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One of the most common myths in education is the myth of the “bad test-taker.” In a study of college students, the majority (56%) identified themselves as bad test-takers. It’s a self-defeating myth that discourages effective studying and the use of test results as a yardstick.

marcportermagee's tweet image. One of the most common myths in education is the myth of the “bad test-taker.”

In a study of college students, the majority (56%) identified themselves as bad test-takers. It’s a self-defeating myth that discourages effective studying and the use of test results as a yardstick.
marcportermagee's tweet image. One of the most common myths in education is the myth of the “bad test-taker.”

In a study of college students, the majority (56%) identified themselves as bad test-takers. It’s a self-defeating myth that discourages effective studying and the use of test results as a yardstick.
marcportermagee's tweet image. One of the most common myths in education is the myth of the “bad test-taker.”

In a study of college students, the majority (56%) identified themselves as bad test-takers. It’s a self-defeating myth that discourages effective studying and the use of test results as a yardstick.

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Information density per unit sentence is a very high indicator of intelligence


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Anyone who champions peace & freedom should acknowledge Trump for getting the hostages back & negotiating peace in the Middle East. If you can't because of TDS/Never Trump, then you need to reassess your principles. It's OK to disagree with Trump's politics & personality AND…


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President Trump’s claim linking Tylenol to autism has sparked a firestorm. Experts say it’s not backed by science. Who's right? Most Americans can't evaluate these competing claims. My new piece dives into the perils of “literacy dependence." 🧵 1/8 the74million.org/article/tyleno…


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Since 2023, Gaza has been at the centre of repeated famine claims. Harrowing images circulate daily, and advocacy groups speak of an enclave on the brink. Yet both Israeli and UN figures show vast amounts of aid entering the Strip. If so much food is going in, why are so many…

Quillette's tweet image. Since 2023, Gaza has been at the centre of repeated famine claims. Harrowing images circulate daily, and advocacy groups speak of an enclave on the brink.

Yet both Israeli and UN figures show vast amounts of aid entering the Strip. 

If so much food is going in, why are so many…

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Teachers use AI. Students use AI. They both pretend they don’t and play a game of “gotcha” while keeping the schooling system exactly the same. We can pretend it doesn’t exist, but that doesn’t change the facts. It’s a tool that now needs explanation and training.


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🇬🇧 Konstantin Kisin mentioned that Britain abolished slavery and half the room reacted like he personally owned a plantation. Just calm down.... you're not being oppressed by facts.

Understanding history means confronting uncomfortable truths, not rewriting them.



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Slavery was practiced by people of all colors, well before America and the British did it. The British were the first major power to stop it, and pressure others to do the same. Slavery is evil, and evil is not unique to white people. Yet somehow this is controversial to say.

Understanding history means confronting uncomfortable truths, not rewriting them.



loves how trump is embarassing horrible prime minister that is destroying their own country

Magnificent! GB News inform Trump on *LIVE TV* that Keir Starmer has new powers to censor his own social media platform, Truth Social. Keir Starmer replies: "We are not censoring anyone" @beverleyturner then brilliantly calls him out again. Brutal. Keir Starmer is finished.



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Trump: “I'm not a fan of your mayor [Sadiq Khan], a nasty person…He's done a terrible job, the mayor of London." Starmer: “He's actually a friend of mine.” Trump: "I think he's done a terrible job." So awkward and yet so right and hilarious!


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Don't fall into the trap of trying to motivate kids like they're little adults. Preschoolers don't understand the abstraction of "if I memorize these letters today, I'll be able to read in 6 months". Preschoolers barely understand the cause-and-effect of "if I jump off the…

It’s a good point. People get burnt out on learning things when they don’t understand what the purpose is or why it should matter to them.



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Usually when I see someone saying something awful is capitalism they are describing something that 1) is genuinely awful 2) is a consequence of material scarcity and 3) has gotten much much less bad under capitalism


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Matt Walsh is embarrassing Andrew Tate and the broken ideological framework he's constructed about manhood based on the acceptance of sexual promiscuity in modernity.

LivingGodsTruth's tweet image. Matt Walsh is embarrassing Andrew Tate and the broken ideological framework he's constructed about manhood based on the acceptance of sexual promiscuity in modernity.

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That's what happens when you try to import 100K Bangladeshis into Japan.

politicalawake's tweet image. That's what happens when you try to import 100K Bangladeshis into Japan.

It is amazing how much one can learn from a single talk given by a smart person compared to reading an entire junk-self-help book.

michaelxchen7's tweet image. It is amazing how much one can learn from a single talk given by a smart person compared to reading an entire junk-self-help book.

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Rendahnya penerimaan pajak kita adalah cerminan kurangnya rasa percaya (trust) dalam masyarakat kita, terutama kepada pemerintah. Jadinya, masyarakat menumpuk kekayaan untuk melindungi dirinya sendiri, karena minimnya perlindungan dari negara. Dengan modal trust yang lebih…


3rd world country citizen dont like trump-led US to cut aid but also dont like US acting as if they have moral high ground to intervene in stuff. Clearly, a lot of people are mentally challenged🙂

The devastating effects of these cuts are entirely preventable—and it’s not too late to reverse them.



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QED.

miniapeur's tweet image. QED.

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Mathematicians be like:

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The downside of focusing on math olympiads in school instead of actual math capabilities: a lot of it focuses on party tricks

zhil_arf's tweet image. The downside of focusing on math olympiads in school instead of actual math capabilities: a lot of it focuses on party tricks

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