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shawshankexemption.bsky.social‬ ‪@shawshankexemption.bsky.social‬
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And at Olive Garden they would stash the cash and hash...browns.

"Leave the gun, take the cannoli"

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December 10, 2024 at 4:03 AM

I teach a language class, but recently discovered that my 9th graders didn't know the difference between the US states and the concept of the USA as a country. They also didn't understand the difference between a country and a continent. They claim they were never taught this information (we all know how that excuse goes...). I'd like to say that nothing in regards to their ignorance surprises me any more, but I found this episode particularly disconcerting.

What rudimentary knowledge gaps have you discovered this year? I'm sure you'll all top mine, which is both a comfort and a tragedy.

UnlikelyExcitement2
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I asked my third graders which number was greater, 52 or 50. They all had a conversation with each other and decided as a class that the answer was 50.

Ok_Adhesiveness5924
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My 9th graders generally can't use a ruler to measure length. Specifically, they:

Don't know how to line up the starting point (some rulers do have the zero on the literal edge but they don't check and don't always line up correctly even with a tape measure or meter stick).

Can't decide which inch or centimeter mark to use

Can't determine the nearest fraction of an inch (even if it's the half inch mark) or centimeter, they just don't know what to do with the millimeter lines at all

Can't identify which unit the ruler is marked in

AnonymousTeacher668
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From Algebra class the other day:

Teacher, trying to make a point that x = 3 is the same as 3 = x: "How far from your house to school?"
Student: "Uh, like 3 miles."
Teacher: "Ok, and how far from school to your house?"
Student: "What?! I don't know, bro. I never measured that (expletive)!"

UniqueUsername82D
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I had a student who told me her mom was currently teaching her older brother (recent grad) how to tie shoes as he was going into the Marines and would need to be able to do it on his own.

I had a senior of my own who didn't know the months of the year. Yes, he has a phone. No, he's never noticed what those three letters next to the day mean.

Nothing surprises me anymore.

nuboots
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15m ago
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Oh, that wouldn't surprise anyone in basic training. They have posters up explaining showering and brushing your teeth.

AnonymousTeacher668
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As a para this year that spent 10 years teaching overseas, the most shocking knowledge gaps I've seen are from the teachers themselves.

Just today, the Earth Science teacher said, "yeah, in some other languages, they spell color with 'ou'". During this same class, she was labeling the continents on a 2D drawing of a globe (which obviously only showed one half of the Earth), and she labeled Eastern Russia as Europe and India as Africa. She's in her 5th year of teaching this class.

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timbo_slic3_85

Proposal- if a student can’t read beyond a third grade level then they should remain in a third grade class until they can pass.
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I hear it everyday, that students are underperforming and being passed along. All teachers are seeing this across all grade levels, even at the collegiate level. Then we hear that the new generation of workers are some of the lowest quality workers, or even “negative workers” meaning they add more work than they accomplish.

How feasible of an idea is it to simply suggest that, if the student is way below grade level that they don’t move on to the next grade level. Maybe the added embarrassment of being a 13 year old in a class with 8 year olds will reinforce them to get their (expletive) together. Then, no matter how long it takes them, or how old they are when they finally graduate, they actually know how to read, how to do math, and all the other basic principles needed to begin their lives as educated people who can positively contribute to society.

PicasPointsandPixels
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I wonder what she plans to do when he’s an adult

driveonacid
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Middle School Science
Complain about how the schools didn't raise her children for her

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