tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post7718111749976624603..comments2024-03-13T03:24:01.167-04:00Comments on Marginalizing Morons: Hingham School District - A Legend In Its Own TownCaptiousNuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-10226610329810291782009-11-13T17:34:24.895-05:002009-11-13T17:34:24.895-05:00I do read that blog, and I wouldn't rely on it...I do read that blog, and I wouldn't rely on it too much. I even agree with much of what's on it. However, it's something of a joke as far as I'm concerned. Even besides the hysterical tone, it has too many factual errors to really be taken seriously. He also seems to have a fairly limited range of information sources. He completely misses some of the juiciest town gossip. There's something coming down the pipeline relating to our beloved superintendent that he hasn't touched upon, for example.<br /><br />As for that bumper sticker, well, I don't think it would have the effect you hope for. The people you want to piss off aren't bright enough to realize it's true, so they would just think that you were crazy. It wouldn't even occur to them that there was the slightest chance that you were on to something. It would just be too bizarre a concept for them to be able to take seriously. <br /><br />You'd probably just sell a lot of those stickers at your town's high school, as they seem to be rivals with us. (Which is news to me, I thought we were rivals with the town on the other side of us). Speaking of which, your town's schools really surprise me in their tepidness. I've heard that the elementary schools are good, but all of the parents with money and connections send their kids to private school for high school, leaving the public high school bereft of much of anything. But at least your town isn't always bragging about being the best district in the state (On what list? According to who? Since when? All I can do is roll my eyes but nod when I hear this.)<br /><br />And the town hall packing: well, it's probably not any different than any other town, or any other issue: people who care run GOTV drives, and in Hingham GOTV involving school issues hit a large portion of the population. We DID need a new elementary school. The current middle school bullshit is beyond the pale, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-72170628342786843692009-11-13T16:58:49.298-05:002009-11-13T16:58:49.298-05:00Thanks for the link as it confirms my hypothesis s...Thanks for the <a href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/hingham/news/opinions/letters/x592703748/HINGHAM-OPINION-MCAS-results-should-be-better" rel="nofollow">link</a> as it confirms my hypothesis somewhat.<br /><br />Methinks Hingham suffers from a severe lack of *Asians* - at least when it comes to top student testing performance.<br /><br />Hingham, IMO, is still a great place to live for an abundance of reasons - even if they delude themselves about *the schools*.<br /><br />I've even seriously considered getting a bumper sticker made saying *Hingham Schools Suck* but thought better of the idea. Would piss a bunch of clowns off, if nothing else.<br /><br />I've heard that they pack the town hall with toadies when education voting is on the agenda.<br /><br />Check out that blog from the video I've embedded if you haven't already.CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-61171377647545904002009-11-13T16:24:21.830-05:002009-11-13T16:24:21.830-05:00I love this post, and it's so very true. Ther...I love this post, and it's so very true. There's an undercurrent of speculation in Hingham that the schools aren't /actually/ as good as we all think, but it's only spoken in whispers. Sacrilege! How dare anyone suggest such a thing? But anyone with any brains (or any ability to read the numbers) knows it's true.<br /><br />Here's some similar analysis someone in town did: http://www.wickedlocal.com/hingham/news/opinions/letters/x592703748/HINGHAM-OPINION-MCAS-results-should-be-better<br /><br />I live in Hingham and found your blog by Googling for information about homeschooling in Hingham. If I'm going to have to teach my kids everything they need to know anyway, I may as well go all out, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-8778278891285237692009-11-13T11:13:36.400-05:002009-11-13T11:13:36.400-05:00Anon,
Thanks for that link.
No, I don't thin...Anon,<br /><br />Thanks for that link.<br /><br />No, I don't think I've come across that chick.<br /><br />Her last post has 174 comments!<br /><br />What a juggernaut. When women like something....they all like it.<br /><br />I will hyperlink it for the Luddites in our midst:<br /><br /><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/homeschooling/" rel="nofollow">Pioneer Woman - Homeschooling</a>CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-47634513920402057632009-11-13T11:09:20.828-05:002009-11-13T11:09:20.828-05:00Kfell,
It is 100% true that real estate agents p...Kfell, <br /><br />It is 100% true that real estate agents peddle *good schools* for most towns. <br /><br />When we were looking at buying in Hingham, some two years ago, it was an incessant bleat: "the schools...the schools....the schools..."<br /><br />My tack was always to assert that I went to school in the projects of Worcester through 8th grade. The implication is, "Are you calling me a dummy?"<br /><br />Then I ask the agent, where THEY went to school.<br /><br /><em>Grew up in Dorchester, huh? So you yourself must be an uneducated <b>Moron</b>!</em><br /><br />Of course they are, but that's beside the point.<br /><br />Whenever an agent starts giving me their *spiel*, my wife's eyes roll and she leaves the room with alacrity. She knows what's coming. I really lay into these quacks - calling them on all their BS.<br /><br />Then they shut up.CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-76983965634302913972009-11-13T09:03:08.239-05:002009-11-13T09:03:08.239-05:00Hingham's reputation is a front to bump up the...Hingham's reputation is a front to bump up the value of the real estate holdings. How many times have you heard from the real estate agents about how wonderful the local school system is? I bought my house in a similar town called Bedford, NH. We didn't even have kids and the reason we were moving was to reduce my commute. The agent went on and on about the schools. I on the other hand was much more interested in the property tax rate which was much lower than surrounding towns for the reason of wealthy massholes moving in and building mcmansions. Of course my taxes have gone up 25% (they built a new HS) since 2005 but still considerably less than Manchester a $hit hole with terrible schools. <br /><br />By the way C-nut, i got my 2.75 yr old on that website you suggested for reading and she loves it. Getting her to use the mouse is a chore as my patience is limited but she is slowly getting the hang of it. I also have her down to about 2 hrs of tv a week. Nielson stated that 2-5 yr olds watch on average of 32 hrs a week of tv.<br />KfellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-75856501733978329082009-11-13T06:40:09.315-05:002009-11-13T06:40:09.315-05:00Bumped into this and thought it might interest you...Bumped into this and thought it might interest you.. perhaps you know this link already : <br /><br />http://thepioneerwoman.com/homeschooling/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com