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PeroK replied to the thread A three month long summer vacation from public school seems stupid.We have Christmas and Easter breaks as well. It's also worth noting that the teachers holidays are shorter as they have preparation to... -
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Man, I hate the word 'stupid'. It's meaningless and unimaginative. Can we work a little on more descriptive terms? What's 'stupid'... -
PeroK replied to the thread A three month long summer vacation from public school seems stupid.@jbriggs444 many years ago, I was watching the US Open Tennis. Andy Roddick was playing Giles Muller from Luxembourg. The commentators... -
PeroK replied to the thread A three month long summer vacation from public school seems stupid.Scotland. It's currently 7 weeks, which is probably what is was back then. I got free school and university education. One or two... -
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For us (1960's and 70's midwest US) it was a three month vacation from June through August. My parents were both teachers, so the entire... -
PeroK replied to the thread A three month long summer vacation from public school seems stupid.I guess that's debatable. When I was at school, the summer break was about six weeks. -
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Children would get better educations if school was year round for two reasons: 1# Teachers could cover more total curriculum in 12... -
PeroK replied to the thread Finding the number of ways to arrange identical balls in a circle (3 different colors).I assume that two arrangements are considered equal if they are equal after rotation? If so, you could start by fixing the position of... -
PeroK replied to the thread A three month long summer vacation from public school seems stupid.Define "stupid". What are the benefits and/or disadvantages of changing it? Should the break be longer or shorter? If so, how long? -
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This question is not well formed enough for me to be able answer meaningfully. I will abstain until some clarity is brought to it. -
PeroK reacted to George Jones's post in the thread James Hartle RIP: Remembering a Beloved GR Teacher with
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James Hartle has died. A few years ago I had the pleasure of using his text to teach an undergrad GR course. -
PeroK reacted to Mondayman's post in the thread ChatGPT spin off from: What happens to the energy in destructive interference? with
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Not entirely true. I used to use ChatGPT for hockey/American football trivia and had to stop because it simply sucked and couldn't...