Fuck American Education

I'm Lex, and I hate the American education system. (I'm also over at vaguely--humanoid.tumblr.com which is pretty cool, I think)

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Queer People Only Find Dates On The Internet

Meeting and dating LGBTQ+ folks offline is oddly difficult.

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The Relationship Between College Students And Mental Illness

Record numbers of college students are struggling with mental health issues and no one seems to be talking about it.

Happy World Bipolar Day

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PEOPLE YOU NEED TO REGISTER TO VOTE, YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO HOLD OUR LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE AND CHANGE THIS COUNTRY, HERE IS HOW TO DO IT, IN EVERY SINGLE STATE

The first primaries are coming up fast and if Bernie Sanders is going to turn his lead in the polls in early states into a primary victory young people NEED to vote. In just a few months all this activism comes to a head and Bernie Sanders has a very real chance at winning.

Bernie Sanders is already winning in two of these early states and by much wider margins than previous Democratic challenger candidates. This can become a real victory, it really can.

Unfortunately though there is a huge obstacle to overcome, a lot of Bernie Sanders supporters are young voters who consistently fail to show up to the polls come election day.

If young people turn out to vote though at rates far above 13%, even as low as 50%, that would be MASSIVE. That would fundamentally change how our government responds to the needs of young people. It is a tall order, but it isn’t that hard. Registering to vote isn’t that difficult and there is no reason that anyone should not be registered by the deadline. It needs to be done soon, but there is still plenty of time.

Okay actually, for some people there isn’t much time left. NEW YORKERS REGISTER TO VOTE NOW! Everyone else, there is some breathing room, but get on it. Below is a link to all the paper work you need, from there it is up to you. Share with your friends and family, help them register, help them get to the polls, and lets get Bernie Sanders elected president. Register to vote in New York Register to vote in Iowa Register to vote in South Carolina

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It doesn’t stop there though, you need to know how to vote and how each primary election type is different.

BLUE STATES: Anyone of any party affiliation can vote for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Primary. RED STATES: Red states are closed primaries, meaning you MUST BE A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT. You need to be a Democrat if you want to vote for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary. PURPLE STATES: Are Caucuses and the party affiliation required differs by state. GREEN STATES: Most Green states are mixed primaries, meaning INDEPENDENTS or NON-AFFILIATED voters and DEMOCRATS can vote for Bernie Sanders. You can not vote for Bernie Sanders as a registered REPUBLICAN, in one of the red states. ONE MORE THING IN THE STATE HIGHLIGHTED BELOW YOU CAN VOTE FOR BERNIE SANDERS IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION IF YOU ARE 17 AND WILL BE 18.

EVERYONE REGISTER TO VOTE. WE CAN WIN THIS THING. WE WILL WIN THIS THING. BERNIE SANDERS 2016!

[jesatria]

I’m gonna reblog this at least once every week until the primaries are over.

Tumblr, for once you need to actually get off your asses & DO SOMETHING if you care about social justice as much as you claim to. If you believe in Bernie Sanders’ ideas & want him as President, you MUST vote in your state’s Democratic primary. This post has all the info you need about how to do that.

Here is a list of primary dates so you can find out when your state’s primary is.

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tl;dr We all need to pay attention to the information above NOW, even if it’s long. You may think it’s still a year away, but it’s election season now, folks.

[urbanmegafauna]

AGAIN! Reblog! Share! Register your damn self!

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This is how the vote split by age in the New Hampshire primary. Lots of young voters turning out = winning by large margin. 

But young voter turnout has traditionally been very low, so if we want Bernie to win, it’s important to make sure you know when elections are and also make sure to vote for House, Senate, state, and local officials. He’s great, but he can’t do anything without backup.

RockTheVote.com and TurboVote.com are good places to sign up and get reminders. TurboVote has a very simple UI and is mostly used to guide you on registration and get reminders. RockTheVote gives more information and is a lot more visually cluttered, so it may seem overwhelming to some. Registration has passed for a lot of states - TurboVote will tell you if it has when you’re going through the process.

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i skipped class today after having a panic attack and then got an ominous email from my professor titled “maggie simpson” with only a photo of maggie simpson attached. this is a nightmare to me. 

[sashayed]

Critics assert that modern students are losing their powers of critical thinking, but what we are actually seeing is that power in action: students are using their critical faculties to uncover structures of power in their own academic and social environments. They are clearly recognising that discourse and ideas can be powerful, and that is precisely why they struggle to reshape the discursive terrain, to change the conversation in ways that further their political and moral commitments. Humanities professors should be proud. This is what’s so odd about the language of coddling and hypersensitivity. If students are really so fragile, if they’re really hiding from scary ideas in a thoughtless cocoon of political correctness, why are they so often to be found out on the campus, demonstrating, protesting, petitioning and organising? That’s not what hiding looks like. It’s not what coddling looks like. In fact, the people showing greatest signs of coddling are those professors for whom the classroom has been a safe space for way too long. Now they’re apparently afraid that their “small or accidental slights”, as Lukianoff and Haidt put it, are going to get pounced on. They’d much rather students “question their own emotional reactions” than question the assumptions coming from the front of the classroom.

Tom Cutterham, “Today’s students are anything but coddled,” Times Higher Education

(via sashayed)

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If y'all don’t think having Election Day on a random ass Tuesday that isn’t even considered special by anyone’s job or school so you have to take your own time off to vote isn’t a way they disenfranchise certain groups of people, you crazy.

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It especially disenfranchises the poor, people who can’t afford to just take off work, and the youth, people who can’t afford to miss school or work. It’s a plus that they’re making it harder to vote absentee now.

[gaywrites]

Spotted on a bathroom stall at Kent State University. (via Lee Harrington on Twitter)

[IMAGE: Written in blue pen on a textured background, the phrase “A trans man used this bathroom, and the world did not end.”]

[genderh20]

Today I skipped class instead of arriving two minutes late because my school’s tardy policy is harsher than its absence policy and that’s all you need to know about the American education system.

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do not let white academia fool you into thinking that

the greatest authors that were and ever will be are white men

every great philosopher came out of europe

mathematics and science were at their highest point when used by white men

the most beautiful city in the world is paris

colonialism was a golden age

europe is the pinnacle of civilization

[flintandpyrite]

Inexplicably annoyed by men writing about knitting!

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???????

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[flintandpyrite]

The tags on this are extraordinary:

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girlfriend: *does a completely harmless craft that she enjoys, creating something while she watches tv*

boyfriend: “what is this anti-feminist spinster shit, i’m so alienated”

[pettyrevenge]

When I was in 1st grade I had a really mean teacher who would only let us use the restroom if it was an emergency. I raised my hand during a grammar lesson one day and politely asked to use the bathroom. She asked if it was an emergency and I said that it was, but she told me that I could wait. In an effort to make her feel guilty about brushing me off, I forcibly peed all over myself and the chair.

[burgundybirds]

ok so hear me out, “gaydar” but for bisexuality

BI-FI

“are you getting any Bi-Fi in here” “i only have like two bars of bi-fi” “why is there no bi-fi in here” “the bi-fi signal is great in here”

and my favorite: “what’s the bi-fi password?”

and for pansexuals? PAN-SCAN

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TRUE

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Tip for college students registering for next semester:

When you register for your next semester classes, if applicable, try to get a Tuesday/Thursday schedule. Try to sign up for the classes you need for just Tuesdays and Thursdays. That way, you have a four day weekend to study and/or work.

If you have a required class that only does M/W/ or M/W/F, then register the rest of your classes on that schedule so you can have Tuesday and Thursday to study/work.

For me, I always try to register on the T/Th schedule bc it really helps with the stress/anxiety of going to class every day.

Also, utilize ratemyprofessor.com when registering for classes. Because it’s important to know what kind of professor you’re being taught by. You get your money’s worth of education when you have a great professor.

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Whenever I had to take MWF classes I also made sure to sign up for the shorter sessions. Like the 60 minute class instead of the 90 minute one if possible because it helped me stay focused.

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School and Tumblr

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I really wanna know if this is true.

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It is. Beethoven was black as well. They referred to us as moores back then. They paint greatness white so we can be casted out of history as how great we truly are.

[amanidenae-deactivated20151222]

It’s a damn shame that they try to take stuff from us and paint black great people as white.

[daydreamerofyesterday]

Okay I’m gonna admit that I didn’t believe any of you at first, but I just google searched this shit and I’m just amazed. How is it possible for the history books to forget to mention that Mozart and Beethoven were Moors (however some sources say they were “mulattos” which is another term for a person of black and white ancestry)?

https://www.quora.com/Are-Moors-black

http://www.academia.edu/4074689/Black_Beethoven_and_the_Racial_Politics_of_Music_History

http://forums.civfanatics.com/archive/index.php/t-102277.html

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[king-emare]

but can we get official website sources tho.

[dopenmind]

Learned that Beethoven was Black from watching the first Hidden Colors documentary.

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eight years in music school and this was never even mentioned.

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hey guys!!!

so this entire past month has been extremely, extremely stressful for me because i had so many exams and i only realised how hideously unprepared i was for them on the day before the exam, which was really really awful. so in the middle of september i created a studyblr to keep myself motivated + get some helpful tips from the studyblr community on how to go abt studying for tests. the results proved to be super helpful and ive resolved to keep running this blog for as long as i can, because it really helps me stay motivated and i’ve already learned so many things from the community, despite the fact that i’ve only been here for around a month.

but anyways, i decided to create this masterpost in order to help others stay motivated + keep studying not only well but also properly i.e. not necessarily studying for exams but life in general, if that makes sense.

~ staying motivated + focused

coffitivity

download the forest app

chrome site blocker

self control app

try the pomodoro technique

pomodoro printable

getting back on track

guide to staying motivated

an excellent post full of great advice

lots of great advice from an a levels student

masterpost full of motivational quotes

how to avoid procrastinating

100 reasons to study

how to study like a harvard student

motivational movies/shows

types of learners [what method of learning works for u]

motivation for harvard students [and basically all other students]

~ staying organized

5 habits of organized students

set up a bullet journal [1][2][3]

keeping school notes organized

use dropbox to store important files

masterpost on organizing schoolwork

a super awesome n helpful video tutorial

how to organize ur desk

how to study space

study space guide

study space tips and guidance

guide to study guides

atracker - track ur time and stop procrastinating [mobile app]

minimalist organization

masterpost on time management

time management tips

how to be productive

how to use a planner

effective planning system

~ note-taking

notability [ios app - best note-taking app imo]

note taking overview

cornell method

summary foldables

fastest way to take notes

simple, creative note-taking

how to make ur notes look pretty [infographic]

how to make ur notes look pretty [video]

taking notes from textbooks

taking notes during lectures

for: maths [1]

for: history

how to make mind maps

great supplies and stationery u could use to keep notes pretty and organized

what is visual note-taking?

how to: visual note-taking

what are sketchnotes?

how to: sketchnotes

masterpost on note taking methods

~ research techniques

how to google effectively

use google scholar as an alternative to google

one of the best websites for research [esp. while doing science projects at the last minute…i would know]

alternative to wikipedia

find books in nearby libraries

openlibrary [ebook library]

online journal search engine [find scientific publications]

~ essay writing

guide to writing a great essay

HUGE general writing masterpost [including essays]

a huuuge essay writing masterpost

how to write a university-level essay

how to connect ur points and ideas: transition words

editing checklist

advice: college application essays

improve ur vocabulary 

check the readibility of ur essay

website which grades ur papers and essays

~ free online resources & courses

openculture 

mit opencourseware 

the open university 

coursera 

khanacademy

codecademy [how to code]

memrise

study geography

online calculator

maths masterpost

amazing maths + general knowledge site [u must check this out!!!]

maths cheat sheets

mathway [solves any maths equation]

website that balances chemical reactions for u

study guides for many subjects

windows apps [not all study-related, but useful anyways]

more phone apps for productivity

list of great apps every student must have

crash course: psychology

crash course: world history + world history 2

crash course: anatomy and physiology

crash course: astronomy

crash course: big history

crash course: chemistry

crash course: biology

crash course: literature

crash course: us history

crash course: economics

crash course: us government and politics

crash course: intellectual property

crash course: ecology

free ebooks [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

masterpost of free ebooks

~ languages

memrise

duolingo [20+ languages - very fun and interactive]

lang-8

thesaurus

reverse dictionary [1]

learning vocabulary

how to learn any language

HUUUUUGE language masterpost [so many languages and resources]

literature masterpost [for english - reading something other than textbooks is important yo]

english literature for college students [masterpost]

english literature: sparknotes

english literature: cliffnotes

english literature: shmoop

english literature: crash course

english literature: novel guide

no fear shakespeare

self-studying languages

spanish: advice

spanish: getting started

spanish: vocab

spanish: grammar and spelling checker

french: advice

french: getting started

french: vocab

french: grammar and spelling checker

french: masterpost of amazing resources

japanese: getting started

korean: masterpost of amazing resources

~ survival tips + advice

how to study for ANY subject

10 mistakes when studying

101 study tips

studying for a test

general study tips

how to study

how to survive high school

how to survive college

college survival masterpost

things to avoid doing

college: applying for scholarships

giving presentations

improve ur handwriting

resume cheat sheet

productive + relaxing afterschool routine

productive study breaks

emergency life hack: send last minute assignments after the last minute without getting into too much trouble

~ mental/physical health

the thoughts room

the dawn room

the quiet place

it will be okay

international suicide hotlines

iphone feature [to use in case of emergency]

emergency chat [mobile app]

sleeping tips [1]

dealing w insomnia

bedtime calculator [1]

stress management

how to reduce stress

staying calm during exams

grief masterpost

list of happy things

motivation for when ur not feeling so good

~ stress reliefs

clear ur mind

healthy study snacks

mug cake masterpost

smoothie masterpost

salads masterpost

more study snacks to boost brain activity

creepy sites

taylor swift tumblr replies

draw cool neon things

musical sea creature

watch a cool dream

watch any tv show/movie

just shower thoughts

poptropica [so underrated, my favourite game site, it’s for kids but it’s so entertaining and so much fun]

plant personality quiz

cookie clicker

make cool colourful silk

make virtual sand art

fake tweet generator

fake text generator

listen to calming sounds

huge masterpost full of fun stuff

~ music

ghibli music

coffee shop blues

classical music masterpost

masterpost of studying music

classical vocal music masterpost

cute nostalgic piano music playlist

my favourite instrumental playlist of all time

my studying/instrumental playlist collection on 8tracks

i think that includes most of the best resources i could find!!! feel free to message me in case 1) any of the links are broken, 2) u want me to add on to something, 3) u have a suggestion for a masterpost [i would love that so go ahead and ask if u do] or if u just wanna talk! also, feel free to reblog and add ur own comments/resources. hope this helped!! 

- mli