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Kringelbert Fishtybuns

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  1. So most of the complaints I have heard are about the Singapore Math style curriculum of Common Core for K-6. As I understand, these started being implemented in the US in the late 00-early 10s, with implementation increasing with time. So the set of ACT scores probably doesn’t reflect that change (first link). The second link is for 15 yo who would represent the guinea pigs kids of that change, with Singapore topping that list. The third link says that while the 15 yos haven’t improved the fourth and eighth graders have been vs the kids from 1995. So while it is too early to say that the new system is the cause for the improvement in the younger kids, I don’t think there is a reason to abandon it yet. This really isn’t about wearing scarves and drinking Pinot Grigio while listening to Sigur Ros smelling you own farts while turning the future generations into Europhiles who hate America. It’s about implementing a program that has resulted in the Singapore kids being top ranked in math for the past two decades. Whether it will work with a significantly larger/diverse population remains to be seen, but there is reason to be optimistic.
  2. All new hires require some sort of training to tailor them to the specific role. If you have to actively untrain your new hires, that is on the hiring manager. If everything you do is on flash cards, then maybe you don’t need to hire college grads. The only line of thought I am advocating is for school to be the place to get a solid knowledge base and learn different ways to solve a problem. Not develop robots for computations and chart reading. There is a reason that works gets outsourced overseas. Defining the problem, setting shit up, making correct assumptions is the hard part. A simple computational error is a pretty minor/easy overall fix. That kind of error would be caught by someone who had the fundamentals to check their answer using another method. Same but switch to ChE and no Facebook account.
  3. Isn’t this where.....
  4. Atonement Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Punch Drunk Love
  5. I’m not a teacher you troglodyte. The goal of a kid learning in school is to learn how to go through the thought process and all the possible ways to solve a fucking problem - to learn how to think and reason. That way when you are presented something in the workplace/life you can find the quickest solution or a solution at all. School is the place to learn these things so you don’t shit the bed too badly at your first job. You may only need to know how to calculate sales tax or make sure someone isn’t over 40 hours for the week, but some of us solve abstract problems from large data sets with a lot of unknowns that require critical thinking. These necessitate skills and understanding of fundamental concepts greater than the rote memorization of flash cards.
  6. As an engineer as well, I don’t really agree here, but obviously don’t know the specifics of the complaint. Sometimes the teachers are trying to teach a specific method. Sure you can solve a problem more than one way depending what information is available, but when the question is to solve it a specific way - there is only one path to take. The final answer isn’t the goal of the question. The thought process is the goal. It is why showing your work is important. When you actually go out and work, you have to make all sorts of assumptions when the data isn’t available that you need different methods to solve the problem.
  7. Did you learn no concepts that required a solid understanding of the fundamentals? You used to have to three or four long form versions of solving derivatives/integration before you got to use the “easy” way. At the time it seemed tedious, but it eventually helped you in the long run with higher level concepts. Most of the Singapore Math concepts seem pretty intuitive when I compare it to how I do math in my head. I really think it is like what was mentioned above - trying to instill number sense to those that don’t have it naturally.
  8. No. Internet overreaction to a shocking event.
  9. Not sure about that. At least in the 80/90s, it was LSU with a few La Tech fans mixed in. NFL was fairly evenly split Saints/Cowboys, although there was a noticeable shift toward Dallas during their early 90s run.
  10. On a side note, Rocko now has the second lowest pay stub I have ever seen posted on the internet.
  11. I don’t know who the fuck Jillian Michaels, but she doesn’t seem to have any sort of scientific background. That being said, the WHO has published a extensive long term study in The Lancet this week about the health benefits of dietary fiber. To suggest that fiber is somehow bad for you or that it shouldn’t be included in a healthy diet seems to lack any basis in peer reviewed science.
  12. The la bbq is $45/lb for brisket vs $20 on site. I love a muffuletta from Central, but 3 for $150 seems a tad high.
  13. The wheels keep coming off 3 yo’s LEGO car at the in-laws house. ”Fucking Christ, these stupid wheels” Yeah, that one is on me.
  14. I never considered him playing up top, running alongside Salah, but you may be on to something.
  15. Beware of zealots. Finally got south of 170 after maintaining for the past year, via the stop eating so fucking much and move around a little more diet. Shooting for 160 and 32” waist by summer. Actual waist not men’s vanity pant size.
  16. Oof. The guy was a friend of a friend of one of my brothers. He got me into the 2005 Aggie game for $40, back when I was broke as shit. I really don’t think he is a genuinely bad person (weird, but not malevolent), but Jesus fucking Christ he sure is a dumb fuck. It’s like every single decision he makes is the wrong one. It’s some sort of statistical anomaly, which makes him the poster boy for A&M.
  17. Well, if you keep eating 5 Allsups burritos on the way to turn in your rental car, I’m not sure you can expect anything less.
  18. NM old article
  19. Why is a bowl watch party showing middle school recreational soccer?
  20. Watching the market today gives me an eerie feeling like we are Homer on the skateboard mid jump.
  21. Do you know how I know you have never met any Cubans?
  22. Shit, if I was her I would invite McConnell to my kids communion party on Lake Tahoe to discuss things, and I would pay Robert Duvall to attend and sit by my side during these negotiations.
  23. First year playing, but somehow lucked into the championship game. Up 21 going into this weekend, but the Saints (Thomas) and Cowboys (Elliott) wins may have screwed me. Boyd’s injury inst helping either. At least Mahomes will be playing with something on the line. Non PPR For RB Williams vs Det Cook vs Chi I have to go Cohen @ Min (Flex) and Martin @ KC(RB3) over Elliott - right? There is no way the redhead is going to let him play more than a series or two. WR Hilton @ Ten Robinson @ Min For WR3, between Thomas vs Car, Sanu @ TB, Williams @ Den. I am leaning Sanu, with Williams going for Robinson if he can’t suit up.
  24. Flex non ppr D Martin K Drake A Robinson I have Martin in right now, but I hate trusting the Raiders.
  25. Justine’s, Launderette and Lenoir are my top three. I always feel like Lenoir should get more attention. I have never had a bad meal there, it’s small, and the menu is limited enough/set up so that it doesn’t take my wife 45 minutes to decide what to order.
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