education hot take, subtooting high school teachers
we're angry about this because of how many high school english teachers, including our own father, we have heard using "don't plagiarize!" as a conveniently potent threat to make bored students listen to drivel about MLA formatting
it's really disingenuous to do and we're sick of it
education hot take, subtooting high school teachers
plagiarism is when you knowingly lie and explicitly claim that someone else's work is yours. failing to properly identify a quote _in an assignment that specifically required quotes_ is really just fucking not that
education hot take, subtooting high school teachers
big one: speech classes
no. giving a speech containing quotes and failing to identify their sources, especially if the sources are listed in the written materials provided to the teacher, is not plagiarism. it's careless, and it's fair for it to result in a poor grade, but it's not something you put on a student's permanent fucking record. jesus christ
education hot take, subtooting high school teachers
trying and failing to cite sources correctly, or not individually citing quotes that are still presented as quotes, is extremely not the same thing as plagiarism
quit threatening kids with extremely serious accusations just because they didn't understand MLA format on the first try
re: Autism humour 2 / food reference
'Do you have mild autism?'
'No it's spicy bbq autism actually'
@Suniya oh, yeah, that'll be great for me, someone whose state doesn't do medicaid for the poor (Thanks, Texas!) and who can't afford a $300+/month premium for *catastrophic* insurance. Yeah, just charge me even more without even giving me healthcare! Perfect! (Assuming I'm reading this right, ofc)
And this is the fucker the DNC is trying to rig the primaries for?
Seriously, though, my classmates were talking about this being a 2 page problems, and I did it in half a page by just going "Yeah, protons and neutrons have *basically* the same mass and binding energy doesn't *really* matter here, so, you know, it's fine." Mind you, what I got for nuclear density was on the order of what's in the book, so it's correct enough
I suppose it's kinda like cheese or butter. How did we discover those. Like, who first had milk go bad, but discover that they could make something else out of it? It's weird. Very weird.
Things I don't understand: snack mix. Don't get me wrong, it's good and all, but who went, "Yes. Let's take a bunch of small pretzels and bits of bread, make them crispy and coat them in seasoning!"? Like, it just...doesn't seem like a particularly obvious idea. Kinda like croutons. "Ah, my bread is stale. Oh well, I'll coat it in seasoning and put it in my salad!" Like, how do you decide this is a good idea?
I drew a picture! So, a few years ago, I drew the first picture. It's...uh...not great. No, she's not supposed to look that horribly underweight, I just didn't know how to draw. Well, I did, but, for some stupid reason, I thought that looked fine. But, it doesn't. So, I gave her another chance. Now, she looks in far better condition, and she's back for revenge.
In case you're interested, I wrote some story with it over on DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/awesomeenderfox/art/It-s-my-turn-829369479
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