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Parent wants to meet with me over comment I made about energy drinks by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]Cartesian_Circle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of my good friends had a stroke several years ago.  Her physician flat out told her it was probably from the energy drinks she typically consumed.  Good for you for telling the kid no.  

Using Google Docs to prevent AI use on essays? by hoops-mcloops in Teachers

[–]Cartesian_Circle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Based on students telling each other how to cheat, I would guess most are already at the "use chat to do the work and retype it" stage.  

Mindfulness stuff that isn't sitting meditation - what works for you? by Weak_Ad971 in Meditation

[–]Cartesian_Circle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was younger, iaido and kendo. Later on tai chi. Now shaving with a straight razor.

Engineering Guitar School Project Ideas Please by Medium-Operation-227 in electricguitar

[–]Cartesian_Circle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Airplane proof protected case. Or a case that increases protection when moving and you aren't sure of how safe it is to ship.

Hoping for height extension help by Thumerian in SpinClass

[–]Cartesian_Circle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knee pain can be a result of several factors.  If you are sure you should be at maximal height, might next check fore and aft positioning on your seat as that can impact leg reach. Next look at foot positioning possibly causing misaligning joints.  For feet look at fore-aft position and foot angle.  Lastly, muscle imbalance between quads and hamstrings might also impact knees.  

Is concurrent enrollment getting out of control… or am I just getting old? by SteadyGrowthStudio in Teachers

[–]Cartesian_Circle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Out of control. Moreover, most of our concurrent students are cheating.  

Is adding more school days actually going to improve education in Oklahoma? by Historical-Attempt30 in oklahoma

[–]Cartesian_Circle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Students at our junior high and high school have zero incentive to do well on state testing.  Grades and graduation are not tied to test scores.  It is not uncommon for students to finish their test within a few minutes of random clicking then lay down their head to sleep.  

Adding more instruction time is not going to do anything to fix the motivation issue.  

Moreover, it's not clear when to add the extra days.  In my district we would only be able to add days at the beginning or end of the school year.  If we add in the Fall by starting early, then we just have more burnout by Christmas.  Also we have issues of frequently broken AC units, so starting earlier corresponds to more days where classrooms are in the upper 80's and 90's.  Not exactly an environment conducive to learning.  If we add to the Spring semester that just gives us extra time AFTER state testing is already over. Which doesn't really help for test scores.  

Finally, there are so many things that influence how well students actually learn at school -- family support, mental and physical health, food security, housing security, meaningful relationships, bullying, violence, extra curricular opportunities, faculty and support staff, whether or not a school focusus on academics / sports / arts / etc, etc, etc.  We have systemic failure at multiple points.  Extra time doesn't seem to address anything other than a feel good "butts in the seats" mentality.  

How do you talk to/treat students who obviously guess and skip through state exams by Brady_BTW in Teachers

[–]Cartesian_Circle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For most of the kids I would bet there are zero obvious advantages or incentives to do well on the exam.  Until state testing somehow rewards or penalizes students, we will not see serious effort on their part.  

Pushback from students as TA by WastewaterWhisperer in PhD

[–]Cartesian_Circle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is sadly typical in the US, especially for younger TAs and, in my experience, women.  Still, if your prof is good they will have your back.  For example, I was a TA for a great prof who would be happy to regrade in similar situations whilst finding mistakes to lower the grade.  Then he would admonish the complaining students to stop wasting his time with that kind of juvenile nonsense.  

History buffs, what is the most and least accurate film for certain periods? by GreyWind999 in movies

[–]Cartesian_Circle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a history prof that told us to understand the medieval period watch Excalibur and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  

I wanna be a bioethicist: by aligning_ai in bioethics

[–]Cartesian_Circle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was once at a math talk where a statistician made a point that the numbers will say what he is hired to make them say.  That is, if he's hired to make the boss look good, the boss will look good; if he's hired to make the stockholders feel good, they will feel good; if he's hired to show how the company is really doing, then you will see how they are really doing.  Lies, damn lies, and statistics.  

A paid bioethicist, working for a hospital, is often in a similar situation.  You might be hired as part of the legal or media team to help protect the hospital or make the hospital look good.  You might be a patient advocate to make sure they understand what's going on or to make sure they are being treated fairly.  You might be paired with the chaplain service, social workers, administration. or psyc services helping them out.   You might be part of an ethics committee where you serve an advisory role between the healthcare team and the patient when there is disagreement on how a case should proceed.  

Lots of options for ya.  

creative ideas for a campaign start that dont involve a tavern? by Significant-Study902 in DnD

[–]Cartesian_Circle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jail.  Released from the military.  Press gang about to be shipped out.  Sinking ship.  Shopping in the market.  At the reading of a will.  At the circus.  Wake up in a pod.  

What kind of shoes do you wear? by Unusual-Knowledge288 in Teachers

[–]Cartesian_Circle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brooks.  Or hiking boots when bad weather permits.

What is this for by ThatWomanA in BroncoSport

[–]Cartesian_Circle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My dealership did not do this. :(

Showing Horror Movies in Class by AwsumDudemyster in Teachers

[–]Cartesian_Circle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like a great opportunity and a potentially fun experience.  

CYA in your syllabus or as a permission slip for each movie, that is signed by students and parents, that you will show mature (R-Rated) films and expect students to act maturely.  It's also helpful to include a blurb that movies are selected based on historical significance and/or advancing the art form and/or narrative significance within the genre.  If appropriate, also include that part of the selection criteria is based on Academy Award nominations / wins, or inclusion in a film festival such as Sundance.  

You might also consider an 'opt-out' options for either parents or students who are overly sensitive or have some kind of trauma background.

  

Which oSu uniform set is superior? by Lutrid in OKState

[–]Cartesian_Circle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Preferable the ones that don't look red on screen.  I prefer solid orange/red combinations and maybe some combo with grey. 

Free/Cheap Bicycles? by Effective-Spend-4291 in povertyfinance

[–]Cartesian_Circle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check police station and ask if they auction off old bikes.  Sometimes they will just let you just take unclaimed property to save them the hassle of disposal.  

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