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All forms of assesment disadvantage different university students - presentations disadvantage the anxious, essays those with ADHD etc. Other than "abolish uni" what do you think can make assesment more equitable?
I haven't really though about this before, so my take will be cold and/or bad.
I guess the options would be to find new assessments that don't have these issues, eliminate the issues in existing assessments, or just control for them. I don't know how to actually achieve any of those things though.
I guess as a starting point, defining what exactly you're trying to assess is important. Is it just knowledge? If so, can you offer multiple assessment formats to suit different students, that still provide a fair comparative assessment of the relevant knowledge. (Is the need for comparative assessment part of the overall problem? Would we serve students better without it?)
If you're trying to assess a competency like report-writing, can that be broadened to "communication" to allow for a variety of formats/styles?
I guess things get progressively more expensive, but if you had an expert assessor who engaged with the students to assess them more dynamically one-on-one, you might overcome some of these issues. It introduces a whole lot of new issues though with subjectivity/corruption/abuse.
As for controlling for the inequity, I guess there would need to be a control assessment (or series of them) in each format with a students own choice of content, to assess their competency in each assessment type and derive a sort of handicap for each. That'd be an easy system to exploit though. Maybe analysis of historical performance by assessment type could be an indicator, but people do change over time.
I guess like accessibility in general, the key is to have options to cater for people's differing needs. There's a cost associated with that, but it's one we have a moral obligation to pay.
I guess the options would be to find new assessments that don't have these issues, eliminate the issues in existing assessments, or just control for them. I don't know how to actually achieve any of those things though.
I guess as a starting point, defining what exactly you're trying to assess is important. Is it just knowledge? If so, can you offer multiple assessment formats to suit different students, that still provide a fair comparative assessment of the relevant knowledge. (Is the need for comparative assessment part of the overall problem? Would we serve students better without it?)
If you're trying to assess a competency like report-writing, can that be broadened to "communication" to allow for a variety of formats/styles?
I guess things get progressively more expensive, but if you had an expert assessor who engaged with the students to assess them more dynamically one-on-one, you might overcome some of these issues. It introduces a whole lot of new issues though with subjectivity/corruption/abuse.
As for controlling for the inequity, I guess there would need to be a control assessment (or series of them) in each format with a students own choice of content, to assess their competency in each assessment type and derive a sort of handicap for each. That'd be an easy system to exploit though. Maybe analysis of historical performance by assessment type could be an indicator, but people do change over time.
I guess like accessibility in general, the key is to have options to cater for people's differing needs. There's a cost associated with that, but it's one we have a moral obligation to pay.
Are you usually the older or younger partner in your current or past relationships? What's the biggest age gap you've had?
I have always been older than my partner in my current and past romantic relationship. The biggest age gap has been about 5.5 months. Also the smallest.
Can you spell it out why it's OK to punch a nazi?
For this purpose I'm defining a nazi as a fascist (concerned with social order and purity enforced by a central authority) who considers certain identities (eg. based on race/religion/ability/sexuality) to be inherently inferior and believes them to have fewer/lesser rights. The logical conclusion of this mindset is some form of ethnic cleansing, forced sterilisation and industrial-scale murder.
With that being said, of course you fucking punch them. It's that or kill them later, after they've taken control and started the atrocities. Punching them is the lesser evil by many orders of magnitude. And much easier.
"But why can't we talk them out of it rather than resorting to violence?"
You can't. That's why Trump is the US president, being reasonable doesn't work unless both parties are being reasonable. That was hard for me to swallow too, as I'll always prefer reasoning over violence. This isn't about reasoning though, it's about values. Nazis are evil, their views and agenda are evil. Being evil isn't illogical (necessarily), it's wrong. Logic can be easily twisted to fit your values. A punch in the face is a punch in the face. It's what the bastards deserve.
See also http://thoughtsonthedead.com/on-the-propriety-of-punching-nazis-an-faq/
With that being said, of course you fucking punch them. It's that or kill them later, after they've taken control and started the atrocities. Punching them is the lesser evil by many orders of magnitude. And much easier.
"But why can't we talk them out of it rather than resorting to violence?"
You can't. That's why Trump is the US president, being reasonable doesn't work unless both parties are being reasonable. That was hard for me to swallow too, as I'll always prefer reasoning over violence. This isn't about reasoning though, it's about values. Nazis are evil, their views and agenda are evil. Being evil isn't illogical (necessarily), it's wrong. Logic can be easily twisted to fit your values. A punch in the face is a punch in the face. It's what the bastards deserve.
See also http://thoughtsonthedead.com/on-the-propriety-of-punching-nazis-an-faq/
What was the most useful thing you had when yo baby was born. My sis is expecting(!), and it's almost xmas.
I can't top the answer from @happyhaps (http://ask.fm/happyhaps/answers/139471230253) so I'll add a couple of books that I think changed our perspective a whole lot. Not sure if that'd be your sister's jam or not - this stuff is very individual and there's an ocean of conflicting info out there. @happyhaps did a bigger better post on books a while ago that included both of these.
The first book is Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent (https://www.amazon.com/Our-Babies-Ourselves-Biology-Culture/dp/0385483627/). It provides a broad, objective view of the way people raise babies all over the world. We do a lot of weird stuff in the western world for cultural reasons. I think this helped set us on a path that was simpler than we would have taken otherwise, and it's served us well so far.
The other one is the Big Book of Birth, which really reduced our anxiety about birth in particular. Not a lot of longevity for this book after the birth, but it can improve your state of mind a lot in the lead-up to it I think. (https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Birth-Erica-Lyon/dp/0452287685).
Congrats and best of luck to your sis :)
The first book is Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent (https://www.amazon.com/Our-Babies-Ourselves-Biology-Culture/dp/0385483627/). It provides a broad, objective view of the way people raise babies all over the world. We do a lot of weird stuff in the western world for cultural reasons. I think this helped set us on a path that was simpler than we would have taken otherwise, and it's served us well so far.
The other one is the Big Book of Birth, which really reduced our anxiety about birth in particular. Not a lot of longevity for this book after the birth, but it can improve your state of mind a lot in the lead-up to it I think. (https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Birth-Erica-Lyon/dp/0452287685).
Congrats and best of luck to your sis :)
What is the cutest robot ever?
What did you do today? PAP!
Felt sick and miserable all day.
ty for taking the time to explain to me nicely. i DO think that but. i do think that some men will always be assholes but women should never tolerate it. or did. i need to think about it. maybe this is a lightbulb moment? youre good at this. i will read everything again
That's great to hear, I hope this whole conversation turns out to be a positive experience for you. I find those moments are always uncomfortable but leave you in a better place. It takes integrity to lean into it like that. Best of luck.
ok, men shouldnt be assholes. i agree. but women should be more discerning about who they date and what sort of behaviour they will accept. do you agree? or do you think their behaviour doesnt deserve any criticism?
Notice how less than 25% of your question is about men, even though their behavior is the problem? Is there an underlying assumption you're making that we can't control the behaviour of men, but we can control women? That is, some men will always be assholes but women should never tolerate it?
Maybe consider how that assumption might affect the way you engage in relationships.
Men's attitudes (and how to change them) are what we should be discussing here, if you want to actually help anyone. Otherwise you're just scapegoating women (because that's what patriarchy teaches us to do).
Maybe consider how that assumption might affect the way you engage in relationships.
Men's attitudes (and how to change them) are what we should be discussing here, if you want to actually help anyone. Otherwise you're just scapegoating women (because that's what patriarchy teaches us to do).
One time, you ate the last red jube in the packet when I was really looking forward to it
Ugh, again with this.
What’s one of the worst things you did as a kid?
I'm gonna recycle this, 'cause I'm lazy:
http://ask.fm/Nebby_99/answers/129343465904
http://ask.fm/Nebby_99/answers/130716665008
http://ask.fm/Nebby_99/answers/129343465904
http://ask.fm/Nebby_99/answers/130716665008