Just watched the trailer. My first thought—since you’re apparently some kind of genius deciding to scale some rusty tower where bolts are literally falling off—is that you didn't bother telling anyone where you were in the middle of nowhere. Honestly, maybe you don't even deserve to be found. Just two idiots making bad choices.
This is definitely a step in the right direction, I suppose—but honestly, everyone is still going to be gunning for that 5.0 mark because, well, certainty is everything...
Sarah Hall53 said:I’m really holding out hope that we’ll eventually get to a point where national test scores actually count toward high school admissions. Until then, I guess the whole point is just to gauge how well these reforms are working—though, honestly, it would be a lot easier to judge if we actually had some footage of how things looked before all this started—but hey, someone should have probably planned for that long-term instead of just worrying about their four-year term in office ☕.
So, you think national exams would be a better alternative than individual school entrance exams?
Elvis Presley, why on earth do you think there isn't enough required reading? Well, it’s once a month from September through June—at least in my experience. And honestly, they aren't just light reading; they are full-blown academic projects. I suppose you're lucky if you only have to sit for an exam twice a year instead of being forced to slog through the whole thing at home. But then again, where else would you find anything different?
Alright, so has anyone actually figured out what the point of these national standardized tests is? I mean—I’m talking about their actual, tangible purpose in the real world—not just some bureaucratic nonsense where students get to grade their professors or other trivialities like that?
I'm ready to get to work. Send over the posts whenever you're set. kaže: Did Capitec just announce they're ending the quarantine requirements?
It says in the chat:
Quarantine is officially a thing of the past. After getting in touch. With someone who stays positive.
Alright, that covers everyone who was exposed, but what about the people who actually tested positive or think they might be sick?
Found this:
The CDC just updated their guidelines on how long people need to isolate after testing positive. It looks like they're easing up on the strict quarantine rules for those who have been symptomatic.
I assume that applies to people who are already infected?
If you get a positive result from a PCR or rapid test, you have to quarantine—I think it's 5 or 7 days, depending on whether you've had your shots or not.
loneheron93 said:I remember reading somewhere about what "rights" I’d be giving up if I switched to a doctor outside my neighborhood, but I can't track down the page now.
Basically, nobody in my area is taking new patients—I've checked every single local clinic possible, and they all say the same thing—even though they aren't even hitting their quotas... I actually reached out to Medicare and the director, who basically wanted me to hand over specific names of doctors so they could go "handle it" (as if?), but I really don't want to cause drama for myself or them..
But honestly, staying with my current doctor isn't an option either. There’s zero rapport there—no connection at all—and I actually feel embarrassed just asking for help.
I'm honestly stuck..
Just tell the doctor you already cleared it with the FBI administration and that he definitely has an opening, then just politely ask him to take you on.
Well, look—one thing is the points from school-level competitions, which apply to all high schools, but you obviously have to hit a certain threshold before those even count. Then there’s a completely different set of points for specialized sports academies versus regular tracks. Those come from national championships. But honestly, parents tend to get everything mixed up. We’re heading into that sports placement screening next year, so... God help us. If they don't make the cut for a sports-focused track, I'm not entirely sure if we even have the option for a standard enrollment during the summer or fall sessions? That part still confuses me a bit.
The only thing I can't quite wrap my head around is how they handle the points for team sports? Like, say, basketball or volleyball... if a team wins, does everyone just get the full amount, or is it some kind of percentage-based split? With individual sports, it’s all pretty straightforward—it's every man for himself—but for teams, I suppose it might depend on something like playing time or minutes logged... I haven't the slightest clue, really.
Let's stop obsessing over finding deep, philosophical subtext in Marvel movies. For God's sake—these are two or three-hour popcorn flicks meant for entertainment, not profound treatises on the human condition or heavy social commentary.
The first one is the only one worth watching, in my opinion. I mean, he’s clearly a demon—I don't recall any part of the movies suggesting he was an alien or anything like that. But I just can't wrap my head around how they can't seem to kill him... especially given all the high-tech gear they have at their disposal.
briskhound2 said:Only the fact that it’s by his son is the connection, since he writes with basically the exact same style...😁
Mark White11 said:Oh man, I totally blanked on the fact that Joe Hill is his son. It makes so much sense now!
Oh, wonderful, I didn't realize that—I suppose I'll have to do a little Googling. Speaking of those vans... I feel like we've already traumatized an entire generation of kids with that imagery. I was driving my little girl to practice a few weeks ago and parked near one of those vans, and she just looks at me and asks, "Why there? Do you want someone to kidnap me?"
northerntiger9 said:Yeah, that's right—though you need some luck to actually get a team together at school. Most sports are organized by teams rather than individuals, which makes things tricky. 😬 My kid has a county medal, but they didn't make it to the state level because there were only two of them when they needed seven. 🤣
Bome, I didn't see anything on the school list I was checking that explicitly mentioned recognizing sports achievements. 🤷 Maybe if a school doesn't specify what they accept, they just take everything—but for specialized sports academies, this isn't really a deciding factor. They focus on national league competitions, not this messy, makeshift system that's totally unfair to actual athletes. 😬
Michelle Nelson4 said:My take is that those athletic points are automatically added to the totals for all schools. I’m specifically talking about school sports here.
I think Michelle Nelson4 is right.
redmason4 said:It's the exact same story where I'm from. Plus, they’ll slap a post on the school website acting like they’re some kind of geniuses just for showing up.🤦
In computer science classes, this stuff is totally standard—it's a joke. Most kids spend half their time playing Just Dance or gaming, and the other half just filling out some mindless workbook...😬
They don't know a single thing about actual programming.
It's a shame. At our school, they cover Office, Python, and obviously some theory, like how Wi-Fi works, routers... Cybersecurity stuff.
northerntiger9 said:You can't just count every single competition toward your GPA—it doesn't work like that. Looking at my high school's policy, it's pretty clear—extra credit for the general track comes from things like HJ, mat, or foreign language competitions, while the STEM track looks for HJ, mat, fiz, or computer science stuff. (I might not have the exact list memorized, but you get the idea...) Basically, winning a sports trophy won't help you if you're aiming for the academic tracks, and a history award means nothing for a math major. Only the competitions that actually align with your chosen field carry any weight.
That makes sense. I mean, obviously, a theology award isn't going to help you get into Miami. I think those athletic points are strictly for school-sanctioned sports competitions—usually just for the top three finishers. I'm not entirely sure how much weight the school actually gives them, but I suspect it's quite a bit.
Kate Jackson4 said:In my school district, the administration couldn't care less about competitions. If someone actually decides to participate, they end up studying entirely on their own while the teachers simply swoop in to collect the accolades at the end...
Anyway, I'm curious. If you manage to score, say, one point in a competition, does that count toward your GPA threshold, or do you still need enough regular credits to hit the mark regardless of that extra point?
It’s based on the total points earned. For instance, if someone has 79 points plus that 1 point from the competition, they hit 80. I rounded that up, though usually, they use two decimal places. In our district, they offer after-school tutoring for the subjects that have these competitions.
Scott Booth said:But why would anyone care about chasing extra credit? When my child signed up for a recent competition, I asked what the point was, and they gave me such a lovely answer: "What's wrong with learning something extra?" Plus, those points are incredibly hard to come by. Only about twenty students nationwide actually make it to the national level, and it’s usually the same group of kids over and over. I have a feeling those kids aren't exactly being handed straight A's for free, either. 😏
Where we live, out in the suburbs, you don't really find elementary schools offering Latin or Greek. I would love to enroll my child in a program like that; there's something so wonderful about studying things that might seem "useless" right now. They'll have plenty of time to specialize later when they're older and can do anything they want. Specializing so early in life doesn't seem to make much sense to me—you might become great at one thing, but you risk being limited to just that.
Anyway, I guess I've officially come out of the closet on this one. 😃
The whole "point chasing" thing happens because people say, "maybe I'll pick up a few points." In major cities like New York or Chicago, the competition for certain magnet schools is so fierce that even a single point can make a massive difference. That doesn't mean some students don't join competitions just for the joy of learning something new, though. There are definitely kids like that. I wanted to enroll my daughter in German classes back in fifth grade, but she refused. She told me she wanted to learn a language based on her own choice. So much for my plan of getting free German lessons.
As for German, I can’t really speak for my kid since she isn't taking it—though I suspect most students are pulling a 5. I wonder if that's because they're actually passionate about linguistics, or if there's some other factor at play here...Anyway, a friend’s daughter just started high school; she studied German back in Elementary School, but decided to opt for a beginner course rather than continuing with the advanced track in high school. I suppose that says a little something about the actual proficiency level being reached... Computer Science, on the other hand, is top-tier. Their teacher is fantastic—really hands-on, keeps them busy, and even coaches them for competitions. It's offered during the afternoon shift, and surprisingly, nobody dropped out. The whole class is sticking with it.
Sarah Hall53 said:Basically, we start by forming a core group, but then we’ll merge in any parallel tracks if they're available—or just run them as a combined unit (kind of like how we might bundle 5th and 6th grade together, or 7th and 8th). At least we managed to fight for that much.
Around here, about 50% of students in grades 5 through 8 end up taking German. I suppose I’m a bit unsure about the D-track classes, though—they never participate in after-school programs and always seem to have fewer than 20 kids from the jump. The biggest hurdle, I guess, is that the schedule puts them in the afternoon shift, which tends to turn a lot of people off.