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eziam t1_j9zwlc0 wrote

Reply to Henrico to pay bonuses at nine schools with high teacher vacancies by CrassostreaVirginica

Not going to work. They did this a decade ago (actually about 15 years ago) Gave teachers a 5k bonus and support teachers/administrators. Each new teacher had a mentor teacher who didn't have a class but actually helped a group of teachers. I worked for ten years in one of those schools. The extra money and "support staff" will not make a difference. Since they are title 1 schools, they are funded nicely. To fix the problem (in the elementary level) is to vap class size at 12-16 kids, and have parent buy-in and parent-teacher accountability.

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opienandm OP t1_j9zuqt6 wrote

Reply to comment by SadValleyThrowaway in A non-update on the murder at the 7-11 at W Broad/Meadow by opienandm

So I’m supposed to supervise them now? That’s another thing someone else is getting paid to do. I’m stupefied that people are actually arguing against the idea that people who work for RPD should actually do their job. They should do it for this shooting as well as any other shooting where a suspect was not immediately apprehended.

What would you say if a police department issued a statement like this: “A violent prisoner escaped from a maximum security prison today. Please call us if you have any information. We have no other information to release at this time.”

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PhreePhish t1_j9zu6iq wrote

Reply to Question about Richmond International by The-Potion-Seller

There is a great little 24 hour donut shop right down the road called Country Style Donuts, and if you have the time truly is a must. I used to work in music and anytime I picked up an artist I'd have a nice little assortment with me to welcome them.

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opienandm OP t1_j9zsyl3 wrote

Reply to comment by Charlesinrichmond in A non-update on the murder at the 7-11 at W Broad/Meadow by opienandm

I’m with you on the second point, which has been proven over and over and over. The third point is actually a function of the second (higher qualifications and requirements), so I agree with you on that point as long as the second thing happens.

I’m not sure the first is true, however. If the job is scoped to leverage the higher skill set 90% of the time, I don’t know that you need more police. I think about all the parking/traffic enforcement/control, busting of pot shops, and general over policing which occurs and think about how those jobs could likely be done by others, with police involvement when warranted.

One of my theories is that the public is conditioned to assume that the police are the answer to far wider set of problems than would be true IF the construct of how to achieve/maintain public safety were different. It would take a pretty significant restructuring of our systems, and there doesn’t seem to be a huge appetite amongst the power players to do so.

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sleevieb t1_j9zrzuj wrote

Reply to comment by newerbalance in Question about Richmond International by The-Potion-Seller

What’s up with the cigarette plane?

Edit: further research reveals this plane is most commonly contracted by the military to fly in time sensitive and very large and or heavy parts. It is Ukrainian and not Russian. It was flown here last containing large metal frames.

There oldest mention of it flying back to Russia with cigarettes I found also claimed it came here to deliver vodka.

These planes repteeent Ukrainian technical prowess and pride, not Russian. The 50% larger an-225 was destroyed early on in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

But sure the Russians fill the fuel tanks with vodka to deliver some bears to Virginia before loading its tanks with bourbon and flying home cigarettes and bacon.

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