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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
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- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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And there's more of the country falling behind the rest of the world in Maths than just Florida. It was all over the news, again, just a few weeks ago.
i have an idea, look up credentialing standards before you comment on them
says person who clearly didn't. You know they've changed them recently, right?
credentialing standards are set state by state. you know that, right?
Yep. And you know Florida isn't the only state falling behind in Maths, right? Now go look and see how many states no longer require Maths teachers to have qualifications in Maths and you'll see why
can tell you are neither in nor familiar with the current issues in education. every educator and anyone who's had to get a degree in the last 20 years can tell you we're seeing a bunch of bullshit that's the legacy of remote learning. a generation lost a year of education.
Says person quoting an excuse given several years ago, and clearly hasn't looked up who he's talking to (spoiler alert: a Maths teacher)
That was the excuse given several years ago. Latest figures (a few weeks ago, as I already said) show the U.S. has fallen even further behind the rest of the world post return to school, so the issue was never remote learning to begin with.
please, pretend you have credentials none of us believe. you were earlier proudly and strongly asserting you could teach math anywhere in the US without any sort of math cert. show me your source on that before you keep running your mouth on shit you know nothing about. remind me, how long ago was the pandemic and when will the last of those children graduate? you "taught math" you should be able to do arithmetic
No thanks. I never lie.
Nope. Never said that, hence why you're unable to quote me saying that.
says person who has shown no sources that it's only Florida and was only because of remote learning. Here's a 2-week old article for you, so you can stop quoting excuses from years ago
that you or someone else
That's me. Is this you saying "strongly asserting you could teach math anywhere in the US without any sort of math cert" or someone else? Because, in case you didn't notice, definitely doesn't say the same thing
okay, your speech is littered with Sibboleths. no one who knows anything about the English language believes you know anything about education in the United States as you have never lived there and at best taken a brief holiday. please find better hobbies.
Says person who can't debunk anything I said and is resorting to ad hominems.
If you read the article you'll find the U.S. has been falling behind in English as well 😂
Says person resorting to making things up
Maths education is a profession of mine, not a hobby