#bionic reading

[fionaapplerocks]

[loganofthenorth]

I'm Sorry

I'm sorry I'm so pushy

I'm sorry I'm so loud

I'm sorry I'm so eager

Too much, too bossy, too proud.

Please just give me one more chance,

I'll be meek and soft for you.

I'll sit here in the corner,

Whatever you tell me to do.

...

"Be yourself"?

That's really all you want from me?

Okay! That's great!

So this story

I've been reading,

it's about a Goddess all alone.

She sits trapped inside a tower,

Cursed by her own-

...

Oh, not like that?

Not the storyteller?

Okay...

Hey want to play this game I found?

It has puzzles and riddles and-

...

Not that either?

No no it's fine!

We can sit in quiet,

Enjoy each other's company!

...

You have to go?

Okay, I'll see you soon!

(Pt 2)

So... I heard through the grapevine

That you've been feeling left out.

Hey, hey!

It's okay!

No need to shout.

I know that feeling... all too well.

Can we talk? Can I sit here?

No, not right now?

Yeah, that's fine! No pressure!

I just heard you felt I was making things about me...

That you're not welcome in my company...

So I'd really like to know what I can do

To help that feeling go away.

But it's fine if we don't talk right now!

We can another day.

...

Hey, it's been a month...

My messages unread,

And I'm trying really hard

Not to overthink everything you said.

Trust is sturdy, you know?

It's actually really easy to build it,

Funny enough.

Then it's really tough.

Stays together through thick and thin!

Heh...

Where do I begin?

I think my trust in you is broken.

You tell me I'm too loud,

So I'm quiet.

You tell me be myself,

So I sing!

I smile and laugh and cry and rant

But that's clearly not what you meant.

You said you like spending time together

Then you disappear at the drop of a feather.

You're here, you're gone, you're crystal clear

Or, you'd think you'd be,

When made of glass.

My trust is solid

A wooden stool

Please, feel free to step on me.

Use me to lift yourself up higher

For your trust is a vase

A glass object that I must have

Stumbled and shattered.

You tell me it's not broken

But you told me to be quiet

And then were unhappy when I stopped talking.

I'm sorry but my trust is finally chipped

And I don't know if I can believe you.

I just want to solve the problem.

Please come and sit beside me.

I'm not angry that the vase is broken

Please show me the shards

I'll show you the splinters

We can fix this

But I can't fix a problem you don't show me

Clean a wound you hide as you hiss.

I've always tried to be honest with you

I've sat here through fire and storms alike.

I've shown you my struggles and strife

You've shown me your challenges too.

So why, despite us agreeing

To walk together through life...

Am I suddenly not enough for you?

[evilvampwhore]

bro

i wish everything was printed with bionic reading letters

I iterally cant process any story problems in math or any articles i english istg this would make school so much easier

[trixybobbitt]

I'd like to take a moment to talk about Essentialism. In the simplest terms possible, Essentialism says that everything has a core aspect. An essence. It argues that a person's essence determines their behavior. It says a person did not simply steal, they are a thief. Essentialism is problematic because it oversimplifies complex human behavior and reduces individuals to one-dimensional caricatures. It becomes a tool for fascism, breaking down nuanced understandings and fueling bigotry. For example, if someone has had a negative experience with a person named Matt, it's tempting to attribute that experience to some inherent "Matt-ness" rather than considering the individual circumstances that led to the conflict. Essentialism also aligns conveniently with ideas of criminality and punishment, perpetuating the notion that certain individuals inherently deserve harsh treatment. This perspective ignores the systemic factors that often contribute to criminal behavior, such as poverty and lack of opportunity. In reality, the criminal justice system frequently creates crime by perpetuating cycles of poverty and discrimination. The notion that we can eradicate crime by simply getting rid of criminals is a dangerous and ineffective oversimplification. Tumblr, in particular, has struggled to address dogpiles, which are often policed by punishing the accounts that initiate them. This approach, however, fails to address the underlying issues of large follower counts and a lack of effective moderation tools. Even the CEO of Tumblr, amidst succumbing to the process that turns one harassment into another, had a brief moment of lucidity, realizing that the tools available to the user do not empower them to manage this mob cascade.

[javaelemental]

Okay, I don't like this. According the reddit post I snagged this graphic from, the bolded side is supposed to hep you read faster? Better? All it's doing for me is making my mind emphasize the words weirdly as I read them. Don't like it. Don't want it. Yuck.

[multxanna]

chile this is so unserious. i’m gonna try to save y’all from this repetitive genre of lab rats fanfics.

[cam-the-orange-cat]

That's... No, that's not... Everything about this is wrong.

Bionic reading method does not increase reading speed/comprehension. And "scanning" a few letters to "complete" the word is not how efficient and accurate reading works. Literacy is being able to identify every letter, and have the background knowledge to understand the whole word, and to understand sentence structure and syntax to meaningfully put together a sentence, and finally to be able to follow each sentence to comprehend the message of the text. There's a lot to the science and theories of literacy and to teaching reading. This... This is so far from it.

Bionic reading method is a new idea and so far studies are demonstrating lack of supportive evidence and is largely being criticized by researchers. At best, it's not slowing readers down. Some speculate it may be having a placebo effect. But seriously: if you're having trouble with reading comprehension, bionic reading method is not going to fix it.

Also, this cannot be emphasized enough: reading speed is not the goal of literacy. Accurate reading is the goal. If you can comprehend the text, then you are literate, even if it takes you a little longer to read the text than someone else. I can read a 400 page novel in 6-7 hours. My friend needs quadruple that amount of time. We are both fluent readers though, because we are able to accurately comprehend and critically think about the text. I am no more fluent than her because I'm quicker than she is any more fluent than me because she is slower. Speed is worth absolutely nothing if you do not comprehend the material.

[arolesbianism]

Whats up oni community guess who just spent literally all day figuring out how to get access to oni sound files

[reanimatedgh0ul]

just in the way that ilana's name is of hebrew origin i think kimmy's surname being meisner and it having its ties to ashkenazi jewish people

it's entirely possible that kimmy could've been jewish actually

[tanukitsuneko-suki]

human scientist sento x human creation banjo…any variety or flavor is ok…cyborg, android, artificial life, alien experiment… banjo acting more human in contrast to sento’s stoic calculations..it’s too good isn’t it

[krotiation]

Psst. A direct book sequel to Tales From The Borderlands came out, it's called Tales From The Borderlands: Debt or Alive

i knowwww i wanna read it soo bad 😭😭 i've seen some good things so far from people who have gotten it early so i'm super hyped for it!!!

[toonrandy]

Day 9 of DuoMonth Costumetober: Recently it’s the 27th anniversary of Arthur! Here’s Arthur and Buster dressing up as Bionic Bunny—together!

[joelletwo]

v rereblogging that post so i can say. ugh realizing lately the more i fiddle with computer reading settings so that texts are easier on my eyes/brain. IT HELPS BUT IT DOESNT HELP ME READ MORE. decent chunk of my problem really is just not having the brainpower to Think about as much as i want to anymore u____u

[i-might-haveaproblem]

If you ever get the opportunity, DO IT!

[sweetsylus]

i was never an anti, just a concerned player, so leave me alone 🙄😒 but let’s just say that caleb may or may not have a new fan…