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14 votes
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Lovers in Auschwitz, reunited seventy-two years later. He had one question
7 votes -
Middle-class millennials aren’t leaving home
20 votes -
In fastest-growing Texas, rural population is still declining
5 votes -
The fight to make Austin affordable
4 votes -
I worked for Alex Jones. I regret it
30 votes -
'A present from Norway and it's dead' – Christmas tree unites London in dismay
8 votes -
America's parents want paid family leave and affordable child care. Why can't they get it?
15 votes -
40,000 festive shoppers to hit Swedish superstore – shoppers travel from afar to Gekås Ullared mega-mall, an institution that has its own reality TV show
4 votes -
What's the education system like in your country?
Ok I'll start: Brazil: here the schools are split between the fundamental level, which is 1-9th grade, which is then subdivided onto fundamental I and II, which range from 1-5th (ages 6-11) and...
Ok I'll start:
Brazil: here the schools are split between the fundamental level, which is 1-9th grade, which is then subdivided onto fundamental I and II, which range from 1-5th (ages 6-11) and 6-9th grades (ages 11-15) respectively. Then we have 'medium' level ("Ensino Médio") which goes from 10th-12th grade, and then we have a national test called ENEM, where everyone takes a test to be able to enroll in the many colleges/universities which accept it, where you then reach 'superior' class and take technical courses and the like.
Class goes from 7-12:20 Am for fundamental II and 1-5:20 pm for fundamental I. This is because each day is divided into six periods of 50 minutes (+a 20 minute break, like in most places) for the sake of making subject distribution easier.
There are 8 subjects in fundamental class, Portuguese (grammar), math, geography, history, science, physical education, English (still mostly grammar) and arts. (Unsurprisingly it's more about culture & music than how to draw)
In 'medium' class, 3 more subjects are added, which are biology, physics and chemistry.Funding for education is reserved for the states to decide, although it usually goes from 15-25% of total tax revenue.
16 votes -
In terms of reading test score points per hour of learning, Finnish students came out on top, followed by kids in Germany and Sweden
5 votes -
Is it OK if someone wants to live for years on a bench?
6 votes -
Teacher effects on student achievement and height: A cautionary tale
13 votes -
DEF CON 27 conference - Nina Kollars - Confessions of an Nespresso money mule
6 votes -
In some towns in Finland, one-person households are now a majority
9 votes -
Ukraine has become the 100th country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration – a Norwegian initiative to make schools safer even during war
10 votes -
Why is childcare so expensive?
13 votes -
I showed vintage Mister Rogers to my 21st-century kids
14 votes -
Relentlessly simplify
6 votes -
The homeownership obsession - How buying homes became a part of the American dream—and also a nightmare
35 votes -
In Denmark, children's homes are places of stability, comfort and support – now a British entrepreneur is bringing the model to the UK
3 votes -
From an Oslo forest comes the Christmas gift Norway gives Britain every year – a towering tree for London's Trafalgar Square
7 votes -
Baby boomers speaking to us from 1989
15 votes -
Car seat manufacturers and retailers suggest that secondhand ones are unsafe and that they expire every six years or so, but finding any data that supports this is difficult
16 votes -
For my series The Cold Swedish Winter I've spent the last four series cracking jokes about the Swedes – but what kind of thing makes the Swedes themselves laugh?
6 votes -
Puolanka was in the news for all the wrong reasons, so locals decided to embrace being the worst
8 votes -
Let's talk: Wallets/Purses/etc
Given the the bags ediiton went well I figured I'd turn it into a semi-regular thing What are you using to carry your money/cards/etc? What's good/bad about it? What is your dream money carrying...
Given the the bags ediiton went well I figured I'd turn it into a semi-regular thing
What are you using to carry your money/cards/etc?
What's good/bad about it?
What is your dream money carrying device?13 votes -
Mexico ambush: How a US Mormon family ended up dead
8 votes -
Dogs don't understand basic concepts like moving
19 votes -
Peter Thiel's religion
4 votes -
He was hijacked by pirates - and then mistaken for one. One man’s ordeal in the Gulf of Guinea, the world’s most dangerous shipping route.
7 votes -
Companion dog acquisition may reduce loneliness among community dog owners
6 votes -
Bay Area students and teachers rally for school funding and Prop 13 reform
6 votes -
Roads from the past - a short animated history of Britain's Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers
6 votes -
What do you gift a couch host?
In a few days, I’ll be crashing on my friend’s couch for a week. If it matters, I can only buy from retail stores within Hong Kong and hand carry on the subway. Every time I see them, they’re too...
In a few days, I’ll be crashing on my friend’s couch for a week.
If it matters, I can only buy from retail stores within Hong Kong and hand carry on the subway. Every time I see them, they’re too quick on the bill, so taking them to eat is out of the question.
Obvious choices are alcohol or fruit basket. I’m terrible at picking gifts for people, as I’m always worried they’ll be as picky as I am on my purchases.
What are your go-tos for gifts in this situation?
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Buying a car
I've found myself in the market for a vehicle, and am looking for opinions. What I currently drive is very old, and I'm unlikely to get any meaningful trade-in value for it. Normally I would...
I've found myself in the market for a vehicle, and am looking for opinions. What I currently drive is very old, and I'm unlikely to get any meaningful trade-in value for it. Normally I would simply look to repair what I consider to be a transportation appliance, but due to its age as well as the number and type of issues I've decided it's best to get rid of it. I've been interested in (and have been offered great deals on) the 2019 Nissan Rogue and 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. I drove options from Honda and Hyundai and was not thrilled. I'm uncomfortable with the fact that there is a network connection to the machine that controls my brakes, acceleration, steering, and safety system in each of these vehicles. Does anyone have any general advice, opinions, or other options I should consider?
17 votes -
The fisherman's secret
5 votes -
Rich robbers: Why do wealthy people shoplift?
10 votes -
Let's talk bags
What are you using to carry your stuff? What stuff are you carrying? What's good/bad about it? What is your dream bag? Anything bag related is welcome.
26 votes -
Those people we tried to cancel? They’re all hanging out together
17 votes -
Avoid News - Towards a Healthy News Diet [pdf, 2010]
8 votes -
Know your Bluecheck: Immigration from the Inside
6 votes -
On October 24, 1975 over ninety percent of Icelandic women refused to work – to show how much society depended on women's labor, from farms and factories to the home
10 votes -
‘OK boomer’ marks the end of friendly generational relations
38 votes -
Family of teen who died from Ecstacy support legalisation
8 votes -
De-branding my body. The former sex slaves transforming their tattoos.
12 votes -
There was no committee
6 votes -
In Finland, an intelligent office could change the way people think about working
3 votes -
In defence of America’s prison-industrial complex
10 votes -
Women in Norway have the best quality of life according to the latest Women, Peace and Security Index
6 votes