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http://costofwar.com/
The cost of war is as expensive as World War II.
http://costofwar.com/
The cost of war is as expensive as World War II.
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
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"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
LowPlainsDrifter
Senior Don Juan
While I agree that Iraq is a huge misallocation of funds...
The education thing is a lot of BS - we spend more per student than any other country, and don't even get the highest level of education out of it. Chucking more money won't do much, if anything.
If the federal government were to suddenly get an "Iraq Refund" of 187+ billion dollars, and spread it around every school district, I'm sure that the money would first go toward administrators' staff, raising pay of school board members, painting administrative offices or air conditioning administrative offices that don't have AC, and finally, replacing textbooks that are only two years old.
That's how we spend money educating our children here in America.
The education thing is a lot of BS - we spend more per student than any other country, and don't even get the highest level of education out of it. Chucking more money won't do much, if anything.
If the federal government were to suddenly get an "Iraq Refund" of 187+ billion dollars, and spread it around every school district, I'm sure that the money would first go toward administrators' staff, raising pay of school board members, painting administrative offices or air conditioning administrative offices that don't have AC, and finally, replacing textbooks that are only two years old.
That's how we spend money educating our children here in America.
diplomatic_lies
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Most students don't do well in school because:
a) They don't want to learn (the majority)
b) The school system isn't efficient enough
I don't like the idea of throwing money at things and hoping they improve. We should learn to get more results with less resources.
a) They don't want to learn (the majority)
b) The school system isn't efficient enough
I don't like the idea of throwing money at things and hoping they improve. We should learn to get more results with less resources.
LowPlainsDrifter
Senior Don Juan
China cranks out millions of very well-educated students.
I'm sure the classes are large, and the materials are little more than basic texts and a chalkboard.
And I doubt they expend $14,000 + per pupil per year like many American school districts.
I'm sure the classes are large, and the materials are little more than basic texts and a chalkboard.
And I doubt they expend $14,000 + per pupil per year like many American school districts.
PRMoon
Master Don Juan
It's not hard to crank out millions of well educated people when nearly 1 of 5 people in the world is in your country. Mostly because the people who are in the classes are definately there to learn. In the states going to school is manditory, while in china you go only if you want to so if you want to do well it's up to you to advance yourself. If not there are plenty of low end non educational jobs that you can soakup as China is one of the worlds leading manufactuers inseveral product categories as well as having one of the worlds largest agricultural communities. If you look at one of the commercial peirs in california you'll see that the US puts out mostly raw materials (steel, platics, coal) while we take in mostly finished products (appliances and amenaties) so there's plenty of work for chinese who are willing to do it and loads of opportunity for the millions who don't want to go that route.
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
diplomatic_lies
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Then I say we stop teaching students who don't want to learn, and start teaching those who do.
Besides, there's a shortage for skilled tradesmen right now, so I can't see why we shouldn't use a few more plumbers instead of reluctant college grads.
Besides, there's a shortage for skilled tradesmen right now, so I can't see why we shouldn't use a few more plumbers instead of reluctant college grads.
We do have to crank up education in the US to remain competitive. Highschools are just not doing what they should.
From talking to friends who are teachers, it seems parents have way too much power to exert pressure through administrators. They call the superintendent and the teacher gets a stern phone call.
They're often forced to pass seniors that don't deserve it, and otherwise inflate grades. (The same is true in our colleges and universities--mainly as a consequence of under-prepared students.)
From personal teaching experience, a large problem (other than letting students slide and grade inflation) is a deficit in a sense of personal responsibilty. When sudents get poor grades with minimal effort, do they put in more work? Do they seek help? Do they review the material? No. They just turn a blind eye and expect, nee demand, grade inflation.
The "everyone's a golden child" idea is used too often to avoid actual work.
I think Asia lacks the "kids are special" mentality and thus understands that intense, all-consuming studying and testing does produce reliable results.
If/when I have kids, they'll be doing homework regularly.
From talking to friends who are teachers, it seems parents have way too much power to exert pressure through administrators. They call the superintendent and the teacher gets a stern phone call.
They're often forced to pass seniors that don't deserve it, and otherwise inflate grades. (The same is true in our colleges and universities--mainly as a consequence of under-prepared students.)
From personal teaching experience, a large problem (other than letting students slide and grade inflation) is a deficit in a sense of personal responsibilty. When sudents get poor grades with minimal effort, do they put in more work? Do they seek help? Do they review the material? No. They just turn a blind eye and expect, nee demand, grade inflation.
The "everyone's a golden child" idea is used too often to avoid actual work.
I think Asia lacks the "kids are special" mentality and thus understands that intense, all-consuming studying and testing does produce reliable results.
If/when I have kids, they'll be doing homework regularly.