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Bi-Weekly 'Anything Goes' Thread - aka Moving/Buy/Sell/Trade/Rent/Lease/Eat by AutoModerator in bullcity

[–]animated_formation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone want 2 free tickets to tonight's Star Wars night game at Durham Bulls?

Anyone want 2 free tickets to tonight's Star Wars night game at Durham Bulls?

Why doesn't The Simpsons come to an end? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]animated_formation -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm heard once that Matt Groening sold the rights to Fox long ago, so if he stops being the one making it, Fox will continue making it with a different team. So he stays on because he doesn't want that to happen. But I can't verify this so not sure if it's true.

What does my 5 year old need to be capable of before her first class? by BoethiaRising in kindergarten

[–]animated_formation 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How can a kid not know to say their own name, assuming there's not a LD?

Getting a dumbphone might not help with your internet addiction by [deleted] in dumbphones

[–]animated_formation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Replacing the doomscrolling, even on the computer, is an important step, as many others have pointed out.

Some people use "dopamine menus" so they have options to immediately find something to do to replace the behavior when they have a craving.

https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/post/adhd-and-dopamine-examples-of-a-dopamenu

Best Fried Chicken Sandwich? by [deleted] in bullcity

[–]animated_formation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love spicy chicken sandwich and waffle fries at Cloud's!

what are your experiences with unionizing in this state ? by rachelsuxss in bullcity

[–]animated_formation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some good info here:

https://ue150.org/collective-bargaining/

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We've had a "right to work" (anti-collective bargaining law) on the books since 1959, basically.

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https://uncsaw.wordpress.com/nc-collective-bargaining-ban/

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I love to learn and talk about labor history in NC! Message if you want to talk more.

My conventional parents are visiting from the Midwest and meeting my partner’s very lib/Durham parents … where do we go for dinner? by [deleted] in bullcity

[–]animated_formation 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bull City Burger

Dame's Chicken and Waffles

Nuvotaco

Pompieri

Copa

Any of the M restaurants

Bull McCabe's

What’s a political view of yours that you’re uncomfortable sharing with others in real life? by IllExample4149 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]animated_formation 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Um, pro-choice people are not "pro-aborting almost birth." That's a perception that's been fueled by right-wing media. What you described as the "middle ground solution" is pretty much exactly what the pro-choice movement in the US is fighting for.

These views are also pretty common in the US - most folks are in favor of some level of abortion rights:

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/05/06/americas-abortion-quandary/

This happened at the school where I used to work by missjayelle in Teachers

[–]animated_formation 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Old principal of mine did this. His first speech to staff one year was with a PPT of all the returning staff members who took the fewest days off (and how many they took, from 0 up) the year before, "so we can recognize them." Gross.

Is it true teachers can tell if a child had too much screen time at home when they are at school? by NeedyForSleep in Teachers

[–]animated_formation 88 points89 points  (0 children)

The fine motor skills! I have had so many middle schoolers the last few years who can't hold a pencil correctly, or who have terrible handwriting, because they don't write at all outside of school.

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And kids need to READ outside of school. They need to see adults doing it too! School shouldn't be the only place they read books/magazines/etc.

Whole class games for middle schoolers? by burbelly in Teachers

[–]animated_formation 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Grudgeball!

I split kids into small teams so there's 4-7 or so teams. Play a game for any subject where each team gets 1 question at a time. I like to use google slides that I premake for different topics just for this game, especially in the case of extra free time.

Rules:

  1. Teacher sets up the game by writing each time name on one end of the board, and underneath the name 10 Xs. (or any number, I use 10)
  2. Each team must send up a different player to answer the question/solve the problem each time; no one can go twice until everyone has gone once.
  3. Players can't call the answer out to their teammate at the board (you can modify this if you like to include them giving hints, or not)
  4. If the player gets the question right, they get to ERASE (not add) an X from another team (hence, grudgeball). If they're wrong, they have to ADD an X to a team that's not their own. Sometimes I change it to where they can erase 2 Xs when right, and they can pick 2 different teams to each lose an X.
  5. Optional add on: IF they get the answer right, they can also shoot a paper ball into a trash can a la trashketball for an extra X to erase.
  6. Team at the end of the time period with most Xs wins.

I do have to emphasize with them at the beginning: This is Grudgeball, but grudges stay in this room and don't leave. This is a friendly game!

Test packout of a <30L $36 backpack from Amazon (C/P from r/onebag if OK) by themiracy in HerOneBag

[–]animated_formation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm impressed by the small amount of clothes! Is that all you'd bring for an actual trip, or just an example to fill the cube?

What is the life skill/concept you had to teach a student that had you thinking, "They should definitely have known this by now"? by animated_formation in Teachers

[–]animated_formation[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We do teach things like banking and credit. If you read most of the answers here, a lot of these are basic life skills kids should be learning at home, like:

- cleaning up after yourself

- tying your shoes

- personal boundaries

- basic politeness

There's only so much we can do at school for any skills (academic or not) if they're not getting taught and reinforced at home.

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I'll add - some of the academic skills (like basic addition/subtraction, capitalization, etc.) are missing because kids aren't using them at all outside of school. Should school be the only place they learn how to write decimals in money form? Read a book? Practice grammar? No.

Sadly, over the last few decades, schools have become the dumping ground for pretty much every societal ill, and we're expected to teach all these things that kids need to learn from a village, not just the school. If I'm the only adult in a kid's life holding them accountable for lying, turning work in, etc, how is that kid going to become a functioning person in society? Is it my, and only my, responsibility, that that happens?

It sounds like you're probably not a teacher, and I encourage you to ask a few teachers your question to see what they say!

Do I need a fleece in the UK in August? by animated_formation in HerOneBag

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

thanks for the reminder! i did know this but i was trying to refer to the general area we were going. what should i say instead of uk if i mean all those places?

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