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madlori: I bet you did. Did you estimate what mpg your car is...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:31:10 -0400

I bet you did.

Did you estimate what mpg your car is getting? Did you figure out how many hamburgers you could get for six bucks? Did you think about how long it would take you to get somewhere given the speed and distance? Did you plan a meal so all the components would be done at the same time? Did you encounter anything on sale? Did you figure out how many groceries you could get for how much money you had?

There are about a million other daily, unconscious tasks that use algebra or at least algebraic thinking. Just because you weren’t writing out an equation or employing variables doesn’t mean you weren’t using the skills that algebra and other math courses taught you.

Science and math aren’t important because you’re going to need to know the exact steps of photosynthesis or the quadratic formula. They’re important because they teach you scientific and mathematical literacy and rational thinking, and that is sorely needed in a world where charlatans and cheats or people with a political or religious agenda can get away with all manner of pseudoscience and bullshit because people don’t have enough scientific literacy or critical thinking skills to accurately weigh the arguments or even discern where they fail logically.

So study math and science, and art, and literature, and history, and politics, not because you’re going to need it or it’s going to do something specific for you, but because an uninformed populace is bad for the world.

I want to print this out and put it on my classroom wall. It’s perfect.

steveholtvstheuniverse: every achievement in cinema history has...

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:48:43 -0400

steveholtvstheuniverse:

every achievement in cinema history has led up to this moment

Yup.

questionabletastetheatre: voiceofabarmaid: Cezar - It’s My...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:50:06 -0400

questionabletastetheatre:

voiceofabarmaid:

Cezar - It’s My Life (EUROVISION 2013) Romania (by PerriVEVO)

I literally, honestly cried.

Aaaah! IT’S EUROVISION DAY.

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28. Badlands (Terrence Malick, 1973)

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:01 -0400

28. Badlands (Terrence Malick, 1973)

27. Pillow Talk (Michael Gordon, 1959) This was fun.

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:09 -0400

27. Pillow Talk (Michael Gordon, 1959)

This was fun.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 14:00:20 -0400

26. Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004) I love this movie.

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:15 -0400

26. Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004)

I love this movie.

Tenth grade.

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:14:09 -0400

Tenth grade.

My students' responses when I told them I'm moving to Chicago this summer

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:55:40 -0400

Are you going to join a gang?
There are lots of drugs and murders there.
Do you want to save the poor ghetto children?
You shouldn’t go unless he gives you a ring.

I teach at a charter high school in North Philly. I sincerely hope they don’t think I’m there to “save” them.

After getting hooked on the most recent season of Game of Thrones, I’ve gone back and am...

Sun, 05 May 2013 20:11:00 -0400

After getting hooked on the most recent season of Game of Thrones, I’ve gone back and am watching season 1. The scenes of the Starks happy together at Winterfell are just brutal. Don’t leave! Stay where you are!

Also, I’m not sure the series will ever get better than Tyrion slapping Joffrey three times in a row.

I finally started watching Game of Thrones and now I just have...

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:00:19 -0400

I finally started watching Game of Thrones and now I just have lots of FEELINGS.

Party time.

Sat, 04 May 2013 20:00:17 -0400

Party time.

The team.

Sat, 04 May 2013 18:00:03 -0400

The team.

“Chale Chalo” Best musical training montage since...

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:00:02 -0400

“Chale Chalo”

Best musical training montage since Mulan?

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25. Lagaan (Ashutosh Gowariker, 2001) This was the first...

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:00:17 -0400

25. Lagaan (Ashutosh Gowariker, 2001)

This was the first Bollywood movie I ever watched and it’s still one of my favorites.

universallypopularandwellliked: holiclover: Deleted scene -...

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:00:18 -0400

universallypopularandwellliked:

holiclover:

Deleted scene - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

WHY WAS THIS DELETED

INSTANT TEARS.

The stuff with the Dursleys in Deathly Hallows is is one of the best depictions of growing up in the whole series.