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6 hours ago, MattPie said:
I think the role of teachers is changing, but maybe not as much as it may seem. If you think back (or at least if I do), the best teachers weren't the ones that pushed a bunch of knowledge to the students, they were the ones that engaged and made kids think. That part is the same now, but there's less need for a teacher whose only skill is pushing information down and testing to see who remembered enough on a closed-book test. I really hope public schools can pivot a bit to take this new reality and help kids navigate. Having all the information available to you at all times is powerful, but you need to be able to understand and evaluate and not just memorize stuff from some "authority" and repeat it back. There are private school curriculum that do this starting at a young age and I think it makes way more sense to prepare kids for reality.
It's not just teachers that need to do it, it's parents that need to be accepting of it and not throw a fit when their kids come home with poor grades when they do something poorly. You should see what happens when I give project assignments and don't tell the kids exactly what to do every step of the way in order to end up with the exact end product I want. In other words they (and their parents) don't want to do the project, they want to copy a project I've already done. It's an absolute shitshow and my email box and voicemail fill up instantly every single time I do this even though I clearly explain to them why I'm doing it this way and part of the grade they are getting is for problem solving their way through issues. Will I help them if they ask? Yes. Will I give them a pre-planned template to fill in and return to me? No.
Additionally, our apparent increased desire for standardized testing makes application of useful methodology like this difficult. Sure, I can do project based stuff to teach you almost anything and that's fine. The problem comes at the end of the year when the state evaluates you completely differently and not at all in a project based way. If you aren't prepared for the type of test they give you'll do worse on it than you should. Since many people seem to enjoy throwing test scores in people's faces to determine which schools and teachers are effective and ineffective it creates a divide between what is probably good practice and what is actually wanted.
Another issue with group project based work is that it relies on the assumption that everyone will actually do work or attempt to pull equal weight. What ends up happening is the same thing that happens in the real world. The people who are invested and care do more than they should and pick up all the slack to make sure the group project gets done well while those who don't give a damn do nothing and skate by. The competent and invested end up resentful at the end, the incompetent and uninvested get rewarded for it. School isn't like the real world because I can't fire crappy workers for being crappy. Speaking of shitshows, try giving one kid an A and one a C (not even an F, a C) for the same project that they worked on together. Amplify the shitshow by making it a diverse grouping.
edit: to clarify what I mean by "diverse grouping" I mean kids who are different at all. Race, gender, IEP status, anything. Whichever kid ends up with a lower grade because they did a lousy job on their part of the project will have their parents run to my principal. In the last 5 years I've been accused of having a left wing agenda, a right wing agenda, racism favoring whites, racism favoring non-whites, sexism favoring males, sexism favoring females, ableism, transphobia, homophobia, etc. It's a good time and people wonder why there is a teaching shortage. It's this as much as anything else.
Any time you step outside the rails of multiple choice testing with bubble sheets you get punished for doing it and it's frankly exhausting. When I'm deciding how to teach something part of the conversation is now "how much crap to I want to deal with for doing it this way?" Keep in mind this is from a veteran teacher who is relatively difficult to fire at this point who has hugely supportive administration. If I didn't have those things the pushing of boundaries would be much less.
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1 hour ago, Pimlach said:
Bottom line is lots of teachers are retiring early for a variety of reasons.
Leaving the field before retirement age isn't the same as retiring. I know several teachers who have retired the last two years but all of them had already put in their 25 years or more. I also know some much younger people who left the field before they got to year 5. I'm at year 13 and I'm in a position where I could switch jobs or schools or districts, but leaving the field entirely would be difficult.
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1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Who would have thought that Buffalo's goaltending situation would be better than LV's. The guy on the NHLNetwork suggested acquiring Anderson from the Sabres.
I'm not sure that's 100% accurate. Honestly it's kind of similar. They have 25 year old Logan Thompson who played 19 games last season pretty well for them with a 2.68 and a .914 but has only 1 other game of NHL experience. Plus they have journeyman Hutchinson.
Our situation is slightly better, but Thompson, like Comrie is a legit hope.
I'd love to trade them Anderson. What else can they give away to us?
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11 minutes ago, Hank said:
No. I was genuinely interested in his opinion. NS is a Muslim. He grew up in a country ravaged by war, he's a CPA why resides on the quiet coast of Nova Scotia. I am a white man who grew up in Buffalo. I have no religious beliefs, spent most of my adult life serving my country, and reside in Nashville. I appreciate that his life/history/perspective is much different than mine, and I enjoy reading his thoughts and views on a variety of topics. I have a great deal of respect for him.
You, on the other hand....
I ask a poster a question and you jump in with the sole purpose of being a condescending prick. Seems out of character for someone pursuing a career through the seminary. The most logical assumption to be made is that the seminary didn't work out for you either? I feel sorry for you. Keep your chin up, I'm sure you'll find your way in life eventually.
This is obnoxious.
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4 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:
The point of law enforcement appreciation night? It sure does, I'm all for it, irregardless of what happened near the arena.
I along with multiple state troopers have been repeatedly assaulted by methheads all week. So that's what has happened to me, step into my world and maybe you'll adjust your thinking. Maybe not. But those guys (and gals) deal with the scum of humanity day in and day out, one night of appreciation at a hockey game isn't too much now is it.
This world has forgotten the mantra that actions have consequences and its clearly showing.
We don't live in a Judge Dredd comic book either. I think most reasonable people appreciate actual police but want the world rid of thugs with badges.
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1 hour ago, Weave said:
and there is Vegas’ salary cap relief.I'm sure somehow, some way, this is Buffalo's fault.
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56 minutes ago, Sabres Fan in NS said:
Welcome to the board.
It's an unwritten rule (maybe it is written somewhere, but not for all to see) that a poster should never make a reply about the poster, but about the post. Two veteran posters here addressed this very issue by countering the content of the post without making it about the poster.
I do believe that @triumph_communes was posting somewhat tongue in cheek. Hence the lol in his post.
Just sayin' and your mileage may vary.
The rules around here aren't what I would call evenly applied. Hence you can receive a 72 hour timeout that lasts 3 months.
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36 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Incidental to the current story, but the best quote in the Athletic article came from Shields:
Shields told the officer that none of his statements could have been reasonably interpreted as threatening or aggressive in nature and that “it is not in his nature to fight people, nor has it ever been.”
Are we sure that it’s this Steve Shields?
and HEEEERE COMES SHIEEELDS! Loved watching that live, love watching it on replay. I'm a Neanderthal. I don't care.
To that end, I don't think hockey fights count. Off the ice, my kid is really nice and respectful and has no problems with anyone, makes friends everywhere he goes. On the ice? He's a prick and a half. 😅
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Dunkirk Don: Follow the money
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2 hours ago, Eleven said:
I am considerably younger than he is, and I don’t have a decent t-shirt. I don’t have use for them outside of a gym. (@Drunkardwill probably appear to call me Mister Peanut again.)
He's got the budget for a fashion consultant and he owns the god damned team, can he have a branded shirt?
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Granddad could invest in a decent t-shirt.
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12 minutes ago, dudacek said:
From Scott Wheeler’s latest ranking of the top prospects outside the NHL (Owen Power topped the list):
9. Matt Savoie, C/RW, 18 (Buffalo Sabres — No. 9, 2022)
Savoie’s game has the potential to thrill as much as any player’s on this list. Inside the offensive zone, he’s strong. He’s got extremely quick side-to-side hands that help him beat defenders one-on-one off of cuts. He’s got an NHL shot (which he can place with pinpoint accuracy from a bad angle and rip by a goalie clean from a distance, but he also loves to change up and slide five-hole). He does an excellent job creating plays to the slot out of traffic. He’s a burning skater with explosiveness and quick three-step acceleration that allows him to win races, separate in transition, and put defenders onto their heels, or dash through holes in coverage to the net (or draw a penalty). He’s a soft small-area passer who blends deception into his movements.
And then on top of those things, he’s got a bit of a chip on his shoulder. He’s always engaged, he keeps his feet moving, he plays with a ton of energy, and he finishes all of his checks and knocks his fair share of players over despite being on the smaller side. He’s also sturdier on his feet than his listed height might suggest, which helps him play between checks.
I see a dynamic, high-tempo, top-six, goal-creating package. He’s an exciting talent, with clear PP1 upside due to his shooting/skill package and clear five-on-five upside because of his skating and motor. Even in games where the points don’t fall, he’s almost always dangerous and threatening on the ice — and he’s seldom going to leave you wanting more. Because of the way he plays, I fully expect him to stick at his natural centre position in the NHL, too. His speed might even make him a useful penalty killer to give him all-situations value as well
Yes please.
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4 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Not really. Here is a center we needed for the AHL and who might have contributed to the Sabres who is now gone without any assets returning the other way.
Well, he didn't want to play in Rochester and didn't have to. I doubt he'd have been super happy on a two-way on another team either so trading him wasn't likely. Plus he's getting paid in chocolate watches now so that's a plus.
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18 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
So now they move Huberdeau amirite?
Also, those of you who were adamant that Tkachuk is a selfish, unsportsmanlike, player and not worth it, now you get to have him and his brother in your division for the rest of time. Win?
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11 minutes ago, Hank said:
I read a TSN article today about a CDN Jr team from 03. It recently came to light that team sexually assaulted a woman. Says there's a video of approximately six players having sex with a woman who's unresponsive and face up on a pool table.
I'm really surprised Hockey Canada isn't getting discussed more on here.
Too busy crapping on the NBA for not taking on China.
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44 minutes ago, North Buffalo said:
That picture is a compelling argument to keep Finland out of NATO
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4 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lightning-syracuse-crunch-player-development-140400915.html
I saw this article and it reminded me of why the Bolts are such a good organization and consistently develop later round players like Point, Cirelli, Johnson, Palat, Joseph, Paquette, Killhorn and Gudas. TB believes learning to win starts in the AHL.
Like TB, I have longed believe that building a winning culture starts with building a winner in the AHL. The prospects need to learn “Sabres hockey” and learn to win there first. TM thought the AHL was a place to temporarily stash players. Jbot tried to build a winner in Rochester, but he didn’t have enough prospects from TM to create that teaching environment, although they made the playoffs both of his completed seasons.
KA now has the prospects (his own plus Jbot’s) to build that winning environment in Rochester. Signing Mersch and Malone were a positive step to adding veteran leadership, but I’m not yet convinced he is fully committed to building a championship level team in Rochester.
Where do you want Krebs, Fitzgerald, Peterka, Quinn, and Lukkonnen to play next year? Rochester or Buffalo? I'm not even counting guys like Samuelsson or Power. The only way to build the sort of team you are talking about is to have many successful drafts in a row so there is a constant stream of talent coming in to replace that which graduates to the NHL. While the Sabres do have a number of prospects right now, they don't have a number of players ready to step into the AHL to replace the players I just listed. They will in a year or two, but not right now. If those players I listed are all in Buffalo, Rochester will suffer for it this season. If they crank out 3 or 4 good drafts in a row where they hit on a handful of guys each draft then the AHL team will be and will remain strong for a couple years provided those guys aren't screwed up by the Swedish League rules, or stay in the NCAA for the full 4 years, etc. Portillo and Johnson COULD be in Rochester this year, but won't be. The Sabres drafting has been so bad for so long they don't have the layers of talent within the organization. The talent that they do have has been needed in Buffalo. There has also been a trend league wide to get guys into the league at younger ages. You don't see as many players marinating in the AHL for 2 years or more if they can actually play. It's one and done or less.
I look at it this way, if you have a great AHL team it means a couple things. 1 you drafted really well at least a couple years in a row AND you have a really good NHL team that is blocking some of those guys from immediate call-ups. The Sabres have neither right now.
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5 hours ago, JoeSchmoe said:
Just a PSA on how much border crossings have shot up in price. Apparently it's still $4US on EZ Pass. I just ordered mine.
Any word on what Rainbow or Queenston-Lewiston are going for these days?
Does anyone know if there's a backstory behind the price hike?
It costs me $5 just to go to New Jersey so $4 or even $8 for an international crossing doesn't seem crazy. Cross the GW Bridge some time for poops and grins. $16 or $13.75 E-ZPass.
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3 hours ago, kas23 said:
I would also paste all the unsportsmanlike plays too (stealing Burns stick, Perry’s stick, breaking his stick over Foote, etc), but don’t want to clog up the thread.
If this is what you've got for being a selfish player, ok. As for the extra curricular stuff he gets into I'm of the opinion it's a plus. Give me him and Kadri both. I'm tired of the whining about Brad Marchand, etc. Give me some of that. I don't want 23 Lady Byng candidates.
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1 hour ago, Zamboni said:
MT is all about MT. Talented? Hell yes! Team first kinda guy? Nope.
Calgary would want Quinn, Cozens, and a 2023 1st. And probably more.
We know this based on what?
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12 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:
5. All the idiotic new age thinking has started infecting some players
? Playing where they want to play instead of where they are told to play?
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11 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
Calgary is about to go from winning the division to drafting Connor Bednard in less than 12 months
Gaudreau was apparently set on leaving no matter what and now Tkachuk wants out too? Wonder what the issue is. Can they hate Sutter that much or is it something else?
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9 minutes ago, Eleven said:
And that's too much. That's more than the Sabres got for Reinhart and O'Reilly (once the two guys quit) and almost as much as what the Sabres got for Eichel. Nope. I'll wait another year instead.
He's not getting to UFA next summer if he's traded now.
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I know what you mean and maybe I didn't explain it well enough. They are instructed on how to do the work, how to use the required tools to do the work, and shown examples of end product both good and bad. I have a significant number of people who are absolutely crippled by any ambiguity or by anything they can't cut and paste. I'll explain to them how to get the stuff accomplished themselves as many times as needed. A lot of the trouble comes when I ask them to research a problem that doesn't really have a clear easy answer that they can't Google and copy. They have to come up with an imperfect solution based on what they learned about the topic. For example water use in the Western US. There isn't an easy answer to that and no matter what your solution is someone will be very angry about it. You also can't pop that into Google and get a nice prepackaged answer to give me because it's complicated. They desperately want me to tell them what I think the solution is or if I personally agree with their solutions and I won't do that. They have to be ok with an imperfect solution. My honors students actually struggle with this concept the most because they are focusing on getting an A and are used to getting an A for being "right" rather than for completing a process or for problem solving and they think that if they know what I think they can mimic my answer to please me and get a high grade. Not having a "correct" answer to arrive at drives them crazy but that's what the actual real world is about. There aren't perfect answers, if you are solving real problems there isn't a playbook to follow to get the A at the end. You have to learn about the topic, come to your own conclusions, and be creative in your own solutions. Those are the things they really really struggle with. They want to be able to look up the answer, repackage it, and give it back to me. There's a place for some of that because like it or not there are some facts people need to know, but for project/problem based stuff it's much less like that and way more open ended. At least I try to make it that way.