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In response to "So, have you lost all hope for the future? -- nm" by Will Hunting

This is a wildly challenging school. Rural area, lots of poverty, lost lots of time to the pandemic. -- nm

Posted by Reagen Oct 12 '21, 13:18

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I get it … but what’s a worksheet for is …. Early schooling? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:25 8
- To do the work and get points for it. Effort, reward, done. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 12, 13:32 7
  - Maybe 10% of these kids would pass the marshmallow test. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:34 6
    - What’s that? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:44 3
      - Sit alone in a room with a marshmallow for five minutes. If you don’t eat it you get a second marshmallow. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 12, 13:48 1
        
        Wikipedia -- (link) - znufrii Oct 12, 13:52
      - It's a way to measure economic position, previously fraudulently masked as an indicator of intelligence/potential. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 13:46
    - Yeah, that tracks. -- nm - znufrii Oct 12, 13:34 1
      - *Veteran teacher supporting a 7/8 split* "If I was assigned that class to teach for a year, I would quit teaching. Just straight up quit." - Reagen Oct 12, 14:20

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