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Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Related:

Ten Lessons I Wish I Had Been Taught (1997) [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23722803 - July 2020 (52 comments)

Lessons I Wish I Had Been Taught (1996) [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15989599 - Dec 2017 (28 comments)

Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11747598 - May 2016 (20 comments)

Lessons I wish I had been Taught - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3220746 - Nov 2011 (20 comments)

Ten Lessons I Wish I Had Been Taught - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=110091 - Feb 2008 (1 comment)

"Ten Lessons I wish I Had Been Taught", by Gian-Carlo Rota - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=85611 - Dec 2007 (1 comment)

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by antihipocrat »

projectazorian wrote: post #8
beernet wrote: post #2

Quoted post unavailable.

I always wonder what the point is of this kind of comment. Are we only allowed to take things seriously if they are written by someone who has accumulated the poster’s preferred number of oppression points? Anyone who would read past the first paragraph of this is capable of figuring out on their own that the author is privileged.

I think comments like this aren't viewed as being as discriminatory as they actually are because they can be easily dismissed as 'punching up'.. but in reality it's just punching.

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by zabzonk »

> Blackboard Technique

Use Whiteboard. Worst teaching experiences in my life have featured blackboards. Ooh that scree of the chalk and the eraser that does no such thing.

Mind you, I haVE bad experiences with whiteboards too, particulary when the previous user defaced the board with non-whiteboard markers

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by projectazorian »

antihipocrat wrote: post #13
projectazorian wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I always wonder what the point is of this kind of comment. Are we only allowed to take things seriously if they are written by someone who has accumulated the poster’s preferred number of oppression points? Anyone who would read past the first paragraph of this is capable of figuring out on their own that the author is privileged.

I think comments like this aren't viewed as being as discriminatory as they actually are because they can be easily dismissed as 'punching up'.. but in reality it's just punching.

Yeah, woke rhetoric is a preferred tool of a certain type of bully these days; it’s often used to reinforce privilege hierarchies (especially class based ones) rather than deconstruct them. Which is unfortunate because people start to tune it out, allowing genuine misconduct to fly under the radar.

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by kamaal »

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #7
kamaal wrote: post #5

>>10 Be prepared for old age Like my dad adviced me. As you age worry only about four things: Health, Relationships, Side income and Free time. Forget about career, accolades, titles, awards or recognitions, nothing is really remembered in this world where kids can't remember their parent's birthday or what they had in dinner yesterday.

Then why side income? If you're not going to worry about your career, why worry about side income?

The point is by the time you reach mid 40s, ensure you don't have to depend on a salary to run a family.

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by jjoonathan »

zabzonk wrote: post #14

> Blackboard Technique Use Whiteboard. Worst teaching experiences in my life have featured blackboards. Ooh that scree of the chalk and the eraser that does no such thing. Mind you, I haVE bad experiences with whiteboards too, particulary when the previous user defaced the board with non-whiteboard markers

Agreed, but we'd better zip up our flame proof suits before the chalk fans arrive. Look, I appreciate dark mode as much as the next guy and the chalk bouncing trick is super slick, but my god, the sound.

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by antihipocrat »

kamaal wrote: post #16
AnimalMuppet wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then why side income? If you're not going to worry about your career, why worry about side income?

The point is by the time you reach mid 40s, ensure you don't have to depend on a salary to run a family.

What's the reasoning for this strategy? Is the idea that it's harder to retain a salary job if your older (I'm assuming because you are likely more expensive and a target for redundancy)?

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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zabzonk wrote: post #14

> Blackboard Technique Use Whiteboard. Worst teaching experiences in my life have featured blackboards. Ooh that scree of the chalk and the eraser that does no such thing. Mind you, I haVE bad experiences with whiteboards too, particulary when the previous user defaced the board with non-whiteboard markers

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