Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania
untilyouredead t1_jbz5dnu wrote
Reply to comment by FancyRobot in Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, PA. This scene comes from 1971 at the mall’s clock tower. by AxlCobainVedder
does your mom remember anything about gadgets lol
lordpascal t1_jbz4ovo wrote
Reply to comment by Hashtaglibertarian in Lawsuit: Western Psych staff mistook nurse's disabilities, injected him with antipsychotic meds by saintofhate
The more I learn, the more I lose faith in humanity...
Luckytattoos t1_jbz4chp wrote
Reply to Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, PA. This scene comes from 1971 at the mall’s clock tower. by AxlCobainVedder
You know, I swore up and down that there was a hanging clock, while I was a child, there that’s no longer there. And this finally validates those thoughts all these years.
I also for some reason thought it was larger when I was younger.
FancyRobot t1_jbz39hb wrote
Reply to comment by bubblegoose in Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, PA. This scene comes from 1971 at the mall’s clock tower. by AxlCobainVedder
i somehow missed this story entirely but not surprised at all that it happened. Her videos describing the event are so funny, she's clearly just hamming it up for lawsuit money and then it turns out she's a multiple time retail theft perpetrator
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_jbz2xks wrote
Reply to comment by Equivalent_Alps_8321 in Pennie health marketplace (obamacare) plan prices? by Equivalent_Alps_8321
You need to put in your info to see if you qualify for a subsidy. But yes health care insurance is expensive.
Mysterious487 t1_jbz2hon wrote
Support staff positions are the most difficult to fill at our district. No one wants to be a classroom aide, custodian, maintenance person, cafeteria worker, secretary, or bus driver at $12/hour to start. The school board gives elaborate raises to the superintendent (making $170,000/ year with no doctorate) and other administrators; and they give peanuts to teachers ($45,000 starting salary) and support staff. I appreciate that the PSEA wants a minimum of $20/hour for support staff and $60,000 for teachers.
bubblegoose t1_jbz1hpp wrote
Reply to comment by FancyRobot in Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, PA. This scene comes from 1971 at the mall’s clock tower. by AxlCobainVedder
The fountain had its 15 minutes of fame when a woman was texting and fell in to the fountain. Someone from security put the video on Youtube.
Then, she tried to sue the mall, then she later stole her coworkers credit card and got arrested for it.
Thyki69 t1_jbz05tk wrote
Reply to comment by 2014michave in How can we attract more people into the teaching profession? by jekomo
You can’t determine a person’s merit based on another person’s work/results. If a kid doesn’t care about school/learning, no teacher will be able to make them learn.
mikeytoth123 t1_jbyzzy8 wrote
new_tanker OP t1_jbyzu7b wrote
Reply to If you've been to an airshow in Pennsylvania, chances are you heard the voice of Howdy McCann announcing. Howdy passed away on March 9, 2023 at the age of 71. He was the announcer for airshows in Allentown, Avoca, Indiana, Latrobe, Reading, and many others across the region and country. by new_tanker
The photo is of Howdy McCann announcing at the 2022 Jimmy Stewart Airshow in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
redditmbathrowaway t1_jbyz61h wrote
Reply to comment by Fluid-Wrongdoer6120 in How can we attract more people into the teaching profession? by jekomo
"A few extra months?" Haha, ok.
That's an insane value prop for a lot of people. Again, most Americans get 10-15 days off per year.
I'm proposing we highlight the freedom and flexibility teaching offers. Want to teach during the year and then fuck off to Indonesia for the summer? Go for it.
Want to spend your summers writing that novel you've always wanted to write? Go for it.
Want to tutor on the side and bring in extra income instead? Your decision.
Not a lot of jobs offer that level of flexibility or freedom. Easy to imagine a social media campaign that showcases this.
But the solution isn't to raise wages on an already comparable overpaid and underworked class of government employees (in comparison to their government employee peers).
FancyRobot t1_jbyz5tj wrote
Reply to Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, PA. This scene comes from 1971 at the mall’s clock tower. by AxlCobainVedder
My mother used to work at the Sears there, was quite the hot spot until the 2000s rolled in, good food court and the fountains by the Sears were pretty awesome. Unfortunately I don't even think they bother filling the fountains up with water anymore, lot of patchwork repairs all over the place. Some of the stores are still doing well but I imagine it will likely go the way of the Fairgrounds Square Mall soon. The big Walmarts/Targets in the area and online shopping just completely ruined these places, which is a shame because they were such better communal experiences.
I also think this mall was referenced, indirectly, in a Taylor Swift song once when she was stood up by some mean girls when she lived in Wyomissing?
Thyki69 t1_jbyyumu wrote
Reply to comment by PatientNice in How can we attract more people into the teaching profession? by jekomo
Especially with older kids it is impossible to keep politics out of school. Many schools in the USA have a good amount of money coming in, the issue is how it’s spent.
makingmozzarella t1_jbyyn3l wrote
Reply to Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, PA. This scene comes from 1971 at the mall’s clock tower. by AxlCobainVedder
Wow, very cool. Surprised to see a Spencer’s gifts. Never heard of the clock tower thing.
jaythebearded t1_jbyx0fb wrote
Reply to PA TikToker Who Admitted To Killing Her Wheelchair Bound Sister Learns Her Fate: DA by jillianpikora
> The onus now rests with the Department of Corrections to appropriately treat her mental illness
That is not very hope inspiring to read, what a sad situation all around for the parents
Riolu01 t1_jbywrwx wrote
Reply to comment by dalex89 in Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, PA. This scene comes from 1971 at the mall’s clock tower. by AxlCobainVedder
Except now there are more closed stores than open ones.
dalex89 t1_jbywlzr wrote
Reply to Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, PA. This scene comes from 1971 at the mall’s clock tower. by AxlCobainVedder
Wow looks exactly the same
Thyki69 t1_jbyvij0 wrote
Realistically a person don’t have to major in education to be able to teach… I think increase in pay, and also actually hiring teachers.. I have heard of schools keeping younger teachers as subs for a long time instead of hiring them. Also I think making it easier to fire bad teachers would help the school system overall
pocketbookashtray t1_jbysbuv wrote
Reply to comment by Superb_View_6430 in How can we attract more people into the teaching profession? by jekomo
Or when a kid tries to claim a teacher inappropriately touched them. “Let’s go to the replay”.
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Reply to comment by Realistic-kind837 in How can we attract more people into the teaching profession? by jekomo
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vogelsyn t1_jbymw1f wrote
ahhh.. 15N and the "FUTURE I-99" roads.
15 goes thru gettysburg. and williamsport. and mansfield. then to Elmira NY.
Realistic-kind837 t1_jbymnd8 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in How can we attract more people into the teaching profession? by jekomo
Sure ya do...lol. I can see exactly what you're looking for - an argument. I'm sorry, Karrius12, I'm not going to give you that.
Like I said earlier, it's what my friends have told me. Their stories are why I said that. I don't see that personally in the PA district that all of my children are in, so there is nothing here I want to stop.
melon_breath t1_jbymiq1 wrote
Reply to comment by ktappe in Any scenic route(s) from DC up to the Pocono Township area? by CrownStarr
MVP
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Reply to comment by Realistic-kind837 in How can we attract more people into the teaching profession? by jekomo
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vasquca1 t1_jbz5kmn wrote
Reply to Any scenic route(s) from DC up to the Pocono Township area? by CrownStarr
81 N, Virginia, goes through George Washington Forrest and parallel to Shenandoah which you could detour through.