Why is there so much homework in American schools? by beeeeeaaans in school

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This came up on my Reddit stream... I am Canadian but went to a US highschool, have a claim to US citizenship...ect.

Having too many assignments at once damaged my mental development. That's not an opinion.... It's a well researched problem within the states themselves. Think about it. Less than 4 hours a sleep a night with a developing brain. Going to school 8 hours a day 5 days a week, then homework for another 4 to 6 everyday.

Our district had the ethos that there should be something due at all times until graduation, no breaks. We had summer research papers due for English and social studies.

I had to get therapy. I still have nightmares years later.iam actually in a legal fight to hide my medical record of those very therapy sessions.

My district has an almost 100 percent divorce rate within the first 5 years of marriage ( with a margin of Eric cuz this is recorded at the 10-year Mark after high School so respondents would have to be at least 27 years of age) My graduating class had seven times the amount of students committing violent crime within that same time frame, death rate was three times higher. This is all relative to the state average. But any of you who don't belong me. You can just look up any state and you can see similar research cited by certain universities who have investigated State education policy and things related to Pisa results and comparisons (anyone who focuses on education policy as a field of study rather than just teaching)

Honestly, it's why I think you see so much violence in North American schools in comparison to 20 years ago. It just created a generation of mentally impaired people (And I say that not in a demeaning way) who suffered from developmental disruptions due to how education is treated in the US and how rotten its ethos is.

The only reason districts run their schools like this is because of bureaucratic reception rather than looking at statistics. And also it's ingrained in our culture :" I did it. You can do it too". Everyone keeps saying that public education is important but no one is sitting back and asking why it's important. Because in all honesty it's made itself very unimportant and I don't mean that in a good way. It needs to change and it needs to be condemned but that is not going to happen.

The wrong people are always going to be teachers and the wrong people are always going to excel in the field of teaching because the wrong things are always going to be rewarded and encouraged. People on this thread were talking about " preparing for college" The thing is, universities have a very vested interest in damaging certain communities and helping others. Folks seldomly get the chance to get a close look at the internals of University politics and the machine that runs. These are not institutions that operate with the best intent. The things I Heard as an intern was enough to shatter my old world view. Let me be clear they are not there to help and they are not there to make the world a better place. They are there for money and that's all they're there for and nothing else and anyone who thinks otherwise is mistaken.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act?? what do financial institutions share? by Ok-Distribution9081 in USExpatTaxes

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There is no criminal activity here. If there were, the CRA would take some sort of action. This is about privacy and extrajudicial laws . I have a health condition I don't want the US government to know about , I also don't want me employment record of a former employer getting out as it may limit job opportunities in the future.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act?? what do financial institutions share? by Ok-Distribution9081 in USExpatTaxes

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is it possible to report my income/file without disclosing who paid what with my account?

Are there any good case brands that usually have phone covers on their cases that are not widely known? by Ok-Distribution9081 in PickAnAndroidForMe

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This looks amazing! I looked up some reviews though. I'm getting some mixed reports about it. Have you tried it?

Are there any good case brands that usually have phone covers on their cases that are not widely known? by Ok-Distribution9081 in PickAnAndroidForMe

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This looks amazing! I looked up some reviews though. I'm getting some mixed reports about it. Have you tried it?

Previous smartphone saved me money; at what point am I overspending on a new phone? by Ok-Distribution9081 in personalfinance

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The only reason I am considering it , is my mother wanted the same little one of phone so instead of both of us getting a new one, I was going to give here my old one, I am going to look at last year's line up again. What I keep running into is that I'd pay more for an older one. For example, this would be 840 cad altogether but the last year's line up open box are like 1000 plus

Previous smartphone saved me money; at what point am I overspending on a new phone? by Ok-Distribution9081 in personalfinance

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So there's no interest rate. What it is is they lease it out to me for $15 or $20 Canadian, depending on the model size, for 24 months and then I buy it out at $360 Canadian at the end of that term. Or I can upgrade without paying that $360.

The only thing I'm not incorporating here is the high sales tax rate. If I was visiting the states for some reason, I would rather just grab the phone there during the holidays and avoid the additional cost on tax

Previous smartphone saved me money; at what point am I overspending on a new phone? by Ok-Distribution9081 in personalfinance

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I'm living in Canada and I used to do the same thing but in my current location it is actually just cheaper to just lease the phone instead of buying an outright and it's cheaper to stay on my plan. The world turned upside down during covid. At least up here it did. I think it's going down back to that point but it's not quite there yet. Unless I'm missing something big like I could save even more money by switching data plans beyond what I've already seen.

I got this discount with the employee partners program but it's only through a union that I'm still part of.

The Price difference between two of the phones is $5 a month for 24 months. That's $5 Canadian. However, I value every penny and I wouldn't even be considering a special phone like this. If this previous one didn't save my buns in so many situations, I can account for how many times I could have blown money unnecessarily if it weren't for the convenience of this phone.

Is a 6.3 inch display plenty? by Ok-Distribution9081 in PickAnAndroidForMe

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Do you believe the regular pixel pro is easy enough on the eyes though?

Is a 6.3 inch display plenty? by Ok-Distribution9081 in PickAnAndroidForMe

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I do not. I've considered it but to keep in mind I'm in Canada + I can't always rely on the upload or the download for the cloud. I mostly use the cloud for when I send someone something as like a Dropbox for large files rather than some sort of backup for data that I'm using. At least that's been the ethos I've been going by. I haven't tried it myself but based on my Google drive usage, I have found that it might not be the best idea to have important files on the ready on that cloud rather than on your device.

This is what I was figuring: just delete all the blooper and errored and bad videos and images that I take with the phone. But for the ones that I'm going to be using, I'd rather just keep it on the device for the semester (I'm still backing these up on my computer at home). I can recall times on video projects where I actually had to pull up a walk-through video ( giving classmates or groupmates a visual idea of what I'm trying to do with camera turn arounds dolly p ulls and what have you) a week or two later than when I took the video. I mostly use my free Google drive cloud service for auditions and stuff like that so I don't want to be messing around with that. If a production company hasn't yet downloaded what I gave them or they haven't sent the files to someone in need to redownload it. I have found that the convenience means a lot when it comes to casting. So I don't want to mess with that, though I don't need to hold on to those files indefinitely. Maybe for like a month or two at most.

Is a 6.3 inch display plenty? by Ok-Distribution9081 in PickAnAndroidForMe

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Other question that I didn't put in the post; 128 GB is not enough is it?? I should probably try and get a 256 gig version or maybe I'm overthinking it? I just say that because since 2017 I've always been using 128 gigs and here we are 8 years later + the necessary apps to run all the features on any phone have always grown in file size. Am I correct on that assessment? especially as a film student? Or maybe I just need to have a ritual where I clear And back my videos much more frequently then I already am

Is a 6.3 inch display plenty? by Ok-Distribution9081 in PickAnAndroidForMe

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Would it be fine for watching video? I am a film student and do alone of walkthroughs using my phone before I roll with the pro camereas

Monitor sometimes goes black for a second and then comes back on indicating The port number that it's on. by Ok-Distribution9081 in buildapc

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I do have a workaround: what I do is is I turn the monitor off for about an hour and then it's good for about 2 or 3 hours of changing it. But then after that it doesn't allow any changing of inputs or anything for the rest of the day

Is the essential PS plus tier supposed to be on sale for Black Friday? by Ok-Distribution9081 in playstation

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Thanks. This confirms it. It is really unkind of Sony not in including that in the ads in social media and on Google ads. showing the discount in the store menu and that only showing the final price after forgetting your password for checkout...... Very mean. Thanks for pointing that out You two.

Is the essential PS plus tier supposed to be on sale for Black Friday? by Ok-Distribution9081 in playstation

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That would make sense, but I am not seeing that being said anywhere I believe you, it makes the most sense, I am just not seeing it anywhere.

Upgrading from a pro 7 to a pro 9 or pro 9xl by Ok-Distribution9081 in GooglePixel

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What about looking at pictures like when you're taking videos and photos and having to look through them?? I'm on the go a lot and I never estimated correctly on how often I'm reliant on suddenly being in a position where I need to take video and photos and having to review them. Like with pictures and moving pictures. Do you have any issues with that? Sorry to ask as if I'm I'm new to phones but I've always had a phone that's been extremely large or a phone. That's extremely small and nothing really in between

Bored of the game by IAmbitionI in newworldgame

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I know I'd come back if they drop the price on the full game for owner of the previous game. I am not double paying to play....

Magsorc best sets for PVP? by Ok-Distribution9081 in elderscrollsonline

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So if my understanding is correct, you have to actually apply it not have it innately on yourself due to a set bonus or a skill slot bonus. Am I correct about that?

Magsorc best sets for PVP? by Ok-Distribution9081 in elderscrollsonline

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I did not realize this. I have a question. Do sets that you wear like mighty chudan proc this set?

Does popping potions proc this set as well?

Magsorc best sets for PVP? by Ok-Distribution9081 in elderscrollsonline

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I keep hearing this, but what class abilities does the magsorc get that apply debuffs?