nsacpi
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The kitchen sink will affect the average. It will not prevent oscillations up and down. But by all means keep chasing that bright shiny object.
Some Red State/Blue State Indicia
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The kitchen sink will affect the average. It will not prevent oscillations up and down. But by all means keep chasing that bright shiny object.
What else will the kitchen sink affect or are you still in 'COVID Zero tunnel vision'?
You care about peoples lives?
Eh, I think we should scare more children and force them to get fat so we can save a few more lives.
Covid cowards are monsters.
nsacpi
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Against that must be weight the tens of thousands of lives saved.
Hundreds of thousands of Australian lives "ruined" vs tens of thousands of Floridian lives lost
there be some tough tradeoffs
Maybe Floridians are happy with the choices their state has made and maybe Aussies are happy with the choices they have made. Maybe.
nsacpi
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Chicago was named the "Best Big City" nationwide in Condé Nast Traveler's 2021 roundup for the fifth year in a row.
Of more than 800,000 readers who submitted responses of their travel experiences, Condé Nast Traveler showed the Windy City scored the best among major cities across the U.S. -- beating out New York City, New Orleans and Boston for the top spot.
"A world-class destination known for its impressive architecture, first-rate museums, brilliant chefs, and massive brewing scene, it’ll take several repeat visits to get through your list of must-dos," the magazine wrote.
After Chicago, the next nine top ranked cities were New York City, New Orleans, Boston, San Francisco, Washington D.C., San Diego, Portland, Honolulu and Nashville.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loc...eport/2629386/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_CHBrand
https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-cities-us
Of more than 800,000 readers who submitted responses of their travel experiences, Condé Nast Traveler showed the Windy City scored the best among major cities across the U.S. -- beating out New York City, New Orleans and Boston for the top spot.
"A world-class destination known for its impressive architecture, first-rate museums, brilliant chefs, and massive brewing scene, it’ll take several repeat visits to get through your list of must-dos," the magazine wrote.
After Chicago, the next nine top ranked cities were New York City, New Orleans, Boston, San Francisco, Washington D.C., San Diego, Portland, Honolulu and Nashville.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loc...eport/2629386/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_CHBrand
https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-cities-us
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Actually was a big fan of Chicago. Great food.
Doesn't make it less of a ****hole in the areas outside of downtown.
nsacpi
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It's the major American city I've spent the least amount of time in. I'm surprised it keeps winning this poll. My wife has been there more. She likes it.
nsacpi
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It is worth reading the article.
A couple things stand out:
1. Currently tests are administered to kids before they enter kindergarten to determine if they are "gifted." This seems a little early to me. I wouldn't want to eliminate the programs for gifted students. But maybe start it after third grade or fifth grade. It seems early to be sifting out 4 year olds.
2. de Blasio is being a punk for doing this as a lame duck with a few months left in his term. Abrams seems to have a very different view of how to proceed. de Blasio should have the grace and good sense to defer to that.
Personally, I think math is pretty much the only subject where students need to be stratified. This can be done in various ways. Advance them a grade or two. Or put them in a gifted program. Either one works.
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Thats silly. Gifted children should be identified as early as possible. Preventing gifted children from getting sufficient enrichment could stifle their development.
Early elementary gifted & talented programs were amazing.
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While I of course support pushing kids that show promise in Math as early and as hard as possible this still misses out on what makes someone 'gifted'.
These types of children need a drastically different learning environment to truly prosper.
nsacpi
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Parents are putting 3 year olds into these preparation courses so they can be identified as "gifted." Basically, the test results reflect which kids are being given this advance prep. Much better to not make that determination until a bit later. The kid who has been taught to swing a bat by age 3 is not always going to end up being a gifted ballplayer. We all know that.
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Gifted is not a designation based on what is known at a certain age. At least anyone doing it right.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
Crazy. Here in Podunk GA the kids are tested after kindergarten and then at the request of either the teacher or parent each following year.