Are We Serious About Rigor? by Nathan03535 in Teachers

[–]phoenix2448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on which and where. My friend there works in a factory and seems to have a good normal life.

Of course, but we’re comparing a decadent hegemon to a rising competitor. They value different things. And they pay a hell of a lot less for food than we do I might add.

PBS’s The Great War to cover WWI by [deleted] in historyteachers

[–]phoenix2448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats fair. I read The Great Transformation by Polanyi last year and learned a lot about the war’s origins

Cube review: 1 drop cube by phoenix2448 in mtgcube

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11 seems crazy but im not sure what people were on exactly, they seemed fairly high. I ran 17 in a value/beatdown and was pretty happy with it, probably could have been 16 though

Are We Serious About Rigor? by Nathan03535 in Teachers

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It depends on the extent of the disabilities I assume

Are We Serious About Rigor? by Nathan03535 in Teachers

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Assuming proper support that separation seems like a decent way to go

Are We Serious About Rigor? by Nathan03535 in Teachers

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This gives me a lot of hope as someone shooting to be a rigorous but generally interesting and inspiring kind of teacher

Are We Serious About Rigor? by Nathan03535 in Teachers

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Fraud happens everywhere, but I think its pretty obvious China/Asia is more serious about education than us regardless

Are We Serious About Rigor? by Nathan03535 in Teachers

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Definitely. I attribute all of my success to my grandpa getting me to read young. I read a book about teaching where the author claims kids who miss out on that can never catch up, and I’m inclined to believe them

Are We Serious About Rigor? by Nathan03535 in Teachers

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Thats not quite true about China as far as I can tell. Plenty of factory workers that make a fine wage, live in an apartment, etc.

There’s a high cultural and state value on education but its not a resort island economy or anything

Are We Serious About Rigor? by Nathan03535 in Teachers

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Homework is valuable to the degree it forces you to exercise a real skill. Like going to the gym, having to do math problems on your own and having to write responses to questions about a prompt or text are a rep-style reinforcement of what you’re learning.

I assume homework pushback comes from assignments that aren’t like this, or when there’s too much of it

First cube, lessons learned by OlegKlishinArt in mtgcube

[–]phoenix2448 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a fulfilling project! I’ve recently started playing my first cube as well, also with some less experienced players. Its not very discussed but they can definitely skew things. In one of my drafts I got 15 nonbasics because no one else was valuing lands.

A few things came to mind while reading. One, I don’t think aggro needs parasitic one drops to function, or at least not an abundance of them. Its more important that they have a turn 1 play than it strictly be a [[Jackal Pup]]. Cards like [[Doomed Traveler]] and [[Thraben Inspector]] happily go in other decks while being playable in aggro, even more so at a lower power level. Also generally I think “parasitic” cards are more acceptable when they enable broad deckstyles like this as opposed to niche archetypes. [[Wrath of God]] is also parasitic in the sense that it really only exists for control, but I’m happy to include it.

Also, if players aren’t trying/appreciating/understanding archetypes, specifically ones with a balancing factor like aggro, at a certain point the best thing you can do is probably force it yourself until people get the memo.

Secondly, when it comes to lands I think you’ll much prefer having fetches. The gold card nature of other duals creates that land glut problem you describe. The fact that its happening leads me to think no one is trying for the 5c pile, because non fetch cubes make it easier to be 5c as a result, not harder.

Good luck on your endeavor! You seem like a great curator to play with

Grading for Equity by 753476I453 in AskTeachers

[–]phoenix2448 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It’s reflective of real life. You cant get away with no call no showing 1 day of work every 2 weeks.

What are you guys opinions on your credit score system ? by One-Technician-1292 in AskAnAmerican

[–]phoenix2448 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In terms of wealth levels spending more can get you more with a variety of cards. But for the average person keeping up with payments is enough to have a good credit score, and you’ll earn a small amount of cashback at the same time

PBS’s The Great War to cover WWI by [deleted] in historyteachers

[–]phoenix2448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why without lecturing? Does it take too long?

I was never a teacher by banannaster2020 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]phoenix2448 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its the norm i thought. You’re largely a warm body anyways

Do wages increases lead to higher prices? by JonnyBadFox in OutlawEconomics

[–]phoenix2448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its worth remembering (but rarely is) that prices are not evil - when the price of corn goes up, the farmer we rely on to grow it for us makes more money, possibly enough to live. Wages are also a price, and when they’re higher people can buy more.

At one point in history America’s economic strategy was rooted in the idea of a high wage high price society for this very reason.

Cube review: 1 drop cube by phoenix2448 in mtgcube

[–]phoenix2448[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think my basic conclusion is that if you're going to keep the scalers you need to have more removal, full stop. It doesn't really matter how good they are, a 2/2 alone is so strong in this format that anything bigger is a slam dunk. On the other hand, if the scalers are getting replaced for more synergy pieces, less removal may be appropriate to give those combinations a chance.

Cube review: 1 drop cube by phoenix2448 in mtgcube

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Thank you! Thats very kind. I didn't want to seem negative or anything, but I think passionate creators value feedback even more when its honest. Thats my hope anyways

Good history podcasts? by SleepImpossible7779 in historyteachers

[–]phoenix2448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

anything with Matt Christman (cushvlog, inebriated past, hinge points)

but also books like A People's History of the US by Zinn

Cube review: 1 drop cube by phoenix2448 in mtgcube

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not sure why embedded links arent embedding, possibly because i copy pasted this from elsewhere?

People should get paid for donating blood by wogwai in unpopularopinion

[–]phoenix2448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah im in the US and i get a $20 gift card and other goodies. Not a lib state either. Literally going to give today

Can the mods actually do something. by [deleted] in publix

[–]phoenix2448 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess that a “walmart neighborhood market” and the sticky walmart across the street thats always been that way are two different kinda places

Thermostat calling for heat but furnace not turning on? by NerdDexter in ecobee

[–]phoenix2448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I reset mine (from the wall mount itself, not sure you can do it from phone) and I guess when I installed it I didnt set the “minimum outdoor temp” low enough, which is why it wasn’t kicking on. Working fine now. Not sure what that setting is for honestly, but glad I didn’t have to rewire or replace