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Have you ever asked yourself:Ā āWhat does the skunk say?ā unmute to find out
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tragedy that i haven't seen anyone post this clip from the latest make some noise
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STEVE BUSCEMI WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR SANJI I AM SCREAMING
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iām so glad earth only has one moon, if there were more iād have to pick a favorite and that sounds too emotionally taxing to even fathom
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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 Iām curious why it seems to be worse now (pandemic? no child left behind?)
It is everything. Thereās 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:
Itās parents not reading with their kids (a privilege, but some parents have that privilege to be able to do this and donāt.)
Itās youtube from birth and never being bored.
Itās phasing out phonics for sight words (memorizing without understanding sounds or meaning) in elementary schools in the early aughts.
Itās defunding public libraries that do all the community and youth outreach.
Itās NCLB and mandating standardized tests which center reading short passages as opposed to longform texts so students donāt build up the endurance or comprehension skills.
Itās NCLB preventing schools from holding students back if they lack the literacy skills to move onto the next grade because they canāt be left behind so theyāre passed on.
Itās the chronic underfunding of ESL and Special Ed programs for students who need extra literacy support.
Itās 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
Itās the learning loss from covid.
Itās covid trauma manifesting in a lot of students as learned helplessness, or an inability to āfigure things outā or push through adversity to complete challenging tasks independently, especially reading difficult texts.
Itās covid normalizing cheating and copying.
Itās increasing phone use.
Itās 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.
Itās shortform video becoming the predominant form of social media content as opposed to anything text-based.
Itās starting to also be generative AI.
Itās the book bans.
what did I miss.
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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
donāt make a plan just get in there
youāll never take good care of what you donāt like so throw it out (this one is my favorite bc itās easy to see what you donāt like)
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First flower ever grown in space bloomed today!
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This all you need to know about Rincewind
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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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MY TA SHOT SOMEONE IN THE FOOT AND THE PROFESSOR WAS SO FUCKING QUICK LMAOOO
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Steve From āBlueās Cluesā Just Checked In On āThe Kids He Raisedā And Gave Them A Safe Space To Offload After Donald Trumpās Election Victory.
Interestingly, Steve doesnāt even speak in the 59-second video, but appears to give viewers a comforting presence as he enters the outdoors shot and āoffers themā a hot drink.
And many of the comments thanked Steve for offering them this safe space, with one person writing: āAs a trans man, I felt this to my core. I took the breath with you then started bawling. Thank you.ā
āThe man who is a staple of my childhood didnāt say a single word and it brought me to tears. Steve, thank you. I donāt know where we go from here,ā somebody else wrote.
Another popular comment reads: āHe didnāt say A WORD and said everything at the same time. This man should be guarded at all costs.ā
āNeither of my dads checked in on me today. But you did Steve. Thank you,ā one more acknowledged.
āSo much responsibility on Steveās hands to make sure we are okay. We need to make sure heās doing okay too. I mean Iām not doing great, but heās still looking after the kids he raised,ā somebody else added.
While another concluded: āI bet you didnāt think youād still be raising us all these years later, Steve, but thank you for still being here.ā
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