessesrule4]

I see yall are talking about Ipod sizes again!

 

[Robinrs]

A little OFF TOPIC... but what else is new around here...

It's been IN THE NEWS about how many kids failed the standardized test for math here in Georgia...40%.... and my honor student kid was one...

Mike has struggled with math all of his life. After a round of Kumon and Sylvan he was FINALLY catching up.

This year he has an IDIOT of a math teacher, a wimpy creep that seemed like he was afraid of the kids.

I had two meetings with him and he practically hid under the table while talking to me... ... I know.. all 4 foot eleven of me is SOO SCARY!!

The test is brand new and very challenging. The teacher convinced me that Mike and the others will ACE it, because he was going to prepare them thoroughly.

Well, Mike takes the test and fails it. They had a bunch of kids come to the cafeteria and they broke the news to them. Michael said honor, accelerated and special ed kids were all in the room...some kids broke down crying.

They were told they were to go to Summer School and take the test again or THEY WOULD NOT BE GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL.

Way to destroy a summer...

Today was the first day of summer school. My son said in his class every single kid who had this teacher FAILED .. except ONE. So, 40% of the state failed but 99% of THIS teacher's kids failed... ..what the...

Mike said that the subject matter they learned today he had NEVER seen. One of the kids stood up and asked "Can we get this man FIRED?"

I am literally LIVID. I could've understood the 40% but this I cannot deal with. All the work I put into giving my son back his confidence flew out of the window with one stupid test...

Oh, and did I mention that this is the SECOND ranked middle school in the district??? Second only to a specialized charter school. People, including myself, MOVE into this area because of the schools and gladly spend half a mill on a home to get their kids this kind of education without doling out private school money. The avg math score in 2007 was 84.80... I cannot IMAGINE what it is now!!!

Sorry, I had to get that off my chest... and if I posted it on the CB I'd hear something that'll make me KILL SOMEBODY.... don't let me go there...

VENT OVER!!

 

[HoneyBee06]

A little OFF TOPIC... but what else is new around here...

It's been IN THE NEWS about how many kids failed the standardized test for math here in Georgia...40%.... and my honor student kid was one...

Mike has struggled with math all of his life. After a round of Kumon and Sylvan he was FINALLY catching up.

This year he has an IDIOT of a math teacher, a wimpy creep that seemed like he was afraid of the kids.

I had two meetings with him and he practically hid under the table while talking to me... ... I know.. all 4 foot eleven of me is SOO SCARY!!

The test is brand new and very challenging. The teacher convinced me that Mike and the others will ACE it, because he was going to prepare them thoroughly.

Well, Mike takes the test and fails it. They had a bunch of kids come to the cafeteria and they broke the news to them. Michael said honor, accelerated and special ed kids were all in the room...some kids broke down crying.

They were told they were to go to Summer School and take the test again or THEY WOULD NOT BE GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL.

Way to destroy a summer...

Today was the first day of summer school. My son said in his class every single kid who had this teacher FAILED .. except ONE. So, 40% of the state failed but 99% of THIS teacher's kids failed... ..what the...

Mike said that the subject matter they learned today he had NEVER seen. One of the kids stood up and asked "Can we get this man FIRED?"

I am literally LIVID. I could've understood the 40% but this I cannot deal with. All the work I put into giving my son back his confidence flew out of the window with one stupid test...

Oh, and did I mention that this is the SECOND ranked middle school in the district??? Second only to a specialized charter school. People, including myself, MOVE into this area because of the schools and gladly spend half a mill on a home to get their kids this kind of education without doling out private school money. The avg math score in 2007 was 84.80... I cannot IMAGINE what it is now!!!

Sorry, I had to get that off my chest... and if I posted it on the CB I'd hear something that'll make me KILL SOMEBODY.... don't let me go there...

VENT OVER!!

Kind of unrelated....

But when I was in high school, we had this crazy spanish teacher. Everyone was doing pretty badly in the class (with the exception of a few people.) A few examples of her craziness....

1. If you got in trouble for something (even something small like saying something to a friend) she'd put you in a desk on the far side of the room and then she wouldn't acknowledge you for the rest of the day. If you had a question, she wouldn't answer it.

2. She used to say stuff like, (she had a thick accent because she was from venezula or somwhere) "Be quiet or I will get my gun out of my bag and kill you. You will die and go to hell." We responded with "you have a gun in your bag? I don't think you are supposed to have guns at school."

3. She also told a kid she'd cut off his head and put it in the trash can.

4. For our final exam...she put a bunch of material on it that we'd never even seen before. I think I got a 20% on it or something. I ended up with an F on my report card (as did most kids in my class.)

Needless to say...us students and our parents got her fired. And they changed our report card grades.

 

[HoneyBee06]

I've been going to the community board way too much lately. I think it's because our little thread here isn't as active anymore.

I've gotten wrapped up in a few threads...currently one about men in women's dressing rooms...haha.

Save me!!!

 

[Quest4fun]

A little OFF TOPIC... but what else is new around here...

It's been IN THE NEWS about how many kids failed the standardized test for math here in Georgia...40%.... and my honor student kid was one...

Mike has struggled with math all of his life. After a round of Kumon and Sylvan he was FINALLY catching up.

This year he has an IDIOT of a math teacher, a wimpy creep that seemed like he was afraid of the kids.

I had two meetings with him and he practically hid under the table while talking to me... ... I know.. all 4 foot eleven of me is SOO SCARY!!

The test is brand new and very challenging. The teacher convinced me that Mike and the others will ACE it, because he was going to prepare them thoroughly.

Well, Mike takes the test and fails it. They had a bunch of kids come to the cafeteria and they broke the news to them. Michael said honor, accelerated and special ed kids were all in the room...some kids broke down crying.

They were told they were to go to Summer School and take the test again or THEY WOULD NOT BE GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL.

Way to destroy a summer...

Today was the first day of summer school. My son said in his class every single kid who had this teacher FAILED .. except ONE. So, 40% of the state failed but 99% of THIS teacher's kids failed... ..what the...

Mike said that the subject matter they learned today he had NEVER seen. One of the kids stood up and asked "Can we get this man FIRED?"

I am literally LIVID. I could've understood the 40% but this I cannot deal with. All the work I put into giving my son back his confidence flew out of the window with one stupid test...

Oh, and did I mention that this is the SECOND ranked middle school in the district??? Second only to a specialized charter school. People, including myself, MOVE into this area because of the schools and gladly spend half a mill on a home to get their kids this kind of education without doling out private school money. The avg math score in 2007 was 84.80... I cannot IMAGINE what it is now!!!

Sorry, I had to get that off my chest... and if I posted it on the CB I'd hear something that'll make me KILL SOMEBODY.... don't let me go there...

VENT OVER!!

Most everybody knows how I feel about our public education system and how grades are calculated so I'll spare you the gripe.

What have they stopped doing in recent years that would result in so many kids being ill prepared for life. Poor math, grammar, reading, and spelling skills are running rampant. Are teachers so afraid to give failing grades that they simplify their materials so everybody passes? The standardized tests are based upon the materials found in current text books. If that material is not being reviewed in class then the educator has failed and needs to be fired. I don't even care if they have tenure.