Curriculum can make a big difference, at least for math and history.
My son is in seventh grade, and that was the first year I ever had math instruction that I'm not still resentful about. His instruction, however, has generally been pretty good. His first grade teacher taught Roman numerals, tally marks and pennies vs. nickels as a single subject, showing how they were all really the same idea. They started tiptoeing in geometry (beyond recognizing shapes) in fourth grade. At every level, at three different schools (the first ended with kindergarten), they've been making an effort to show multiple approaches to any given problem, and what the numbers actually mean. My math classes before junion high consisted almost entirely of memorizing values and following one algorithm or another.
The problem with history is, of course, political. Textbooks are designed to teach patriotism and trivia over understanding, and not many school boards do much to go against that.
I have met only a handful of people who can have a laptop open on their desk in front of them and at the same time pay full attention to something complex happening on the whiteboard.
It's pretty rare to actually need to pay full attention to the teacher for more than a few minutes at a time. For the rest, a laptop, internet access and something to drink kept me awake in class through my second attempt at college (the one where I finished).
The first time around (1994-1996), I tended to drift between listening and sleeping in class. It actually was reasonably effective at picking up the material, but the teachers sure didn't like it.
Photovoltaics do have the advantage of being deployable very close to where the electricity will be used, which could (partly) pay for itself in reduced power grid work.
There's a reason Forbes magazine ranks WV at the bottom or near the bottom in all categories that are good (like ability to attract new business), and there's a reason WV is ranked at or near the top in all categories that are bad (percentage of obese, smokers, etc.)
Considering I was born in West Virginia and now live in Detroit, I have to wonder if maybe I'm the problem...
The CFLs turn-on and then take 4-5 minutes to reach full brightness
They get bright enough that I can't tell any further difference in well under a minute, and I rather appreciate the gradual turn on first thing in the morning.
Again, I am not saying that Indians are bad, they have more or less the same variety as Americans, Europeans etc, the problem is that by sticking together so much and considering that "natural", you really have a hard time weeding out the good from the bad.
If they have to consult their notes for every question (regardless of format) then they should fail the test because they don't understand the material adequately.
If they have to consult their notes for every question, they probably will fail the test because they're going to run out of time.
Does it have recipes for Mountain Dew and Twinkies?
I was at my parents' house last weekend, and my dad made lemonade. I asked him to save the lemon peels, zested them, and put all the lemon zest in the freezer.
Put about a tablespoon of lemon zest in a glass of Mt. Dew (diet is fine), let it sit for half an hour or so in the freezer to waterlog and sink, and you've got a delightful hybrid of Mt. Dew and lemonade.
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Oracle makes Java unusable, by being Oracle.
They were doing that before they owned it. OC4J drove me back to Microsoft tools.
All you need to make a camel pass through a needle's eye is to grind it very finely.
Will it blend?
Did it really not work, or was it just that parents panicked at seeing their kids learn things in a different order than they did?
Curriculum can make a big difference, at least for math and history.
My son is in seventh grade, and that was the first year I ever had math instruction that I'm not still resentful about. His instruction, however, has generally been pretty good. His first grade teacher taught Roman numerals, tally marks and pennies vs. nickels as a single subject, showing how they were all really the same idea. They started tiptoeing in geometry (beyond recognizing shapes) in fourth grade. At every level, at three different schools (the first ended with kindergarten), they've been making an effort to show multiple approaches to any given problem, and what the numbers actually mean. My math classes before junion high consisted almost entirely of memorizing values and following one algorithm or another.
The problem with history is, of course, political. Textbooks are designed to teach patriotism and trivia over understanding, and not many school boards do much to go against that.
I have met only a handful of people who can have a laptop open on their desk in front of them and at the same time pay full attention to something complex happening on the whiteboard.
It's pretty rare to actually need to pay full attention to the teacher for more than a few minutes at a time. For the rest, a laptop, internet access and something to drink kept me awake in class through my second attempt at college (the one where I finished).
The first time around (1994-1996), I tended to drift between listening and sleeping in class. It actually was reasonably effective at picking up the material, but the teachers sure didn't like it.
Taxes buy civilization
Wait, what? I paid $50 for it at Best Buy a couple weeks ago!
"You won't be calling a pig on the day you need a cop."
How about the day one sucker-punches you and then charges you with assault for it?
At that point we're back to private fire departments.
How is this not a private fire department? Is it because 911 routes to them?
and Solar PV (a waste of money)
Photovoltaics do have the advantage of being deployable very close to where the electricity will be used, which could (partly) pay for itself in reduced power grid work.
There's a reason Forbes magazine ranks WV at the bottom or near the bottom in all categories that are good (like ability to attract new business), and there's a reason WV is ranked at or near the top in all categories that are bad (percentage of obese, smokers, etc.)
Considering I was born in West Virginia and now live in Detroit, I have to wonder if maybe I'm the problem...
A compact disc isn't directly understandable like that.
Step one is to go ahead and explain the record. A CD works just like a digital version of a record.
I don't know... what's Usain Bolt driving?
BTW, he was a lot of fun on Top Gear as a "Star driving a reasonably-priced car."
The CFLs turn-on and then take 4-5 minutes to reach full brightness
They get bright enough that I can't tell any further difference in well under a minute, and I rather appreciate the gradual turn on first thing in the morning.
I've never seen them play dead.
I have, but only in response to my dog, not to me.
Molasses is what makes barbecue sauce different from spicy ketchup. Using only molasses would taste funny, though.
The band hasn't been so good in sticking together.
Again, I am not saying that Indians are bad, they have more or less the same variety as Americans, Europeans etc, the problem is that by sticking together so much and considering that "natural", you really have a hard time weeding out the good from the bad.
Sounds like the police.
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If they have to consult their notes for every question (regardless of format) then they should fail the test because they don't understand the material adequately.
If they have to consult their notes for every question, they probably will fail the test because they're going to run out of time.
It's actually only women I've heard do it.
I've never heard a British person talk about penis size in anything but inches.
They claim to have done so, anyway. Last I heard, the best guess is that the Israelites and the Caananites were the same people.
Well, that was why the Puritans moved here in the first place.
I use my stove all the time, but I have made hot dogs with the microwave followed by my blowtorch.
Does it have recipes for Mountain Dew and Twinkies?
I was at my parents' house last weekend, and my dad made lemonade. I asked him to save the lemon peels, zested them, and put all the lemon zest in the freezer.
Put about a tablespoon of lemon zest in a glass of Mt. Dew (diet is fine), let it sit for half an hour or so in the freezer to waterlog and sink, and you've got a delightful hybrid of Mt. Dew and lemonade.