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Secretary of education Linda McMahon keeps calling AI, A1.

Only the best people.

McMahon said she’d heard about “a school system that’s going to start making sure that first graders, or even pre-Ks, have A1 teaching in every year,” which she said was a “wonderful thing.”

But the comment wasn’t just an isolated slip of the tongue. McMahon added, “Kids are sponges. They just absorb everything. It wasn’t all that long ago that it was, ‘We’re going to have internet in our schools!’ Now let’s see A1 and how can that be helpful.”

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago

To many tombstone pile drivers has taken a toll on poor old Linda’s mind.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

This clueless woman is meant to be a leader in education.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago

Well, she was was never really meant to be that.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 hours ago

The video. She said it 3 times.

https://youtu.be/5vHOQI3Roao

[–] [email protected] 62 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Holy shit. And it wasn't just one slip up. She used A-One several times.

Jesus christ. This the person that is supposed to be at the forefront of education in the US. WTF.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Being qualified is what disqualifies you from this cabinet. Can’t have any of that pesky competence getting in the way.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

I've seen more competent cabinets in an ikea

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago

We’re in a Kakistocracy

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

This (is) the person that is at the forefront of eliminating public education in the US.

Just wanted to clarify her role a bit. Hope it helps!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Its such a regarded, nearsighted plan, the whole project 25 thing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

All for the shareholders, praise unto them!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

They want to destroy that department. So they put someone who is dumb and hostile to education in charge.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

How can anybody make jokes about this knowing what's at steak?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Sorry, it's rare that someone makes a misteak this bloody funny.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 hours ago

Oh, well done.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago

It’s rare.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 36 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Further question: Did she mean AI teaching or Al teaching?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, please. A Weird Al in every classroom.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

I only know of one Weird Al, but in my mind, this is a job creation opportunity. There could be a whole new industry built around taking regular Als and turning them weird.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 hours ago

He'd be an improvement.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 hours ago

I doubt she know the difference if she doesn't even know that AI stands for Artificial Intelligence.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Lowest iq country on the planet!

[–] [email protected] 46 points 10 hours ago

Lowest iq country on the planet!

Secretary Linda McMahon likely refers to it as "1q".

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Powerful steakholders are trying to steal money from our schools . We must light a fire under this topic and get the juicy details.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

When the smoke clears, the topic will be seared into the public consciousness. Its a rare opportunity to measure the public's appetite for such a policy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

Just don’t get her started on the topic of why HP pencils are so important to education.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 hours ago

Make America Grill Again

I'll have the steak.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 hours ago

Lack of decent education is why the US is dying.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago

Artificial Onetelligence

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Never forget: her husband shit on a woman’s head while some other dude was railing her.

She was not the woman.

She is scorned and taking it out on the rest of us.

The McMahon family was the orchestrators of the “assassination attempt” / false flag theatrics.

Fake blood and everything.

They are all low life scumbags

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (13 children)

Can you point me towards a source on the false flag theatrics? I assume you meant Trump, but all I can find is about a congressional campaign

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I've heard some smart people say her husband might be Don jr's daddy.