Bibliotectress @ bibliotectress @lemmy.world

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Stop being the language police, and people will leave you alone.

That might literally be the dumbest thing I've ever I heard.

"iF yOu DiDn'T cAlL uS oUt FoR bEiNg TwAtS, wE'd ToTaLlY mInD oUr BuSiNeSs"

That doesn't even make sense. If you hear about using the wrong pronouns, it's probably someone you know asking you not to misgender them. If you're hearing about it more than that, it's probably because of whichever talking head you're listening to that's trying to make you mad.

You're a genius for solving that the way you did.

It's so uncommon for kids not to like story time, even the squirrely kids. I used to be an elementary school librarian, and there were maybe a couple of kids per grade level (like 95 kids) that didn't like it. I tried to be as engaging as possible, use different voices, the book pages were always facing the class so they could see the pictures; nothing worked.

Maybe if I had threatened the boogie man... Maybe not. Their parents probably would've been pretty mad. Lol

I played that game obsessively over two days and got through ending E, and it absolutely destroyed me. I was depressed for weeks.

Okay, so what would you rather happen instead? Biden... not look for ways to relive student debt? Hope to vote for a 3rd party candidate that won't get elected? Or you could vote for Trump or another Republican, who want to charge back interest for the student debt pause during the pandemic?

I'm just trying to figure out where you're going and what you're trying to accomplish with your rage.

Sorry, derailing the conversation, but super curious: Has anyone sent you pics of their titties?

Thank you for the link! That was deeply satisfying to watch. The camera quality is so good.

I realized that was adults deliberately making the holidays special. And the shitty thing about being an adult (unless your SO is like, from the Clause family) is that you kind of have to do that for yourself, and you're probably going to have to do boring adult shit to make that happen. Like, you might literally be putting something like "Bake cookies/Watch 'The Grinch'" into your calendar. There is a lot of little things you can do as well - play some music, get some scented candles, stick a bowl of decorative pinecones out, etc.

This is the most real advice I've seen on Lemmy. It really fucking sucked realizing that no one was going to make things special for me (mostly because I hated the realization that I was expecting someone/something else to make my life more fun). Celebrating holidays and doing seasonal things that are special for the time of year REALLY help break up the monotony of the grind of everyday life (work, kids, bills, house work, ad nauseum). It would be nice to have someone else create that magic for me, but... that doesn't really happen as an adult. You have to make things fun for yourself, and for others if you can.

Pi is about 3.14 and the acceleration for gravity (g) is 9.8. So a pig without 3.14 (pi), is 9.8 (g).

Math or history didn't bother you? The last time you had a class called "Science" was probably the same as the last time you had a class called "Math" and a class called "History": elementary or junior high.

They're being used as general subject terms...

That game is impossible. I can't believe how many people in the comments say they've beaten it. I never beat it as a kid, and when I tried it again on the switch a couple of years ago, I still couldn't make it very far.

Probably also the country of Ukraine, our ally that was invaded by Russia.

China was first. This is from March: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/time-money-love-china-brainstorms-ways-boost-birth-rate-2023-03-15/

That's exactly what popped into my head when I read the headline. Lol

You're right; he didn't specifically say that. He called a Twitter post that said Jewish people hate white people was "so right." And that's a big Neonazi thing.

So... he didn't say Hitler was right, just that a major Nazi tenet is.

bOtH pArTiEs ArE the SaMe

Please for the love of Jebus, look at voting records of both parties. They're very, very different. I can't believe with access to all of this info at your fingertips, you're still trying to tell people that both parties are the same and voting does nothing. Mind-blowing.

Hi! was an elementary school librarian for 7 years and ran our school's reading intervention program for 5 of those years. Now I work in a high school library with students who love to read and reluctant readers.

The books don't matter. They really don't. Some books can be silly, have tons of pictures, be a book of knock knock jokes, have world records, have everything you ever wanted to know about sharks, or be written in a journal-style like Diary of a Wimpy Kid (which are actually a 4th/5th grade reading level, depending on the book). As long as it gets kids reading, and ENJOYING reading, it really doesn't fucking matter what it is. If they enjoy it, they'll continue to read and their tastes in what they read will change and grow with them. Parents' and teachers' biggest job is to get them reading, no matter what it is. The absolute WORST thing you can do for children's literacy is to be a book snob. Some of my most successful growth in readers has been the kids who go home and play Roblox because they have to be able to read and type in chat in order to interact with their friends.

Now if you want to talk about Scholastic book binding, we could absolutely talk about how quickly they fall apart (though the books are usually 1/2 of the price they are at Barnes and Noble, which again, makes them more accessible). ALL BOOKS HAVE MERIT, even the ones I think are dumb.

That's so easy to go back on. Like the promise to not nominate Supreme Court Justices right before a presidential election. I would be deeply disappointed if any Democrats believed any promises from Republicans.

Kinda fine so far? As of a couple of weeks ago, he still hadn't paid a dime to any of the Sandy Hook families because he declared bankruptcy. He's still spending a bunch of money and still doing Info Wars. It'll probably catch up to him eventually? I hope? https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-sandy-hook-shooting-bankruptcy-34192bd7d89ed786f64580682f6ea89e

Oh. That's one of those words I've only ever read (generally in brit lit), and thought it was pronounced as row like row a boat. Thank you for the correct pronunciation!

I want a cat just so I can call him Bumbleboobs.