# Im Back **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 18, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744 "2003-06-18T17:32:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kid\_Czarcasm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kid\_Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/1 "2003-06-18T17:32:33Z")
Sorry that I was gone for so long, but I was really busy. I had to go to outdoor school for a week. now, my dad is using MY computer all the time because his won’t go on the internet anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/2 "2003-06-18T17:43:44Z")
By ‘outdoor school’, you really mean stealth mod school, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/3 "2003-06-19T00:07:29Z")
My son says that y’all are picking on him. Thank you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/4 "2003-06-19T00:12:33Z")
Where did you go to outdoor school? I remember going to the one in Yamhill when I was in the sixth grade. Oh, and welcome back. I’m sure you have nothing to do with your father’s difficulties with the computer. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/5 "2003-06-19T00:27:30Z")
What the heck is “outdoor school,” anyhow? F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_Czarcasm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kid\_Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/6 "2003-06-19T02:24:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aslan2 \* > \*\*By ‘outdoor school’, you really mean stealth mod school, don’t you? \*\* No, I am not a moderater, you are thinking of my dad. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Atreyu \* > \*\*Where did you go to outdoor school? I remember going to the one in Yamhill when I was in the sixth grade. > . 😃 \*\* I forgot which one I went to. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flamsterette\_X \* > \*\*What the heck is “outdoor school,” anyhow? > > F\_X \*\* It is kind of like school, except, you learn about plants and animals and stuff like that. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/7 "2003-06-19T02:27:04Z")
Young Tiger went to outdoor school a few years ago. The highlight of his trip was barfing from the top bunk onto his counselor on the bottom bunk. 😃 Oh, welcome back. And tell your dad there are lots of GREAT computer deals out there right now, everyone needs to have at least one working computer of their own plus one backup! We’re a four-person, seven-computer family! ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/8 "2003-06-19T06:03:52Z")
Hmm… not sure I understand too much more about “outdoor school” now. Maybe you’d better get your dad in here to explain things in a clearer way. You don’t by chance mean an extended field trip for Science class, to learn about the discipline of botany… do you? **Mama Tiger** : Seven computers for four people? Man, that’s amazing! (at least, to me anywaze) F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/9 "2003-06-19T06:19:09Z")
Outdoor school is like going to school in a camp setting, where the emphasis is on natural history, biology, ecology and the like. In the off hours they have craft classes, swimming, hiking, etc. It lasts approximately a week, depending on the school district and the budget available, and because it provides a wonderful and very effective learning environment, it is usually the first program cut when times are tough. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/10 "2003-06-19T08:03:32Z")
So you just got back and you’ve already forgotten which one you were at…😃 ---
**Author:** ![d\_redguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@d\_redguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d_redguy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/11 "2003-06-19T09:56:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Czarcasm \* > \*\*Outdoor school is like going to school in a camp setting, where the emphasis is on natural history, biology, ecology and the like. In the off hours they have craft classes, swimming, hiking, etc. It lasts approximately a week, depending on the school district and the budget available, and because it provides a wonderful and very effective learning environment, it is usually the first program cut when times are tough. \*\* That is quite possibly the coolest school function I have ever heard of. 🆒 So, **Kid C** , give us some details? What did we learn? And where do I have to move to in order to send my future kids? I am thirsting for the **Straight Dope** on Outdoor school. Can I get a 1st person perspective? Oh, and welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/12 "2003-06-19T12:42:20Z")
The Kid is asleep right now, but I can give you a few facts on the matter. School funding is an extremely low priority right now in Oregon. Schools are being shut down left and right, and the teachers contracted pension plan is being drastically reduced and altered(breaking the contract imho) because a one time quirk in pension investments caused a handful of pensioners to profit greatly, so the radio pundits told everyone here that ALL the teachers were going to get more from their pensions then they would from their jobs. Our congress decided to “fix” the pension plan so that future teachers would get the pittance that some public education haters felt they deserve, and teachers are retiring in droves to keep the pensions they have. Total disrespect, bad pay _and_ stealing their pension? Just not worth it anymore, even for dedicated teachers. They’ve already cut the band, the choir, most(if not all) arts programs, and the kids are sent out on so many fund raising programs it’s a joke. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/13 "2003-06-19T16:34:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Czarcasm \* > \*\*Outdoor school is like going to school in a camp setting, where the emphasis is on natural history, biology, ecology and the like. In the off hours they have craft classes, swimming, hiking, etc. It lasts approximately a week, depending on the school district and the budget available, and because it provides a wonderful and very effective learning environment, it is usually the first program cut when times are tough. \*\* So, basically, they learn how to burn things? [sub]Hey, that’s how I spent my boy scout summer camps…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/14 "2003-06-19T19:13:12Z")
I thought that they’d already cancelled the outdoor school. I’m glad to see they didn’t. **Czarcasm** is right though. Our school budgets here continue to decline and many good teachers are either being cut, or leaving to somewhere they can actually afford to live. Our enrollments continue to increase, student:Teacher ratio continues to increase, Lars Larson \>\>:wally continues to blow hot air, and money dries up. We may not even have sports in many schools next year. I’m sorry. We now return you to the orginal thread. [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![TaxGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TaxGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaxGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/15 "2003-06-20T15:07:09Z")
Yep, socialism is bad, folks. Tell your state representative. ---
**Author:** ![FairyDust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@FairyDust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyDust)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/16 "2003-08-03T05:10:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Czarcasm \* > \*\*My son says that y’all are picking on him. > Thank you. 😃 \*\* If by ‘picking on him’ you mean calling him names like 'cutie puhtootie", then yeah, I’m guilty of that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/17 "2003-08-04T15:56:47Z")
**Kid Czarcasm** , you’re back and you’re [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3796155#post3796155), too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FairyDust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@FairyDust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyDust)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/182744/18 "2003-08-06T05:17:31Z")
**Kid Czarcasm** , do you get royalties on the sale of those [**Kid Czarcasm** action figures and dime novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3802230#post3802230)? 😉 And where can I buy one of those action figures? 😉