@m ive missed ur posts
Mr. Robot: 10 Best Episodes - From Discover on Google https://whatculture.com/tv/mr-robot-10-best-episodes?page=2
(apologies for low quality screenshot)
Wasn't expecting cinematography this good from #WhiteCollar in S02
Ain't nobody remember that #Avicii DIED this yeah smh
So, going into #Mandalorian chapter 8 I didn't know it was the season finale, although I hoped it was.
It was, and I'm satisfied. It's a good season finale.
psst.. common core was a success for the liberals to dumb down american generations, and she's just now figuring it out?
After Years of Common Core, Betsy DeVos Announces 'Devastating' Results
Years after Common Core made its debut in many state education systems, the disastrous long-term results of the program are finally being seen.
The revelation came as part of the Department of Education’s 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress report.
“Every American family needs to open The Nation’s Report Card this year and think about what it means for their child and for our country’s future,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said in a media release. “The results are, frankly, devastating.”
“This country is in a student achievement crisis, and over the past decade it has continued to worsen, especially for our most vulnerable students,” she added.
The NAEP is a test administered in alternating years to students in the fourth and eighth grades. The government-mandated assessment covers both math and reading proficiency.
The students’ reading assessment paints a grim picture of educational readiness, with tested fourth and eighth graders failing to best the previous test’s results.
This year’s results were only marginally better than those from 1992.
The mathematics scores show the most damning results — an upward trend until the year 2015, when the momentum seemed to grind to a halt. Although there were double-digit gains since the ’90s, fourth graders only managed to score a single point above their previous tests.
Eighth graders failed to meet that low standard, sinking below their predecessors from two years before.
“This must be America’s wake-up call,” DeVos said. “We cannot abide these poor results any longer. We can neither excuse them away nor simply throw more money at the problem.”
The dip doesn’t seem to be without cause, either. By 2015, most states had implemented some form of Common Core standards, according to the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Studies have linked Common Core to declining test scores and generally poor student performance.
This failure in U.S. schools comes at a time when Chinese students appear to be blowing American children out of the water.
Results from the Program for International Student Assessment, which tests students internationally on their proficiency in math, science and reading, show that China ranks a full 21 spots ahead of the United States.
The 21st century needs to remain an American century. Letting the Chinese take the global lead would have disastrous results across the world.
If we expect our future engineers, scientists, and mathematicians to compete in an increasingly globalized world, it’s clear that Common Core needs to be abandoned.
@Loki isn't We Love LA shutting down? What's your alt?
Diplo Drops “Best of the Decade” Mix On BBC - From Discover on Google https://www.youredm.com/2019/12/26/diplo-drops-best-of-the-decade-mix-on-bbc/
About to watch me some #Mandalorian
@estoricru For instance someone like me might approach might consider your suggested solution and argue that the extra benefits cost extra money and the employer won't be able to support as many employees. If he (or she) decides to start offering these benefits while already in business, he (or she) will have to either raise the price of the product or fire employees.
@estoricru This works on some people. It worked on FDR. It will not work on me.
Here are some tips if you're going to target someone like me:
1. Tell multiple stories of multiple people, and hammer home the fact that multiple people suffer from these hardships and they're not isolated incidents
2. Assure them that you want to do more than just throw their money at the problem, and that what you propose will have a positive effect and minimal negative effect on others contributing and/or not affected.
3. Explain why it's good for everyone to take your suggested action.
Official non-alt-right molotov cocktail of the Fediverse.
Opposer of racism.
(I'm black, it's my job.)
(I'm also Christian, so that makes it my job even more.)
Fugitive of the rule of Andrew The Unstable and his cohort, Disco The Intern. #coomergate
I've been around these parts for awhile, using alt social media since April 2018 and joined the Fediverse on July 4, 2019.
Let the 2020s be the decade of positive vibes and supporting each other, bios!!
I also have a podcast now w/ Counter Points Media btw, sub here bois:
https://bitbucket.org/caseyrollins/countercast/raw/master/rss2.xml
Matthew 22:37-39 is my mantra:
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
But Phillipians 4:4 is my favorite verse of all time:
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Headspace indicators (inspired by @pizza):
🔵 = I'm in a good headspace
⚪ = Not doing great, but still ok
🔴 = Terrible headspace, feel free to ask me how I'm doing but no accusations or political or societal discussions pls or I'll rant lol