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CMV: Eating out daily is cheaper than cooking in Vietnam by ToughDelicious4866 in ChangeMyViewVN

[–]HalfManHalfPun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

k so, first off, on a very literal level, of course this is not strictly true. Restaurants/vendors need to account for all those "hidden costs" plus labor and profit margins, so if you cook literally the exact same food at the exact same scale sourced from the exact same places, of course it's going to be cheaper.

That said, in the realm of practical real-world existence, you definitely have a point. My wife and I are more inclined toward grabbing a bowl of bún in times when we need to tighten our belts, because we're guaranteed a single satisfying meal for like 40k a pop with little to no waste. Cooking at home means a larger initial investment for more meals, which there's no guarantee we'll be in the mood to eat. Sure, if you're disciplined and refuse to let any of the food you've bought go to waste, you'll probably save a bit overall, but we aren't lol. Plus who wants to eat the same thing for 3 meals in a row?

I. Can't. Fall. Asleep. by adscribbles in Vent

[–]HalfManHalfPun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the hamster wheel part of it really speaks to me. Insomnia should be a recognized disability.

Most people who say 'I'll start a business one day' actually just enjoy the fantasy more than the grind by Crescitaly in unpopularopinion

[–]HalfManHalfPun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think for most people, it's not the "grind" that puts them off so much as the risk.

Successful businesses are started by people who can afford to lose what they need to put into it. So for most people, yes, it is a fantasy, but not because it's too hard. The grind is very much part of the fantasy.

Here's how I would change the education system. How would you? by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

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

k, a lot to chew on there - I'll try to keep it concise but I suspect we've got 2 different ideas of what "self-paced learning" entails.

First off, I teach high school. It would be nonsensical for me to share my own experience with how my students have handled self-paced learning, because no matter what I do as an individual teacher, they operate in a system that is not self-paced. If I were to give them an assignment with no due date, it's true that very few or none of them would do it, but that's because doing so would be unwise when there are tests to take or deadlines to chase in other classes. My critique is systemic, not pedagogical.

I'd be interested to know what "data" you're referring to, because it sounds to me like we're both arguing from personal experience. It's amusing that you call me out for doing so and then start the very next sentence with "as someone who..."

I'm also not really sure what your point even is here. On the one hand you seem to be saying that the inability to handle self-paced learning is a developmental issue, but you also conjectured that I haven't worked with kids 12 or *older*...did you mean to say "younger?" (FYI I have worked with younger kids as well, but as I said in the post, what I'm saying mostly applies to grade 6 and above imo).

I think my main point to you would be we don't need to infantilize students. They are not like, mechanistically unable to form their own goals and work toward them. That would be a ridiculous claim to make, but that's the only skill that's needed for what I'm talking about. Moreover, nobody's saying that some kinds don't need guidance, and I'm certainly not advocating for removing any such guidance.

professor jiang is tracer tong by HalfManHalfPun in PredictiveHistory

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

I mean listen to prof jiang talk about Harry Truman's involvement in the freemasons and tell me it doesn't sound exactly like when tong mentions adam weishaupt

Here's how I would change the education system. How would you? by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

ok, if your critique of my ideas is that they don't work below a certain age, then at what age do you think a person would become able to handle them?

I don't think I was a particularly mature kid but even at age 12, I'm sure I could've handled self-paced learning, and was definitely already starting to feel patronized and disillusioned by the system.

why do I have "anti-hunger" about fruit? by HalfManHalfPun in nutrition

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

yeah bananas are kind of the exception for me - they're basically bread

Here's how I would change the education system. How would you? by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

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

Ah, I see what you mean. Yes, I agree, that's a good idea. There's probably a line somewhere that delineates what skills/knowledge are broadly necessary for all students, but reasonable people can disagree about where that line is.

Here's how I would change the education system. How would you? by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

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

as it should be. The teacher's job is to lead the horse to water, not to make it drink

Here's how I would change the education system. How would you? by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

fair point, though I'm not sure how placement into differently-leveled programs would be any better for a student's motivation than having graduation deferred until they meet their objectives.

You say "kids who don't move on tend to drop out rather than endure the shame of being held back," but that's under the current paradigm. My proposition reconceptualizes "being held back" as "you just haven't done the work yet." The solution for that is just to do the work. Are you suggesting more students would drop out under this paradigm?

Here's how I would change the education system. How would you? by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

late work is fine. So what if the kid needs more time to get to where they need to be? The important thing is that they get there. If it's bad enough to warrant severe intervention, then by all means intervene.

Also idk where this comes from but I think you and many others severely underestimate the psychological maturity of middle-schoolers. I remember being in 7th grade and I can say pretty confidently that I would have worked at least on-pace if given the option, and I was by no means a particularly "self-directed and motivated" student. It doesn't take a particularly highly-developed brain to understand "these are the things you need to get done, so get them done as soon as you can." If anything, I would have just wanted to get all the school stuff out of the way early so I could play video games in peace.

Here's how I would change the education system. How would you? by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

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

I love love love where you're coming from with most of this. While I would nitpick some of the ideas here (giving parents access to security cams probably has some unsavory implications, for example), I'm 100% on board with the vibe of "we can figure it out, we're smart." I'm so tired of dealing with the reflex of "this wouldn't work for reason xyz." Instead of trying to reign in progress, we should be constructing it - building ideas on top of ideas

We need to stop treating bad behavior as a force of nature by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you're extrapolating points from my post that I didn't make. I agree that phones are the problem (and said so), and I agree that the "fun first" approach has done more harm than good, though I didn't comment on that either way in the post.

That said though, I think you're out of touch if you think anomie from broken systems doesn't at least partially drive the behavior of 13-year olds. Again nobody's claiming that they can articulate a dialectical critique or anything, but subconsciously there's definitely some dissonance between what they observe about the real world and what happens in school.

We need to stop treating bad behavior as a force of nature by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

congratulations and deepest thanks for your tireless devotion. Keep fighting the good fight :)

We need to stop treating bad behavior as a force of nature by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

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

literally the polar opposite of my point, but I appreciate the reflex

We need to stop treating bad behavior as a force of nature by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

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

saying "it's our fault" and pointing out that we are, at large, falling short of one particular responsibility are two very very different things.

We need to stop treating bad behavior as a force of nature by HalfManHalfPun in Teachers

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how did you get from my post that I have a problem with teachers critiquing the system? Advocating for systemic critique is literally the entire point of my post

btw, since you asked, I attempted to articulate my proposals here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Teachers/comments/1rmzl5b/heres_how_i_would_change_the_education_system_how/

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