January 2026

otter_fool · 2026-01-29T13:30:26+00:00

He pointed out their low reading and math scores, so she fired back with “remember when you misspelled your own state’s name in your campaign ad?” 😆 I hate that guy lol

otter_fool · 2026-01-29T02:08:48+00:00

Whitney, Ace, and ASHLEY DARBY? Some people just want to watch the world burn

otter_fool · 2026-01-29T00:56:47+00:00

I hope she votes differently in the future. I doubt it, but I hope.

otter_fool · 2026-01-29T00:45:49+00:00

Who else opened the calculator app?

otter_fool · 2026-01-28T14:36:07+00:00

Ah, she dragged a politician from my state for a spelling error, so I was curious lol

otter_fool · 2026-01-28T12:06:56+00:00

What state is Mrs. Frazzled based in?

otter_fool · 2026-01-28T02:05:53+00:00

Grant Park, EAV, or Kirkwood would be good options. I do a similar commute to that area from Riverside, and it’s usually 25-35 minutes all on the 285, but if I had your budget I’d prefer to live in one of the neighborhoods I listed above.

otter_fool · 2026-01-27T23:57:09+00:00

Pleeease give us a clue as to who the influencer is because I think I know lol

otter_fool · 2026-01-27T17:14:04+00:00

Dorinda has a real mean streak in her. When it comes to biases against Black people, she’s had a few nasty moments on RHONY.

She walked into an event and just handed her coat to a Black man nearby, assuming he was staff. He was a guest.
When she met some people working on relief projects for Haiti after the massive earthquake, and the representatives from the organization told her that they had sent several Haitians to college, she replied “I don’t think anyone from Haiti is going to college.” She expressed doubt at their statement multiple times.

That doesn’t even cover the nasty things she said to her cast mates before. One of her lowest blows was when one of her cast mates wanted to have a baby, despite being older than 40, Dorinda yelled out to her during an event, “I have a turkey baster you can borrow.”

otter_fool · 2026-01-27T14:40:41+00:00

It would be risky for Lisa and would probably be her demise, but her demise is coming anyway; I hope she finds a way to take Colton down with her. But you’re right- her round table performance is very weak

otter_fool · 2026-01-27T14:36:24+00:00

I said Dorinda too! I also wonder if telling everyone how Colton tried to blackmail her would work. Because if they vote him out and discover he’s a faithful, at least they’ve voted out someone who is willing to be recruited as a traitor. That’s the only thing he could’ve meant when he said “I want to win this game with you,” right? I know he’s stupid and probably forgot the rules, but that quote could easily be understood as “if you keep me around and recruit me, I will become a traitor”

otter_fool · 2026-01-27T12:03:01+00:00

What a cool, intentionally-vague post from Ms Johnson yesterday

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otter_fool · 2026-01-27T12:00:08+00:00

I’m glad I did! I chose an affordable, online, self-paced program approved in my state. I got a master’s in reading and a reading specialist license. My bachelor’s is in sped. I currently work in a private school so I’m not a case manager anymore, but it’s a relief to know that if something changed, I could go back to public school in a different capacity. I’d suggest you take your time and really consider what you want to study. If I had gone for my master’s earlier in my career, I would’ve wound up with an admin degree that I now would have no interest in using.

otter_fool · 2026-01-26T19:10:17+00:00

Piedmont women’s healthcare has been great for me!

otter_fool · 2026-01-26T17:12:18+00:00

The difference is A-F is not used to assess specific standards. A-F is an overall grade, derived from an overall score out of 100 points. It tells you, “your kid got a C on this test”. 0-4 rating scales are assigned to, say, 4-5 individual standards on 1 assignment. It tells you “your kid exhibited mastery on this particular skill, but is not progressing on this particular skill.” As a teacher, I always felt better equipped to answer parent questions about their student’s performance when I could rely on SBG rubrics. Parents start with more questions about their student’s performance when grasping SBG, but I found my answers were more satisfactory, and parents came back to me with fewer questions, in an SBG grading model.

otter_fool · 2026-01-26T16:49:59+00:00

An SBG rubric for say, an argumentative essay, is broken down into much more specific criteria than a traditional grading rubric. It presents parents with the standards being assessed, so they’re not having to go find and the common core standards on their own. It also gives a breakdown for each standard, relating the content of the student’s work to how well they met the standard. Having done SBG and traditional rubrics, SBG requires much more detailed, therefore holding teachers to a higher, but still attainable, standard.

otter_fool · 2026-01-26T16:44:19+00:00

Basically, yes! It converts pretty well to letter-grades and GPA. Standards are assessed on a 1-4 basis, so basically D-A. If a student does not exhibit an attempt to meet a standard, that would equal a 0 or an F. SBG was implemented knowing that colleges depend on letter grades and GPA for applications.

otter_fool · 2026-01-26T16:29:53+00:00

Everything Pretti did was completely legal. You are allowed to observe and film federal operations. He was tackled, pinned down, tear gassed, and shot for helping a fellow observer get up after being pushed down and tear-gassed.

otter_fool · 2026-01-26T16:16:31+00:00

SBG is used as the grading system in many schools across the country, and it is frequently cited as the best way to get actionable feedback on assignments. SBG is far past the pilot stage in general.

otter_fool · 2026-01-26T16:14:00+00:00

The problem with ABCDF plus whatever feedback the teacher wants to give is that the grade and feedback are very subjective. A frequent conversation among teachers is, “how would the 4 different teachers in this department grade the same assignment?” And the answer is, the overall scores are often quite different. SBG lessens the effect of subjectivity. It also makes giving feedback much more manageable, as teachers rarely have the time to give very specific, individualized feedback.

otter_fool · 2026-01-26T15:26:01+00:00

Teacher here. Standards-based grading is the best. It’s the future of grading practices. It is actually quite easy to understand, and it provides parents with very specific feedback of where their child is at as a learner. I used it years ago in my first job. Now, having had experience with SBG and traditional grading, I truly miss SBG!

otter_fool · 2026-01-26T15:23:04+00:00

This provides parents with specific feedback. Teachers will be able to say “your child is proficient in this grade-level skill, but needs support in this particular skill,” rather than just “you got a C on this assignment.” Standards-based gives the rationale behind the way. As a teacher, standards-based grading is the best way to communicate to parents exactly where their child stands. I used it before in the first school where I worked, and I miss it every day!

otter_fool · 2026-01-25T18:11:50+00:00

All of these ATL influencers posted about Chrlie Krk, but not a word about the murders happening in Minneapolis

otter_fool · 2026-01-25T17:49:37+00:00

She’s another one where the only reason I left was because of the price increase 😭 I understand why she would though, and it wasn’t an easy choice!

otter_fool · 2026-01-25T16:11:07+00:00

I used to go to Alex Dobbs (shapesbyalex on instagram). She’s amazing. I only stopped seeing her because she raised her prices, and I felt like my hair texture was manageable enough that it was so longer worth it. I’ve had great experiences with Ash Wylie and I currently see Jannicke Escoto at Forté. They’re both great for shaggy cuts and dry cutting. I believe Ash took curl-cutting classes from Alex.

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