#Thanks education system

[freakazoidstate]

i honestly think the bad kids and the ratgrinders are gonna end up teaming up in the end. the ratgrinders arent mad at the bad kids, theyre mad at what the bad kids represent: how flawed the education system is. because yeah kipperlilly is right! its not fair! the whole point of this season seems to be "life isn't fair. and it won't be. but it could be better."

so everyone unironically hating the ratgrinders, you guys should maybe open your minds a bit to the Possibilities

(and stop telling me how much you hate the ratgrinders. i dont care. make your own post.)

[nonconstories]

Someone pissed me off a couple of days ago

So! Below are several links to programs and foundations that promote adult literacy! Hundreds of millions of adults world wide were failed by their education system and now must fend for themselves while trying to read contracts and hospital bills and infographics from the CDC. But they don't have to be alone, and it is never too late to learn!

ProLiteracy: A network of educators, researchers, and advocates which provides research reports, learning materials, and other support to adult education programs. They assist with connecting volunteers to local programs and provide guidance and support to community leaders trying to use their programs' findings to advocate for social and political change.

Adult Literacy League: An adult education program in Central Florida, which aims to provide students with one on one attention to foster growth and confidence. It also offers English Second Language courses and job skills training, and each new student receives a comprehensive assessment to determine the best plan for them.

Saint Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center's Foundational Skills Program: A 100% free adult education program aimed at adults reading below a fifth grade level. It operates year round and is either in person or remote, and they now have a GED testing center that is open to students and the public alike.

Washtenaw Literacy: A free network of trained tutors for adults in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Adult Learning Program (Las Vegas/Clark County): Free education classes to those lacking a high school diploma, those seeking to learn ESL, and adults who read below an eighth grade level. Also assists in students' search for gainful employment. Nevada got so fucked by COVID and the education/literacy numbers in the South West are grim. Please help these guys.

Hawaii Literacy: In addition to helping adult residents of Hawaii Island learn to read and write AND bridging the education gap in Hawaii's underserved children, they offer computer literacy classes, ESL classes, and a bookmobile. 1 in 6 Hawaiian adults struggle to read and write.

[autistic-wolf-pack]

Little disclaimer about endo “syscourse”. Mild TW!for brief mentions of $H and Su1cid3

Okay, as an anti-endo system one thing we feel the need to address about “syscourse” is that when people say they’re anti endo or try to educate someone, that is not anyone trying to invalidate anyone’s experience. It’s just when you claim a trauma disorder can form without trauma and then go around spreading misinformation it creates a stigma around the disorder that impacts so many people with dissociative disorders, even if they’re not part of a system. Your lived experience ARE valid, HOWEVER, there are other explanations for what you’re experiencing, a lot of which don’t require trauma. It’s okay to be wrong but it’s not okay to create a stigma around already heavily stigmatized disorders and mental health conditions. Even when it comes to things like IFS therapy, there’s an important distinction that it’s not the same as an actual system, yes the parts are valid and real, but nowhere near the same, and in all honesty just because the s stands for systems, doesn’t mean using that terminology and other terms created for/by systems doesn’t do genuine harm.

The first people to popularize the concept of having this disorder without trauma were not professionals, one of which had the disorder but denied it and refused to take any treatments, and the other didn’t have it but claimed he did because he had some dissociative symptoms, even though you can dissociate without trauma and have some other dissociative disorders without trauma(some require trauma, some don’t, but for all o them it’s more likely to be developed with it). Both of these people created very dangerous stereotypes about systemhood, both encouraging the stereotypes we are dangerous, and just spreading a lot of misinformation and even encouraging su1cid3 and $H. Additionally, tulpamancy and religious beliefs are not the same as being a system. The DSM (and I believe the ICD as well) specifies that. So please stop using system terminology or claiming to be one without trauma, your experiences are valid, but that doesn’t automatically make you a system. Please do some research.

With that said, any repeated or prolonged trauma is “enough” to form the disorder, and it doesn’t need to be super severe on the brink of death abuse or anything like that. Medical trauma is a valid, emotional abuse/neglect is valid, sibling trauma is valid, your trauma is valid even if it “wasn’t that bad”. It does need to be during formative years to form a system, but what you went through, no matter how old you were is still valid, and no one is trying to say it isn’t. It IS possible you don’t remember your trauma, but dont force yourself to remember it without professional help, and don’t claim to have a trauma based disorder until you’re sure you have trauma.Thank you for your time reading this.

also this is the one post we’re not putting anti endo tags, outside of this post and conversations that may stem from this Endos please DNI.

[eddieintheocean]

I decided to ask around on all the fish/ocean blogs I follow: how do you learn more about the ocean?? I love the ocean and I really wanna learn more about my favorite sea creatures and beyond but I have no idea how to get started. Are there documentaries or shows your recommend? Books? How do you go about doing research for fun (the American school system has failed me, go figure)? How do you even remember it all? I crave to learn but where I could possibly start is as vast as the ocean itself.

i think i replied to this ask on someone elses answer too, but ill repeat what i said

i usually go looking on wikipedia for something that seems interesting, or google scholar

and then what you do, after finding something that seems interesting, is go either to the reference list, or the "cited by" and you can go on an endless rabbithole of similar papers about one or two topics

as to remembering it all. uh. the answer is i dont really

i often have to refer back to notes and things, i dont really know any scientific names or anything past the ones i put effort into and made flashcards for

most academics are generally focused on one niche topic, its very very hard to Know Everything about Everything. if you find one or two topics you find interesting to begin with, you might start absorbing knowledge

[14dayswithyou]

are you a compsci major :0

✦゜ANSWERED: I wish I had the brains and dedication for that ^^; If anything, Ren would be the compsci major (if he chose to go to university with you)!! As for me though?? I'm currently double majoring in digital media and social working ;v;

[alphaclxwn]

happy coincidence someone else wanted preggy duncan, we're different anons lol

defo share your premium account, you deserve all the money for your art

JDHHSJDHSJKEDHSH THIS IS ONE OF THE NICEST THINGS IVE BEEN TOLD 😭

and,,,and it’s about mpreg,,, that’s crazyyyy 😭

[ramayantika]

YOU ALL I WATCHED OPPENHEIMER

[arcane-strangeness]

shoutout to my 7th grade health teacher for being the catalyst for the most cursed thing i own (it is in my room and has been for several years now)

(click to enlarge the images, ignore the upside-down bits i'm lazy)

the assignment was to create a cereal box using information about an STD or disease involving the reproductional parts of a human :)

all of the graphic design was done by me, my partner (yes this was a partner assignment) gathered the information and did the word search minus the gremlin bits. i used this picture as the base of it :)

[lovelyblep]

I Do Not Feel that I deserved his praise. The bar was too low.

[arctic-hands]

I love slice of life stories and I still read YA and such from time to time, but damn it all if this slice of life light novel I'm reading doesn't reawaken the feelings of loneliness I had as a teenager

Don't get me wrong, I do like the story and I'm already on the second book of the series and I only started reading the first book three weeks ago. It's really cute and I'm told the later books will blow my fucking mind. But relating to the characters reminds me that sometimes I wish I was as bad a kid as everyone dismissed me as so I could have hung out with the other "bad kids" or something instead of feeling so shut out from them along with everyone else bc I was too nervous of the teachers' and admin's perception of me that wouldn't have changed no matter what I did bc for them it was more important to torment the sick kid into dropping out than have the attendance record fucked up by my constant absences

Like I can't imagine myself smoking in the bathroom with the "delinquents" or drinking or anything like that bc I knew even then I was sensible enough to know I was sick enough already, but I feel like I should have made as much hell as I was perceived as making just by existing quietly, rather than taking it all in stoic silence. Maybe even intentionally skip school and go somewhere calmer or more fun with friends bc it's not like it would have mattered anyway when they were sending truancy officers to my house threatening to drag me off the toilet and arrest me when I took too long for their liking. I wish I did have those bad influences to be bolder and even be the slightest menace just because I was screwed no matter what I did.

Or something. idk. At least I would have had friends even if we did do stupid shit and get in trouble for it

[bueris]

"media is open to multiple interpretations" yeah but if I don't get my specific interpretation right (in the eyes of others) in my fanfiction I will be struck down by god.....

[that1notetaker]

I feel a little guilty to actually enjoy studying anatomy. Giant puzzle of flesh and bone.

[distant-screaming]

Hi hello @petrich0-r thank you for tagging me in the game beloved <3

currently watching: technically nothing? I want to start something new soon, and I'm waiting for Home School + Tokyo no Shigatsu Wa... to finish releasing so I can binge them. I am kind of rewatching nlmg for some fics, if that counts!

currently reading: GOD I miss reading </3 I'm super busy recently so I haven't had a chance. I did reread Goodbye, Again by Jonny Sun because that book makes me want to cry violently and I need catharsis after doing excessive amounts of studying. (It's such a good book, I love it)

currently listening: Tilly Birds while I study because I love Tilly Birds <3

current obsession: palmnueng! I keep rotating them in my brain they're so so silly <3 I'm also very much obsessed with mine and @user-soundwin's [REDACTED] soundwin au that hasn't been published yet but I adore it SO SO MUCH

Tagging: all of my lovely sweet mutuals!! My brain is utterly fried at the moment, sorry <3

[agayconcept]

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[ginzburgjake]

I am kind of desperate so here goes...

hi, i’m jake (he/him), and i don’t have the money to finish my undergraduate course due to the misaligned circumstances (click the link for info). i am a trans russian student in the uk, diagnosed with depression and struggling with many everyday tasks, such as finding a job. currently my daily budget is 5£ pounds (and it’s all food). i don’t want to go back to my home country. i am afraid of living there.

i kindly ask anyone who is willing to donate a sum they consider appropriate. thank you.

also the link contains a photo of a dog and a silly qpr couple. if that might tempt you.

cliccy link

[crunchity-munchity]

I'm missing my grandpa's funeral because I have college finals so my grades BETTER be good