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> Written assay evaluation is not and has never been an effective evaluation.

Could not disagree more. Researching, formulating arguments, can give a student a complete view of the subject that studying for tests misses. But, similarly to tests, it probably depends on the skill of the teacher in creating the right kind of written assignments.

Re:Meta to Layoff 10k Employees on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @11:04AM (#35152644)
What if your A players are tired of carrying the load for the B and C players and cherish this news?
Re:Ask HN: Whatever Happened To *Free*lancing? on Friday February 10, 2023 @10:19AM (#34740740)
Can I ask, what was your first step into freelance exactly? Was it working with a past client, or something else entirely?
Seriously? Do you live off grid or something?
But isn't the inbetween contract jobs a tenuous time?
I know that there's a plugin for anki and youtube tutorial on setting it up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXyv6pnVGhA . Haven't tried it myself but will probably give it a shot

Ask HN: What's your outdoor work setup

Since the pandemic, I've been working outside a lot more, which I really enjoy. I'll take my laptop and just work on the porch or in the backyard. One problem I've noticed though is that the light is killing me. Something about the difference from the daylight and the screen led is really straining for my eyes. I was thinking about buying a e-ink monitor and attaching it to my laptop, but I'm...

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