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Irina Gen taught English and German in Russia before answering questions from 13- and 14-year-old students about Russian athletes being excluded from international competition. Now she faces prison.
“Until Russia begins to behave in a civilized manner, the ban on entry of Russian athletes to competitions will last forever,” she added. is also considered a crime.”
She also criticized the bombing of Ukrainian maternity wards.
Patriotic students recorded her remarks and forwarded them to the Russian FSB spymeister. She has been charged with anti-war remarks (“fake news”) and she could face a 10-year sentence.
Russia is asking teachers to explain to students why they are going to war with the “Ukrainian fascist regime”.
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In November, Iowa Senate Speaker Jake Chapman, R-Adele, said Johnston-area teachers and other school personnel who provided “obscene” materials to students should be prosecuted.
The offensive material includes “The Absolutely True Diaries of a Part-Time Indian” by Alexi, a Native American teen shaman who attends wealthy schools but lives in poverty; It was “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas. school.
Chapman suggested making it a felony. House Republicans also wanted to install cameras in classrooms to monitor teachers and fire teachers for failing to stand up and recite the Pledge of Allegiance three times.
Nothing has been made into law, but it reflects the “1776 Pledge” by the truth-hating Donald Trump’s 1776 Committee (not historians), which states, “Let your children have a deep love for our country.” It aims to restore a sincere and patriotic education that nurtures
Is it true? “Semi-fascism”, anyone?
North Carolina Republican Lt. Mark Robinson condemned teaching science and history in elementary schools. “There is absolutely no need to talk about fairness or social justice,” said Robinson, who is black.
He supports school vouchers because he thinks “traditional public schools may be a thing of the past.”
“Public education has become the nation’s greatest enemy,” declared actor and producer Kirk Cameron while promoting his documentary “The Homeschool Awakening.”
Of course, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is desperate to use the vouchers to steal money from public schools.
In 2017, Republicans in Iowa stripped teachers of their bargaining powers. This was not only about money (the state minimum is her $33,500), but also about negotiation frustrations.
Teachers, on the other hand, are harassed by parents who object to the materials and, in some cases, bring them to social media.
Surprisingly, public education is the most endangered industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 182,000 teachers left in February, compared with 138,000 the year before, but it also takes COVID into account.
In Iowa, some districts are getting serious. Teach Iowa said in August he posted 1,600 teaching vacancies.
Teachers in Iowa could be fined $1,000 for breach of contract. Cedar, who lost 126 teachers last year in his Rapids district, cannot set them free.
The City of Iowa offers $5,000 for new teachers who stay two years. Des Moines is offering an additional $50,000 in severance pay to school officials with the experience necessary to remain in school this year.
The Far Right may be winning this culture war, but America is losing.
2022 Spring Garden Winner Flowers and Vegetables
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Begonia ‘Viking Explorer Rose on Green’ — These backward-facing begonias “explore” your garden by spreading and spilling their branches over the edge of a hanging basket or container. The prolific rose-colored flowers stand out against the glossy green foliage and remain so throughout the season. Resistant to both wet and dry conditions as well as being heat and many disease resistant Tolerant.
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Tomato “Purple Zebra F1” — A delightful new addition to the Striped Tomatoes, it produces tomatoes rich in complex flavors and a moderately firm texture. Dark red fruit with green streaks and a deep mahogany red interior is not cloudy like other tomatoes of this type. Overall, this tomato is tastier and thinner-skinned than its disease-tolerant counterparts. Highly disease resistant.
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Tomato “Sunset Torch F1” — ‘Sunset Torch’ has strong and dramatic stripes from stem to tip. This is a very active grower and was the first to mature in multiple areas. Good overall performance, low division, good yields, mild sweetness, fruity flavor and disease resistance make this cutie a winner. produced. Highly disease resistant.
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Tomato “Pink Delicious” — This early tomato supports the trend to have the appearance, flavor and texture of landraces with hybrid disease resistance and improved germination, ensuring higher yields and very uniform fruit sizes. early on. Beautiful large berries are not so cracked. What really sets this variety apart is its excellent flavor and high Brix for being sweeter than regular pink tomatoes.
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Eggplant ‘Icicle F1’ — This cylindrical white eggplant has fewer spines than most eggplants, making harvesting less painful. It has larger fruit, higher yield and fewer seeds than other white eggplants. Large, hardy, vigorous plants withstand insect damage and the environment. The pure white skin does not tend to turn yellow like many other white eggplants.The improved taste and texture have universal appeal (whether raw or cooked).
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Lettuce ‘Bauer’ — Oakleaf lettuce is a delicious, versatile, and very easy (and quick) to grow edible. It is harvested at the baby leaf stage or grows into a rosette-shaped, full-sized head. It’s compact size pleases. The dense head produces plenty of sweet, crisp, tough leaves.
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Pepper “Dragonfly F1” – The ‘Dragonfly’ pepper plant produces beautiful purple peppers with thick, sweet walls unlike other purple thin papery walls on the market. , and even in the mature green stage it tastes just as good as it does when it’s fully purple and mature.
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Pepper “Buffy F1” — This pepper produces an abundance of juicy, fleshy green to red berries on sturdy, healthy, upright plants. Buffy’s berries are more attractive and slightly larger than their counterparts. The capsicum was held high on the plant and matured earlier than Tobasco in the AAS test.
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Petunia ‘Beasney’ — This deep, rich yellow mounding petunia is the first gold award winning petunia since 1950. Each ‘Bee’s Knees’ petunia is filled with lush blooms that display colorful, deep yellow blooms that do not fade throughout the season. The bright yellow color of petunia stands out against the dark green leaves.
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Sunflower “Concert Bell” F1 –“Concert Bell” is a unique flower representation with many 10-12 flowers clustered together on an upright cylindrical stem and performs quite well. It blooms beautiful golden flowers earlier than comparison. Each plant grows to a very even height of 5 to 6 feet and when used as a cut flower, a single cut flower yields a ready-made bouquet in no time. It is highly praised for its durability and sturdiness to withstand heavy storms and winds.
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Watermelon “Century Star F1” – A new seedless watermelon, ‘Century’, similar to the popular heritage variety ‘Moon and Stars’, yields 10 pounds of fruit on a long vine. The fruit has an attractive speckled pericarp and a savory, crisp, sweet inner pulp.
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Saul Shapiro is the former editor of The Courier.
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