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I couldn't believe it the first twenty times you told us, but it's starting to sink in now.

Riley ,'Lessons'

Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.

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shrift - Apr 30, 2008 5:45:59 am PDT #4230 of 10001

"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

My toe aches. Adam Bede fell on it this morning. I hope taking the Lord's name in vain was a suitable revenge.

The gist of an e-mail I actually sent this morning:

Dear Coworker,

You sent your request after I left work yesterday, and you're demanding to know why I haven't completed your request 15 minutes after I've started work today.

Here is your request. Here are my hours. Here are the offices I support.

Please adjust your expectations.

Thank you,
Fucking Christ, I Haven't Even Had My Coffee Yet, You Jackass

Tom Scola - Apr 30, 2008 5:52:49 am PDT #4231 of 10001

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

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When studying to become a math teacher, many teachers-in-training are taught to use concrete, real world examples to help illustrate mathematical concepts. New research shows that students who learn through real-world examples have a difficult time applying that knowledge to other situations. Students who were taught using only abstract symbols and concepts, on the other hand, are readily able to transfer their new-found knowledge to other, related problems.

tommyrot - Apr 30, 2008 5:56:39 am PDT #4232 of 10001

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Go Team Abstract Symbols and Concepts!

Emily - Apr 30, 2008 6:02:33 am PDT #4233 of 10001

"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

I know, I read that and threw up my hands in disgust. I'm starting to think that if you assemble all the research, it will show that teaching math is just impossible in all but the most ideal circumstances.

Allyson - Apr 30, 2008 6:03:52 am PDT #4234 of 10001

Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Man, Ruby seems to be fully cool with the new place. She's digging the balcony, big time. That was quick!

tommyrot - Apr 30, 2008 6:04:30 am PDT #4235 of 10001

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

if you assemble all the research, it will show that teaching math is just impossible in all but the most ideal circumstances.

Maybe Barbie was right....

Gudanov - Apr 30, 2008 6:11:59 am PDT #4236 of 10001

Coding and Sleeping

I think my kids got the majority of their math skillz from Math Blaster.

Kat - Apr 30, 2008 6:22:15 am PDT #4237 of 10001

"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Allyson, who doesn't love a balcony?

§ ita § - Apr 30, 2008 6:23:41 am PDT #4238 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I had very...convincing dreams last night. Restive sleep, and headaches and nausea throughout, but I managed to dream a book and/or movie and/or TV show. It was so convincing that at the time I thought I was remembering something I'd read or seen, rather than spinning it as I went along. English romantic comedy about middle-aged not-particularly-attractive people. But when I woke up and was at the point where I might have written it down everything hurt too much to bother. Which is a shame. I'm curious now.

Shir - Apr 30, 2008 6:30:50 am PDT #4239 of 10001

"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

You're all having such interesting dreams.

...

OK, so I once dreamt about the second season of Firefly. But seriously, not much in the Cool Dreams Department here.

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