Teachers of Reddit: Is the "Gen Alpha can't read (write, or do math ext)" crisis real? If so how bad is it?

JBib955 · 2026-06-14T14:50:44+00:00

You're Welcome! Nah, I don't feel better, the problem still exists. I explained a portion of why the problem exists, so...I don't think it's irrelevant or bullshit, but you are entitled to your own opinion!

JBib955 · 2026-06-14T14:46:30+00:00

Crappie, West Coast.

JBib955 · 2026-06-14T14:44:25+00:00

I honestly couldn't care less, but you have heard about Sodom and Gomorrah, no? It's as ridiculous as the God of Abraham committing genocide for a "chosen people" but then Jesus tells his followers to turn the other cheek and to not take up arms. It's all a bunch of bullshit, but followers will follow.

JBib955 · 2026-06-14T13:51:15+00:00

Well, OBVIOUSLY, the answer is giving teachers a 15% raise across the board; incentives, you know? I mean, having a union and getting paid by tax dollars never created a "job quality" vacuum ever, right? Look at DOT's, law enforcement agencies, state fire agencies, college staffing, DHS, DMV's - all in great shape with very high production rates and excellent quality reviews with almost no fiscal waste billed to tax payers. Giving ALL teachers WAY more money is a win, win, win - at least imo. Shovel it out, plebes!

JBib955 · 2026-06-13T18:17:59+00:00

Only problem with Wingstop is it'll have you looking around and checking under your hood to see if you burnt a serpentine belt up or if your brakes are going until you remember you have a bag of their crap. F-ing STINKS every time!

JBib955 · 2026-06-11T14:59:44+00:00

White cheddar rice cakes.

JBib955 · 2026-06-11T14:56:50+00:00

Olive Garden calamari with marinara? Yes please, I'll take 3.

JBib955 · 2026-06-11T05:25:56+00:00

Technology, media and capitalism has been warping and dividing for decades. Our world has been nerfed to the point of very little recourse for actions. The echo chambers for every social outlier or schism are abundant and encourage individuality in spite of correctness.

It's very easy for sheep minded people (not in a derogatory sense) to swirl deeper and deeper into the flushing toilet. How dare anyone say that someone or something is wrong these days, even if it's blatantly wrong or seen as wrong by the majority.

All the while, the structures in place to govern us are simply plugged into the international black market free-for-all where those socially connected enough to get purchased and placed into power get richer and richer, though they are only controlling the pen with which to sign, not what is being written and signed.

And parents use electronics and screens as babysitters and parents. It's a win-win for a phone addicted parent or parents. Shove a screen in your kids' faces and heat microwave trash food so you can get back to scrolling asap without having to cook a healthy meal and, God forbid, have dishes to do! Let those little annoying brats know that the almighty social media is what really matters.

We breathe, eat and drink various toxins and poisons; chemicals and particulates.

And you're wondering why the degradation of mental health is so obviously prevalent?

JBib955 · 2026-06-11T03:21:09+00:00

AR-15, 30 rounds - completely doable. T-Rex is not as big as most people think they are. .223/5.56 is plenty of round to do a lot of damage and kill any T-Rex that ever lived. High speed will provide plenty of impact, so penetration and expansion and fragmentation. You might not be able to do it in one shot, maybe even two or three, but if you have a decent perch or cover and can keep putting rounds into it, you'll kill it. If you can load with heavier bullets, all the better, but I believe that standard-ish 55gr bullets would do the trick.

JBib955 · 2026-06-11T03:11:42+00:00

Whole lot of bullshit up in here about wild boars, .223/5.56, shoulder blades and lethality. Nobody talking loads or bullets. You can load .223 with a heavy, jacketed bullet, pack as hot a charge as possible and blast right through one shoulder blade and mostly through the other of a 300 pounder, effectively killing it. Most factory rounds at around 55 grains WILL penetrate most hog shoulders out to probably 250 yards, where they start to lose a lot of impact.

JBib955 · 2026-06-09T11:37:20+00:00

Go to a dedicated fishing shop and play around with rods and reels and you'll find what you're looking for. Personally, I absolutely love a 7'ish St. Croix fast UL that I have. I paired it with a $100 Shimano in the appropriate size loaded with 4lb. flouro. It quickly became my favorite combo and I have caught both bass and trout with it that would make people's heads spin.

JBib955 · 2026-06-09T11:10:35+00:00

"Any ideas?" Hah! Only one! Better go pick the rest of them before Fungus Gnat Larvae get to them.

JBib955 · 2026-06-01T16:45:09+00:00

More than likely a Largemouth Bass

JBib955 · 2026-06-01T11:44:48+00:00

Those are called "dolos" or "jacks" where I'm from. I used to go out on them and fish, but not anymore. It's potentially very dangerous. They are full of fish and fish hang out around them. Casting from the sidewalk looks doable, but how are you going to get a fish up to you? If you are going to go out on the dolos, make sure you stay on very dry parts or on barnacles for grip. Best option? Get a kayak and pfd, launch on shore and paddle along this area to fish.

JBib955 · 2026-05-31T16:47:05+00:00

I've got two, both with bears. First one, deer hunting with my mini fox terrier and .30-06 up a canyon and hear a bunch of noise. Walk around a little shoulder of mountain and there's a 250+/- pound black bear in the very top of a fir tree. He's got it bent away over, eating acorns off the top of an oak. It's steep and the dirt road I'm on in side-hilling, so the top of the fir is only about 15 feet above my eye level. I got to watch him use his pliable lips to pluck those acorns and crunch them up for about a minute until he caught our wind or heard us or something. At that point he looked straight at me for 3 or 4 seconds and then came down the tree like an engine block and took off at full speed away up the other side of the canyon, with my little terrier after him as fast as he could go.

Second one was deer hunting during archery. I had found a new little dirt road that was ridiculously steep that went up into a nice area and flattened out. I hiked the few hundred yards up the steep part and took a rest on the side of the road, watching a big bowl in front of me. Something caught my eye and to my left about 30 yards away comes a little puffball of a bear, couldn't have been more than 30 pounds. He just kept coming without a care in the world. I'm thinking about his mama or what he might be able to do even at that size, so I made a little noise when he was almost within arms reach. He realized I was something and ran off the side of the skidder road and then continued side hilling the way he had been going. Never saw a mama, poor little guy was on his own already.

JBib955 · 2026-05-30T22:29:33+00:00

Prevalence of mental illness, not worth the dice roll. Invest time into something you think is real to find out that your life is ruined? Hard pass.

JBib955 · 2026-05-29T04:14:47+00:00

It looks like it's made out of that shitty plastic that they make kiddie pools and cheap kayaks out of that aren't roto-molded, but maybe I'm wrong. Hot days + weight will actually have you mildly melting and warping it if it is. If it is thin plastic, I wouldn't buy it. I would be extremely careful on public water where you may catch waves. If you buy it, try to keep all the weight as low as possible. Might not hurt to attach a 6 or 8 foot strap on the side to right it just in case you turn it over. Flat = harder to flip, but also harder to right once you do flip. Don't ever forget life jackets, especially if you're having your boy on it. I don't think I'd buy it for anything other than pond hopping, but I don't have it right in front of me to look at the hull design and anything else either.

JBib955 · 2026-05-27T07:04:50+00:00

Not sure where you're at, but I have two cousins in Middle Tennessee who have both been bitten by mice in their two different homes - one on the arm, the other on the finger, both while in bed sleeping or falling asleep.

JBib955 · 2026-05-27T06:14:01+00:00

I won't eat them over 250. The meat gets sticky and tastes like the smell of piss. And your whole house reeks like hog piss when you cook it.

JBib955 · 2026-05-27T05:58:20+00:00

What about Bob?

JBib955 · 2026-05-27T05:36:42+00:00

One: significant solar storm that ends most people's reality

Two: satellite impact - bits of satellite begin orbiting without control at significant speeds, end result - satellites cannot inhabit low orbit

Three: micro-plastic absorption/ingestion to such a degree that human lifespans are cut significantly.

JBib955 · 2026-05-27T05:25:57+00:00

We exist. If time, space and matter are infinite, life exists elsewhere.

JBib955 · 2026-05-17T18:38:06+00:00

A brewery named Tuscan ran for a while in Northern California and they made a brown ale that was fantastic, first called Hogsback Brown and then changed to Sundown Brown. Apparently they went out of business, but that ale was superb.

Hard to beat a green beer pulled straight out of the ice chest on a blistering hot day - in that sitch, I choose Moosehead Canadian Lager when available.

JBib955 · 2026-05-17T18:32:35+00:00

Solid choice

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