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Showerthoughts

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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.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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We all know confidently incorrect people. People displaying dunning-kruger. The majority of those people have low education and without someone giving them objectively true feedback on their opinions through their developmental years, they start to believe everything they think is true even without evidence.

Memorizing facts, dates, and formulas aren't what necessarily makes someone intelligent. It's the ability to second guess yourself and have an appropriate amount of confidence relative to your knowledge that is a sign of intelligence.

I could be wrong though.

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[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago

okay, your speech is littered with Sibboleths

Says person who can't debunk anything I said and is resorting to ad hominems.

no one who knows anything about the English language

If you read the article you'll find the U.S. has been falling behind in English as well 😂

as you have never lived there and at best taken a brief holiday

Says person resorting to making things up

please find better hobbies

Maths education is a profession of mine, not a hobby