Locally sure, but nationally? Where I live there are very many small-ish school districts, as opposed to the mammoth LA Unified that I grew up in. Some are town-based, some are multi-community deals, which sometimes means crazy/non-contiguous boundaries. My town is the only one around here eschewing bus service in favor of being a "walking district," which yeah means a lot of walkers breathe exhaust. Rumor has it that in the 80s the buses were dumped so that gee-whiz, we just couldn't support integrating the schools with kids from other districts. Easy to be/feel/seem liberal and accepting when your ethnic diversity is shades of WYPIPO. Soon after moving from LA, somebody here told me they thought it'd be odd to live in a place like LA that wasn't very ethnic.
Dwindling not in that districts would get rid of buses but in that it would make no sense to make major investments in buses. I've seen increases in parents driving their kids in urban, suburban and exurban areas.
What is that based on? If everyone drove, many schools would have a nightmare dealing with it. Not to mention the environmental footprint. Taking a bus should be required unless there are extreme circumstances. And all the buses should be electric.
Previous schools contrasted for me. Some had buses, some didn't. My mom drove me to a close by school.
Just the traffic jams I see outside of schools at opening and closing times and reported increases in traffic because of parental trips. I've never posted that there are schools where everyone is driven, just that it is more prevalent than in the past.
I know I'm not representative, but at the school just up the street, most students are not in cars (either self or by parent). There is some variation of walking, bike riding, or those motorized scooters. And I would suspect that a lot of (high/middle) school in urban areas are like that. There is another school, same district, that is on a road that doesn't have good non-car transportation to it, so I would expect a lot more cars and or buses.
Parents being afraid their child might get hurt if not monitored 24/7. There is also the distance to school in lower density communities.
I think it is offensive to call a poster a racist troll. From now on I propose that we acknowledge them as special need individuals with issues of micro-agressive or micro-inequity behaviors.
I don't expect many on this board to be plugged into astrology, but for the first time in over 200 years Pluto has stationed direct in the sign of Aquarius where it will stay until 2044. It has been retrograding in the sign for off and on for the past two years and yesterday it went direct where it will remain. So no one has felt this type of energy in centuries. The outer planets of astrology are oftentimes more indicative of the collective rather than the individual. Pluto in Aquarius seems to be a time of collective rewiring, intellectual innovation, and in some cases revolution. I wanted to give some reference points so the following are the last few times Pluto was in Aquarius with some world events. 1778-1797 Obviously we saw the American Revolution as well as formation of the Constitution during this time period. The French Revolution also happened during this time and monarchies were restructuring and the beginning of the end of the system happened during this time. Economically the Industrial Revolution was just in the beginning stages. 1532-1553 The Reformation was in full swing, with the English Reformation happening primarily in this time period. The end of the Inca Empire happened during this period, and Portugal began settling in Brazil--setting up for the high point of that empire. In the East the Ottoman Empire enjoys a peak under Suleiman the Magnificent. 1286-1307 The Battle of Stirling Bridge in the Scottish War for Independence. In India, the Mamluk dynasty comes to an end after a century of rule. The Ottoman Empire begins. The Mongol Empire begins fracturing into four distinct subgroups as its hey day passes it by. 1041-1062 Macbeth is King of Scotland. In 1054, the Great Schism between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church takes place. In China the Qingli Reforms begin----the Song dynasty's first Confucian political movement, highlighting a revival of Confucian ideas and the rise of regional elites who gained advanced social status through learning, civil exams, and government services. While failing, in the later part of the Century they would take root. 795-817 Highpoint of the Abbasid Empire in the Middle East, associated with the rule of Harun al-Rashid. Greek philosophy is translated into Arabic during this time period, ensuring that it does not get lost to the sands of time. The Vikings first begin raiding Ireland. Charlemagne's reign ends in 814. 550-573 Highpoint of the Byzantine Empire under Justinian I. The end of Classical Antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages for Western Europe, much of this century was transitioning from Empire to Feudal Kingdoms. China on the otherhand was coming off of over a century of internal division resulting in the reunification of the Southern and Northern kingdoms.
Golf carts are more a Southern thing. All over Myrtle Beach and retirement villages. Very bougie for Whitelandian yoots I must say.
Macbeth was a real king? I had no idea. Next thing you are going to tell me that Romeo and Juliet were real lovers.
I think they're a non-Northeastern metro thing. Guy who lived in the dorm room next to mine talked about it at his CA HS What's funny is none of the country clubs in town are near this particular school. The town grew in several directions from the historic area this demo lives near.
Also, same post: That's interesting! I have never heard/read "bougie" aimed at anyone but Black people who dared to defy the stereotypes of 406 years of miseducation.
I missed the bus by like a quarter mile. The kids on the other side of the highway got bussed to school. So we literally had to walk up a hill both ways in the snow like a mile and a half across train tracks with no bookbags just our freezing liddle fingers.
I had my only OVI in 2019 and as part of all of that you have to go to a weekend class in Ohio. One of the ladies that I made friends with got her OVI on a golf cart in Put-In-Bay. She ran into a golf police cart.
Yeah, Naughtius or one of the other English folks can correct me, but his downfall, not long before 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, was connected to some of Harold Godwinson's allies helping to defeat him and install Macolm III to power in Scotland. Fairly recently, I listened to a Rest is History podcast on the Norman Conquest of England (it's like 6 parts----great stuff) and they mention the "real" MacBeth a couple of times, discussing his secondary (maybe tertiary to be more accurate) in the events that preceded 1066.
Thanks for all this, that is six seasons of quality reality television: When Pluto Meets Aquarius Just checking though, do we need to call that monarch The Scottish Play?
You want unpopular!!! Tuchel, the Lions mgr, is picking the best players that fit for the team instead of the most popular ones. What a stupid idea!!
I see it as History of the World Part III "When Pluto Meets Aquarius" I don't think we can get Mel Brooks to produce though.