#tournament of Lessons

[inspired-lesson-plans]

Tournament of Lessons

Week 02

Mixing substances experiment (petroleum jelly and toothpaste)

Vs

Comparing stories in different formats (Mohawk librarian defends audiobooks)

[kimbapisnotsushi]

okay no see the thing that made me really, really sad about hinata and the thing that made me really, really root for him and love him and want to see him win it all was how, like, people kept DENYING him. and i'm not talking about spectators in the stands going "omg he's so short haha, can he really do anything?" i'm talking about how his own team and how everyone who knew them in some way - as much as i love them - could never really separate him from kageyama. they were the freak quick duo, karasuno's number nine and number ten. they were amazing! so brilliant, the two of them. and hinata thought it was a way out, at first. he thought it was a way over the summit. he thought it was the key to being someone better.

but a key goes both ways, you know. it can lock you up just as much as it can set you free.

and hinata had to be so, so frustrated. everyone was finding ways to move forward except him. everyone expected him to stay stuck. and you could argue that that's not entirely true, sure, that he was always training, always trying to catch up, and they encouraged that. but nobody ever expected him to be more. nobody ever expected him to go beyond what he had with kageyama - they all thought that was enough for hinata. they thought he was fine like that because it worked for the rest of them. they underestimated how much he wanted to be capable. they didn't get how much he wanted to stand on his own two feet.

and that wasn't fair to hinata! it wasn't fair that hinata, who loved to play and loved the game and loved volleyball so so much, was the only one being left behind! he wanted to change that but nobody was trying with him!!! so of course he got impatient!! of course he was reckless!!! of course he was carving his own opportunities!!! there was no way forward otherwise!!! because if we take a minute to think about how training would have gone while kageyama was at tokyo, let's be honest — it probably wouldn't have gone well. nobody else can do with hinata what kageyama could do with him. hinata would have been held back. he would have felt useless. practicing serves and receives was stuff he was already doing constantly before that, and it wasn't teaching him anything. yeah hinata was a little bit selfish and a little bit shameless but being so finally got him somewhere!!

all hinata ever wanted to do was fly, even if it meant straying from the flock to do so

[darlingod]

Cardan being a menace but a soft menace for Jude. Giving her that special treatment.

Htkoelths by Holly Black

[specificpollsaboutbooks]

Favorite Standalone Books

Round 1

[relatableblorbopoll]

Round 1 of preliminaries, group 2

The first two places get a place on the bracket

Little reminder: there will be 2 more rounds of preliminaries, the losing blorbos of this poll still have 2 chances of getting in the official bracket

Propaganda under the cut

Jessica Day (New Girl)

"She brakes for birds, she watches her favourite movie several times when upset, she is more comfortable at home than at the club, she struggles with being flirty, she's a geek, her humor isn't always understood by others, and she's in love with Nick Miller."

Daniel LaRusso (Karate Kid)

"Man... he has represented every bullied kid just wanting to prove themself since the 80s. I can relate to him coming from a single parent family, starting a new school and struggling to fit in. He kind of makes things worse for himself too by retaliating and trying to stand up for himself and pulling pranks without using his goddamn brain. He just has the worst luck constantly. Gets on the wrong side of the high school bad boys on day 1. Gets a crush, turns out it's the ex of the leader of the bad boys. Wants to learn karate to try and defend his scrawny ass, the only karate class in town is where ALL the bad boys learn. That's how being a teenager feels. In the end he ends up kicking their asses and proving himself. I guess that's how we all want to feel. Also the first thing he does when he moves into a new place isn't sort out his luggage or anything. He fills a bowl of water for a dog outside. Me too kid. Me too."

Omota Uramichi (Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan)

"He's extremely tired dead inside all the time for extremely relatable reasons such as annoying colleages and bosses, dreams not working out, being stuck in a job he doesn't really like, and just adult life being a bitch. But even so, he still has to keep up a happy facade."

Jack Spicer (Xiaolin Showdown)

"- He's a gifted kid who doesn't get taken seriously despite having some clear skill - So fucking gay it's unreal - He wants validation so badly dude - Alternative fashion icon - Autism beast - Trans in my heart (but he's canonically respectful of people's preferred pronouns so even if he isn't, yes king)"

Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid)

"number 1 princess in the whole world"

Eichi Tenshouin (Ensemble Stars)

"gay"

[schizononagesimus]

im so fucking excited for eurovision im abt to be so annoying

[thoughtfulseason]

i’m so glad my before/after thing was starting fencing. i really thought all i was ever gonna be is a lazy writer/drawer but i found a second dream, so strong, and a person helping me walk it is such a special soul that i can’t imagine doing it with no one else. you can never know when you’ll find a part of your soul that you had no idea you were missing. fencing is that for me and i’m just so grateful i dared to take the step for it to find me. god, universe, thank you for leading me to this place

[backpackingspace]

Consider the jedi and mandalorian conflict started bc they couldn't agree on (equally deranged) child care.

[inspired-lesson-plans]

Tournament of Lessons

Week 01

Analyzing the Adaptive Fitness of Mr. Beast in the YouTube Ecosystem (AP Bio)

Vs.

Corgi Butts Float: A Density Experiment (Science, lower middle grades)

[rowanthefierce]

Lessons to be Learned - Ch. 4: "Sandy Shores"

Beach volleyball tryouts are on!

In this chapter, Jasper plays volleyball for the first time. Guest starring a whole bucketful of Quartzes and also Pearl. Who's making the team this semester?

[butchwink]

we have to defend troy from the greeks at the end times again. troy in upstate new york. achilles is coming for the hudson valley and i need the greeks to fucking relax with the imperialist bullshit

[edgarejart]

CDChallenge - Knights' Tournament

A futuristic knight was what I had in mind when I read @CDChallenge character challenge prompt for March 2022. I wanted a more mech like suit for my female protaganist. In the end though, I went with a more traditional looking armor. The glowing sword and insignia's are my only indication that my hero might be of the future and not of the past.

Art timelapse video can be seen @ https://youtu.be/nY3p0bbkFwg

[inspired-lesson-plans]

Revisited

& Revised

Sub Plans, ELA / Math, High School, Philosophical discussion

Find one or more partners and read all of the above posts. Discuss whatever thoughts come to mind as you read.

The fact that there’s an actually functional website for the library of Babel is one of those things that fucks me up more and more the more I think about the implications.

[ptts2023]

TM GAME TOURNAMENT MAGAZINE ANNOUNCEMENT 13 PART 01

Written By: Neng Hong Lam Date Written: May 13, 2025

Table of Contents: Book 1 Step By Step Long Journey To Acceptance And Forgiveness Part 18 Book 2 [Important Note 05 (My Briefed Resident Evil History)] Introduction [1.] There Are No Easy To Says It Chapter 01 [1.] The Country People Been Dreaming About Step By Step Long Journey To Acceptance And Forgiveness Part 19 Chapter 01 Continue [1.] The Country People Been Dreaming About (Continue) [2.] Adjusting To the New Country A. First Day of School B. First Weeks of School Step By Step Long Journey To Acceptance And Forgiveness Part 20 Chapter 01 Continue [Important Note 06 (Demon Hunter)] B. First Weeks of School (Continue) [3.] Things Will Make Sense In the Future Step By Step Long Journey To Acceptance And Forgiveness Part 21 Chapter 01 Continue [4.] Happiness Faraway [5.] Empty Handed Combat League

Happiness Faraway

I got passed the first weeks of CPES (Crown Point Elementary School) (Public School). It is a new experience to be part of the CPES Christmas Holiday Event.

There are multiple times, my younger brother, Du Hong Lam is crying in class. So, my mother, Sok Nghim Hoi and/or my cousin, Sandy Lao have to be in the classroom with him.

In my older brother, Ho Hong Lam's class. In the line, there are multiple students playing swing the body. The student are being held by their legs and being swung around. Those students could get scratch up and hurt. This mean the body swing consider as dangerous stun. I thought Ho would be scare seeing students doing body swing. Then, I don't believe my eyes. I saw him took on multiple students using his flying round house kick. After a student got hit by his round house kick, the students started back away from him.

As for me, Ho have seen me won my Empty Handed Combat fights before. Also, we fought in battles as the same team before.

No one will ever understand what I'm going through. But, I have to try to make it so that people could understand what I'm going through.

The following are memories of my father's lessons:

[My Father's Lessons Begin]

Biting Your Mother's Nibble Lesson: One day, you are on your knee and begging for mercy from the whole city that is going against you. The people of the city gave you one last request. You asked to see your mother one last time. So, the people got your mother to show up. When she got next to you. You ripped open her shirt. Then, you bite her nibble until her nibble started bleeding. Then, you shouted angry at her. "You did this to me. So, I bite your nibble as a revenge."

Making Your Father Cry Lesson: You and your father is in a restaurant. After this meal, you will going to departed from him and won't able to see each other for a long time. He told you the following: "I'm very happy to see you have grown up. After this meal, we are not going to see each other for a long time. Do you have anything you wanted to tell me?" You told him. "Because you didn't disciplined and punished me enough. So, my life is I'm going through a lot of pains and sufferings." As he is shredding tears. You walked away from him. Then, years later, you read in the Newspaper. He die in a car accident. You are so filled with regrets about not able to talk with him when you had the chance. Also, you are shocked about what happened to him as you held on that Newspaper and standing on the dock.

Way of the Fist Lesson: Stop crying. Wipe away your tears. The Lam's family doesn't cry. You have a fist just like the rest of the people. If a person punch you. Then, you punch that person back. So, why are you crying, go punch them back?

Leather Belt Whipping Lesson: Blood brothers are a close bond. Brothers are meant to be an union. Not a civil war. Now you guys know why I whipped you with my leather belt. No matter what happen you don't break your brother bond. The saying, "To hunt a tiger you need to have brother bond."

On's Punishment Lesson: I have told you guys many stories on how your oldest brother, On became a rich boss in Hong Kong and China. But, I have punished him more severely than whipping him with leather belt. I have punished him standing on a chair without rest for many hours. Then, On's mother got on her knee begged me to stop the punishment and stop making him standing on the chair. Then, I realized the punishment have got out of hand.

Bamboo Stick Whipping Lesson: I have a teacher who is a monk. Early every morning, when I woke up. He would whip me with bamboo stick for no reasons. The pain from I whipped you guys with my leather belt is lesser pain than being whipped by my teacher's bamboo stick.

[My Father's Lessons End]

Those are some of my father's lesson.

I would argues that my father get the praises and glory for broken me with his lessons. I have to take the blames for bringing up my father's lessons.

Dramatic Change Argument: This argument is my family been protecting the most beautiful and beloved baby in Sand Be. Because my family no longer have the wealth, status, and connections like the past. So, my family decided to destroy the most beautiful and beloved baby in Sand Be image. This way I no longer need protection.

From looking at the Dramatic Change Argument, Ho been protecting me. He is the protector. I'm being protected by him. This mean he is a more skillful fighter. I'm a more skillful leader.

I'm already so upset at myself and complaining and making prayers. I can't take the blames for not able to do what Ho did. Or, taking the blames for dragging him down. Example: Ho head-on took on multiple students in a fight.

On the surface, I would says that my followers have an accident climbing the metal fences. So, their stomachs got sliced open by the pointy edge of the metal fence. Their intestines fell out of their stomachs. I would told those followers that their parents will be on the way.

Beneath the surface, what I wanted to says is fuck all you guys. Then, I kill myself by sliced my neck open by the pointy edge of the metal fence.

After the USA Immigration, my father would tell me, Ho, and Du. To forget about the things he told us and forget about the things I know in Vietnam. Because he doesn't have the wealth, power, status, and connections as he have in the Asia continent. Also, he doesn't speak the English language, so he can't help us.

The argument is people know that I'm only 8 years old, there are not much I could do about the suffering in my life. But, when I get older I want to have revenge. This mean the people want to kill me, so I don't have my revenge.

As for my parents, I would argues that it is hard for the parents to kill his own son by suffocate him with a pillow over his face while he is sleeping. To end his suffering.

January 1993, me and Du in the morning inside the CPES campus. There are still 10-15 minutes before the school begin. Me and him stay away from the students including Ho. Me and him would swing on the gate at the main gate entrance.

When I saw Principal Levanna Watkins' car coming. I would stand next to the gate. Then, I would open the gate when her car get to the drive way. She stopped at the middle of the drive way. Then, she lowered her window and called me to come over to her. I walked over to her. She told me if I wanted the Student Service position as the Gate Monitor, then come to her office, Principal Office.

Inside her office, she officially assigned me a Student Service position, Gate Monitor.

In "Things Will Make Sense In the Future", I wrote the following: I would argues that I'm waiting for a calling. Because it is not a coincidence that the most beautiful and beloved baby in Sand Be is put in the CPES campus to go through the pains and sufferings. Also, to endure the jealousy and hatred from the students.

To me the things I'm going through are pains and sufferings. But, people would argues that the things I'm going through are I'm living my dream. Also, people would argues that everything I do are wrong, because I'm only 8 years old.

My child thoughts are I'm afraid of getting hurt and pain, I'm afraid of having commit suicide thoughts, and I want to able to play on the playground without being punched in the stomach.

Now, I'm 41 years old. I have to argues that I have no respect and no feedback on my PTTS posts. No one care what happen to me.

I would argues what if back then when I was a child. If I stop having child thoughts. I was brave and not afraid of the pain and killing myself. Maybe I could get some respects. Maybe people would leave feedback on my PTTS posts. Maybe I could able to be connected with my community.

Empty Handed Combat League

The argument is the school lunches are ordinary foods. The students' mothers packed lunches are extraordinary foods. More fun to eat. More delicious.

The argument is everyday I'm staring at the students' mothers packed lunches like poor hungry dogs. There are times I would asked those students if they wanted to trade their lunches, then come to me first.

I would stare at the students eating their lunches. I would beg students to trade their lunches with me.

I would recall my memories that I wasn't able to give my foods to the orphans in Sand Be, because I just barely have enough foods to eat. Especially, seeing those orphans watching parents buying ice-creams for their children. Ice-creams are desserts. Not the main course meal.

No power and 8 years old would be argued as rebellion and revolution. Example: Orphan don't have parents to cook foods for them. So, orphans have foods to eat is rebellion and/or revolution.

I would tells myself to learn how to protect my money. Maybe in the future when I'm rich, I could hire bodyguards. Then, I don't need my family to protect.

Coincidentally, on February 1994, it is Chinese New Year. I got a red envelope with $10 inside from Nighim, a red envelope with $20 inside from Aunt Kim, and a red envelope with $20 inside from Uncle David.

The world wanted to take the candy from the baby. The world could make the baby cry first then take the candy from the baby. Or, the world could tell the baby why the world needed to take the candy from the baby. As for the baby, be happy about the world taking the candy from the baby. Or, fighting against the world and have no chance of winning. Either way the candy will be taken from the baby. But, how much suffers in the process does the baby have to go through?

Please I can't get any lower. I went from the most beautiful and beloved baby in Sand Be to poor hungry dog. Please step up and fight. Also, I have to stop being afraid of pain and commit suicide.

I could barely fit the 3 red envelopes in my pant's pocket. So, those 3 red envelopes might fall out in the Reese activities. I decided to put it my backpack. My backpack is at the backpacks rack inside the classroom.

After I step out of the classroom to the playground for minutes, I decided to go back to check on my red envelopes. As I step into the classroom, I saw Shamar Banks in the backpack rack area. Then, he hurried out the classroom using the backdoor.

I hurried over to the check my backpack. When I saw that the 3 red envelopes is emptied. I ran after him. Then, I stopped him in the hallway. I told him to give me back my money.

I could hear the voice in my head pissing at me: "Come on. Stop being afraid. Kill myself by slicing my neck at the pointy edge of the metal fence. Or, kill myself by breaking my rib bones at the bicycle rack. How long will I have to depend on my family to keep protecting me?"

He refuse to give me back my money. I punched 1 time and asked him again to give me back my money.

Then, he made a run to the closest hallway exit. Before he reached the exit, I tackled him down to the ground. I reached into his pocket and took my money back. He started crying.

When the Reese is over, he told Mrs. Garret (Our Third Grade Teacher) that I punch him and took his money.

Mrs. Garret told a teacher aid to take me and him to the Principal Office. In the hallway when the teacher aid is about 6 yards ahead of me and him. I punched him 2 more times. I was able to avoid fighting activities and stay away from troubles even seeing Ho took on multiple students head-on. The world is criticizing me for being a coward and watching Ho in a fight against multiple students and I didn't help him.

I could hear the voice in my head pissing at me: "Come on. Stop being afraid. Kill myself by slicing my neck at the pointy edge of the metal fence. Or, kill myself by breaking my rib bones at the bicycle rack. How long will I have to depend on my family to keep protecting me?"

In the Principal Office, Principal Watkins told him to tell her what happen. Then, after he done. She told me to tell her what happen.

When me and him are done with telling her what happen. She told him to apologize to me for stealing my money. He apologized to me. Then, she told me that I'm not in trouble, because he stole my money that is why I punched him.

Later on that day, I thought my life is over when I got send to the Principal Office for fighting. But, instead of my life over. I found out that CPES have honor and rules.

Honor and rules in fighting. That is what I been teaching the children in Sand Be. After I brainstorm about it for the whole night, I came up with the following: The unofficial junior local Empty Handed Combat league.

The next day, during Reese, in the grass field, I gathered Erik Rodriguez, Felicano Cervantez, Rick Kaer, a student from Europe (I forgot his name) and multiple students I forgot their names.

I show them what is Empty Handed Combat. Also, I show them how to do the fundamental tackle moves. Example: The tackle was able me to tackled Shamar to the ground. The body throw move that able me to win the fight against Scorpion.

I would argues my signature moves would be throws and tackles.

When I saw that those students are really excited and interested in the Empty Handed Combat. I told them about the unofficial junior local Empty Handed Combat league I have brainstormed. Also, I told them about becoming combat regulators. The combat regulators would make sure the fighters in the fight doesn't get caught fighting by the CPES staffs.

Those students agree with me on establishing the unofficial junior local Empty Handed Combat league in the CPES campus.

The following are the 3 basic rules:

The fight is one-on-one and no one interfere with fight until it is over. The combat regulators would regulate the fight by making sure the CPES staffs doesn't see the fight and no one interfere the fight.

During the fight, when a fighter summit (give up), the fight end.

The founder (creator) and regulators would keep track of the score. The fighter with the most wins will be acclaimed as the champion. A fighter must first win at least 1 fight to ask the champion to challenge the champion in a fight.

I get into the first some demonstration fights with any students who wanted to fight against me to get the league started.

Because I wanted to encourage more students to join the league and I want those demonstration fights to seem not much injuries. So, I would use throws or tackles to get my opponents to the ground. And, make those opponents give up to end the fight.

There are times during the throws or tackles, my opponents able to land punches or kicks on me before I completed the throws or tackles. But, most of the time, I made those throws and tackles seem like it is really smooth.

Because I won all my fights. So, I became the acclaimed champion in the league.

Before establishing the league, I would argues the pain have make want to kill myself by slicing my neck at the pointy edge of the metal fence. Or, kill myself by breaking my rib bones at the bicycle rack. So, those demonstration fights is like I don't have to kill myself and the students who are watching those demonstration fights are cheering for me.

"Step By Step Long Journey To Acceptance And Forgiveness Part 22" continue in TM Game Tournament Magazine Announcement 13 Part 02.

[chesstrainer24]

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Pins – Immobilizing an opponent’s piece by threatening a more valuable piece behind it.

Skewers – Forcing a valuable piece to move, exposing a weaker piece behind it.

Fundamental Chess Openings to Learn:

Ruy-Lopez – A classical opening that emphasizes quick development and central control.

Sicilian Defense – A dynamic and aggressive response to 1.e4, leading to complex positions.

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Integrating these tactics and openings into your gameplay can build a strong strategic foundation and improve your overall performance.

Continue Reading: https://chesstrainer.com/the-road-to-chess-mastery-starts-online-heres-how-to-get-there/

[kelpiehoof]

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