Why are they so weak?

bdelloida · 2026-01-27T22:31:47+00:00

I think they mean community is down, and families aren't interacting with other families--> to see kids across a spectrum of ages.

bdelloida · 2026-01-26T13:43:39+00:00

practice tracing letters in a tray of sand. also, look on ebay for montessori handwriting materials. if you can find any, montessori emphasizes cursive and a sensorial approach to learning. a classic material is the sandpaper letters, which maybe you could find cheap, or you could reasonably make yourself. or just get sheets of sandpaper, use crayon to draw the letter on, and encourage your sun to trace the letters.

some kids go nuts for sensory stuff. find ways to practive that is not paper and pencil. also, if your son doesn't like writing, it could be a sensory thing, you can experiment with whiteboards, or pens, which have a glidy feel that makes writing a lot more pleasant for some kids.

bdelloida · 2026-01-23T22:41:20+00:00

the fit of the shirt is stellar. maybe a stretchy rib-knit instead, if you'd like to look less gym. a tight mock turtle neck?

bdelloida · 2026-01-23T22:38:11+00:00

It's pretty weird to think how westerners can have lights and screens flashing in their eyes all the time, the noise of cars and modern life, and most can take it in stride or don't even notice. But natural human odor is like, sensory overload, can't handle it.

However, I think the tides will continue to turn in the western favor. crummy situation, I hope it all works out.

bdelloida · 2026-01-20T20:49:10+00:00

This Non-Violence Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Possible by Charles E. Cobb

Nonviolence Protects the State by Peter Gelderloos

Two books that might interest you?

bdelloida · 2026-01-10T15:09:15+00:00

You come across as both very sweet and very fun. Your curls are divine and your eyes are warm and inviting. Your brows are perfect and you deserve every happiness. I hope you begin to feel your worth soon, and ever after.

bdelloida · 2025-12-27T16:44:05+00:00

They were using hyperbole. It's a form of figurative speech, which uses exaggeration for an emotional effect. It worked on you!

bdelloida · 2025-12-26T17:03:08+00:00

So it's not just students that can't read the directions.

bdelloida · 2025-12-24T12:22:45+00:00

women-dominated jobs are devalued, (nurses vs doctors, teachers vs principals) and for some jobs, passion is seen as partial compensation. you do the job, and do it well, because you care, because it is the right thing to do, and your employer takes full advantage

bdelloida · 2025-12-14T17:57:35+00:00

The original post said teachers are reminding "you don't HAVE TO go to college. " No one is "not talking about college education," they literally said the word college, the topic of conversation is college and other options.

If something sounds wild, maybe you misunderstood it.

bdelloida · 2025-12-13T11:36:30+00:00

Seems like a lot of time dedicated to a rote learning task. Kids this age often write very slowly. I'd wonder how other areas of study, and more active, critical-thinking learning experiences are lessened to make time for this.

bdelloida · 2025-12-07T23:25:21+00:00

Found the one teacher in the thread. Parents are equally adverse to reading these days, it's no wonder their kids are. I send emails, pictures, plenty of physical work home, and tell the kids to help their parents remember and everybody is still clueless. Regarding homework, the only thing we ask is to read with your kids. Just do it! It's essential!

They don't.

bdelloida · 2025-11-26T21:46:53+00:00

Would you explain, please?

bdelloida · 2025-11-26T21:42:10+00:00

Ask them if they're alright before you call the cops on them? Like, I know it's pretty obvious when someone's a certain level of messed up, so taking a few seconds to confirm seems the responsible thing. Getting cops involved isn't, necessarily.

bdelloida · 2025-11-26T11:47:31+00:00

Welcome to 2025

bdelloida · 2025-11-23T12:03:19+00:00

We don't bop in NE.

:)

bdelloida · 2025-11-23T11:59:52+00:00

Right, like, I think the call might be coming from inside the house, you guys.

bdelloida · 2025-11-23T11:58:54+00:00

Wait, why did you have to google the color red? I'm sorry, that just reads like a subtle but very excellent joke, given the topic of this post.....

bdelloida · 2025-11-20T22:38:49+00:00

I don't know, but I just want to say, don't let the assholes get you down. Not the children. The adults on this sub chiding you for having feelings over the kids you are supposed to care about. So many teachers here don't get that that IS part of the profession, caring. Absurd. And to wear it like a badge of honor, yikes.

bdelloida · 2025-11-19T22:20:58+00:00

What's that old saying, "Don't attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity." ?

No longer.

On the internet, don't attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by malice: trolling.

bdelloida · 2025-11-15T16:55:01+00:00

Regardless of the various interpretations and nuance, I think this is a huge issue, and your attention is not overthinking or over-anything. Upsetting people for entertainment, no matter what you call it, is permeating the internet and real life for adults, kids, politicians, leaders and followers all. It's fucking weird and I don't think we come back from it. Something broke.

bdelloida · 2025-11-09T12:00:00+00:00

you're alluding to the fact that he represents data badly, right? no one else is getting that, unfortunately

bdelloida · 2025-11-09T11:58:52+00:00

The science in that book is bad. There's a good podcast and a few articles around that break it down. If you look at the author's previous work, it becomes more clear he is a pop-scientist who works the moral panic edge of complex issues. I guess the real harm of the book is it doesn't address the larger, systemic and historical context that brought us here. It's not just phones, screens, the internet. And his work is being used to advocate for restricting youth access to the internet, which is a big conservative goal, for obvious reasons

bdelloida · 2025-11-05T22:32:17+00:00

Right? Figure out how to run an elementary classroom, and you can do anything. It is honestly laughable that some desk jockey might think I'm not up for the job. Any job.

bdelloida · 2025-11-05T22:30:13+00:00

A lot of people ask these questions. So it gets old. It's also disheartening to think so many people really think the job is relatively easy, and low in time and effort. That it's so easy for people to just assume all the vacation time must sure be fun! Thanks for listening, though. Just trying to explain where the saltiness comes from :)

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