Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The willow is too close to the house.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

Battle won, war still ongoing.

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.

You are here: Home / Popular Culture / Strange Doings Down Under

Strange Doings Down Under

by | 14 Comments

This post is in: 

An interesting solution to the problem of school truancy:

An Australian high school hopes to stop beach-loving students from bailing out of class by making surfing an approved subject.

Byron Bay High School will offer surfing as part of a recreation course that from next year will count toward a high school certificate in New South Wales state.

“You’ve got students who are at risk of dropping out of school and the school has developed this course as a way to provide a pathway for these students into future employment and keep them connected to education,” state Education Minister Carmel Tebbutt said.

Hehe.

Reader Interactions

14Comments

  1. 1.

    TallDave

    Great, now if they just make sex, gangbanging and drug use approved school subjects, our kids will be set!

    Somewhere, Prof. Victor Hanson is quietly banging his head against a desk.

  2. 2.

    Mike S

    It worked for my brother. He was going to drop out and go pro, yes he was that good, until his high school offered it as a club. To stay in the club he had to stay and pass in school.

  3. 3.

    Jeff B

    It is already pretty common to have it as a sport or PE in schools in California. The kids take it early in the morning (around sunrise) to get the best waves.

  4. 4.

    Zifnab

    They teach soccer and tennis and, hell, even ballroom dancing in highschools and colleges. I don’t see anything wrong with a beachfront school having beachfront extraciriculars.

    As for sex, drugs, and rock&roll being offered in future semesters, Human Sexuality, Pharmacy/Chemistry, and Guitar are some of the more popular classes and electives down at the University of Texas. Been there, done that. It’s actually worked very well.

  6. 6.

    TallDave

    yeah, I suppose it’s not that bad. I just wish schools would focus on teaching. If kids want to drop out and do other things, that’s their choice to make in a free society.

  7. 7.

    Steve

    This is no different than how football or basketball operate for some students. If a kid shows up to class and does his homework because he needs the grades to stay on the football team, that’s a win. It’s a pity that some of our schools can’t afford arts and athletics programs, because they’re such key components of keeping kids interested.

  10. 10.

    tBone

    I don’t think they actually have sex and do drugs for credit, though.

    “Dude, I totally aced the practical. Hey, are those potato chips?”

  11. 11.

    Shygetz

    Steve,

    Yeah, except you don’t school credits for playing football.

    Not yet, anyway…

    My high school did. One credit per semester for football players, last period of the day.

  13. 13.

    PMain

    Here in San Diego & at the high school I attended, Surf PE was available & very popular. Students met & signed in & were supervised. It didn’t seem to hurt academics & cut down on surfing related truancy & tardiness. Not to mention, it beat the hell out of running around the track or playing soccer or such. We also offered Tennis for PE, can’t imagine that too many people would complain about that, especially since the school produced Michael Chang & several Professional Surfers.

  14. 14.

    goonie bird

    Holy cowabunga batman the ausies are holding surfing classes in their schools and to think that some of our schools are teaching kids this animal rights crap or how to use a condom

Comments are closed.