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mizurda Ā· 3 days ago
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Have you ever asked yourself:Ā ā€œWhat does the skunk say?ā€ unmute to find out
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mizurda Ā· 4 days ago
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tragedy that i haven't seen anyone post this clip from the latest make some noise
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mizurda Ā· 4 days ago
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mizurda Ā· 5 days ago
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STEVE BUSCEMI WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR SANJI I AM SCREAMING
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mizurda Ā· 6 days ago
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mizurda Ā· 6 days ago
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iā€™m so glad earth only has one moon, if there were more iā€™d have to pick a favorite and that sounds too emotionally taxing to even fathom
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mizurda Ā· 6 days ago
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Iā€™ve connected the dots
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mizurda Ā· 6 days ago
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mizurda Ā· 6 days ago
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do you have any ideas about why so many students are struggling with literacy now? I know that illiteracy and reading comprehension have been issues for years and most americans read at like a 5th grade reading level but Iā€™m curious why it seems to be worse now (pandemic? no child left behind?)
It is everything. Thereā€™s not one answer. I could talk about this forever so instead I set a five minute timer on my phone and wrote a list of as many of the many things that are causing this on a systemic level that I could think of:
Itā€™s parents not reading with their kids (a privilege, but some parents have that privilege to be able to do this and donā€™t.)
Itā€™s youtube from birth and never being bored.
Itā€™s phasing out phonics for sight words (memorizing without understanding sounds or meaning) in elementary schools in the early aughts.
Itā€™s defunding public libraries that do all the community and youth outreach.
Itā€™s NCLB and mandating standardized tests which center reading short passages as opposed to longform texts so students donā€™t build up the endurance or comprehension skills.
Itā€™s NCLB preventing schools from holding students back if they lack the literacy skills to move onto the next grade because they canā€™t be left behind so theyā€™re passed on.
Itā€™s the chronic underfunding of ESL and Special Ed programs for students who need extra literacy support.
Itā€™s the cultural devaluing of the humanities in favor of stem and business because those make more money which leads to a lot of students to completely disregard reading and writing.ļæ¼
Itā€™s the learning loss from covid.
Itā€™s covid trauma manifesting in a lot of students as learned helplessness, or an inability to ā€œfigure things outā€ or push through adversity to complete challenging tasks independently, especially reading difficult texts.
Itā€™s covid normalizing cheating and copying.
Itā€™s increasing phone use.
Itā€™s damage to attention span exacerbated by increased phone use that leaves you without an ability to sit and be bored ever without 2-3 forms of constant stimulation.
Itā€™s shortform video becoming the predominant form of social media content as opposed to anything text-based.
Itā€™s starting to also be generative AI.
Itā€™s the book bans.
what did I miss.
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mizurda Ā· 6 days ago
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adhd is fun bc everything I got taught is backwards
a good day makes good sleep
starting with a lil treat gets the work done
More things to do is less overwhelming
donā€™t make a plan just get in there
youā€™ll never take good care of what you donā€™t like so throw it out (this one is my favorite bc itā€™s easy to see what you donā€™t like)
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mizurda Ā· 6 days ago
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First flower ever grown in space bloomed today!
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mizurda Ā· 6 days ago
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This all you need to know about Rincewind
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mizurda Ā· 6 days ago
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mizurda Ā· 7 days ago
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Okay so this is a big deal
To me, and to a significant subset of Sir Terry's fans (including most of you who've found this by the tags), his writing is serious commentary on the human condition - politics, prejudice, self-control, revenge vs. justice, religion, idealism, faith in people vs. cynicism, and more - dressed up with fantasy settings and a hefty leavening of humor to make it fun to read. And it is WILDLY fun to read, actual laugh-out-loud or at least a snicker averaging about every page.
But there's this common idea among the "important literature" people that fun and funny books are not also worthwhile or important in the same way.
This is a Discworld book being released WITH ACADEMIC COMMENTARY and AS A PENGUIN CLASSIC. That's a HUGE amount of recognition.
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mizurda Ā· 8 days ago
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MY TA SHOT SOMEONE IN THE FOOT AND THE PROFESSOR WAS SO FUCKING QUICK LMAOOO
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mizurda Ā· 8 days ago
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mizurda Ā· 9 days ago
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Steve From ā€œBlueā€™s Cluesā€ Just Checked In On ā€œThe Kids He Raisedā€ And Gave Them A Safe Space To Offload After Donald Trumpā€™s Election Victory.
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Interestingly, Steve doesnā€™t even speak in the 59-second video, but appears to give viewers a comforting presence as he enters the outdoors shot and ā€œoffers themā€ a hot drink.
And many of the comments thanked Steve for offering them this safe space, with one person writing: ā€œAs a trans man, I felt this to my core. I took the breath with you then started bawling. Thank you.ā€
ā€œThe man who is a staple of my childhood didnā€™t say a single word and it brought me to tears. Steve, thank you. I donā€™t know where we go from here,ā€ somebody else wrote.
Another popular comment reads: ā€œHe didnā€™t say A WORD and said everything at the same time. This man should be guarded at all costs.ā€
ā€œNeither of my dads checked in on me today. But you did Steve. Thank you,ā€ one more acknowledged.
ā€œSo much responsibility on Steveā€™s hands to make sure we are okay. We need to make sure heā€™s doing okay too. I mean Iā€™m not doing great, but heā€™s still looking after the kids he raised,ā€ somebody else added.
While another concluded: ā€œI bet you didnā€™t think youā€™d still be raising us all these years later, Steve, but thank you for still being here.ā€
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