HorribleRobot
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class doesn’t need or want to be there.
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
class doesn’t need or want to be there.
who love learning, who desire knowledge, who want to dedicate their life to a study and career. People go to college to get entry level jobs outside of retail and food service. If you want those people to engage, you need to teach excel. Some part of it is just accepting that some portion of the
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
who love learning, who desire knowledge, who want to dedicate their life to a study and career. People go to college to get entry level jobs outside of retail and food service. If you want those people to engage, you need to teach excel. Some part of it is just accepting that some portion of the
sitting around discussing, debating the material, some of it has to be basic skills. I know you didn’t sign up for that but they didn’t either. But genuinely there is no going back under current system. The purpose of college has changed but universities haven’t. You’re job isn’t to teach people
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
sitting around discussing, debating the material, some of it has to be basic skills. I know you didn’t sign up for that but they didn’t either. But genuinely there is no going back under current system. The purpose of college has changed but universities haven’t. You’re job isn’t to teach people
honest about what the goals are and on day one acknowledge what the kids have been through. Stop with the hard work leads to success, it doesn’t and they know that. If you want them in class, explain why and what the benefit is. And make sure it’s a benefit and you can follow through. It can’t be
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
honest about what the goals are and on day one acknowledge what the kids have been through. Stop with the hard work leads to success, it doesn’t and they know that. If you want them in class, explain why and what the benefit is. And make sure it’s a benefit and you can follow through. It can’t be
least amount of freedom (both in the loss of privacy post 9/11 and being banned from public spaces) than any generation. They’ve been forced onto social media. They have been systemically blocked from the skills and desires needed for education.
If you want to change things at the college level, be
If you want to change things at the college level, be
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
least amount of freedom (both in the loss of privacy post 9/11 and being banned from public spaces) than any generation. They’ve been forced onto social media. They have been systemically blocked from the skills and desires needed for education.
If you want to change things at the college level, be
If you want to change things at the college level, be
even straight faced ask kids to take it seriously or respect any adult as an authority? And then, the modern internet, social media. More of these kids have a parent with a degree and struggling to get by while they see the dumbest person on the planet make the most money. They’ve grown up with the
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
even straight faced ask kids to take it seriously or respect any adult as an authority? And then, the modern internet, social media. More of these kids have a parent with a degree and struggling to get by while they see the dumbest person on the planet make the most money. They’ve grown up with the
shooter drills started. Everyone is an adversary to learning. No shit kids today don’t care about learning. Life is short and no one cares if they are getting murdered. When they added metal detectors at my school, it did change my feelings towards my teachers and education. With drills, how can you
November 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
shooter drills started. Everyone is an adversary to learning. No shit kids today don’t care about learning. Life is short and no one cares if they are getting murdered. When they added metal detectors at my school, it did change my feelings towards my teachers and education. With drills, how can you
supposed to be another tool in the box, not a complete replacement. Some districts understood you give them both and let them use what works but others started docking points for using the “wrong” system. The only change was the type of kid that saw the teacher as an adversary to learning. Until the
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
supposed to be another tool in the box, not a complete replacement. Some districts understood you give them both and let them use what works but others started docking points for using the “wrong” system. The only change was the type of kid that saw the teacher as an adversary to learning. Until the
is to learn skills. The kids aren’t being told that, and the amount and quality of effort are irrelevant to their grade. Why, in a capitalist society, would you exert any effort to get the same reward for doing the bare minimum. Add on new teaching methods being used improperly. New math was
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
is to learn skills. The kids aren’t being told that, and the amount and quality of effort are irrelevant to their grade. Why, in a capitalist society, would you exert any effort to get the same reward for doing the bare minimum. Add on new teaching methods being used improperly. New math was
debating the one conservative kid because he didn’t understand the material. I didn’t find that a good use of my time. My papers were graded on writing skills, not my ideas but the class wasn’t teaching me writing skills. And that’s how we do elementary education. We grade on accuracy but the intent
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
debating the one conservative kid because he didn’t understand the material. I didn’t find that a good use of my time. My papers were graded on writing skills, not my ideas but the class wasn’t teaching me writing skills. And that’s how we do elementary education. We grade on accuracy but the intent
3.8 average and no degree because of attendance. And now as work from home is becoming a bigger worker demand, that really has started to bother me. I had a b average in the class, I was clearly understanding the material fine on my own. The days I did attend, there was no instruction just everyone
November 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
3.8 average and no degree because of attendance. And now as work from home is becoming a bigger worker demand, that really has started to bother me. I had a b average in the class, I was clearly understanding the material fine on my own. The days I did attend, there was no instruction just everyone
I think more kids are thinking the way I did when I was their age. I was there because I had to be not because I wanted to be. I wanted a job not a career, the work is my whole life thing wasn’t for me. These kids have far more access to signs of how broken our systems are than I did. I left with a
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I think more kids are thinking the way I did when I was their age. I was there because I had to be not because I wanted to be. I wanted a job not a career, the work is my whole life thing wasn’t for me. These kids have far more access to signs of how broken our systems are than I did. I left with a
Is there any reason for the move? It’s always been available as part of the Twitch video before.
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Is there any reason for the move? It’s always been available as part of the Twitch video before.
are small enough that I can clean them inside. The barrels had to be hosed out, which made cleaning in winter not an option.
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
are small enough that I can clean them inside. The barrels had to be hosed out, which made cleaning in winter not an option.
I recommend the Popur. The barrel style boxes, even if very large, cats still rub against the inside and come out smelling very gross. I’ve tied two different barrel models and both leaked. The Popur is harder to take apart for cleaning (but a new model is coming that fixes that) but all the parts
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I recommend the Popur. The barrel style boxes, even if very large, cats still rub against the inside and come out smelling very gross. I’ve tied two different barrel models and both leaked. The Popur is harder to take apart for cleaning (but a new model is coming that fixes that) but all the parts
I recommend putting a puppy pad under it, mine had a leak.
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I recommend putting a puppy pad under it, mine had a leak.
Their reasoning sucks but good. The military does not need to be involved with youth programs. If we agree that schools are woke will they stop high school recruitment as well?
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Their reasoning sucks but good. The military does not need to be involved with youth programs. If we agree that schools are woke will they stop high school recruitment as well?
Did everyone forget pink slime already?
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Did everyone forget pink slime already?
Kinda seems like hyperbole? He’s saying 3d printed but probably meaning something like the pink slime.
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Kinda seems like hyperbole? He’s saying 3d printed but probably meaning something like the pink slime.
How old is this facility? How long have the toilets been in the middle of shared cells? Is this new or something that could have been addressed previously to prevent abuse?
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
How old is this facility? How long have the toilets been in the middle of shared cells? Is this new or something that could have been addressed previously to prevent abuse?
Right? Are we talking build box or just in case box? Or the I’ll remember what this goes to drawer?
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Right? Are we talking build box or just in case box? Or the I’ll remember what this goes to drawer?
Except that it’s a whole ass human being and not an object. We do have other terms and history to rely on, you don’t have to strip the man of his agency.
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Except that it’s a whole ass human being and not an object. We do have other terms and history to rely on, you don’t have to strip the man of his agency.
You mean the thing the writer is doing by framing the story around her?
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You mean the thing the writer is doing by framing the story around her?
In this case, mostly because travel records show him being somewhere else. Possibly some missing context causing that email to be misinterpreted, the poor grammar doesn’t help either.
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 AM
In this case, mostly because travel records show him being somewhere else. Possibly some missing context causing that email to be misinterpreted, the poor grammar doesn’t help either.
His colleague was texting with the sex offender during a hearing, how is that something to be defended? It’s highly improper behavior for any hearing let alone one involving child sex abuse.
November 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM
His colleague was texting with the sex offender during a hearing, how is that something to be defended? It’s highly improper behavior for any hearing let alone one involving child sex abuse.