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You are simplifying what makes a successful sports, business, or science team. It isn't just the best players playing all the time. There are going to be roles to fill, there is going to be hard work that needs to get done, and there is probably going to need to be some opportunity and luck. I don't mind the sports analogy for my classroom. But if I'm a coach and I have a roster of 35 players, it seems a lot smarter to utilize the strengths of all 35 of my players then to just focus on a few that have the most obvious strengths. It is my job to get them all across home plate, or the end zone, or in the penalty box or whatever analogy you think fits best. The San Francisco Giants won 107 games this year. They didn't have the most talented line up in the league. What they had was a massive coaching staff that worked hard to get the most out of their players, and players that understood what their strengths were. So if we want to have more success in education, we need smaller classes and more teachers. We don't need programs that exclude the students.

I'd sign off on a My Cousin Vinny movie if it was Aunt May.

It is weird that you call this a liberal sentiment. Like, is it a conservative sentiment that only some people are good enough to succeed in life? "Hey kids, your potential is limited, so just kick back and accept your lot in life."

Side note: Every one of my students is gifted and it is my job to help them tap into that. We don't need a special program. We could use smaller classes.

I tried to read the article. I really did. But it is total garbage. There are a lot of reasons gifted programs have fallen out of favor in recent decades. This guy is trying to force one data point down our throats while ignoring any others that don't fit his agenda. It is bad journalism. As an educator, gifted programs have been a mess since the beginning because they are almost always driven by parents. Trying to identify which 4th grader is destined for genius is stupid. We all learn at different rates, have different bursts, different styles, etc. Taking a small group of kids and calling them gifted puts pressure on them to maintain that, and it alienates all the others. It is a stupid idea that hasn't born fruit. Our world is not led by a bunch of kids that got into the gifted program in 4th grade back in the 80's. It most certainly is racist, but that is just another piece of data that makes it look terrible.

Shawshank is probably one of the few serious movies I could put on my list. Thinking of that also made me regret not putting Bull Durham on my list. Bunch of lollygaggers!

Sometimes the humor strikes a bit too close to home. Watching AP Bio does that for me.

Jeff Bezos is looking for new hires at Amazon?

Memento seems like his most fun movie. I probably should re-watch The Prestige. The 5th Element is a good choice, Sarex. I re-watch that one all the time. I actually tried to rewatch a Chris Tucker movie recently, the buddy cop flick he did with Jackie Chan. It didn't age well.

I had to google a few of KP's. Dang kids and their obscure tastes. Is Stray Dog this?

Tarantino would dominate my list if it was movie soundtracks. But I tend to prefer my violence with a bit more silliness than him.

I almost put Casino in my top ten list, which is a notch above Goodfellas for me because I've eaten at the same booth Deniro and the crew sat at in the movie. I was surprised I didn't have and Tarantino films in my list. Also we were pretty close with Evil Dead 2. 😉

Monty Python could probably squeak onto my list depending on the day, so that is our Breakfast at Tiffany's moment. Lord of the Rings is also a close one, but it is soooo long. I tried to fill my list with movies I enjoy rewatching regularly, and the LotR films are great, but they take forever. Same reason Godfather didn't make my list. You have a lot of serious movies on here. Parasite stressed my out. So did Rosemary's Baby. So did The Thing and Downfall. I watched 12 Angry Men for a film class and wrote an essay on it, so it also stresses me out. Heathers is a stressful version of a John Hughes movie. 12 Monkeys was quirky. I probably need to rewatch it sometime. The Florida Project is not one I've seen, but I think it will not be one we see eye to eye on. Army of Darkness is my most entrenched on my top list. It is firmly in 1st place there. You should watch it, but you will most likely hate it.

Hmm, that is an interesting challenge. Here are my top 10 movies, so you can avoid them: 1. Army of Darkness 2. The Goonies 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 4. Back to the Future 5. Star Wars: A New Hope 6. Elf 7. The Black Cauldron 8. Office Space 9. Die Hard 10. The Hangover Honestly though, I like most movies. I'm a pretty easy audience to please. I suppose I like action comedy more than most though.

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I didn't want to like it. I went in saying there is no way they can pull off Robin Williams. He is too unique. But by the end of the clip I was just happy to have a few minutes dedicated to remembering Robin Williams and his magic.

I am disappointed in their spelling.

Wow, can't believe the Rays are out. Giants look good. I'm stressed!

They are swimming in that river for the Ironman race next weekend... I might do it next year.

Playoff time! I am super stoked to watch my Giants play the Dodgers for the first time of postseason history. What a race to the end. Posey just hit a splash hit to start the series off with a bang.

To be fair, if I was married to Milla Jovovich, I would also be happy just making movies that show off her butt.

You need to believe in your junk.

I appreciate how different each of the weapons feel in New World. It has made it hard to settle on one. The hatchet, the spear, and the rapier are all super fun.

I just think you gotta lean into this stuff, but also think critically about the content being pushed your way. I constantly get ads for bicycles now. It's cool, I love looking at them. I also get a ton of pro-hydrogen news stories. I recognize my feed is completely biased in that respect. I am not going to rush out and invest all my money in hydrogen fuel cells.

I went and saw Venom 2 in theaters. I haven't really done much theater going over the years, and usually it is our rather small local theater. But we were up in the city for a couple hours on a Saturday night, and I figured a movie was a good time killer. The tickets were twice what I remember, $16 each. But the seats reclined and were heated, so that was nice. Venom 2 was great when it was Tom Hardy and the symbiote. Their dynamic is a ton of fun. Woody Harrelson was the villain, but honestly his role in the whole thing was pretty boring. It was worth a watch.