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Related: About this forumLast Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Homeschooling
John Oliver discusses homeschooling, its surprising lack of regulation in many states, and, crucially, Darth Vaders parenting skills. - Aired on 10/08/2023.
And here's a "bootleg" version of the show which includes John's initial comments on recent events including: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy being replaced by an ventriloquist's angry dummy; extremist nominations for a new House Speaker; a MAGA candidate running for mayor in Franklin, Tennessee who opposed her city's pride event, tried to pressure the Nashville airport out of holding a Juneteenth celebration, claimed to know "psychically" when a school shooting was about to happen and represents the real estate listing for the owner of a "neo-nazi fight club;" and conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift. It won't last long, as usual:
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Homeschooling (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Oct 2023
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burrowowl
(18,023 posts)1. K&R
Rhiannon12866
(222,238 posts)2. I was waiting for John Oliver. We sure could use some humor today...
underpants
(186,665 posts)3. 👀
Checking out later
Rhiannon12866
(222,238 posts)4. Thanks! It's great to have him back!
BigmanPigman
(52,259 posts)5. I'm still laughing from joke at 17:56
He looks like 'a cat Zoltar machine making a wish to be Andy Griffith".
I keep waiting for Kissinber to die too, especially when I hear Carter is 99. I want him to see Henry go to Hell.
Yes, teachers should get paid $ one million. Dealing with all the BS from states, districts, parents, etc is not what teachers sign up for when they wanted to be plain, normal teachers teaching what they were trained to teach.
Rhiannon12866
(222,238 posts)6. I remember when I was in college, so many aspired to be teachers
Actually I did, too, I spent a year in a classroom working with disabled kids and I loved them. But these days there's a shortage, many teachers are quitting because of threats regarding what they teach.