Madzielle
@Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- Comment on The people who believe "progressiveness is just a fad that one grows out of" are the same people that grew up getting brainwashed into regressive politics. The belief is only true for them. 20 hours ago:
my sister told me public transportation is how the government is going to limit mobility and “15 minute cities” are bad.
i asked, have you ever used public transport? she said no. I asked if she could afford a car, she also answered no.
“but public transport is a means to limit people from traveling so they can trap us”
i almost hit her.
- Comment on DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media 1 day ago:
Insted of saying “just google it” instead say “just search it” or “just look it up”. There are many different search engines available, and do we really want google to be our word choice here? Akin to advertising imo. fuck promoting these companies.
i do appreciate the links, but that’s not what I meant.
- Comment on DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media 1 day ago:
I’ve used CDs with my kid for music, it works well for us too
- Comment on DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media 1 day ago:
Please don’t use google or amazon
- Comment on Which game have you been most patient for? 1 day ago:
Paralives. I’m willing to wait forever though, house flipper 2 placates the build desire for now, but I’m still excited to see how paralives turns out
- Comment on Which game have you been most patient for? 1 day ago:
Hopefully.
I’ve been playing Civ 6 still, it’s hard for me to get my hopes up for 7.
- Comment on 3 days ago:
Lazy
- Comment on The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents 4 days ago:
Well that’s why I ask, we had lockers, that were easy to access between classes with minimal planning. It just blows my mind how many people did have a locker…
- Comment on Opinions are like buttholes. Everybody has one but you don't need to engage when someone shows you theirs 5 days ago:
I heard it, everyone one had one and they all stink
- Comment on The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents 5 days ago:
Did you not have a locker?
- Comment on The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents 5 days ago:
I have a few college “textbooks” from the 1930’s. They’re small
- Comment on Android will become a locked-down platform in 194 day 6 days ago:
Yes
- Comment on Roblox Hit With Multimillion-Dollar Suit By Los Angeles, for Creating Largely Unsupervised Online World That Enables Predatory Pedophiles and Give Them Powerful Tools to Prey on Kids 6 days ago:
My son doesn’t play roblox, isn’t allowed to play roblox, and doesn’t want to play roblox. I got weird vibes from it when he was small and I looked into, and just didn’t let him. He played Mario and stuff like that, usually as a family.
A decade later, My son has friends. He has at 12, no resentment for not playing roblox, bro dog doesn’t even want a phone that badly yet. Its, cool and I’m probably lucky.
Why do kids have to play roblox to socialize? Why will there be resentment? He resented the neighborhood boy the day he asked him to come over and play outside with him, and the boy said he’d rather play on his computer. My son was upset with the friend, not me. He always preferrs real life play to games online. He wasn’t mad at me for it, he was sad his friend would rather sit alone in his house (parents weren’t home) than come play in our yard.
- Comment on Roblox Hit With Multimillion-Dollar Suit By Los Angeles, for Creating Largely Unsupervised Online World That Enables Predatory Pedophiles and Give Them Powerful Tools to Prey on Kids 6 days ago:
I have a kid who thinks roblox… I’m sorry, who knows roblox is slop because I taught him about it and he’s seen poor behavior from friends from playing it.
It should be a combo of both individual patenting and regulations. Ideally
- Comment on Android will become a locked-down platform in 194 day 6 days ago:
Unless it’s carrier locked.
- Comment on Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen-and-paper instead 1 week ago:
I also have auditory processing disorder. It sucks. Why I always liked teachers who wrote on the board as they lectured, I’d even read the chapter from the book instead of listening to the teacher. Thats great you found what worked for you! You found what worked and became successful despite your struggles! That’s resiliency!
- Comment on Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen-and-paper instead 1 week ago:
Great tips. I love the Dogman series because it shows kids folks with ADHD can do cool things too. Anytime we can work a special interest in, it is helpful
Maybe as we advance, today we are still at the basics.
Like, this is what I’m working with. He is in Special Edu, and this is the improvement. It’s terrible, but we continue. Cursive helped me a bit, especially the fusion style you mention. I’m glad I’ve found this book. I have him write (and rewrite) a lot over the years, but I’ve pulled the ideas out my bum honestly. I’m glad this book has structure. We can do 15-20 mins, or a half a lesson, at a time so he doesn’t get overwhelmed and he can feel empowered to write. He spelled generosity right the first go, and hearing him being proud of that was, so cool.
Block printing is a cool skill, I wish I could do it. It’s the step you take after learning to write legibly, how to write beautifully. I’ll be happy to get him in the lines lol thats truly a useful skill your father taught you :)
It’s more important for me (for my son) to understand vocabulary because its a precursor for critical thinking and even emotional regulation. You can’t talk about why youre mad, or how your feeling if you dont have the vocabulary to do so. I’m just sneaking writing and note taking skills into it.
- Comment on Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen-and-paper instead 1 week ago:
No but screens crack, they lose the chargers, there are excuses
- Comment on Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen-and-paper instead 1 week ago:
Which is why we practice it. Why we teach it.
My son is 12, ADHD (&others) and in special education. His first semester in middle school last year, he smashed his Chromebook, on purpose, to break it. Hes now only allowed to use a computer for state testing. Luckily, he is in small classrooms with the IEP so nearly all his work is on paper. I refuse to sign the permissionfor computer use and the teachers agree and haven’t faught me on it at all.
He recently told me he didn’t know what barbaric meant. Annoyed, realizing we lost the pocket dictionary some time ago, I went to the bookstore and got the best dictionary they had. I also, saw this:
So I grabbed it. There are lessons and quizzes in it teaching root word definitions. We’ve done a couple lessons now. I have him take notes, writing the word and the definition in his own words, unless it a short definition, then it’s easy. But then, he can use those notes to take the quiz. Ive done this so he can learn to note take. It will only take a few open note quizes to realize the importance of reading them back, and structuring your notes in a way that are useful. It’s all practice, and it needs to start early. My son’s handwriting is shit, absolute garbage. But he’s been writing everything at school since fall of ‘24, and there has been improvement in spelling, legibility and vocabulary, exponentially in the last couple years.
The whole point of writing is to convey a message. If ones writing isn’t legible, it is lost, and this needs to be understood by students. They can adapt to their needs.
I have ADHD also, I worked very hard at my schoolwork, I wasn’t diagnosed until far after I left school. I used short form I made up myself, and just got better at writing main ideas down. The schools… Are so dumbed down today, even in gen ed. These (middle school) teachers are not giving hour lectures expecting these kids to take proper notes. But,that doesn’t mean kids can’t get better with practice.
My son’s writing is garbage, so I have him write more. Being bad at something isn’t an excuse to give up. Being he is in special edu, and I can’t goddamn go to work (I’m so ready to go back to work omg) I spend a lot of energy stuffing as much education I can into him at home in support of the teachers’ efforts.
If an artist is bad a drawing hands, they could, in theory, never draw a hand in their work. OR, they can draw all the goddamn hands until they are satisfied and learned how to do it comfortably. Idk. “They can’t write fast and legibly” is just not an excuse for the average student IMO, because notetaking is a skill that is learned.
- Comment on 'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives 2 weeks ago:
Lot of pride here… Good for you?
Kids don’t always grow up to be their parents and I found such a broad statement to put such a sour taste in my mouth when I read it.
Feels pretty privledged, and like, good for you, but damn this statement … Is very broad, dare I say arrogant.
Anyway, enjoy your adult kids and thanks for sharing
- Comment on 'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives 2 weeks ago:
My instance actually posted something about IRC recently I saw, right after commenting. The luck. I saw the mirc client link, and the memories flooded. Mirc is still okay though?
I’m basically a noob again. Later this week I plan to sit down with my computer and have a look. I used to only use it to download music, probably would like to do that again… I had every NoFx album,song,recording back in the day. Every single one lol I’d die to have that hard drive back.
- Comment on 'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives 2 weeks ago:
You dont give children tablets and phone, full stop.
- Comment on 'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives 2 weeks ago:
Absofucking- lutely!
My 12 year old has zero unsupervised access to the internet. Zero. “But they’ll suffer sociallly!”
Will they? My son has tons of friends and they play sports and Nerf guns. And, he can read. A whole chapter book, on his own, without prompting.
Suffer socially, ask the “incels” who have recovered if the internet access they had as teens “helped them socially”.
- Comment on 'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives 2 weeks ago:
Is IRC still a thing? I havnt used it since 2006. I’d love to see it again
- Comment on Rent is theft 3 weeks ago:
Tax on second (or more) homes, tax on unoccupied by owner homes, should both be astronomical.
- Comment on YSK that everything the New York Times about Donald Trump actually happened 3 weeks ago:
It was fucking laid out in P2025 and from the mouths of the billionaires
Arrest him. The fuck
- Comment on Should longer hair be handled by salons or male barbers? 3 weeks ago:
You can say no to product offers.
- Comment on Should longer hair be handled by salons or male barbers? 3 weeks ago:
Fuck Instagram
- Comment on Stardew Valley Creator Shuts Down Rumors Haunted Chocolatier 'Will Be Abandoned,' Insisting: 'It Will Come Out When It’s Ready' - IGN 4 weeks ago:
People need to chill out. patience is a fuckin virtue
- Comment on YSK that a general strike is one of the most effective ways to push for change. There is a general strike in the works across the US for this Friday. 4 weeks ago:
Do you have a copy of the rule book by chance?
