Posts by Amanda Hughes37

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Are LGBT groups and their lobbyists making inappropriate statements? in Close to Politics · Oct 23, 2013

Jack Cook7 said:And what about those exhausted, freezing men knocking on doors at 3 in the morning? Are they supposed to go knock on Saint Peter's door instead?

Same goes for Sarah... you literally had an entire segment about men ending up at her place after enduring all sorts of torture—both physical and mental.

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Are LGBT groups and their lobbyists making inappropriate statements? in Close to Politics · Oct 23, 2013

Casey Mitchell72 said:We’re all pretty familiar with what these ladies do, especially the loud ones like Sarnavka or Rudanica. They've been in the media for years, always jumping into whatever big news story is trending, and they lead these intense battles against the church. It feels like they just use the LGBT community as a convenient shield to throw stones at everything else. Even Ankica Cakardic openly pushes to scrap the institution of marriage, and what's easier than using the LGBT crowd to do it? They act all radical and anarchist, commenting on every little thing while totally ignoring actual women's rights. Long story short—it's all fake. 😍

God forbid you ever actually need Sarnavka's help... Don't talk nonsense—there are plenty of women out there who haven't lost their minds, people you could actually knock on the door of at 3 AM, unlike Sanji Sarnavka.

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Are LGBT groups and their lobbyists making inappropriate statements? in Close to Politics · Oct 23, 2013

Jessica Kelly4 said:Nah, that's a danger zone for me—total Bermuda Triangle territory.

You already tricked me into a debate in the social sciences section once, and I ended up getting more bans in a couple of weeks than I have in all my years on this forum. Down in the political subreddits, people don't take kindly to different opinions. 😁

Religious studies in school😁... those were the days. We used to get hit with such a creative barrage of insults😍

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Are LGBT groups and their lobbyists making inappropriate statements? in Close to Politics · Oct 22, 2013

bluecyclist64 said:Give me a break... We could have easily raised a little little bureaucrat communist...😍

I have this nagging feeling that the two of us... maybe we're better off if this doesn't actually happen.🤣

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Are LGBT groups and their lobbyists making inappropriate statements? in Close to Politics · Oct 22, 2013

Good grief...🤣...just lay out that theory of yours regarding how unsuccessful men or women are without kids and a spouse on the "I don't want children" thread on ŽK.😲🙂

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Student-teacher dynamics vs. parent-teacher dynamics in Students & Teens · Oct 21, 2013

Carol Anderson8 said:Alright, so I’ve basically scrolled through almost every single page in this thread, so now I’m throwing my own question into the ring to see how everyone would handle a specific situation. I’d love to hear all perspectives—especially from any professors or teachers hanging out on this forum.

Here’s the deal: my kid is in 6th grade. She isn't some straight-A genius, but she’s holding steady with solid Bs. At the start of school, she had a massive struggle with focus and concentration, but thank God, that’s actually improved over the years.
I’m not some drill sergeant pushing for perfect grades or anything like that. All I want is for her to give it her best shot. She’s killing it in certain subjects—like history and geography—but then she hits a wall with others, specifically math and English.
But here’s the kicker—as we all know, when it comes to getting into any high school, the grades that actually count for admissions are English, math, and that third core subject, and those are exactly the areas where she’s struggling the most. (And just to be clear: I'm not talking about some elite prep academy, just any decent high school, like a medical vocational program which is what she actually wants to do).

When she’s doing math at home, she works totally independently. She gets the concepts—she can connect the dots and follow the logic. But man, she makes these ridiculous, "facepalm" mistakes. Like, she’ll write a minus sign instead of a plus, or completely forget a set of parentheses. And obviously, the whole answer ends up being wrong because of it. If I point out a slip-up—like, "Hey, check if you copied that right"—she catches it immediately and solves it perfectly.
But on actual tests? It’s the same stupid mistakes every single time. It kills me because she’s sitting there with a D in math even though she genuinely understands the material and knows how to apply it. It’s not lack of knowledge; it’s just pure, unadulterated sloppiness. I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas on how I can help her get past this?

On top of that, she’s got a D in English. She just doesn't have a handle on grammar or literature, which are the absolute foundations for a good grade. She pulls As and Bs in spelling, reading assignments, and essays, but when it comes to the final grade, none of that matters if the grammar and lit components are a mess. It’s gotten to the point where I’m literally re-learning grammar myself just so I can explain things to her. I know the American English curriculum is packed, but honestly, one sentence in a notebook under the heading "personal pronoun" that says, "She asked him about the problem," isn't nearly enough for a kid to grasp how pronouns actually work.
Does anyone have advice on how to tackle this with her? Where can I find decent practice materials?
I’ve found a ton of worksheets online, but unfortunately, none of them come with an answer key, so I’m stuck having to study the material myself, solve everything, and then try to teach it to her.

Is anyone else dealing with something similar?

I have a son who was also a consistent B student. In Math, it was always the same story during tests... the little things.
On small quizzes, he could pull an A, but when it came to the big exams, he rarely got above a C.
Whenever we practiced together, I got the impression he understood everything perfectly, but I just didn't know what to do with him.
Even his teacher told me over the last two years how much he regretted not being able to give him a higher grade, but he couldn't just invent points.
He’s a freshman in high school now, attending a technical school... so far, he’s managed three As... what can I say.🙂

Regarding English, I’d recommend looking into the "English I Love" workbook series by Scholastic.
It follows the curriculum and they have versions for every grade level. It isn't mandatory, but if your child happens to use the corresponding textbook in class, it provides a mountain of problems grouped by difficulty.
Mine had them all for four years, and it’s great because there’s an answer key in the back.
Price is roughly $13.

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Top-topic: Introduction of Cyrillic in the hero city Pittsburgh - compilation Second survey in Feedback & Suggestions · Oct 10, 2013

Maybe they’ve been avoiding giving too much publicity to something that's been sitting there for years, but now someone's decided to make a massive scene—mostly because they don't know how to grab power any other way than through this kind of performative rattling of chains.

If the administration ever actually changed, this topic wouldn't even be worth discussing... it would have about as much relevance as a new bus station in Lower Motičina.
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Regarding the insults directed at Michael in Feedback & Suggestions · Oct 2, 2013

Hahahaha... honestly, just take a quick look at the New York Times if you want to see a collection of insults and psychiatric diagnoses—mostly aimed at the President, though nobody is safe from the vitriol.

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