I’d like to read this in a positive light, if not just for my own sanity.

I choose to believe they probably had a hunch because of the flag and wanted to reassure the non-cis person that quote unquote “passing” is getting easier and easier. Kind of a silent endorsement that you should be who you are because you can’t tell anymore and that’s a good thing.

Please let me believe

A friend and I literally just finished Diablo II with SlashDiablo’s servers so we avoid Blizzard. It was an awesome time

Ok, I’m outta here.

All jokes aside, I would like to weigh in and say that I find the whole patenting of game mechanics to be absolutely appalling. I genuinely don’t get how this is legal, even in Japan. They filed this patent way too late for it to even make sense.

You could’ve made an argument if they patented it back in 1996, but even so… Fuck this. Imagine patenting a screen transition or something?

Erm, acktchually! I think Nintendo is pretty cringe here, not based!

(Sorry, I couldn’t resist)

Looks great!

Really hate how a whole demographic is seen as an “issue”. They’re not hurting anyone, people just wanna be themselves. Fuck off

I really appreciate it. Thank you. I like that it can capture ipads and devices like that too.

Thanks for using a non-black cable too :)

But it’s called “huge cartoons”. It has to have six at least! /J

I get you 100%

Wait, so you’re saying that this card WILL work on Linux?

Already have a splitter :)

Will I be able to see stuff in OBS though? And is it passthrough?

Hell yeah! Loved the first one

I… what? Where does it all go? How does that actually fit?

I think the focus on grades is more harmful than helpful, to be honest. It just puts a ton of pressure on them to perform instead of learning.

And yeah, regarding philosophy/observation of reality, I agree! In case I wasn’t clear, I mean philosophy as in… teaching philosophy, or mantra, as it were.

There are definitely times where you just gotta memorize something… like names. It’s difficult to “understand” those (though not impossible if there’s a pattern. Friend of mine has siblings all named the same base word with minor changes.)

But yes. Math, science, social studies, law, etc. You don’t need to memorize almost any of it if you UNDERSTAND IT. You can reason out dates of historic events, you can reasonably guess why the mass immigration into the US stopped in like the 1920’s, etc.

So that’s how I try to teach.

A big one :(

Hah, I see. It’s real interesting. A few of the kids of mine have the same way of working, so we’ve agreed on them being allowed to work the way they want to. If they need computers to work, they’re allowed to. If they struggle to listen to the lecture for the rest of the class, that’s fine. As long as they’re not disruptive, they’re allowed to work on stuff their own way.

Also, I also don’t like teaching rote memorisation-stuff. I just give the kids formulas on tests and ask them to understand which one to use. No memorization, just understanding.

My philosophy is just that “if you understand it, you won’t need to memorize it”.

In any case, I’m sorry to hear you’ve had such a shitty school situation. That’s not the school-system I’m used to. I’m used to looking for situations where the kids can prove what they can do, not looking for what they can’t do. If kids are disruptive, underperforming or whatever, we find out why. We may not always be able to solve all the problems, but we spend a significant amount of time trying to accommodate for the kids’ needs.

May I ask where you’re from?

I’m teaching in Norway.

That definitely makes sense to me. Thanks for bouncing ideas like these with me :)

Very useful clarification. Thank you for sharing! I’ll refrain from calling autism mild or severe in the future. That’s the wording that the institution that tells teachers what needs these kids have use for them, so I just took that as a base when I talked about them too.

Could you elaborate on the hiding method, but present results-part? I find understanding people who think in different ways than me to be one of the most interesting things in the world, and something I appreciate the hell out of.

I recognize that some of the older teachers I work with can get annoyed if you don’t do it in their method, or they can dismiss an answer if they don’t understand the method in an instant.

I’m honestly constantly in friction with these teachers because I am “nicer” to the kids than they are when we grade tests. I spend a lot more time per test, but will always try to understand the kids’ reasoning first and foremost, and it’s always fun when I find ways of thinking that are totally valid, but I had never considered.

I appreciate that a ton, honestly. Thanks for your comment.

I did definitely learn something here though, but am also left with a lot of questions. I dove into the ICD-11 to read more about the diagnosis.

Didn’t find much about the differences in nuance regarding masking to fit into society for neurodivergents and masking to fit into society for neurotypicals, but I’m sure I’ll find more soon now that the question has been formulated.

Anyway, thank you again. Helps put my mind at ease :)