Lil’ Bitty Kitty Committee

[Image ID: The Destiel confession meme edited so that Dean answers 'JK Rowling posted upskirt photos of a woman on Twitter' to Cas 'I love you'. /End ID]

No one doing this should be allowed to call themselves a feminist.

I started noticing it on my own post that blew up about my old teacher's extra credit policy. Too many people asked this for me to want to answer individually, but, like, I want to be clear, for almost everything you want to ask from one American's account of their education, the answer is Yes and No. Do American teachers actually teach literature primarily with multiple choice tests? Well, several of mine did! Don't they use more essay and short answer questions? Well, other people's did!

We have 50 states that all have their own standards on education (though Texas and California have outsized influence on certain nationwide standards). There is the divide between public schools (more standardized to state standards) and private schools (they do their own thing to some extent, the extent they're allowed to can depend on the state). There is a spectrum of private schools that are the fancy ones that are meant to provide better education, and ones that are made with a focus on religious indoctrination (Catholic schools often have some elements of Both). There is a temporal divide, there have been huge changes in the legislated standards of education from when the millennials and older on Tumblr would have been in school, to what the teens and early twenty-somethings experience/d, to what the current teachers on here are expected to do. (No Child Left Behind is the most major and notable but not the only legal change).

(via bsky)

In case anyone hasn't heard, the cyclospora outbreak affecting tons of people in the US right now is coming from Taylor Farms produce. Best to stay away from bagged lettuce and prepared salads completely right now, but especially the ones mentioned in the screenshot:

Taylor Farms Earthbound Farms Little Salad Bar (Aldi) Marketside (Walmart) Kroger House Brand Target private label greens Costco salads and greens etc Trader Joe's chopped salad kits and fresh produce Fast food: McDonalds, Taco Bell, (Yum! Brands), Chipotle, Subway, Pizza Hut, KFC, Olive Garden, Top Golf, Red Lobster, Burger King, etc.

This is not the first time I've heard about a Taylor Farms foodborne illness outbreak. I stopped eating their salads after reading a description of the conditions in their facilities. Doesn't sound like they've improved anything.