Adam Surrey

Husband, father, reader, writer, teacher, fan. Education takes, sports takes.

Academy Specialist @beltonschools; former ELA teacher @vanhornHS_

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@priceacarter No Country for Old Men is incredibly faithful and a tremendous film. Enjoyed watching The Martian. Haven’t cracked the book yet.

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@JAustinEDU @teachbk Mmhmm. I like Pink’s phrasing: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. When I worked to guarantee one or more of these in my instruction, students were more engaged.

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@darrellhappy78 @priceacarter Adrian Peterson is the poster child. Started the season less than 9 months after surgery. Ended up 8 yards shy of the single season rushing record.

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@RonOnChiefs The fact that he was left off ballots is wild to me. I can accept people feeling that he’s not top-5 anymore, but I have a hard time coming up with 10 tight ends to put ahead of him.

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@OShowKCJared @JoshChavis65 Amir Garrett. He was a Red, terrorizing the Pirates. Great pull.

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@AmericanGwyn I’d suggest Huck Finn and Grapes of Wrath would also qualify.

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@MonteSyrie Yes, absolutely. Teaching and learning do not require grades. Grades turn learning into a transactional exchange and over time actually interfere with learning. They also reinforce oppressive hierarchies in school. Given this, their persistence is unsurprising.

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@ToddTruitt76508 @mathillustrated In Missouri state test scores are not reliably available in time to include them in students’ final grades. What motivation, then, is there for the student to put forth full effort on the exam?

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@GeekinBall @KG_Chief If you squint, this is a pro-Mahomes tweet.

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@RealBirdLawyer You’re cooking in the replies. That was a fun 10 minutes.

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@vanderscald @AmericanGwyn Colson Whitehead comes to mind.

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@RealBirdLawyer Yeah, man, if you consider the Dolphins and Raiders playoff teams, KC plays *7* straight vs playoff teams to open the season. Has to be the hardest ever opening slate.

Did I do that right?

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@MattVerderame “No way”is a bit strong. Extremely unlikely, maybe.

Adrian Peterson started week 1 8 1/2 months after an ACL tear and had one of the greatest rushing seasons in league history.

Nothing about Mahomes’ history with injury recoveries should lead anyone to bet against him.

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@Kcchiefs58dt @Jtfawver Evergreen tweet. Put that on a t-shirt.

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@Jtfawver For sure, post-Endgame has been uneven at best. I went back and watched the DD and Punisher Netflix series for the first time. I know DD is in Echo, so figured I’d catch that first before Born Again. And I know Punisher is in Born Again, so figured that before the special.

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@Moose_NFL EPA/Play, 2024-25
Mahomes, 1.72
Nix, 0.96

The difference between Mahomes and Nix is the same as the difference between Nix and Justin Fields

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@SEANPARISl @priceacarter Would have been two if Bo had been able to turn 6 minutes of game time and a timeout into a TD drive, but he couldn’t and so it’s not.