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@amerika Not sure if I am really "memes" or "news." Sure, I do some news items, but I am more commentary and philosophy than anything. But I suppose it still fits.

@ButtWorldsMan First "antisemitism" is often just not liking Israel. Second, a lot of the "antisemites" are the very people imported by the diversity loving Jews that were doing so with the intention of "ending Whiteness." Well, how did that turn out for you, "fellow white?"

@amerika that is a great answer. Too bad that it has the same pitfalls as the standardized tests, with the same critics upset about unequal outcomes.

Instead of acknowledging many of these harsh truths, we have this stupid debate of the standardized tests. How about we stop excusing bad teachers and bad parents when they fail to set the stage for the children to achieve and learn? And how about we abandon the idea of equality and accept that some people are just going to be stupid? That is the whole reason we have this debate, because some people get butthurt when they see achievement gaps and cannot accept the truth.

And finally, we have the students themselves. Sometimes, you just have someone too stupid to succeed, no matter the other two factors.

The thing is, bringing up ANY of these factors as a cause for students not achieving and not learning is going to cause someone's feelings to be hurt.

"How dare you criticize teachers! They are heroes who are doing a wonderful job!"

"How dare you criticize single mothers! They are heroes doing their best!"

"My son is not stupid! The system is to blame!"

Therefore, attacking the standardized test as the root problem is a red herring. The root problem are the 3 factors.

With teachers, yes, we have some that just plain suck at their jobs. This will make it much harder for students to reach their full learning potential.

Though teachers (bad or not) are not able to be fully effective if the parents are not actively involved with their own children. We see many frustrated parents blaming the schools/teachers when they do nothing themselves.

We can look at overall aptitude without these sorts of tests. How well can students read, do math, write? These can be evaluated without an official "test." But the problem is, we are still back at square one when it comes to evaluating results. That is, we come to find out that through one or more factors of teachers, parents, or student inherent aptitude, the students still are not learning well even if you get rid of the use of standardized tests.

These standardized tests are meant to be a benchmark, a way to indicate how much students have learned.

Those that criticize the use of these tests do have a point that they are not all that good at determining if learning is going on, as well as the fact that "teaching to the test" is a common tactic used by some teachers/schools.

There is a problem though. What alternative benchmark do we have to work with? Usually, this is where the conversations stops, because opponents have no solutions.

An example of a failure to acknowledge reality leading to bad results: the whole standardized test debate with students.

There are a number of factors that could lead to good or bad test scores. The quality of teachers, the aptitude of students, the commitment by parents. All of these factors are necessary for students to be succeeding at learning. But how do we test this? An quick (though imperfect way) is the standardized tests.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow3ao6YsCgQ

Watched this video recently. The channel seems to have some interesting guests, and you could argue this one too. Though she spent quite a bit of time saying what could be said in shorter and simpler terms:

Women have unrealistic and idiotic standards for men. Women focus on a lot of stupid bullshit that is unimportant for finding a lasting relationship.

Granted, men can be guilty at times too, but not to the extent women are.

@ChristiJunior @Shadowman311 @monsterislandcolonizer Not that this is a defense for Taiwan, but who do you think put them up to it? Do you think it was by their own accord, or maybe faggots like pic related are pushing this shit onto other countries?

If they are willing to bring that up to Saudi Arabia, you know they are doing that with everyone. So when the US finally stops being able to be the world police, the faggotry will probably wither away too.

@VooDooMedic And if I am making as much money as those women are demanding, I sure would not choose one that fat.

@VooDooMedic >a little autism is kinda hot

No it's not. It has only been a hindrance to any success in the dating world, and my own success was in spite of it rather than because of it. Sure, this gold digger might be fine with a sperg that makes money, but when she finds out that living with such a guy is not going to be zany like having your own personal Sheldon Cooper, she will take back that idea.

@MasterSimper Not sure what exactly to tell you. Though I will say sometimes you don't play all of your cards just because you have them. Because sometimes you will draw a better card later on that you find out you can no longer play.

Okay, the analogy is rough, but I hope the message makes sense.

@WashedOutGundamPilot That often sounds like more of a HER problem than anything then. Sure, many men might feel a little uneasy having a relationship with a more "successful" woman, but often it is due to issues the woman would bring up, not because of anything he personally cares about.

So it is no surprise a lot of men do not bother. Because they know how the story ends, and it does not end happily for them.

@UncleIroh I always have to check to verify for myself whenever "somebody died" happens. Not because of anything personal, but because I can never trust anything too quickly.

It appears he is indeed dead.