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Words men or women know

YouGov:  Words that men or women are more likely to know

YouGov asked a bunch of Americans which words they knew.  Some words were recognized much more frequently by men, and some by women. 

Here are the words that men knew more:

aileron, azimuth, boson, bushido, checksum, degauss, femtosecond, gauss, howitzer, katana, milliamp, neodymium, parsec, piezoelectricity, servo, strafe, teraflop, thermistor and yakuza

Here are the words that women knew more:

bandeau, boucle, chambray, chenille, chignon, damask, doula, espadrille, freesia, jacquard, kohl, peplum, pessary, ruche, sateen, taffeta, tulle, verbena, voile and whipstich.

YouGov did not ask the surveyed people to define or explain the words.

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Classroom Phone Bans Work. So Why Don’t All Schools Do It?

WSJ:  Classroom Phone Bans Work. So Why Don’t All Schools Do It?

A large urban district in Florida saw an increase in student test scores. A smaller school district in rural California is experiencing a dramatic decline in student behavioral problems. The reason for both: the absence of smartphones in the classroom.

Public schools are administrated by political animals without the ambition or ability to run for office.  Some care about education, but no incentive rewards that.

Parents don’t push for phone bans because they don’t care about their children.  A flip phone with no data plan solves all these issues.  Parents are so eager to be liked, they willingly put their children in danger.

“Equitable” grading is another sham that nobody voted for.

The College Fix:  Survey shows teachers despise ‘equitable’ grading policies

‘Equitable’ grading is a policy that was being implemented prior to the Covid lock-down.  It is designed to never fail a student, regardless of the student’s lack of aptitude or effort.  During and after the Covid lock-down, principals embraced the policy to hide their failure.

‘Equitable’ grading was encouraged by the federal Department of Education and implemented by school districts without anyone ever talking to teachers.

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