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  1. Mathematician

    Please donate - my own personal project to change education

    Paypal: [email protected] Not spam. Hello all, As some of you may know, I'm a chemistry teacher at a rather prestigious high school in the U.S. As far as statistics are concerned, we are on the board as one of the best in the country, but I still see an overwhelming lack of imagination or...
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    Grades

    For the sake of time and as a consequence of new policy that dings a teacher whenever students spend 'excessive' time on review, I've started to implement this grading procedure for tests. I want to get your thoughts because I'm conflicted. Each student turns in a packet of answers. For regular...
  3. Mathematician

    What do you guys think of whole brain teaching?

    I implemented whole brain teaching a few weeks ago with great success. This will be my first semester where I utilize it from the start. Here's an example from middle school: XroJtR9gQc8 Whole Brain Teaching: 6th Grade, Classroom Management - YouTube I manipulate my techniques to cater to...
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    Taxes - obscured

    One of the main complaints I have about taxation in developed nations is the obfuscation. I have no problem with a progressive income tax, but the established amendments of such policy with deductions, exemptions, and credits makes the entire system a mess. In the United States, if all else is...
  5. Mathematician

    Is the machine mostly inescapable?

    Live within the confines of the law. Passively take in most entertainment and societal values. Work hard and save up for retirement. Be driven by money. Is the 'machine' an inescapable consequence of humanity? Are we, for the most part, adverse to seeking out and promoting the most provocative...
  6. Mathematician

    Does a father have a legal obligation if not his?

    Came across this gem of feminist rhetoric: Who I don't think anything has to be said about how callous and ignorant this author sounds, but my question is perhaps more controversial than her inbred hatred of men. Does a man in any situation have a legal obligation to a child if it's not his...
  7. Mathematician

    Heroin - Hard Drug Laws

    A former classmate and acquaintance of mine from high school recently passed away. S/he was very young, smart, attractive; I'm sure the media will pick up on it soon enough. The autopsy is still pending, but I know her/his close friends were heroin addicts and I suspect her/his recent...
  8. Mathematician

    Classrooms!

    Open question to anyone interested in answering. What would you have preferred a high school class to be like? What are some problems you have with education in general? Rant to me. When my students reviewed me, almost all said they loved the class, but I want to incorporate more inputs. I'm a...
  9. Mathematician

    GOP: Sink or Swim

    I believe this is the last Presidential election the GOP can win on the platform established in the late 1970s. Unless drastic reform is enacted, they will not have a shot at winning another election should they lose. I should clarify: on a national scale, the electoral map is turning blue...
  10. Mathematician

    Bootlegging vs drug trafficking?

    Many high school textbooks appear to romanticize bootlegging as a public demonstration against excessive government, which seems at odds with the push for schools to demonize all aspects of drug use and trafficking. Is there any significant difference between Prohibition and the War on Drugs?
  11. Mathematician

    War on Drugs. Let's take it further!

    Saturated fat kills MILLIONS of people each year due to addiction and abuse, including children. Let's ban it to make people's lives better. Why not? It isn't necessary for survival, and it makes people lazy. And if you produce/consume saturated fat, we're going to slap you with a criminal...
  12. Mathematician

    Best friend

    For the past two years I've had a consistent, nagging problem: I'm romantically attracted to my (female) best friend. I brought up my feelings a long time ago after she broke up with her boyfriend at the time, but she told me it wasn't reciprocated. I decided to keep the friendship, and it's...
  13. Mathematician

    Criminal record reporting needs to be reformed

    I really don't understand why our system encourages ex-felons and even Class B/A misdemeanor offenders to suffer for their entire lives after a mistake or two. Doesn't this just encourage poverty and repeat offenses? The statue of limitations seems to have been extended to a lifetime instead of...
  14. Mathematician

    Can't find a job - my undying hatred of capitalism continues

    I've been getting agitated with the job situation. I'm currently a senior physics major about to graduate in December, but I can't find a job. I've sent over 100 custom resumes in the past four months to jobs/internships ranging from McDonalds to Texas Instruments with little replies and no job...
  15. Mathematician

    Unpaid internships

    Lawsuits are forcing companies to reconsider unpaid internships, and some companies might preemptively cease to use these back doors, but I still see hundreds of unpaid internships posted on job boards. I really don't see how these are legal. I believe unpaid internships should only occur in...
  16. Mathematician

    Electrically-charged gears?

    Friction accounts for most of the inefficiencies in any system that relies on gears. Would it be feasible to create gears where the teeth are alternatively, minimally charged and thus friction is minimized to metal-air interactions?
  17. Mathematician

    Any bikers?

    I'm about to go take my test to acquire a motorcycle license; unfortunately, I still have to build up an account to purchase my first baby. Does anyone have some recommendations?
  18. Mathematician

    When will we acknowledge sexism and violence against men is just as real?

    I point you to this lovely gem of journalism where the author devotes the entire article to making fun of the male victim for having his scrotum ripped off. Angry ex-girlfriend goes ballistic, rips off man There was also a recent incident where the women on the View showed a callous disregard...
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    Teaching practices

    There's a lot of competing pedagogical theories circulating these days that attempt to help teachers decide on practices that have the most benefit to the most students. At any time children have unique needs that need to be addressed, but teachers must not be distracted long enough that the...
  20. Mathematician

    Less pay for same work?

    If companies could get away with paying women less than men for exactly the same work, solely because they're women, then companies would only employ women, no? Companies want profit.
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