What you learn under pressure doesn’t last past the exam. Everyone says these things, and yet almost all teachers continue to give grades. Why? “It’s required”; “The colleges need grades”; “The parents wouldn’t stand for it”; “It’s the way things are.” In short, the reasons for grades are political.
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una buona parte degli abitanti del pianeta ha il divieto di mangiare maiali o mucche, mentre nessuna divinità importante ha mai proibito il consumo di pollo.
Il sorpasso del pollo | Il Post
When James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne in 1603, England and Scotland had different systems of measure. Superficially the English and the Scots units of measure were similar – many had the same names – but there were differences in their sizes: in particular the Scots pint and gallon were more than twice the size of their English counterparts.
Metrication in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Non ne sarei così sicuro. (via 90s Kids)
« I bambini! Non avete pensato ai bambini? Ma perché nessuno pensa ai bambini? »
(Helen Lovejoy)
