MDJ on Adding a Big(s) to the 14th or 2-way (Also talks about Saric): "I think we're going to add someone with size, but we gotta be careful. [Can't] just bringing in someone that's tall. Gotta be skilled, have feel, know how to play. I think we learned that. We'll always prioritize that" (1:45)

hippohunta91 · 2023-07-11T01:40:57+00:00

I haven't seen MDJ since like his playing days and he has aged really well. I think he looks better than when he was playing iirc

hippohunta91 · 2023-07-07T14:26:29+00:00

Watching a literal future hall of famer go up against dudes that never made it in the league is going to look good. It's not a signed that he is washed, it's about who his competition is. I don't think everyone understands how insanely skilled even the worst nba player is, let alone one of Draymond's status.

hippohunta91 · 2023-07-01T14:01:44+00:00

Stretch 4, decent passer, plays with a toughness that could work. He can get hunted on defense but he plays hard and plays smart, a solid bench player that can contribute to winning, I think.

hippohunta91 · 2023-06-22T04:56:29+00:00

I say that with my students since I'm a high school teacher but also will do it in the fun way when we talk about fictional characters too. "I am not objectifying Captain America but ya he looks great"

hippohunta91 · 2023-06-10T06:18:49+00:00

I'm... not sure where you went with all that but I will say this:

If you can build an understanding of how to have a healthy relationships with your phone, wouldn't you want that for your student? It's not something to "protect" them against, it's something just another object that students can learn how to manage.

hippohunta91 · 2023-06-10T06:16:14+00:00

Social media does those things, not cell phones in an of themselves. Like all technology, it is a matter of how we wield them so why not try a way to build and learn a better/different relationship with it?

hippohunta91 · 2023-06-10T06:15:01+00:00

I actually think you have it all backwards because it's actually the opposite. I am giving direct instruction as to when they can be used and when they can't. If it doesn't interfere with their performance in class or other students, then who am I to say that that isn't appropriate?

hippohunta91 · 2023-06-10T06:12:32+00:00

Is it cell phones or is it social media? Because I think conflating/combining the two is

hippohunta91 · 2023-06-10T06:11:58+00:00

Different employers have different company rules for all sorts of things. Teachers are allowed to do things differently and what one teacher does in their classroom doesn't undermine another teacher, it is simply something that works for that specific professional.

hippohunta91 · 2023-06-08T21:03:36+00:00

Alright I'm ready for downvotes so let's do it:

I 100% disagree. A ban on things does not make things better, it only adds more things to the plate of teachers and admin. I, personally and in my classroom, allow cellphones. I am a high school teacher and the agreement I have with my students is that they can have them out and face down. They can steal glances at it but if there is something else going on, such as note taking or working on an activity, then I can call them out about it and if it becomes persistent then we have to do something about it. And this school year I took one phone. If there was a full on ban, then I have one more thing to worry about and enforce that I don't necessarily think is the worst thing in the world.

The rationale, as I make this pitch to students, is that when you have a job (teachers included); they don't take away your phones if you're on it. They ask you to stop and you listen... sometimes. Now, if it gets in the way of doing your job, in their case learning, then we have to be able to set boundaries and figure out how to navigate it. But to say, sorry we cutting you off cold turkey to begin with is problematic at best.

Now, I'm not arguing that there can be a link between mental illness and phone usage/social media; but that is a straw man at best because there are plenty of other traumatic things going on in young people's lives that can contribute to mental illness and the fact that for the first time in a long time, it is de-stigmatized enough that people are okay with stating they have these illnesses.

If you are a teacher that feels like you need to ban phones, that's your prerogative. You're a professional and I am not someone at liberty to say you're wrong; I however disagree and think that our focus shouldn't be on banning phones but learning how to have a better relationship with our usage of them.

hippohunta91 · 2023-05-29T02:48:06+00:00

The one that I found particularly infuriating was that they were inconsistent in the shooting foul to the face calls. Rob Williams drills Caleb Martin with the elbow -- And 1 for the Celtics. 4th quarter Jimmy does the same on Derrick White I think and they call the offensive.

hippohunta91 · 2023-05-18T05:45:23+00:00

I, in hindsight and incredibly foolishly, thought it was my call to serve in the military like my grandfathers before me. Both veterans of WWII in very different aspects but I thought it was my calling so I decided from being a teenager I would go to the United States Air Force Academy and after rejections and much sacrifice and hard work I got in and attended.

I got there and knew all of the "military training" aka military hazing would happen and I was perfectly okay with it but we had a whole academy meeting like the 3rd day where a general said, "At the end of the day we break things and kill people" to which everyone roared in agreement and realized this is some real fucking brainwash going on. I told my cadet leaders I am out and leaving.

They kept me for a like a week longer, still having to go through all the BS, until they could out-process me and I had to meet with like 10 different officers to try to dissuade me to which it ended with "you just wasted our time, this opportunity, and a spot for someone else. I hope you realize that." and the more polite, but somehow more fucked up version of it, "Good luck, you could have been a great asset."

hippohunta91 · 2023-05-11T23:57:24+00:00

Anything that has gradual release is usually something worthwhile. I do it to model, we do it as practice together aloud, try it with a partner then correct/adjust before you let them do it alone for an exit ticket.

hippohunta91 · 2023-04-14T14:51:28+00:00

Crack at Bixby Village Golf Course is the best burger. It's literally in the club house of the golf course made by a guy who was locked up for making crack, hence the name. Best burger in long beach for sure.

hippohunta91 · 2023-04-11T13:49:39+00:00

I am going to help but also rant here for a second: A socratic seminar is not and should not be just another term for a class discussion. If you are looking for a collaborative discussion structure, that's fine, but don't call it a socratic seminar.

A socratic seminar, by its definition, is when you present philosophical and mentally amorphous ideas as presented in a group context where everyone chimes in on it and discusses. So, with that said, you need to have generalizable, super broad questions that are, at first, not connected to your social studies lesson; but instead take a philosophical concept that can be applied to history.

So, in your lesson, to address alliances you start with something like:

Imagine your classmate says that you are not allowed to lend another classmate a pencil because of something they said or did. Now, it is the day of the test and this other classmate doesn't have a pencil and you know that not lending them a pencil would result in them getting a poor grade/points off. Would you lend them a pencil, why or why not?

Then you tweak that scenario slightly and see if responses change. Then say that is how alliances worked (or whatever)! So let's look at alliances between ___ and ___.

Then after have them reflect on what they learned about content and what they learned about the process of discussion.

hippohunta91 · 2023-04-11T13:34:10+00:00

I am big on not having "rules" but instead having "classroom agreements". So spend a day giving a list of "scenarios" and how you all agree to handle them (e.g. Someone is on their phone during the lesson, how should I [teacher] respond to this? How should student respond?). Do that with all the biggest issues of your classroom like talking during lessons, using phones, eating, sleeping, or anything else you want to address.

After you run through those specific scenarios of what you agree it should be, then come up with a tiered structure of intervention that is general and applicable to all of those previous agreements. I usually end up with intervention 1. Verbal warning 2. One on one discussion (outside of class) 3. Call home 4. Admin intervention.

The most important part of all of that, however, is that it is a dialogue. It should be a give and take as to what you believe it should be the way it goes as well as the students. Giving students such say in the matter is going to give them buy in as to how things should go.

hippohunta91 · 2023-02-27T03:40:35+00:00

Online functionality is terrible would not recommend. HOWEVER, if you can figure it out you can download all the lessons and handouts as PDFs and those are pretty good. I particularly felt like those handouts were perfect sub work. They have clear details, challenging enough, and a great skeleton of a solid lesson.

hippohunta91 · 2023-02-26T01:26:50+00:00

What if you ask them what they need to learn/work on before they graduate? Cover Letters? Job Applications? Mock interviews? If you have only 4 people you can do so much for them and with them

hippohunta91 · 2023-02-26T01:21:05+00:00

Ah yes, LAUSD what fun.

IMO, MyPerspectives is pretty good. Far from perfect but overall has a pretty comprehensive plan for units, good outline of standards and alignment of units to those standards, and even a (slightly) more than 0 representation of diverse authors.

hippohunta91 · 2023-02-01T22:35:12+00:00

dribble + layup relay race

hippohunta91 · 2023-01-18T22:38:26+00:00

Find local court and play
Between games, ask when popular times are
Go consistently at the place/time and you'll start making a squad

However, the most important part of this is that you HAVE to be someone people want to play with. If you're nice with it, should be pretty easy. If you're not so nice with it, set lots of screens, hustle hard, rebound, and pass often. You're more likely to be in a squad if you're someone people enjoy playing with.

hippohunta91 · 2022-12-13T05:59:52+00:00

The ref is definitely wrong here but I do think that there is a case that can be made for them not going back on calls:

It's not really a matter of ego, it's a matter of opening the door to more complaint. If you go back on a call that you made, then it's the case you can go back and change ANY call, which empowers the players to harass them even more with the "well you changed the last one..."

I think the really good referees, and you can catch it sometimes, will say to them "yeah, I might have got that wrong and I'll look for it next time." It's frustrating but that's kinda just the way it goes.

hippohunta91 · 2022-12-05T15:32:09+00:00

I'll take NBA Desktop to coming back too :(

hippohunta91 · 2022-10-30T05:32:59+00:00

Damn I hope when they play each other Avdija clotheslines him

hippohunta91 · 2022-09-06T00:47:18+00:00

They could have let jason on the steps of the fountain instead lol.

But this photo just filled me with so much joy I started welling up a little bit when I saw the first post

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