Fidget spinners need and the person who invented them need to be cast off into the same pit reserved for people who use the term "adulting".Whatever happened to teaching kids not to fidget and if they did, smacking them across the head and threatening them with chores?
Quote from: Mr.DeMartino on January 22, 2018, 05:55:44 PMFidget spinners need and the person who invented them need to be cast off into the same pit reserved for people who use the term "adulting".Whatever happened to teaching kids not to fidget and if they did, smacking them across the head and threatening them with chores?From what I've read/heard, they were originally intended and made for kids with autism and ADHD, then got taken over into the mainstream, where they became the super annoying toys that all kids used during class. I am in no way a fan, but had they stayed in their original intended use, they would be good. However, I'm certainly not a therapist, so I'm just going off what I've heard.
Quote from: HaLo3 on January 23, 2018, 08:50:39 AMQuote from: Mr.DeMartino on January 22, 2018, 05:55:44 PMFidget spinners need and the person who invented them need to be cast off into the same pit reserved for people who use the term "adulting".Whatever happened to teaching kids not to fidget and if they did, smacking them across the head and threatening them with chores?From what I've read/heard, they were originally intended and made for kids with autism and ADHD, then got taken over into the mainstream, where they became the super annoying toys that all kids used during class. I am in no way a fan, but had they stayed in their original intended use, they would be good. However, I'm certainly not a therapist, so I'm just going off what I've heard.I have no idea what is behind the Western (American?) trend to try and be as infantilized/victimized as possible. Refusing to grow up. Refusing to bathe because you're still angry at mom and dad when they told you to take a bath. Toys for those with conditions. Cry-ins. Adult Coloring books (not just for the artsy/fashion students anymore). Man rompers. 24 is the new 18 (and they want to lower the voting age!). Adulting. The pursuit of happiness above all else. Then these same people whine and moan when you treat them like the kids they act like.
so what are some mr.demartino-sanctioned activities then, apart from defending everything korea on the internet?
Quote from: Mr.DeMartino on January 23, 2018, 03:30:23 PMQuote from: HaLo3 on January 23, 2018, 08:50:39 AMQuote from: Mr.DeMartino on January 22, 2018, 05:55:44 PMFidget spinners need and the person who invented them need to be cast off into the same pit reserved for people who use the term "adulting".Whatever happened to teaching kids not to fidget and if they did, smacking them across the head and threatening them with chores?From what I've read/heard, they were originally intended and made for kids with autism and ADHD, then got taken over into the mainstream, where they became the super annoying toys that all kids used during class. I am in no way a fan, but had they stayed in their original intended use, they would be good. However, I'm certainly not a therapist, so I'm just going off what I've heard.I have no idea what is behind the Western (American?) trend to try and be as infantilized/victimized as possible. Refusing to grow up. Refusing to bathe because you're still angry at mom and dad when they told you to take a bath. Toys for those with conditions. Cry-ins. Adult Coloring books (not just for the artsy/fashion students anymore). Man rompers. 24 is the new 18 (and they want to lower the voting age!). Adulting. The pursuit of happiness above all else. Then these same people whine and moan when you treat them like the kids they act like.I'd certainly like to think that there is a difference between people with diagnosed conditions like autism and people who chose to wear male rompers. Therapists were saying that the act of "fidgeting" was helping those with autism focus more on what they were supposed to be focused on. If it helps them, then who are we to belittle them and the methods that help?
Quote from: HaLo3 on January 24, 2018, 08:39:47 AMQuote from: Mr.DeMartino on January 23, 2018, 03:30:23 PMQuote from: HaLo3 on January 23, 2018, 08:50:39 AMQuote from: Mr.DeMartino on January 22, 2018, 05:55:44 PMFidget spinners need and the person who invented them need to be cast off into the same pit reserved for people who use the term "adulting".Whatever happened to teaching kids not to fidget and if they did, smacking them across the head and threatening them with chores?From what I've read/heard, they were originally intended and made for kids with autism and ADHD, then got taken over into the mainstream, where they became the super annoying toys that all kids used during class. I am in no way a fan, but had they stayed in their original intended use, they would be good. However, I'm certainly not a therapist, so I'm just going off what I've heard.I have no idea what is behind the Western (American?) trend to try and be as infantilized/victimized as possible. Refusing to grow up. Refusing to bathe because you're still angry at mom and dad when they told you to take a bath. Toys for those with conditions. Cry-ins. Adult Coloring books (not just for the artsy/fashion students anymore). Man rompers. 24 is the new 18 (and they want to lower the voting age!). Adulting. The pursuit of happiness above all else. Then these same people whine and moan when you treat them like the kids they act like.I'd certainly like to think that there is a difference between people with diagnosed conditions like autism and people who chose to wear male rompers. Therapists were saying that the act of "fidgeting" was helping those with autism focus more on what they were supposed to be focused on. If it helps them, then who are we to belittle them and the methods that help?The problem is that the ADHD diagnostic criteria looks a lot like “being a boy”.
I'd certainly like to think that there is a difference between people with diagnosed conditions like autism and people who chose to wear male rompers. Therapists were saying that the act of "fidgeting" was helping those with autism focus more on what they were supposed to be focused on. If it helps them, then who are we to belittle them and the methods that help?
Stop fidgeting. Sit up straight. Tuck in that shirt. Clean your room.
Quote from: HaLo3 on January 24, 2018, 08:39:47 AMI'd certainly like to think that there is a difference between people with diagnosed conditions like autism and people who chose to wear male rompers. Therapists were saying that the act of "fidgeting" was helping those with autism focus more on what they were supposed to be focused on. If it helps them, then who are we to belittle them and the methods that help?Good for the people with autism. Everyone else that's using them can eff off. Stop fidgeting. Sit up straight. Tuck in that shirt. Clean your room.
Quote from: Mr.DeMartino on January 24, 2018, 12:15:19 PMQuote from: HaLo3 on January 24, 2018, 08:39:47 AMI'd certainly like to think that there is a difference between people with diagnosed conditions like autism and people who chose to wear male rompers. Therapists were saying that the act of "fidgeting" was helping those with autism focus more on what they were supposed to be focused on. If it helps them, then who are we to belittle them and the methods that help?Good for the people with autism. Everyone else that's using them can eff off. Stop fidgeting. Sit up straight. Tuck in that shirt. Clean your room.I personally hate wearing shirts tucked in, they are extremely uncomfortable D:
Well it does depend on the shirt. Tucking in apolo is just silly looking.
I'm trying to get everything situated before I leave and get my shit paid to me along with my last paycheck but I know my CT is not going to put enough pressure on the school admin staff and I'll probably get stuck trying to have them send it to me when I'm back home.I know it's possible for them to pay my severance/exit/renewal all at the same time because my friends who left last year all had that happen. But my CT is so so meek and afraid to talk to people/inconvenience them that I know she's just going to accept whatever they say at face value and I'll be back in the states worrying about getting my money. She's like this about everything. She won't even use the shared fridge/microwave that is for ALL English staff simply because it's in another teacher's room and it would be "awkward" .... she's so scared of other people! This woman is def not going to get me my money on time
Yes, I don't know if it's common, but my friends who left last year definitely had all their money including severance paid to them with their last paycheck. They didn't have to wait for anything - I double checked!
*playing a Jeopardy game. answer written in the ppt is "She's a teacher."*Student 1: "She is a teacher."*switch to answer slide, give team the points*Student 2: "No! It says 'She's'! He said 'She is'! He is wrong!"I can appreciate competitiveness, and there is a time and place for being super picky about semantics. But seriously? The question was "What job does she do?", not anything about contractions. Calm down.
Scientists: Climate change could release toxic mercury http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/scientists-climate-change-could-release-toxic-mercury/article_dc8955ec-250b-57ed-85f4-eca7192c40da.htmlPermafrost also contains large volumes of mercury, a toxic element humans have already been pumping into the air by burning coal.
