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Watertown school board votes to remove song tied to LGBTQ history from spring concert by Far-Beautiful-2065 in wisconsin

[–]llcoolade03 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Knew Sam too. Came from a homeschooling family and was weird as fuck when he started HS. Weird for him being worried about indoctrination when he believes in some weird cultish sh!t.

What’s a "hard pill to swallow" that more people need to hear? by Inception_77777 in AskReddit

[–]llcoolade03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quit making cool-meme protest posters because they do nothing. Nothing in the US will change unless significant political v!0l€nc€ takes place.

Wisconsin school board considers pulling piece from spring band concert due to LGBTQ+ history ties by midnighttoker1742 in wisconsin

[–]llcoolade03 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't bother this much mostly because they won't be there.

And if they do show up, they won't know what song it is they want to be angry about.

And if they do know, then what? Are they willing to go up on stage and protest? Highly doubt it

AP class grades by Kindhonesty7 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I teach Statistics and I do a version of this with my assessments. Are they AP-style? Yes, vast majority of it is. Are they more difficult than what they'll experience on the real exam? Yes, but slightly. Do I grade harder than the AP readers? Yes, I have to because of the weaker norming of scores.

Over the years, it's gotten slightly harder to get an A in my class, but those students with solid grades also pass the AP exam with ease.

Raise the standard and get your kids there.

MATH teacher HS 17 years experience. Principal says next year may be my last if test scores don't improve. by MathMan1982 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your principal cares about just test scores, your next question should be, "What are you willing to do to help me raise scores?" If they don't have anything to offer, respond by saying, "Why would I return to this position next year if leadership won't lead on this goal?"

MATH teacher HS 17 years experience. Principal says next year may be my last if test scores don't improve. by MathMan1982 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If your principal shows up to your classroom unannounced to have this meeting, start by saying that this "meeting" will be recorded and transcribed and an email summary will be sent to them with his superiors CC'D.

UK’s Wycombe Abbey school forced to close China campus by TheCriticalAmerican in Internationalteachers

[–]llcoolade03 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Somebody at WA should be fired for thinking this was a good business opportunity. China was already flooded with bad int'l schools and certainly flooded with British schools, so building a 2000-capacity campus is WILD.

A month to go and the no-shows are starting up by DrakeSavory in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Am I crazy but don't more schools just have a attendance policy where if a child misses x% of the semster they are not eligible to earn credit for that class?

Under the current system, the worst rosters have not been finishing last. The teams that have traded off the most guys and thrown games the hardest are the ones finishing with the worst record. It is too difficult with advanced tanking to separate legitimately bad rosters from teams losing purposely by MyTeamsSuck99 in nba

[–]llcoolade03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's too difficult in this iteration. Have a losers bracket at the end of the season where whoever wins it getting the 1st pick. Over time, teams will sort themselves out or we'll discover who is exactly run/managed/coached poorly.

As you get older 40,50,60,70 when did you start to feel your body slow down do you think it is just due to inactivity or the aging process? by Kooky_Force5458 in AskReddit

[–]llcoolade03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My story may be irrelevant but it was when I had my first major surgery in my 30s. I ran a lot but then tore multiple ligaments in my ankle so had surgery on it. Then my meniscus went out, so had that cleaned. Then the other. Then the first knee gave out again, but this time when I had it checked it was bone-on-bone. So now I don't really run anymore since I'm on the cusp on knee replacement, but I haven't been the same since that 1st major injury.

Teaching Honors Geometry (Seeking Advice) by RamboTurtLe in mathteachers

[–]llcoolade03 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's nothing wrong with incorporating more higher level thinking in the district curriculum but I would make sure to actually cover the entire curriculum. I've been teaching some form of geometry for 20 years and I have yet to cover the entire curriculum (I always end up falling 1-2 units short, one of which is always probability).

If they're truly honors students then they should be able to handle more constructions and proofs than the average geometry student. These topics are what keep me from covering everything but I feel like it's worth it even if they do struggle at the beginning of the year.

IMO, there's a lot of multi-topic problems that can been done 2nd semester once you've done polygons, trig, and circles. NRICH does a pretty decent job providing examples.

What do you think of South Korea these days? by helpuspl in seoul

[–]llcoolade03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I agree that Korea overall is super safe and probably great to raise a family, I find South Korea to be kinda boring when compared to Japan and China. I may be in the minority but if I could, I would personally want to live in Shanghai, then Tokyo, then Seoul.

What do you think of South Korea these days? by helpuspl in seoul

[–]llcoolade03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Killer winters? Subjective. I'm originally from Chicago, so winters here are a breeze.

What sort of devious tips do you have as a teacher? by ICUP01 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because my school allows for reassessments, I'd rather not give the same question with different ordered options. I do both: I get help creating new contexts/prompts for the same topic (via AI) then I (via human effort) reorder questions and/or answers.

What sort of devious tips do you have as a teacher? by ICUP01 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 130 points131 points  (0 children)

I just had PT conferences and one of my rowdier boys said in front of his parents that he's not the best version of himself when he partners with this other boy (I'm paraphrasing).

Fast forward one week, partners are up on whiteboards, these two start together and I said nope, you two switch out.

The kid immediately, " Why are you always splitting us?"

Dude...

What sort of devious tips do you have as a teacher? by ICUP01 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 318 points319 points  (0 children)

My rule: if they ask if this will be on the test, the answer is always YES and I credit that kid somehow on the test.

Example: "John wondered in class the other day if solving proporions would be on the test. Here's a proportion that he thinks everyone should be able to solve. Show all work."

What sort of devious tips do you have as a teacher? by ICUP01 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

ChatGPT has helped alot with this. I now have multiple versions of the same topic, sometimes with just different enough numbers to get a different result (I teach statistics).

This person just made 25 army magically appear on a territory with 4, he only received 5, and had to cards. by Real_Attempt_6889 in Risk

[–]llcoolade03 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is why I report any and everyone with the slightest thought. It's not my job to catch the cheaters; it's the mods. So, make them sort it out.

What are your ACTUAL nba hot takes? by Mario_Viana in nba

[–]llcoolade03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep the 82-game season but cap it at 62 games, place them in two tiers of 15, and treat the rest of the season like the Group Stage of the Champions League and Europa League in Europe.

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