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I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.
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I noticed that when a girl in my math class answered a problem right my teacher said, "That's right! See guys now you're thinking!"
Thinking? What thinking? I started muttering that under my breath. What thinking? I don't understand, what thinking? I just wanted to SCREAM it. WHAT THINKING? Is my math teacher's definition of 'thinking' doing meaningless and mindless math problems? They're not thinking. They're robots. The girl that answered the question is thoroughly brainwashed indoctrinated into the system and definitely is not thinking. She is indoctrinated to the point where I feel bad for her. Her life is school. When there's time after class to talk she talks about other classes/assignments for other classes/marching zombie band.
There's my on that.
Balls of Steel:
Hidden stuff:
(01-13-2012 10:37 AM)UnschoolShqiponjë Wrote: Mike you deserve an SS medal. Here, be proud:
Congrats for doing something I never had the balls to do.
If you have kids, save them from the bullshit you are forced to go through.
(01-25-2012 05:36 AM)UnschoolShqiponjë Wrote: Balls of steel re-awarded.
(02-07-2012 03:22 PM)flann Wrote: Balls of Tungsten, now.
No childhood, no life, brainwashed to think that schooling and the state are the source of all knowledge... I wonder if she thinks the USA is superior to all other nations and that the wars are for good. It's sad, she sounds like a slave who doesn't even think about wanting a life because she's studying about school so much, she doesn't know she's missing out. Pure example of why sovereign states are bad and why I'd prefer to live in a caveman tribe without currency or government where people made their own food instead of this slavery/brainwashing for 12 years > earn piece of paper > do boring office job > get money > buy food > tell kids you need school to earn money for buying food as if it's impossible to grow your own, or that you can't learn how to grow food outside of school, even though you can't inside it either.
03-24-2012 08:38 AM
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Math takes genuine effort and brainwork to do. If you have a difficult time with it, there's nothing wrong with that. Please don't discount other's skill in order to justify yourself.
How did you for from "girl who solved a problem correctly" to "BRAINWASHED DRONE BLUHHHHHHH'? It sound like a case of sour grapes to me.
(01-21-2012 10:42 PM)BaronVonStrangle Wrote: homestuck more like homeSUCK
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(03-24-2012 08:44 AM)cuttlefishCuller Wrote: Math takes genuine effort and brainwork to do. If you have a difficult time with it, there's nothing wrong with that. Please don't discount other's skill in order to justify yourself.
How did you for from "girl who solved a problem correctly" to "BRAINWASHED DRONE BLUHHHHHHH'? It sound like a case of sour grapes to me.
You've returned?! Did you bring... red hair dye?
03-24-2012 08:50 AM
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(03-24-2012 08:44 AM)cuttlefishCuller Wrote: Math takes genuine effort and brainwork to do. If you have a difficult time with it, there's nothing wrong with that. Please don't discount other's skill in order to justify yourself.
How did you for from "girl who solved a problem correctly" to "BRAINWASHED DRONE BLUHHHHHHH'? It sound like a case of sour grapes to me.
You've returned?! Did you bring... red hair dye?
I brought...
Homestuck....
:3
(01-21-2012 10:42 PM)BaronVonStrangle Wrote: homestuck more like homeSUCK
(03-24-2012 08:44 AM)cuttlefishCuller Wrote: Math takes genuine effort and brainwork to do. If you have a difficult time with it, there's nothing wrong with that. Please don't discount other's skill in order to justify yourself.
How did you for from "girl who solved a problem correctly" to "BRAINWASHED DRONE BLUHHHHHHH'? It sound like a case of sour grapes to me.
You've returned?! Did you bring... red hair dye?
I brought...
Homestuck....
:3
NOT AGAIN PLEASE TRADE YOUR HOMESTUCK FOR RED HAIR DYE, AN ACCOUSTIC GUITAR AND HOW TO COOK BACON ARRGH!
03-24-2012 08:52 AM
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(03-24-2012 08:44 AM)cuttlefishCuller Wrote: Math takes genuine effort and brainwork to do. If you have a difficult time with it, there's nothing wrong with that. Please don't discount other's skill in order to justify yourself.
How did you for from "girl who solved a problem correctly" to "BRAINWASHED DRONE BLUHHHHHHH'? It sound like a case of sour grapes to me.
You've returned?! Did you bring... red hair dye?
I brought...
Homestuck....
:3
NOT AGAIN PLEASE TRADE YOUR HOMESTUCK FOR RED HAIR DYE, AN ACCOUSTIC GUITAR AND HOW TO COOK BACON ARRGH!
Meat is gross, maaaaaan. Eat delicious tofu cake instead.
(01-21-2012 10:42 PM)BaronVonStrangle Wrote: homestuck more like homeSUCK
03-24-2012 08:53 AM
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(03-24-2012 08:44 AM)cuttlefishCuller Wrote: Math takes genuine effort and brainwork to do. If you have a difficult time with it, there's nothing wrong with that. Please don't discount other's skill in order to justify yourself.
How did you for from "girl who solved a problem correctly" to "BRAINWASHED DRONE BLUHHHHHHH'? It sound like a case of sour grapes to me.
Skill? It's 9th grade Geometry. I get nearly perfect scores on every test because it's SO EASY.
Balls of Steel:
Hidden stuff:
(01-13-2012 10:37 AM)UnschoolShqiponjë Wrote: Mike you deserve an SS medal. Here, be proud:
Congrats for doing something I never had the balls to do.
If you have kids, save them from the bullshit you are forced to go through.
(01-25-2012 05:36 AM)UnschoolShqiponjë Wrote: Balls of steel re-awarded.
(02-07-2012 03:22 PM)flann Wrote: Balls of Tungsten, now.
(03-24-2012 08:44 AM)cuttlefishCuller Wrote: Math takes genuine effort and brainwork to do. If you have a difficult time with it, there's nothing wrong with that. Please don't discount other's skill in order to justify yourself.
How did you for from "girl who solved a problem correctly" to "BRAINWASHED DRONE BLUHHHHHHH'? It sound like a case of sour grapes to me.
Skill? It's 9th grade Geometry. I get nearly perfect scores on every test because it's SO EASY.
Well, honors or regents, then? (advanced placement or non advanced, basically, because I'm not sure where you're from and how it translates there.)
(01-21-2012 10:42 PM)BaronVonStrangle Wrote: homestuck more like homeSUCK
03-24-2012 08:56 AM
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(03-24-2012 08:44 AM)cuttlefishCuller Wrote: Math takes genuine effort and brainwork to do. If you have a difficult time with it, there's nothing wrong with that. Please don't discount other's skill in order to justify yourself.
How did you for from "girl who solved a problem correctly" to "BRAINWASHED DRONE BLUHHHHHHH'? It sound like a case of sour grapes to me.
Skill? It's 9th grade Geometry. I get nearly perfect scores on every test because it's SO EASY.
Well, honors or regents, then? (advanced placement or non advanced, basically, because I'm not sure where you're from and how it translates there.)
(01-13-2012 10:37 AM)UnschoolShqiponjë Wrote: Mike you deserve an SS medal. Here, be proud:
Congrats for doing something I never had the balls to do.
If you have kids, save them from the bullshit you are forced to go through.
(01-25-2012 05:36 AM)UnschoolShqiponjë Wrote: Balls of steel re-awarded.
(02-07-2012 03:22 PM)flann Wrote: Balls of Tungsten, now.
(03-24-2012 08:44 AM)cuttlefishCuller Wrote: Math takes genuine effort and brainwork to do. If you have a difficult time with it, there's nothing wrong with that. Please don't discount other's skill in order to justify yourself.
How did you for from "girl who solved a problem correctly" to "BRAINWASHED DRONE BLUHHHHHHH'? It sound like a case of sour grapes to me.
Skill? It's 9th grade Geometry. I get nearly perfect scores on every test because it's SO EASY.
Well, honors or regents, then? (advanced placement or non advanced, basically, because I'm not sure where you're from and how it translates there.)
(03-24-2012 08:05 AM)Dirtbikemike Wrote: I noticed that when a girl in my math class answered a problem right my teacher said, "That's right! See guys now you're thinking!"
Thinking? What thinking? I started muttering that under my breath. What thinking? I don't understand, what thinking? I just wanted to SCREAM it. WHAT THINKING? Is my math teacher's definition of 'thinking' doing meaningless and mindless math problems? They're not thinking. They're robots. The girl that answered the question is thoroughly brainwashed indoctrinated into the system and definitely is not thinking. She is indoctrinated to the point where I feel bad for her. Her life is school. When there's time after class to talk she talks about other classes/assignments for other classes/marching zombie band.
There's my on that.
Hey its not zombie band though a bunch of those kids are not brainwashed and the other half are. But they do walk like zombies but thats just because they have do to look cool. They actually tell us to act like robots. but thats just the style.
03-24-2012 11:50 AM
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(03-24-2012 12:25 PM)Mælstrom Wrote: As usual, I can't reply to this thread because of how you guys already share most of my viewpoints on this. Nice job, Tungsten balls.
... we've been arguing for most of the thread and sharing conflicting viewpoints. There was some Homestuck, too.
(01-21-2012 10:42 PM)BaronVonStrangle Wrote: homestuck more like homeSUCK
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