Every year, I set a reasonable-for-me reading goal. It’s one I can easily reach without trying hard, as long as I don’t get stuck spending too many hours on social media
Some years I’m off pace in the fall, and that’s an excuse to go looking for graphic novels and children’s picture books. Both of those are kinds of books I enjoy but tend to forget to look for, so it’s a great excuse to go read what I want to explore anyway
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Apple escalates its appeal of a $2 billion fine from a UK antitrust lawsuit
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Apple escalates its appeal of a $2 billion fine from a UK antitrust lawsuit
Apple wants to try its luck with the UK's Court of Appeal in a groundbreaking antitrust lawsuit revolving around App Store fees.Jackson Chen (Engadget)
This Simple New Year’s Day Habit Could Be the Easiest Resolution You Keep
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This Simple New Year’s Day Habit Could Be the Easiest Resolution You Keep
State parks encourage people to get out in nature every January 1 as part of their First Day Hikes programs.Jenny Cohen (Mental Floss)
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US President Donald Trump believes that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is “seriously” determined to end the war against Ukraine. He said this during brief statements to media represent…Ukraine Today .org
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According to US NEWS & WORLD REPORT, we (Oklahoma) currently stand 48th in education, nationally speaking.
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Oklahoma has always been iffy on education; my opinion is that it's Asimov 's Anti-Intellectualism Theory* on full display. We never have enough teachers. We never have enough state funding (unless the school in question is in a wealthy district). Voters select school leaders who are more interested in their religio-fascist agendas...
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...than in making sure high school graduates are literate, can do basic math, and can think critically about world history & current events.
Thankfully, we've been liberated from the bizarre, self-aggrandizing, nationalist-Christian disaster that was (& is, I assume) Ryan Walters.
Lindel Fields, our interim state superintendent, seems truly to have the well-being and excellent education of our kids in mind. At the very least, he is listening to parents, guardians, and teachers, and his...
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...emails to parents & guardians are:
1. relevantly informative, unlike his predecessor's
2. empathizing, unlike his predecessor's
3. focused on education, unlike his predecessor's
4. empty of bravado, unlike his predecessor's
5. delightfully spaced to be less frequent than his predecessor's
6. and altogether refreshing.
Dr. Jamie Polk, our OKCPS district superintendent, remains focused on education, committed to students' well-being, and steadfast against "anti-woke" pressuring.
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I have no illusions that Oklahoma 's dismal education rankings will improve dramatically before my kid finishes high school...although it's nice to dream.
But still, I have high hopes that the next few years *will* bring tangible, beneficial changes.
We CAN have good things, Oklahoma! We just have to vote for proven excellence, proven compassion, and proven emphasis on the betterment of humanity.
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*Asimov 's Anti-Intellectualism Theory (nobody calls it that afaik, I just made it up):
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"
--Isaac Asimov,
"A Cult of Ignorance,"
NEWSWEEK,
January 21, 1980
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I pulled my youngest out of public school - he had been in AP math and science - and they shut down the programs.
Mercifully, my ex-wife was a working ps teacher with two master's degrees - the district didn't give us any trouble. Spent a fortune on a Mac and Mathematica, off he went, to places I'll never go in math.
The problem with public schools: because they're funded with property taxes, they become political. The Christian Taliban knows that angle really well, they've run their own schools since desegregation.
Honestly, trying to get competent, dedicated teachers is not hard, even with the crap wages they pay. It's the nasty, internecine policy fights, all these politicians acting as if they're God's great gift to education...
Khan Academies teach reasoning skills at early stages, that graduate to more sustainable adults than single solve, lowest common denominator math that cripples mindsets early.
#Oligarchy #TechBros would rather Capitalize on the latter, and keep luxury bunkers as backup in case of utter collapse.
Make #BehavioralScience #CoreEduction or #BackIntoCaves
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You might not notice it in your peer group, when you are not their age, but my daughter showed me that many 20-30yr olds are switching to dumb phones, are cancelling their Facebook/tiktok/twitter accounts and are discovering libraries and printed books. As a conscious decision. Not all of them, but quite a lot and it's growing.
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Iran at war with the West and Israel, says Iran's president
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They're not gone or anything, they're just asleep, but I still miss them so much
Ok, I have noticed something, Asian cooks can't cook toast , it always comes too white and not brown
Do Asians do toast as breakfast, or is it just the asshat whites ... I'm being serious and if one cunt says I'm being racist, I will hunt you down
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the lill pizza place I went to after a while when I started to miss European food (only happened once) had a "we have an Italian chef" sign on the door.
Just like Europeans mess up Asian food, it was the opposite there...
Kyrgios beats Sabalenka in latest 'Battle of the Sexes' in tennis
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