#advanced students

[hood-ex]

All the Americans on RedNote/Xiaohongshu that are interacting with Chinese people for the first time and are realizing that our governments hate each other but that we can build community/friendship with Chinese people reminds me of a conversation I had with a student of mine.

For context, I taught kids from China how to speak English for 4 years. I had one student named Rain (his English name) from Guangzhou. He was about 9 years old, and I'd been teaching him since the very beginning of his English journey when he only knew very basic vocabulary like vegetables. He got to the point in his language learning where he could use simple words and sentences to talk about more complex subjects.

There was one class we had that I still think about to this day.

"What classes did you have at school today?" I asked. "Math? English? PE?"

"Math yes. English class yes. And... history," he said.

"Oh history? Nice," I said.

"Teacher, I don't like USA a little bit," he said.

"You don't like it? Why?" I asked.

"Because..." he tried to explain before realizing that he didn't have the words he needed to express himself. He switched to miming and drawing the USA fighting with/being mean to China.

"So you don't like the USA because the USA fights China? Hurts China?" I asked for clarification.

"Yes, yes, I don't like it a little bit," he nodded.

"Do you like USA people? I like people from China," I said.

"You like China people?" he asked.

"Yes, I love Chinese people," I said. "I don't like when the USA and China fight, but I love Chinese people."

"Me too!" he said. "Kind of don't like USA, but I like USA people."

In that moment, I was amazed that even with a language barrier, and even with our age difference, we could come to the same conclusion that we didn't like what our countries did to each other, but that didn't mean that he had to hate American people or that I had to hate Chinese people.

"USA people and Chinese people are kind of different," I said, referring to our cultural differences. "We are the same too."

"Yes, kind of the same," he agreed.

That's what many Americans on RedNote/Xiaohongshu are starting to understand better.

[samualjennings]

The executive order to freeze federal aid funding was recinded after widespread interdepartmental confusion and pushback by government agencies across the country, international agencies, and citizen outrage.

"All that is required for tyranny is that good people do nothing"; but the inverse is also true. When people make enough noise, we can get Trump and would-be-Trumps to back down for fear of loss of power.

Do not comply in advance. Do not lose hope. Resist, resist, resist!

UPDATE: Please see my reblog of this post (or whatever news source you use) for more up-to-date information on the confusing nature of the freeze. Nonetheless, I believe my sentiments about resisting still apply.

[im-kinno-hello]

and if i made a comic about them making a blog for the weird demon dog they found in the woods just because they are being brainwashed by it and it told them they need to spread the word of what word they don’t even fucking know?

[hiimcanadia]

I remember in high school a lot of english teachers would make us write down words that we didn't know when we were reading novels for class, but they would require at least a certain number of these words, so whenever I was reading I was forced to use some of my focus searching for words that I could believably pretend I didn't know for points.

And so now when I'm reading books for fun and I actually find a lot of words I don't know, I get a little bit annoyed. Cuz if it's this easy to find books that are actually challenging when I'm not even looking, why did teachers keep giving me books where I had to pretend that I, as a 17 year old, didn't know what "envy" or "resilient" meant.

[necrocrafter]

Scaleswind being an early steampunk era village that's full of academia and the pursuit of advancement. Scaleswind being tucked strategically and safely in the cradle of a mountain crater, allowing for innovative ways to get out and about the mountains. Scaleswind inspiring bright and brilliant minds.

I also just like Nicole's whole disguise. In s1, she says that her look isn't what she actually looks like and that she's hiding from her father. But sometimes the best disguises are the ones that aren't far from the truth.

Plenty of people know about Scaleswind and try and get into their academies. She just looks like your average rumpled "college" student trying to make it in the world.

[morelikeravenbore]

Sebastian: would you still love me if I was a clown?

Aurélie: what do you mean "if?"

night sky mod by vdaphneravenclaw on discord.

[cryptic-underground]

Decided to draw him in my style since I'm still struggling with the show's style, heh. I should probably sit down to do a proper study one of these days. But I'm happy with how this turned out! Still getting the hang of using an iPad (I was gifted one in my art absence on here, so no more phone drawing for me unless I'm posting old stuff).

I also have a doodle page that I did before this, and a comic:

Image #1 text:

"Okay, either Sixer used his nerd brain to make some science glasses, or all those punches ta the head are finally catching up to me."

*Can almost see clearly.*

*Gave him my astigmatism*

*Drew him in my style*

Image #2

"???"

"You forgot the eight, Sixer."

"Oh, thank you, Stanley!"

"Wait, WHAT."

[cafeluv13]

21.06.23

giving it all for the last month of the semester!

[hecateisalesbian]

wishing luck to all my fellow AP Latin, microeconomics, euro, and bio warriors 🙌

[duskfawnn]

any tips for studying for the ap world history exam? im looking specifically for tips regarding the multiple choice, although anything can help! im a strong writer so im not too concerned about the saq, dbq, and leq but often overthink the multiple choice and mix certain things up. if you can provide any tips it’s much appreciated 🤍 thank you!!

[lovesodeepandwideandwell]

Not having senioritis about my dissertation but I AM having it about writing tutoring

[floortile34]

not sure if this is a hot take but school is extremely traumatic and needs huge reform. it causes immense damage to everyone who goes through it. no large-scale school system is exempt from this. this happens in all countries, not just the ones where it's worst. this problem's also inextricably tied to capitalism and neither can be fixed without also fixing the other

school genuinely breaks people (and others) with even worse being done to those with intellectual disabilities and neurodivergents and those with other psychiatric disorders

[viperhearted]

all the days of our delights / are poison in my veins.

[dreamylove444]

I can’t believe I stayed up so late :,( 🌷 but at least I got some advanced math revisions done I have my prep courses tomorrow I am going to be so tired 📚🪷

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Anyway here’s what I have done about matrices or in English Matrix’s 1h30mins

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[heich0e]

You don’t even understand how I obsessed I am with Unc!sukuna au. I need to know how he and reader first met

they didn't meet at a library i'll tell ya that much