The hope Bitcoin yields is life-changing

That’s great. Seems like you are shaking off some hang-ups 😉

Gemini operates in Singapore, and yes I had those questions too.

The worst thing about Gemini recently is that I have to declare the source of my funds every time I receive a payment - is it from my wallet or someone else’s? I stopped using it after that

Roger.

See you there

Do new ideas come to your mind as you walk, even if you don’t feel like you have captured anything particularly worthy?

You deserve some sats for being omnipotent

And grab some sats, right?

What aspects of Japanese culture are/were you fascinated by?

lol I haven’t entirely mastered Obsidian. I still haven’t figured out how it is supposed to be my second brain haha

We have a lot to be grateful for

This love/hate bromance is fun to watch haha

What is the title of your and @grayruby’s podcast ah? I knew you mentioned it before, but I didn’t make a note of it. Sorry.

Ah! No wonder you are/were into freebitcoin’s prediction games haha

Well it made you realise your tolerance limit for spiciness xP

Today I learnt!

I realise that you wrote ‘pizzelle’ but I didn’t recognise the term haha

Do you spread honey or gelato on these waffles?

Thank you for this candid and comprehensive coverage of your testing methods and philosophies. I bookmarked your comment & consider it as part of my professional development.

I think it’s awesome that you set yourself a boundary that it’s not your job to teach your kids how to write. Setting boundaries is so vital to assuaging teacher’s guilt (because there is always more that we can do for our students but if we keep giving n giving and have nothing left in our tank, are we good for our students). It sets your mind free to focus on impart content and critical thinking skills. I can feel your conviction with regard to your classroom discussions xP. Even for unmotivated and least-progress students, I believe that they can be reached. Taking the focus on assessments and just exploring how to apply this concept encourages them to process the content. And this is the best we can do in our classroom.

Given that you @Shugard is going to be a father soon, I would suggest that you explore structures and processes so that you can replicate your assessments year after year rather than have to slog through students’ work every year.

In regard to your resistance about MCQ tests, how about giving your students a list of high-frequency, high-utility words at the start of your course? I teach dyslexic students myself and find that preteaching the vocab gives them more time to assimilate it into their minds. Also, when you set tests, I’m sure you will keep your sentences short and sweet and use images and charts and diagrams to aid reading. Perhaps you can design the kind of MCQ test that you yourself will be challenged and excited to take.

In regard to writing assignments, instead of essays, would case studies be feasible? In Singapore, for economics, we have a paper in which students are required to apply their understanding of concepts on case studies, let’s say inflation in the developed world. If you want to raise the bar, you can have two case studies and get them to compare between them *cue evil laugh 👿 *. The good thing about case studies is that you break the marks allocation assigned for an essay into smaller parts, say 3-4 questions. This makes marking more manageable and breaks the monotony. Your students will also benefit because they will be less likely to lose control of their ideas while writing haha.

The last thing I want to say is that we use a Terms of Specification which is aligned with Bloom’s Taxnomony. Specifically, when we set a major assessment, we must allocate 50% to remembering and understanding, 30% to applying and analysing and 20% to evaluating or even creating. Something like that. I think this will help you when you craft your tests. Even if you set straightforward items that you deem as giveaway questions, you don’t have to feel so shitty about it because hey, you have the remaining 20% aimed to protect the integrity of your assessment.

Just my two sats’ worth

Are you freaking kidding me?!! Invoking the name of Black Santa n warning my son that he won’t get any Xmas gifts is the only thing that helps me to get him to eat his meals obediently this month. 😂

Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing so openly about yourself.

If I may illustrate what I think with a case study that is close to my heart, my younger brother and his wife have been married for at least five years. All this while, my sister-in-law has maintained that she doesn’t want kids. And it’s obvious because she looked visibly uncomfortable when she held my baby.

However, it seems that she has had a change of heart this year. So, they are trying for me now.

My point is:

I think you gotta resolve yourself to the fact that it may/will take time for your girlfriend to warm up to the idea of having kids. Years, in fact.

At the end of it all, if she really wants to be child-free, will you be fine with that? Or come to resent all these years lived without children?

——- When I decided to take the plunge and get married, someone said 结婚需要一股傻劲 (you need a bit of foolishness, even craziness, to want to get married). I agree how marriage is a leap of faith. What you seek for is strength and courage, so I think you are on the right track!

Be well!

Definitely. I’m trying to work myself into a position where I can lean more towards The Bitcoin Standard n rely less on my fiat salary. Especially because my country allows us to pay our bills in Bitcoin (albeit at an administrative cost). Watch this space haha

Thanks for sharing!

I’m glad to introduce you to something easy xP

But what about the housing crunch? Is it always easy to find vacancies in the same apartment building?