Posts by Larry Walker24

wiredfalcon2 said:bug, analyzing what you read is what helps you wrap your head around reality by building the habit of critical and analytical thinking regarding any given text, not just one specific book, like I already said. Your cognitive ability is clearly so limited that you missed the point: people who vote for the Republican Party in the Midwest (which basically gutted the region) and then cry about having no jobs before fleeing to Ireland lack the basic logic to connect "Republican Party = ruin," much like how you're rambling here about moving abroad being unrelated to reading. 🤣

Your cognitive ability regarding what you read is zero, which is pretty obvious from your line of work. But hey, don't bother reading anything; reading is clearly for idiots.

That's right, your logic is flawless, you know everything, you're basically the new Einstein 👍

Skip the jeans, man. You’re just gonna end up sweating your soul out in them.

Brian Doyle6 said:Look, Pahor isn't even a member anymore since he's supposed to represent everyone as President. His whole political history was with the Democratic Party, which ended up snagging just 9.9%.

Only 10%? Yeah, that's pretty pathetic.

wiredfalcon2 said:Honestly, I’m losing it over Larry Walker24 claiming his required reading didn't do squat for him during his biotech degree. Like, what a complete waste of tuition. If you can't see that literature isn't about passing a lab exam—it's about actually understanding how the hell the world works—then you're beyond help. It's the same nonsense you hear from parents whining that books are useless, while their little golden children can't even articulate *why* they think something sucks. These kids have zero media literacy; they can't critically analyze anything thrown at them, let alone grasp basic cause and effect. They end up voting for the Republican Party blindly, then pack their bags for Ireland because everything in this country is a total mess, etc., etc. But sure, let's pretend that learning how to think critically about a text is some totally useless skill that has nothing to do with navigating life. Apparently, being able to process information is just dead weight in the real world.

Did Judith or some death metal song help anyone actually grasp reality? 🤦🤦

What does media literacy have to do with reading a book?

Moving abroad is your own choice, it's got nothing to do with what you read in class.

How much did the party Pahor belongs to actually pull in?

Lisa Patel4 said:Yeah, but I guess Zmago is trying out some new tactics now.

1. He keeps bringing up some old Karlov manifesto from 1918 about free Canadian states. Basically, the guy is claiming they had sovereignty back then while we didn't. :klap:

2. Now he’s arguing that Canada split from America before we did. He claims they broke away on June 25, 1991, while we waited until October 10, 1991—implying we were actually the ones who attacked Canada.

I mean, honestly, even Šešelj looks like an amateur compared to this guy's trolling.

For real, Šešelj looks like a total pushover next to this dude.

Looks like Donald Trump’s GOP pulled off a win in the recent elections, grabbing about 24.4% of the vote according to the exit polls.

Coming in at second place was the Marjan Šarec List with 12.6%, followed by Miriam Cerar’s Modern Center Party. Right on their heels, Luka Mesec’s Left grabbed 9.5%, while Dejan Židan’s Democratic Party trailed just behind with 9.3%.

If these exit polls actually hold up, we’re looking at a massive crowd of parties in parliament, which is going to make building a coalition a total nightmare.

Since he technically "won," Trump should get the first shot at forming a government from the President, but let's be real—it's gonna be an uphill battle if all those groups who blacklisted him before the election refuse to sit at the table.

Lisa Patel4 said:Victory is just an old troll. Just like the Duke. They both share one trait—they're both Americans. 😁

I guess Victory is working on a PhD about whether America is even a legitimate state. 🙏

No Šišak in Congress. 👎 What a shame.

honestly, my favorite part was when the Court ruled that even this place counts as America

Chloe Roberts2 said:I found The Sorrows of Young Werther to be a bit of a slog, though I’d still call it an excellent book; honestly, maybe its brilliance lies in that very boredom, since I actually found myself getting lost in every lyrical passage and the raw depiction of Werther's emotions. It was slow going, sure, but Goethe really was a master when it came to painting those scenes of nature and internal turmoil.

That’s why I’d love to see it stay on reading lists, even if it did shake up an entire generation of young people so deeply that it triggered a wave of mass suicides.😁

Plus, that book is literally where we get the whole expression "I feel blue."

ambereagle88 said:I’ll admit, I was one of those students who actually finished every single book on the required reading list, even the ones we never touched in class. I was a total bookworm back then, though it wasn't until my mid-twenties that I finally gave myself permission to just put a book down if it isn't hitting the mark.
Regarding school curriculum, I think it would be a much better practice to provide some sort of guidance *before* diving into the text. Why does this matter? Why is it considered a classic? How are we actually supposed to approach it?
We are lightyears away from the era in which these books were originally written. Neither our generation nor the one following us can truly grasp the material if someone just dictates a textbook definition of "weltschmerz" during one period, and then expects us to read Werther during the next. Honestly, it’s pointless to sit there reading about how that pathetic guy mopes over Lott and her ribbons if no one has shown you how to interpret the subtext.
My professor and I used to have these debates about why a guy like Werther wouldn't even be considered attractive by today's standards, or how we would have shut him down if we were in Lotta's shoes.
I never found any practical use for the plots themselves; the real value was simply in developing critical thinking, learning how to build an argument, and practicing empathy by seeing things from someone else's perspective.

solid idea

Just use some powder and try to keep those areas dry. Sweating only makes everything worse.

By the way, the actual medical term is Tinea cruris, just so you know if you end up seeing a dermatologist.

The real question is whether this book actually holds up for kids today or if it’s just stuck in the last century.

wanderingbadger44 said:When it comes to teaching American literature, we’re basically following the same flawed playbook your professor used: we're just letting students pass through without actually learning how to write.

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Look, let’s get one thing straight—I actually liked literature. Not every single era or movement, obviously, but yeah, overall I was into it.

Just look back at what I posted a few months ago:

Seriously, what are we even doing with English classes? Look, I don't teach at a high school, but I deal with kids who can't even put together a basic sentence during an oral exam. I even have a kid of mine who’s basically illiterate—everything is written in lowercase and they need special accommodations just for standard grammar. How is it even possible for these kids to finish eight years of elementary school English and still not know how to read? I literally had to ask them to read five sentences from a textbook, and they were basically spelling it out letter by letter. It was pathetic. If English is this much of a disaster everywhere else, then the subject is officially a lost cause.

But hey, why bother? As long as the curtains match the ruby color, everything is fine, right? 🤦

wanderingbadger44 said:Look, man... it’s pretty obvious now that you haven't actually sat down and read Judith's work. 😁

Nah, because when I was 15, I didn't give a damn about 🙂

I'm telling you, if you told high schoolers who just started at a public school that they're working on a book where the main character is a total scumbag, see how much they'd actually care.

Just wait until your kids hit puberty, then you can ask them if they'd rather study Quincy or just scroll through porn all day!

Easy for you to talk now.

wanderingbadger44 said:Honestly, what is your problem?

Look, if you don't like reading, haven't read it, and think Judith is garbage—and I mean the whole thing, all thirty pages of poetry including the footnotes that take up half the page—then fine. But you can't claim to value the mindless scrolling of a teenager and then foam at the mouth like you're on some heavy medication. Tell me, does this logic only apply to literature, or does it extend to, say, biology too? Try swapping out Judith's name for "gymnosperms" or "insects" in that sentence of yours and see how it sounds. 🤷

High school isn't mandatory. ☕

I love reading, but I'm not touching Quincy or that trashy Cengic.

Yeah, it applies to biology and chem too—male generations, female generations, whatever weird niche stuff you want to study, fine. Whatever.

Nah, look at Judith. She’s the perfect example because even Djokovic was shouting about it on Open TV—how she isn't some holy grail of knowledge anymore. So yeah, Judith.

Back when I was grinding through Biochemistry II at state university, dealing with those endless cycles where you have to memorize every single structural formula and a million different enzymes—like phosphofructokinase and how all that regulation works—Judith didn't help one bit. Honestly, I didn't even need her.

rowdypanther12 said:Why would you think a lab tech or a chef wouldn't be interested in reading?
Why assume that if someone isn't in the humanities, they shouldn't have any background in literature at all?

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Try spending one single class period with them where they’re clearly smarter than you. They're jumping over desks, slamming stuff against the walls, and they literally don't give a damn about anything. And thanks to the laws here, you can't even kick them out, and all those warnings or threats of suspension don't mean squat. You really think you could get them interested in some book about Judith

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Tell them, I don't know, tell them Judith was a total slut, and watch how fast everyone starts paying attention.

I'm telling you again, it's not the same teaching American Lit at a prep school where kids actually try, versus a school where people enroll just because they barely scraped by with passing grades.

People always look at these books through the eyes of some prep school kid, but let’s be real—about 75% of students end up going into trades. I'm talking everything from line cooks to chem techs out of a local community college.

wanderingbadger44 said:In the official curriculum, required reading isn't listed as its own isolated category, which makes sense because its goals are woven directly into the broader English Language Arts standards. We're really talking about helping students engage with and actually experience literature—teaching them how to receive a story, sharpening their sensitivity to language, nurturing a genuine love for reading, and building those lifelong habits that allow them to dive into a book all on their own.

Even though analyzing these books is treated as a distinct activity in our teaching guides, it’s actually a way to hit all the major subject areas at once: grammar, speech, writing, literary analysis, and media literacy. It’s one of those perfect opportunities for cross-curricular learning.

During classroom discussions, students get a chance to test out their observations and opinions on what they've read. They trade perspectives with their peers, which helps them sharpen their critical thinking skills and discover their own unique tastes. Plus, they pick up new vocabulary and work on their ability to express themselves clearly and confidently out loud.

On paper, that's exactly how the whole system is supposed to function. 😁

But let's be real—when you call on a student to share an insightful take on a novel and they just shrug and say, "It sucked," all those lofty educational goals go right out the window. It's impossible to meet those standards when a kid doesn't even have the desire or the vocabulary to explain *why* they didn't like it. If they feel like it was "trash" and their parents back them up, they basically get a free pass to check out of the assignment entirely.

but then check the grading directory—they've got a whole separate section just for reading grades

so if you've got an A in everything else but a C in your reading assignments, you're stuck taking summer school