I believe most of those adapters have a metal contact that will touch the screw in the middle of the outlet, which is grounded,
UK outlets also usually have some kind of safety flap thing, that prevents you from sticking a fork in the outlet. Again, I'm sure this extra bit of plastic costs a bit more... But I think I'd be willing to pay for that added safety.
I agree, I've often wondered when Google is going to make a voice command and dictation program.
I guess you could always just dictate to your voicemail box until then.
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I'm currently a sophomore in high school and I'm taking two math classes (Geometry and Algebra II; I'm trying to catch up) with two different teachers.
I feel like I'm learning much more in Geometry than in Algebra II. In Geometry, the average class consists of first taking notes, with the teacher actually explaining why the math works. Then, we will do a worksheet or something. We almost never have homework (maybe we will have to finish something we started in class if it's not done before the end of class) and I've yet to use my book at all.
But in Algebra II, it's different. First, we check our homework. If someone doesn't understand a problem, the teacher will do it on the overhead without really explaining anything. Then she will either collect it to be graded, just check to see if we have it, or give us a quiz on it. Or maybe we'll have a drill. Then, we're given an assignment that will last until the end of the class. For homework, we get the next two sections in the book, the last half of what we just learned and the first half of what we're going to learn the next class.
I feel like I've barely learned anything in Algebra II, and what I have learned, I don't have a very good understanding of because we rushed through it in class. But in Geometry, I'm doing great and I understand everything very well.
tl;dr: Some teachers don't put in as much effort as others.
I was unschooled (although it was supposed to be homeschooling) from about halfway through 3rd grade, until 8th grade when I went back to public schools. In retrospect, I probably should have gone back earlier, but it's too late now.
In elementary school, I was one of, if not the, smartest kids there. Most of the classes were boring or uninteresting for me. In my group reading class, everyone else read at about 1 word per second (and then got stuck on every other word longer than four letters) and I couldn't even read that slow if I tried. But if you read ahead to yourself instead of reading along with the others, you would get yelled at. My mom wanted to get me moved up a grade, but the principal (or whoever is in charge of those things) refused because he said that it would be detrimental to my social life or something like that. I did get moved into a third grade reading class (this was in first grade), but that wasn't that much better (even now in 10th grade, I rage when someone can't pronounce relatively simple words). I also went into an enrichment program after school once a week and that was one of the few things I enjoyed.
I don't remember much of second grade or third grade until I had to take a certain standardized test. I had to read a short story (about an immature talking pig named PigPig) named PigPig Grows Up that ended, if I recall correctly, with PigPig saving a baby carriage from rolling down some stairs or something. One of the questions asked how PigPig grew up. I didn't answer it because I didn't think he did. I said that there was 'no good answer'. So, I ended up getting sent to the principal, who is a disciplinarian and a huge asshole. I don't remember what happened there, but the next day I was so pissed at school that I just refused to go. She tried to drag me there a few times but eventually she gave up and homeschooled me.
So, I started homeschooling and it went fine for a while. After a while, I pretty much just played video games and watched the discovery/science channel. And I still learned a lot. The summary is surprisingly accurate; I actually got most of my knowledge of grammar and spelling from playing WoW (there were a lot of grammar nazis in trade chat).
But straight unschooling is probably a bad idea if you're not a very motivated person like I'm not. I almost failed English in 9th grade because I've never really written an essay (plus my teacher was a bitch and had no teaching experience). I didn't learn any math while I was unschooled, so I ended up going into Algebra 1A with a 3rd grade math education. I actually did well in that class and understood it better than most of my classmates. I'm surprised that I still have a better knowledge of science than the kids in my honors science classes, even though they have 5 years of school on me. But I still lack in some areas because I just never took certain classes. Unschooling is great, but if the kid only learns the things that they're interested in, they're going to have a hard time because they won't know about everything else. Also social skills are important. I hope this post was somehow helpful to someone.
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tl;dr, lazy people shouldn't unschool because they probably won't learn certain things
Also, has anybody else noticed that it's impossible to click on the right side of the reply box?
At least you don't have Edline (the actual site pages look nothing like the login or info pages). It's horrible, things that should be basic html are done in javascript (I can't open any links in new tabs or I get a blank page). The menus are generally confusing and some things just seem absolutely pointless. Or I could just be making things up because I like my middle-mouse tabbing and teachers have screwed me over (I'll just list this homework as a 0 until I grade it next week hurr durr).
Your argument for "short form communication" is flawed. It's not beneficial because if you're abbreviating, shortening, or otherwise mutilating a word or phrase, it's not going to be as easily understood by whomever you're saying it to. You can't be absolutely certain that what you think someone is trying to say is what they're actually saying. Always using proper grammar works because the grammar is universal to the language; chatspeak can vary from person to person.
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Or to plug a 3-prong cord into a 2-prong outlet..
I believe most of those adapters have a metal contact that will touch the screw in the middle of the outlet, which is grounded,
UK outlets also usually have some kind of safety flap thing, that prevents you from sticking a fork in the outlet. Again, I'm sure this extra bit of plastic costs a bit more... But I think I'd be willing to pay for that added safety.
You can get those in the US too.
Exactly! You wouldn't believe what they're charging for a bottle of nitroglycerin.
I agree, I've often wondered when Google is going to make a voice command and dictation program.
I guess you could always just dictate to your voicemail box until then.
You'll be able to run Office and watch a flash video in Firefox...
At the same time.
A least Microsoft isn't taking picture of people's homes and posting them online without permission.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't live so close to the road.
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It seems like wheels are better than feet. If this is true, why aren't they found in nature?
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Yeah, and after summer we have to learn the same things over again. I've learned the scientific method 3 times in the past 3 years.
I agree completely.
I'm currently a sophomore in high school and I'm taking two math classes (Geometry and Algebra II; I'm trying to catch up) with two different teachers.
I feel like I'm learning much more in Geometry than in Algebra II. In Geometry, the average class consists of first taking notes, with the teacher actually explaining why the math works. Then, we will do a worksheet or something. We almost never have homework (maybe we will have to finish something we started in class if it's not done before the end of class) and I've yet to use my book at all.
But in Algebra II, it's different. First, we check our homework. If someone doesn't understand a problem, the teacher will do it on the overhead without really explaining anything. Then she will either collect it to be graded, just check to see if we have it, or give us a quiz on it. Or maybe we'll have a drill. Then, we're given an assignment that will last until the end of the class. For homework, we get the next two sections in the book, the last half of what we just learned and the first half of what we're going to learn the next class.
I feel like I've barely learned anything in Algebra II, and what I have learned, I don't have a very good understanding of because we rushed through it in class. But in Geometry, I'm doing great and I understand everything very well.
tl;dr: Some teachers don't put in as much effort as others.
Parties don't usually make you cringe.
But on Windows 7 they do.
I agree. I would like to learn more about the would like to give it a try if I can afford it and I'm quite excited about it.
What was the sample size each year?
Approximately everyone.
... that you accidentally the whole verb.
It's got what Martian plants crave.
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I was unschooled (although it was supposed to be homeschooling) from about halfway through 3rd grade, until 8th grade when I went back to public schools. In retrospect, I probably should have gone back earlier, but it's too late now.
In elementary school, I was one of, if not the, smartest kids there. Most of the classes were boring or uninteresting for me. In my group reading class, everyone else read at about 1 word per second (and then got stuck on every other word longer than four letters) and I couldn't even read that slow if I tried. But if you read ahead to yourself instead of reading along with the others, you would get yelled at. My mom wanted to get me moved up a grade, but the principal (or whoever is in charge of those things) refused because he said that it would be detrimental to my social life or something like that. I did get moved into a third grade reading class (this was in first grade), but that wasn't that much better (even now in 10th grade, I rage when someone can't pronounce relatively simple words). I also went into an enrichment program after school once a week and that was one of the few things I enjoyed.
I don't remember much of second grade or third grade until I had to take a certain standardized test. I had to read a short story (about an immature talking pig named PigPig) named PigPig Grows Up that ended, if I recall correctly, with PigPig saving a baby carriage from rolling down some stairs or something. One of the questions asked how PigPig grew up. I didn't answer it because I didn't think he did. I said that there was 'no good answer'. So, I ended up getting sent to the principal, who is a disciplinarian and a huge asshole. I don't remember what happened there, but the next day I was so pissed at school that I just refused to go. She tried to drag me there a few times but eventually she gave up and homeschooled me.
So, I started homeschooling and it went fine for a while. After a while, I pretty much just played video games and watched the discovery/science channel. And I still learned a lot. The summary is surprisingly accurate; I actually got most of my knowledge of grammar and spelling from playing WoW (there were a lot of grammar nazis in trade chat).
But straight unschooling is probably a bad idea if you're not a very motivated person like I'm not. I almost failed English in 9th grade because I've never really written an essay (plus my teacher was a bitch and had no teaching experience). I didn't learn any math while I was unschooled, so I ended up going into Algebra 1A with a 3rd grade math education. I actually did well in that class and understood it better than most of my classmates. I'm surprised that I still have a better knowledge of science than the kids in my honors science classes, even though they have 5 years of school on me. But I still lack in some areas because I just never took certain classes. Unschooling is great, but if the kid only learns the things that they're interested in, they're going to have a hard time because they won't know about everything else. Also social skills are important. I hope this post was somehow helpful to someone.
</vent></walloftext>
tl;dr, lazy people shouldn't unschool because they probably won't learn certain things
Also, has anybody else noticed that it's impossible to click on the right side of the reply box?
At least you don't have Edline (the actual site pages look nothing like the login or info pages). It's horrible, things that should be basic html are done in javascript (I can't open any links in new tabs or I get a blank page). The menus are generally confusing and some things just seem absolutely pointless. Or I could just be making things up because I like my middle-mouse tabbing and teachers have screwed me over (I'll just list this homework as a 0 until I grade it next week hurr durr).
Your argument for "short form communication" is flawed. It's not beneficial because if you're abbreviating, shortening, or otherwise mutilating a word or phrase, it's not going to be as easily understood by whomever you're saying it to. You can't be absolutely certain that what you think someone is trying to say is what they're actually saying. Always using proper grammar works because the grammar is universal to the language; chatspeak can vary from person to person.
If the government can take away the voting rights of criminals, what's to stop them from taking away the voting rights of those that dissent?
Most 15 year olds are scarred by that.
What are you basing this on? Most 15-year-olds I know would be damn happy to have sex with a 20-year-old.
That page isn't 404ing, but all the links on it are.
If I type "slashdot" and hit enter, I get an add-riddled Verizon page that, if you try to opt out of, conveniently gives 404 errors. See for yourself.
The cat downloaded the other 990!
Because we all know that downloading something contributes to its production.