#teachjng

[clingyduoapologist]

hey clings how ya been

*white guy voice* I’ve been going chuckle

[angeltism]

never had something explained so well about me /lh

you're very valid ❤️

fufufu , thank you my dear anon <3

[darthnell]

having a hard time finding jobs in this field bc i have absolutely Zero interest in business and i dont feel like um. /checks notes/ developing missiles for the us military. Lmao.

[radical-revolution]

Short Attention Span and Enlightenment

Q: Lama, I’m concerned that I don’t have enough shamatha to practice vipassana. I recently read that goldfish have more attention than humans these days.

LM: I’m unconvinced of the scientific evidence that supports this, but it is commonly believed that the attention span of a goldfish is about nine seconds while the average attention span of a human being according to a fairly recent Microsoft study is about eight seconds (see study in comments section).

Q: In Sutra teachjngs it’s pretty clear that a fairly stable shamatha practice is required to develop vipassana, or insight meditation.

LM: The fourth level of shamatha, also known as "Close Placement," is characterized by an ability to focus on the meditation object with only minimal distraction. At this stage, practitioners can typically maintain their concentration for longer periods, often around 20 minutes to an hour. However, this can vary significantly among individuals based on their practice and experience. Yes, reaching the fourth level of shamatha is often considered a sufficient foundation for beginning Vipassana (insight) meditation. In Vipassana, the stable and calm mind cultivated through shamatha is used to investigate the nature of phenomena, leading to deeper understanding and insight. However, the transition from shamatha to Vipassana can vary depending on the individual's practice and the guidance of their teacher.

Q: Sounds like I would be better off being a goldfish.

LM: Perhaps better to use this precious human birth wisely and refrain from unnecessarily stirring up your mind with negative associations, too much time on the web and social media and instead committing to the development of calm-abiding. If you are honest with yourself, then realistically there is nothing that is holding you back.

In the Samadhi Sutta (SN 22.5), the Buddha states that a mind well-concentrated through jhana (concentration and absorption) practice is capable of seeing things as they truly are, leading to the development of insight. The deeper the concentration achieved through jhana, the more powerful and penetrating the insight can be.

May this be of benefit 🙏

[gorillageek27]

Jaune: *teachjng nora how to play minecraft* okay. So i'm gonna show you how to get diamond

Nora: when can i make a giant dick?

Jaune:... here. Lemme show you

[jwesulm]

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[zanguntsu]

hikone ichigo friendship that makes sense only to me

[pixiethoughtsfairyfeelings]

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[gummy-eyes]

Thinkin abt how I was watching a YouTube vlog of someone’s trip to Paris and I was like huh I recognize all of this even tho I’ve never been to France and I realized it was bc of miraculous ladybug so thank u for that

[snug-the-joiner]

Can I be sick of something real quick

I see a lot of hate on history teachers, and trust me I’ve seen and heard about the bad ones absolutely. What I’m getting sick of is this image of the evil history teachers erasing people or color and the real stories of humanity from the narrative. Is there gross neglegence, absolutely, but has every history teacher sat in their shitty underfunded classroom and muttered “I’m going to downplay colonialism muahhahaha” while wringing their hands? No. We’re in an interesting time for history education. Education period really. There’s a consciousness that hasn’t been actionable until recently. Probable reasons for your teacher teaching you what they did? Either it’s what they were taught (which is changing) or they didn’t have access to the materials or curricular freedom to tell you. I did a practicum (like watered down student teaching) in the same town as my university. They were using textbooks from 2010 for their world history class. It had two pages on Greece and Rome then jumped to the European age of “discovery”. It was sickening. And the teacher tried to supplement it. That’s what he had to work with (but he also was the football/basketball coach, you know the type). A text book not even a decade old at the time that was the same Eurocentric bs we’ve been learning for decades! And this is in one of the better of schools in the state. But like I said, things are changing. Here in Kansas there are now only 5 state curriculum requirements and none of them are about facts and dates. It’s all about student exploration, teaching civic mindedness, and the lessons of history. It’s a beautiful thing. I think it’s like all things, the human process of perfecting and it’s slow and ugly and frustrating but we do it because it’s right. Are there racist old history teachers who glorified the US and Columbus and didn’t tell you enough about Nefertiti? Yeah. Have there also been history teachers breaking curriculum and English teachers slipping in banned books and science teachers who are honest about evolution? Yes, and their students grow up and remember what they learned and the world changes.

[helluva-pilot]

watching john proctor five times today is depressing and why no one should teach english

[grandtheftpoptart]

"We never cared about the project, we only cared about how you grew during the process" 😭😭😭🥺 ug OK yeah, the kind of teacher I'd like to be

[chapuyes]

I don’t want to go above and beyond I want to scrape by with the minimum, I don’t think this field is really for me so why try super hard? What’s the point? I know I’m not that good so why strive and stress and fight tooth and nail for something that’s going to stay beyond my reach

[bardicc-inspo]

I spent an hour talking w my brother about Zelda lore. There's some deep shit in there. Zelda fans you ok?

[nyan-bynary]

Hurry up and ask the dude out

I WANT TO SO BAD BUT ALSO IF I GET REJECTED I CAN'T HANDLE A WHOLE OTHER MONTH WITH HIM TEACHJNG MY CLASS I'LL NEVER LIVE THAT DOWN IF IT HAPPENS I'M SAVING MY POTENTIAL REJECTION FOR NEAR THE END IF THE CLASSES

[elliotlovescm]

Hotch and Jack making their own secret handshake and teachjng it to Reid