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math, music, and fluffy things

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@mpershan In IB final year there are international exams. They typically they count for 80% of final grade; 20% is an internal assessment, usually an extended piece of writing that the teacher grades. But promotion decisions up until the final year are all based on internal teacher grades

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@mpershan In NL students get grades from teachers on a scale of 1-10. 5.5 (6) is lowest passing grade, but you can still pass the year with several 5s on your report (and you don’t repeat the failed class). In the upper years there are national exams but they count alongside school exams

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@nrichmaths @mathsweekldn @FacultyMaths @Cambridge_Uni From the eventbrite page “For more details please see the event page on the NRICH website.” The linked event page there says year 6 and sounds very different

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@robertkaplinsky @openmiddle Check your DMs 😊

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@Desmos Thank you!

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@Desmos Do you have video recordings of the sessions for those of us in time zones that are not convenient with these sessions? Or is the curriculum only available to US users?

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@WordFromABird_ @AinoTuominen @elonmusk https://t.co/eZ8UgI8qfO you’re welcome ;)

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

The suggestion that any job is “low skill” is a myth perpetuated by wealthy interests to justify inhumane working conditions, little/no healthcare, and low wages.

Plus being a waitress has made me and many others *better* at our jobs than those who’ve never known that life.

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@mpershan @jelmerevers Early closure by one week for elementary schools in NL, not online

[This American Life @ThisAmerLife]

What’s it like to be on the boat with Charon, the immortal ferryman, heading into the underworld? Writer @mpphillips imagines one such trip. https://t.co/vABxP5GR7D

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@mpphillips Can’t wait to listen!

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@Desmos We actually never got our prize for our student who was a finalist in 2020!

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@Desmos @MsKlovesMATH We consistently had this with two students all last year and could never solve it through multiple emails with the Desmos team. If you get a solution, I’d love to hear it!!!

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@themattcollins @Desmos Ooo, link to the activity so I can steal this page? ;)

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@btwnthenumbers Thank you!

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@awalkins @ewarren Yes! Haven’t lived in US since 2010, Dutch taxes are simple, and American ones are nearly impossible for a layman to figure out. Double filling is horrible.

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@ewarren Yes!! And please help simplify the process for Americans abroad!! Please advocate for residency-based taxes instead of citizenship-based taxes.

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@howie_hua We say: graphs/drawings in pencil and the rest in pen (with one line through mistakes).