wound

любов ще розплачеться в укритті, ще зрадить паспортні імена

[folklorespring]

Ми в дурці ми в дурці ми в дурці

[twinkhole-destroyer]

but babe you love being chained to the radiator

[note-a-bear]

Employers when you try to use your pto

[gvalesdraws]

picture "raimond davinos' genes never stood a chance"

[heavensghost]

Words by Mary Oliver engraved in rock

[maybeallieart]

A cross stitch of Bliss, the default wallpaper of Windows XP.

[zvaigzdelasas]

the solution to the Mathematician's Lament is to teach calculus in early grade school if not kindergarten & i am being 100% unironic

[zvaigzdelasas]

5-Year-Olds Can Learn Calculus

Why playing with algebraic and calculus concepts—rather than doing arithmetic drills—may be a better way to introduce children t

The familiar, hierarchical sequence of math instruction starts with counting, followed by addition and subtraction, then multiplication and division. The computational set expands to include bigger and bigger numbers, and at some point, fractions enter the picture, too. Then in early adolescence, students are introduced to patterns of numbers and letters, in the entirely new subject of algebra. A minority of students then wend their way through geometry, trigonometry and, finally, calculus, which is considered the pinnacle of high-school-level math.

But this progression actually “has nothing to do with how people think, how children grow and learn, or how mathematics is built,” says pioneering math educator and curriculum designer Maria Droujkova. She echoes a number of voices from around the world that want to revolutionize the way math is taught, bringing it more in line with these principles.

The current sequence is merely an entrenched historical accident that strips much of the fun out of what she describes as the “playful universe” of mathematics, with its more than 60 top-level disciplines, and its manifestations in everything from weaving to building, nature, music and art. Worse, the standard curriculum starts with arithmetic, which Droujkova says is much harder for young children than playful activities based on supposedly more advanced fields of mathematics.

“Calculations kids are forced to do are often so developmentally inappropriate, the experience amounts to torture,” she says. They also miss the essential point—that mathematics is fundamentally about patterns and structures, rather than “little manipulations of numbers,” as she puts it. It’s akin to budding filmmakers learning first about costumes, lighting and other technical aspects, rather than about crafting meaningful stories.

[finalgirlfall]

mathematician's lament pdf on github

[wolfsteax]

A painting of a nightmare I had recently.

In the dream, my partner and I were following the narrow paths in a dirty hallway with deep pools of water. In the deep water were the bodies of horses, bones and remaining flesh bleached white. We could hear a distant scream behind us that was slowly growing closer.

[wintercorrybriea2]

"Girl Pictures" by Justine Kurland

[holdoncallfailed]

richard hell's apartment (via)

[jackkdaniels]

when i was a kid i decided that killing people was bad therefore war was bad therefore the military was evil. and adults would tell me it's more nuanced than that and i would understand when i grew up. well i'm a grown up now and idk i still think that killing people is bad and war is bad and the military is evil

[aa-400]

this is such a thoughtless post but thankfully other people have addressed the core issue in few simple words (ty @raksha-the-demon for the screenshotted tags in particular:)

[siemenscult]

[zero--pilot]

boo

changed my username (the old one was midnightscout), don't get spooked

[boykeats]

On November 5, 1917, 100 years ago today, Wilfred Owen wrote a gorgeous love letter to fellow gay World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon. It continues to be one of my favorite love letters of all time.

[5soswfttwtaf]

the russians' attacks have been a lot more ruthless this week

this morning they shelled a vet clinic in kyiv, killing all the animals inside

yesterday my dad called me all worried bc our cats hadn't come home since russians had been shelling my city the whole day yesterday, non-stop

thankfully the cats came home during the call, the missile strikes haven't stopped tho, and more and more news of dead and injured all over the city and country are coming in

please don't forget that russia is a terrorist state

[one1tap]

[redlipstickresurrected]

Hong Yong Xin aka 洪永欣 aka Hong Yongxin aka Honh Yon-Xin (Taiwanese, b. 1993, Taipei, Taiwan) - 黑狐 (Black Fox) from Prey and Pet exhibition, 2022, Paintings: Mineral Pigment, Mud Pigment

[kosmogrl]