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Date Posted: 12:42:57 11/09/01 Fri
Author: Michael
Subject: And somehow this thread got to speaking of overpopulation!
In reply to: Jamey Lee 's message, "Re: Will Boston Public catch on?" on 12:12:28 11/09/01 Fri

>That is true, and as you said they have lost some.
>What was the black gang member's name, who got killed?
> They lost him too. I really love the new teacher who
>isn't afraid to say what he feels (admitted that he
>had masturbated while thinking of one of the students!)

Most of the time I like the Michael Rapaport character, but this was not one of those moments. Yeah, it's nice to be someone who speaks his mind as is not worried about whether or not he is offending anyone by his speech. I just think it's highly inappropriate for a teacher to be making such admissions to his students. I don't totally remember the context of the conversation, but IIRC, the character threw in the bit about thinking of students while he beats off in an unprovoked manner. Correct me if I am wrong. Did he really need to volunteer that info? Keep in mind that my high schooling occured in a single-sex environment, so if such an admission were to have been made there ... eesh!

>That is the woman who was talking behind Ronnie's back
>in front of all of the other teachers, right? That is
>the one I hate, but think if she is like that all the
>time, that she would be good to keep, kind of like a
>Dr. Smith on Lost in Space. (giving away my age!)

Finally, a realistic interpretation of a teacher *smirk*! Having at one time desired to be a high school teacher, and even going through many of the steps in the process to become one, it's amazing how many you find that become so insecure about how they are percevied and of their worth to society that views like this become the dominant one. Closed door meetings to discuss other unwelcomed teachers? Back-stabbing? You'd have thought a profession that so influences the futures of the children of America would be above that. Ronnie's back-handed compliment was the perfect response to what was going on in there.

>but those who enjoy booming out
>babies as if there is no world population
>crises(70,000 million net more people on the earth
>every year than the year before and will reach 7
>billion in the next ten years!)
>I know that isn't fair, since there are likely people
>who have large families who do care about the earth
>and also those who have no children who could care
>less about what humanity is doing to our precious
>planet!

Ah yes! The part that the subject of my post refers to! For every family that's churning out babies shortsightedly, I could probably find just as many career-oriented women who feel that introducing new life into the world would get in the way of job advancement. Plus there are people who conscientiously object to bringing another life into the world, seeing it as a drain on soon-to-be-tapped-out resources. Those are both encouraging trends.

What is discouraging though, is that such measures are most likely countered by the number of irresponsible girls who get knocked up, or don't have the foresight to obtain birth control or contraception before living their promiscuous lives.

Oh, and thanks for clarifying that Lauren is not a villain. I read that wrong *sheepish look* ... my bad.

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