Like anyone gives a shit what you think.

A curriculum is something that shows up on a syllabus, not whatever interaction you want to retroactively frame as valuable in some way.

The idea that dress code “corrections” can be made in some vacuum where they carry no judgment on or negative connotation to the student is absurd.

All I can say is that, while I have applied it to Boy Scouts, the system was developed and designed outside of Boy Scouts, and is in practice working mostly the same (the major difference being that the schools I know where it’s practiced, they don’t have uniforms, so it is applied to regular wear).

You want to quote me a source on that? Because from the start I have dismissed punitive dress codes as a bad idea.

Oh, I’m plenty embarrassed enough. It’s a pathetic, shameful exercise in a grotesque bastardization of personal pride that ends in a futile whimper, regardless of who spoke the last word.

I guess we have a fundamental difference of opinion on what constitutes curricula. I firmly believe that every second of every day (exempting intensive situations) is an opportunity to learn, and thus there are teaching tools that are applicable to general life, rather than a specific subset curriculum, like Math or…

Another dismissed reply to GearoidDubh:

My previous reply to GearoidDubh got dismissed, so I’m reposting here:

Definitely seems like it, what with trying to hide comments you don’t like, and all.

Whoops! Looks like my response got dismissed. I’ll go ahead and repost it as a response to myself, as that seems to stop unnecessary dismissals.

Arrogant? In what way? I haven’t claimed to be of any more importance, about anything, than anyone else. Nor have I been trolling, as I understand it. I haven’t tried to provoke anyone. I called out a perceived smugness of the author, and refuted the gainsaying responses to that comment, with a sterile disinterest.…

Sorry, which lie? Misleading, I’ll cop to, but that’s because I take no responsibility for the inability of other adults to parse things appropriately, instead of within whatever bias they are adhering to.

That criticisms exist does not speak to the nature of all criticism, nor the majority.

Like anyone gives a shit what you think.

Like anyone gives a shit what you think.

Again, I’m not advocating for a rewards-based dress code. I just see it as viable, until such a time as someone gives me a substantive reason not to. I completely agree with the punishment/reward corollary, which is why I’m not on board with it. But sometimes the rewards outweigh the punishments, so it’s possible that…

There is nothing in my suggestion that implies that social skills are more important than math (or anything else, for that matter). I find the argument that disruptions, which already happen for a variety of other reasons and always have, could derail the skills taught in a math class to be an absurd stretch.
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They already know the world is unfair, they don’t need to be taught that lesson anymore than they already are.

Forgive me if I don’t hold your opinion of my skill in high esteem. I find you quite lacking as well, but I also find myself without reason to remark on it until such a time as it is relevant to a subject. I’m perfectly content to leave you to your shortcomings, as I see them. Since we’re telling each other irrelevant…