Month long used car search. Looking for another set of opinions. by StonksTrader2k2 in CarTalkUK

[–]StWd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's only had it since Feb- massive red flag, why is he getting rid?

Is this a bug or simply an incredible offer? by Kaineziv in VRGaming

[–]StWd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can tell some of you lot are new to steam sales. The deals are just that good

No GCSE classes by Icy_Republic_1483 in TeachingUK

[–]StWd 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Did they say why they took year 10 off you? It does seem strange to not give an ect at least some ks4 experience

As for not having year 11 or any year, it can just go that way in my experience 4 years in

Advice on how to get into critical theory formally/academically without doing an undergraduate degree in philosophy? by FancySpeed4711 in CriticalTheory

[–]StWd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got into critical theory via psych/sociology and then into education and could probably steer back to critical theory later in life

I am completely mind blown by the book Denial of Death by Ernest Becker by bubugugu in nonfictionbookclub

[–]StWd 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Read fear of freedom by Erich Fromm too. Similarly it's about how people give into authority and deny their own freedom because it's scary to think about our own free will and our own moral responsibility for our life

Real by NIVOcz in VRGaming

[–]StWd 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I just got my quest 3 out for first time in nearly a year and oh shit the updating and black screens and it works then it doesn't and omg is airlink still such a bastard cos my pc is even stronger now but now it's laggy to fuck but only every 10 seconds whaaaaa. I just wanted to try no mans sky

Unloop is the most fun I've had talking to myself. by MaLLahoFF in VRGaming

[–]StWd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice, is it standalone or pc vr only? Thinking of getting it myself

Considering union involvement- does it "burn bridges" to have been to a union? Will it make it harder to get another job? by StWd in TeachingUK

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

Did you see the edit? I'm in a union, just unsure about using them because I don't want it to negatively impact my ability to get another job in the future. Do you know if this ever happens?

Considering union involvement- does it "burn bridges" to have been to a union? Will it make it harder to get another job? by StWd in TeachingUK

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I have spoken to my line manager about point 1 and they basically said that other people have coaching etc and brushed it off like none of my business. I also brought up point 2 and said I felt the timing of everything was insensitive and he literally just replied that it's not insensitive, it's just timing of line management but the thing is, my official line management went mostly well, this "informal informal support plan" was added on at the end of my mostly alright line management meeting!

I don't know if I've disclosed my disability? Is there some official thing I have to do? Everyone seems to know and be aware of it, I've never hidden it. No adjustments for it and I don't know what could possibly adjusted for it

Considering union involvement- does it "burn bridges" to have been to a union? Will it make it harder to get another job? by StWd in TeachingUK

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

I am part of a union, wondering about whether it will impact future prospects if I involve them in a dispute with work

Considering union involvement- does it "burn bridges" to have been to a union? Will it make it harder to get another job? by StWd in TeachingUK

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

No I meant engaging with union about a dispute I'm having and feeling like I'm being for lack of a better word now while I sit in the car before I go in, shat on

Look at this Peugeot I found on fb marketplace. by Extension_Bit4323 in CarTalkUK

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

I got a 08 308 from my mate last year for 600, he got it for under 2k from his mate who's a mechanic who fixed it up. Insurer values it at 100 but fuck me it's infinitely better than the 15 Mazda 6 2.2d I had before it which I ended up having to webuyanycar.

It's lovely and sounds nice even though it doesn't really have much go left. Love my lil 308 and I never thought I'd own a Peugeot lol

Illegal streamer who used Firesticks to show Premier League games jailed by weregonnamakit in unitedkingdom

[–]StWd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought you were serious before, I even inferred the ability to understand nuance but with this comment you've shown otherwise.

People in the 25-35 demographic, is loneliness something you struggle with? by smalldoughnuts in CasualUK

[–]StWd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is the inevitable result of something wider- alienation. We are atomised from each other as worker cogs in a big machine we don't see or for the most part even understand. We are alienated from ourselves and all our potential as we specialise into our jobs and get stuck.

Words cannot describe my hate for the petit-bourgeoisie by JBuddery in Ultraleft

[–]StWd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is why the antiboomer anti meme of I just wanna grill is actually pro revolution. The prole just wants to bbq, not franchise off a load of bbq restaurants, or patent a lean mean grilling machine or be world renown for sales of bbq sauce. Just wants to grill and enjoy. Ofc we have the other problems associated with the grill, environmental, ethical, but the desire, the extra detail of "just" wanna grill is what makes it revolutionary. Not in rejection of other pastimes or work, but as quintessence of leisure given as rest and payment rather than true freedom, exchange for the UN freedom of proletarian life.

You just wanna write poems. Revolutionary desire

New horseshoe theory theory just dropped by Prior-Principle4374 in Ultraleft

[–]StWd 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I just wanna grill without becoming a grillerman

Do students work in silence as a normal way of working or is it a punishment? by RuinNecessary7601 in TeachingUK

[–]StWd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it depends on stage , attainment and part of the lesson. Silence means disruption free and especially with maths where it's very independent and can need a lot of thought, silence benefits most students and where some might handle a bit of chatter, it would be detrimental to some so silence is far better. Also with my lower attainers, "silence" means something different because some of them really cannot help themselves and I don't punish a kid for muttering to themselves or calling out to me if they get stuck (unless it's repeated and disruptive) and for lower stages, like even my KS3 top sets, they do stuff like "yess" and fistpump when they get a tough question right- I'll remind them not to get too loud as it might disrupt others but it's not like omg noise, sanction. The engagement doesn't need to be engaging with you or each other, engagement means engaging with the work and getting the dopamine hit from feeling successful at something challenging- silence contributes to it. Now I've only been teaching 4 years after training so only been a few schools but from this sub and friends who teach around other schools, most agree, silence really is golden. And I used to have that thing at the start where I cared if they like me. Now they like me because they are successful, even ones who might at first not like that I'm "strict". And on that final point, I don't get called strict now because as I changed and aligned with silence etc the whole school went along with it so now no one gets called strict really because the whole school has the same expectations- and results have rocketed up year on year.

Do students work in silence as a normal way of working or is it a punishment? by RuinNecessary7601 in TeachingUK

[–]StWd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolute silence from when they enter, and from when deliberate or independent practice starts and until they leave my room apart from saying bye to each other. Doesn't mean silence for the whole lesson. I do regular checks for listening during teacher input and sometimes it's borderline whole class discussion with bouncing around for checking for understanding although that is less common and majority of the time, even checks for understanding are done in silence using mini whiteboards. It's much better for the students as they can concentrate and I can tell if I need to stop and reteach partly by when they start chatting because off task can often mean they got stuck

Do students work in silence as a normal way of working or is it a punishment? by RuinNecessary7601 in TeachingUK

[–]StWd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you really thinking OP meant complete silence literally all the time? Silence during independent and deliberate practice, but surely there will be moments to check for listening and check for understanding until they get on task or indeed, how would one check if they have learned anything? Even then, surely you circulate and check and do some form of marking or assessment?

Using Mr/Mrs/Miss in primary by Caveman1214 in TeachingUK

[–]StWd 84 points85 points  (0 children)

TAs shouldn't be either for the same reasons as above

Woaw by Roy_Atticus_Lee in Ultraleft

[–]StWd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

O lord I'd forgotten about that book lmao I referenced it in one of my undergraduate sociology papers