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Thou Shalt Not Publicly Embarrass Thy Employer.nafod wrote:They shut down his twitter account and suspended him for a game afterwards. Which I think was bullshit.
with the truthTurdacious wrote:Thou Shalt Not Publicly Embarrass Thy Employer.nafod wrote:They shut down his twitter account and suspended him for a game afterwards. Which I think was bullshit.
Mao wrote:Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party
It creates jobs:DrDonkeyLove wrote:with the truthTurdacious wrote:Thou Shalt Not Publicly Embarrass Thy Employer.nafod wrote:They shut down his twitter account and suspended him for a game afterwards. Which I think was bullshit.
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/ ... ey300.htmlFootball players at the UW remain eligible by maintaining a "C" average or better. The university provides considerable help.
Players get assistance from four academic coordinators, two academic advisers, a learning specialist and a supervisor.
The UW also hires 80 part-time tutors to work with all athletes, regardless of sport. These tutors work five to 20 hours a week, typically earning $15 an hour. They attend the athletes' classes, take lecture notes and explain concepts during study sessions.
Most help goes to athletes who failed to meet the school's minimum admittance standards for regular students. Each year, the UW accepts about 30 such athletes as "special admits" — slots that tend to be filled by football or basketball players.
Those special admits with the weakest academic backgrounds often do OK their first quarter but then struggle, a recent university report found. Early on, the athletes cluster in the same classes, with juniors and seniors directing incoming players to classes considered easy.
On the 2007 football team, 20 percent of the players with declared majors selected American ethnic studies. The year before, it was 43 percent. For undergraduates as a whole, 1 percent major in that subject.
Late 70s/early 80s I tutored Ronnie Macadoo while in college (got drafted but dropped in the NBA, played pro ball in Europe), and he'd sit there with a bong between his knees the whole time while we went over math homework. I got paid no matter what.Turdacious wrote:It creates jobs:DrDonkeyLove wrote:with the truthTurdacious wrote:Thou Shalt Not Publicly Embarrass Thy Employer.nafod wrote:They shut down his twitter account and suspended him for a game afterwards. Which I think was bullshit.http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/ ... ey300.htmlFootball players at the UW remain eligible by maintaining a "C" average or better. The university provides considerable help.
Players get assistance from four academic coordinators, two academic advisers, a learning specialist and a supervisor.
The UW also hires 80 part-time tutors to work with all athletes, regardless of sport. These tutors work five to 20 hours a week, typically earning $15 an hour. They attend the athletes' classes, take lecture notes and explain concepts during study sessions.
Most help goes to athletes who failed to meet the school's minimum admittance standards for regular students. Each year, the UW accepts about 30 such athletes as "special admits" — slots that tend to be filled by football or basketball players.
Those special admits with the weakest academic backgrounds often do OK their first quarter but then struggle, a recent university report found. Early on, the athletes cluster in the same classes, with juniors and seniors directing incoming players to classes considered easy.
On the 2007 football team, 20 percent of the players with declared majors selected American ethnic studies. The year before, it was 43 percent. For undergraduates as a whole, 1 percent major in that subject.
Anyone who disagrees hates Murica', that is clearly.
I tutored at UD back in the 90s when I was a student and made $10/hr. It was a great job. I worked almost exclusively with the Women's Basketball and Track teams. The girls mostly had good grades (3.0 or better), most were education majors, and needed basic help in English and History. Very often, they showed up or left in various states of undress. Casual nudity and taking of off clothes to tease the Tutor was fine with me.Football players at the UW remain eligible by maintaining a "C" average or better. The university provides considerable help.
Players get assistance from four academic coordinators, two academic advisers, a learning specialist and a supervisor.
The UW also hires 80 part-time tutors to work with all athletes, regardless of sport. These tutors work five to 20 hours a week, typically earning $15 an hour. They attend the athletes' classes, take lecture notes and explain concepts during study sessions.
Most help goes to athletes who failed to meet the school's minimum admittance standards for regular students. Each year, the UW accepts about 30 such athletes as "special admits" — slots that tend to be filled by football or basketball players.
Those special admits with the weakest academic backgrounds often do OK their first quarter but then struggle, a recent university report found. Early on, the athletes cluster in the same classes, with juniors and seniors directing incoming players to classes considered easy.
On the 2007 football team, 20 percent of the players with declared majors selected American ethnic studies. The year before, it was 43 percent. For undergraduates as a whole, 1 percent major in that subject.
WildGorillaMan wrote:Enthusiasm combined with no skill whatsoever can sometimes carry the day.
