Recent comments in /f/massachusetts

commentsOnPizza t1_j92i1r4 wrote

Reply to Our state motto seems pretty cool compared to the others by ConceptualEconomist

Personally, I like Rhode Island's. "Hope" is something that works for all times. "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty," is somewhat caught in time. It might work well during war times, but it doesn't really offer anything during peace times. It's the kind of thing that you adopt in 1775 when the main concern of the day is the revolution. It feels like New York deciding in 2002 to make their motto, "9/11, Never Forget."

To me, it doesn't capture the spirit of Massachusetts which has been based in hard work, education, experimentation, and intellectualism for most of its history. We're the state of Emerson, Thoreau, and Alcott. Of the first 12 presidents, the only two non-slaveholders were from Massachusetts. We're the state Horace Mann, advocate for public education. We're the state of the Massachusetts 54th and W. E. B. Du Bois. We're the state of Senator Sumner whose outspoken abolitionist views saw him beaten on the Senate floor. We're the state where the telephone was invented, where anesthesia was first used for surgery, where the first routers were made to enable the ARPANET (the US-government precursor to the internet), and the hub of mRNA research.

In some ways I guess it does capture Massachusetts. Even when preparing for war, we put an intellectual spin on it - that peace is only worthwhile under liberty. Still, it feels a bit trapped in time for me. It feels like the 1770s preserved in amber rather than something that continues to apply to our modern life.

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timdoggies t1_j92hv8q wrote

Reply to Projects under $10k by orthotraumamama

I used a company called fence labor. This was a few years ago and they may not be in business still. But I did all the ordering of material and had it all delivered. They just showed up and banged out 200’ if fence in a day and a half. They charged me $1800(2019). I think I spent 2500 on materials. But since I was ordering there was no markup.

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MasPerrosPorFavor t1_j92hj4o wrote

Reply to comment by piggyazlea in A new place to call home by payter_m8r

Underprivileged schools will definitely hire without a masters or SEI endorsement as long as you promise to get them. Need that Mass license though.

Source - was just on hiring committees for my school. We can't afford people with their masters.

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LowkeyPony t1_j92dnn9 wrote

Reply to comment by Mary55330 in I am looking for 3bd houses in an excellent (8+ rating) school district in Massachusetts, with good community/neighborhood. I work in Cambridge thus wanted to keep commuting distance under 1hr. Can you suggest few good towns and approx. house price. Thanks!!! by AloneManagement8650

LOL. Sorry, but coming now from a small city where everyone outside of the city calls our public school system shit. I find this laughable as hell.

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crazyglue111 t1_j92c2nt wrote

Reply to A new place to call home by payter_m8r

Look in the Franklin Ma area it’s right off 495 and only about 35-40 mins away from 3 major cities Boston, Providence, and Worcester. Good schools in that area and lots to see and do in the area. I would try looking there.

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Breakers2020 t1_j92b7e8 wrote

Reply to A new place to call home by payter_m8r

Check out opportunities for teaching roles in Springfield. Relative to cost of living, it's one of the best paying districts for teachers in MA. Real estate is relatively inexpensive in Springfield and many surrounding towns, too. It's close enough to Boston for day trips.

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