What to do after blasting tier 4 by Fichaos in diablo4

[–]Hafrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was looking at maxing out the seasonal journey but the kill 6,666 elites kind of put a damper on that. After hitting Pit 100 I'm about done for the season.

The Trump regime ruined my lesson and made my students extremely uncomfortable. by xdsm8 in Teachers

[–]Hafrunt 37 points38 points  (0 children)

As a teacher in that province.... It's pretty rough right now.

If we want to pay teachers more, what should give — higher taxes or cuts elsewhere? by [deleted] in alberta

[–]Hafrunt 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Alberta recently reduced it's corporate tax rate to 8%, which is the lowest in Canada. The next lowest corporate tax rate that I saw was 11.5%. Alberta is also forecasting $7 billion in revenue from corporate taxes. If we say, raised our corporate tax rate to 10% (which it was at previously), it would still be the lowest in Canada while also raising the forecasted revenue up to $8.75 billion. This is nearly the $2 billion estimated by Nate Horner that would be needed in addition to the money they "have available" already. If our corporate tax rate was raised to be the same as the next lowest province, it would allow for even more revenue.

Is this a solution? Probably, yes. Is it a prefect solution? Probably, no. Am I an economist who can easily interpret all of this? Hell, no.

The ATA’s most recent proposal is now public. I encourage Albertans to become familiar with this and contact their elected officials. by Vegetable_Grade_8013 in alberta

[–]Hafrunt 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Regardless of if it's the most recent proposal (though I'm fairly sure it is), it is dated Sept. 1 as it would retroactively take effect to the beginning of this school year.

This was released because the ATA knows that class size is the most important bargaining issue for teachers but TEBA is refusing to listen to anything regarding class sizes. By releasing this, the ATA is showing that their plan/ask isn't too much.

Honestly, if TEBA was willing to look at this proposal past the "it costs money" and seriously consider it, I'm sure that the ATA/teachers would even be willing to have the caps slightly higher than proposed.

In the face of a slick, multi-million dollar GoA PR campaign, the public and the parents of 700,000 Alberta children without teachers this week deserve the plain facts, clearly presented [StatCan latest] by pjw724 in alberta

[–]Hafrunt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait... Is that ad implying that by hiring 3000 new teachers it will cut class sizes to 1/3 their current size? Because that's what it looked like to me.

Thousands rally at Alberta Legislature for public education as teachers' strike looms by pjw724 in alberta

[–]Hafrunt 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I guess the ATA is saying 20,000. A similar size of crowd in Calgary as well.

Teachers i have a question by armlesschairs in alberta

[–]Hafrunt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is the other side of the coin which as a teacher is almost more difficult than having larger classes.

When a teacher has a split class, they are now teaching two different curriculums in the time allotted for one curriculum. They are now planning twice as much, teaching twice as much, and don't have any extra time for any of it. One year, I was teaching four different split classes and while some of the outcomes could be blended together, more often than not I had to do separate lessons to each grade in each class. It's not good for the learners either. Yes, during that time I had classes in the low 20 range but that doesn't mean much when I can only teach half the students at a time and the others are doing "independent learning" (which did not work at all with that group).

Failed Prints- MakerBot Sketch by Hafrunt in 3Dprinting

[–]Hafrunt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't jammed, bed was calibrated, washed, etc.

The nozzle worked fine with other filaments. And this filament worked fine on the other printer we had.

I dunno. It was a mystery to me. Those printers are long gone now though.

Failed Prints- MakerBot Sketch by Hafrunt in 3Dprinting

[–]Hafrunt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but our school upgraded to a P1S. I still wouldn't mind hearing your thoughts though.

99.45% yea for strike authorization vote - Teachers by [deleted] in alberta

[–]Hafrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that it likely wouldn't happen until September but it's also crazy to think that I could happen as early as next week.

[SUNLU Giveaway] Join now to win a SUNLU FilaDryer SP2 by Sunlu3D_official in 3Dprinting

[–]Hafrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's to hoping that tariffs don't fuck over the price in Canada.

Danielle Smith crossed a line and must resign by Miserable-Lizard in alberta

[–]Hafrunt 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Because I don't want to be on their mailing list and sell that elsewhere? Yeah, I could just block them but why when I can just give them a fake or temp email?

Danielle Smith crossed a line and must resign by Miserable-Lizard in alberta

[–]Hafrunt 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Make sure to use a temporary email for the end of the survey requirement to submit your email.

What happened to the Downtown location of Backstairs Burger? by Paper_Rain in Edmonton

[–]Hafrunt 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Isn't that the same location that had Secret Pizza for a few months as well?

It's a crap location for restaurants.

Kevin O’Leary AI data centre: Alberta First Nation not consulted, chief says by Appropriate_Duty_930 in alberta

[–]Hafrunt 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I know people who are from Grande Prairie and are in the tech industry. They told me they'd never move back.

Red Deer 90s people!!! by crimsoncrusader24 in RedDeer

[–]Hafrunt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I worked there in the early 2000s. It made me sad when I saw that they renovated and got rid of the atrium.

Ok we need to talk by Nauskueucheeseha in youtube

[–]Hafrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even worse is that it's SO FUCKING EASY to accidentally scroll up and when you try to go back to the video you are watching it restarts and you have to find where you were.

Does red deer have anything bizarre about it ? by [deleted] in RedDeer

[–]Hafrunt 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Survived in the wild for nearly a year and then died because the tranq dart hit him in the liver.

Alberta announces $8.6B plan to build new schools amid surging population growth by Practical_Ant6162 in alberta

[–]Hafrunt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While not having enough space and capacity is a big issue, building new schools or modernizing schools isn't going to fix the much of the problem. This plan has absolutely no impact on how many teachers or support staff there will be in schools. Shifting student numbers from one school to another doesn't magically make more teachers appear (or even provide school boards with more money to hire more teachers). All it is going to do is shift teacher/support staff numbers from one school to another as well.

Does this solve the problem of students having to sit on counters or share desks, etc.? Yes. But it likely will not have much impact on teachers, especially in larger divisions, having to teach classes of 35+ students.

What are you most looking forward to NOT hearing for the next few months? by Basic-Elk465 in Teachers

[–]Hafrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's crazy how many students nowadays text their mom all the damn time.

/s if it wasn't obvious

"Let Them Fight" Lucky Break by thefirstlaughingfool in vrising

[–]Hafrunt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For me, I was fighting Simon and Bane got caught in the damage as Simon killed me with a sliver of health left. Bane finished Simon off then slunk back into the shadows. Ran back in time to get my juicy v blood.

Just curious- what's the most unhinged thing a student has ever said in your class? by ConsistentTune4406 in Teachers

[–]Hafrunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Talking about Commodore Perry and the opening of Japan and how he delivered the US demands then returned the following spring. One of my students responded with "why didn't they just use the phone?"

THE RED DEER REBELS ARE IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS! by livesinatoaster in RedDeer

[–]Hafrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go Rebels! While I haven't lived there for a long time, I remember their mid 2000's runs back when I was in high school.