My 15 year high school reunion was last night. I didn’t go but idk who any of these people are anyways lol
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Austin Matthews
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@mountain_life40 @FreddyLA7 That’s cool, I’m hoping to see an uptick of youth soccer nationwide after this year
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@AwsumAwstun @FreddyLA7 We are not only very aware of it, it’s actually been growing in popularity for decades. Of course it will never beat out American football, but soccer rec leagues for kids are absolutely jam packed in a number of cities here. Many go on to play for school teams.
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@johnsmith222578 @FreddyLA7 I actually didn’t know that. Right on
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@AwsumAwstun @FreddyLA7 WVU and Marshall are literally some of the top soccer teams in the country
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@AwsumAwstun @FreddyLA7 Freddy has obviously visited more states this idiot Austin.
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@PeteHegseth Not sure why your ugly mug is popping up on my timeline but I just wanted to say that you are a vile, despicable person and the day you’re investigated and tried for your traitorous actions will be a day I’ll celebrate
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At least Americans and the rest of the world agree that the third place match is very dumb
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@sperathemoment @FDSportsbook @FanDuel The World Cup is the greatest sporting event in the world, growing up in Alabama NFL never meant anything to me so college football playoffs are top tier, I think basketball is one of the greatest sports and love NBA, Masters is such a legendary event and I love golf. Easy for me
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@AwsumAwstun @FDSportsbook @FanDuel Not the first time someone has said that to me and won't be the last 😂. What's your take on it?
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You can only watch ONE group for the rest of your life.
Which one are you choosing? 🤔
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@FDSportsbook @FanDuel Is this for real? It's B by light-years...you can give A march madness and the Kentucky Derby and it's still not even close. The only reason A is even on the board is because of the College Football Playoff. Yes the world cup is awesome, but it's every 4 years.
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@FDSportsbook A and it’s not even close to being close. Are we being serious right now
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World Cup, college football playoffs, NBA playoffs, AND the Masters? What the fuck could even compete with this lineup
FanDuel Sportsbook@FDSportsbook
You can only watch ONE group for the rest of your life. Which one are you choosing? 🤔
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@Jacobtheclipper The NBA literally has flops every play and players jumping INTO defenders to try and draw fake fouls. Miss me with that “us Americans” bullshit. Soccer is superior.
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@ThatCroatianGuy From a fan’s perspective it would add a lot of excitement with not much downside for the majority of clubs. From an owner’s perspective which is unfortunately relevant here, it’s risky.
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Can someone tell me the downside of promotion and relegation in the United States? Be specific. Bring facts.
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Austin Matthews retweetledi
There's not really any such thing as intelligent people who are "bad at tests"
Susan Wise Bauer@SusanWiseBauer
If you've followed me for any time at all, you probably know that I'm not a fan of standardized testing. Too often, it does a disservice to intelligent students who don't "test well." It puts too much emphasis on a narrow set of qualities and throws less easily measured accomplishments into the shade. In my opinion, classical educators should be working to promote more holistic and thoughtful ways of gauging academic achievements, rather than proposing new standardized testing option. However, I'm really struck by this Washington Post opinion piece by a STEM prof at UC Berkeley, and I'm anxious to know your thoughts. ** In an effort to broaden access to STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — for more first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students, UC has been running an experiment: expanding admission without reliably measuring preparation...In spring 2020, the University of California’s Board of Regents suspended the use of SAT and ACT scores in admissions amid concerns that standardized tests were inequitable.... Having abandoned standardized testing requirements, UC now relies heavily on high school grades and essays. But grades have been inflated for years, and artificial intelligence has made essays a poor measure of unaided writing and reasoning. An admissions process without a universal quantitative measure is less reliable, less transparent and more vulnerable to human bias. The consequences are visible in college classrooms. UC San Diego reported that entering students with math skills below high school level increased nearly thirtyfold in five years and roughly 1 in 12 had preparation below middle school benchmarks. At UC Berkeley, 20 to 30 percent of first-semester calculus students have displayed severe preparation deficits for three consecutive years. Students who struggle with fractions are being asked, in the same semester, to learn far more complex concepts like limits, derivatives and Riemann integrals. Mathematics is like building a tower: Each level depends on the soundness of the one below. A student who has not mastered basic algebra is missing the load-bearing structure on which calculus depends. Placing unprepared students into the same classroom as prepared ones puts brakes on the entire class. Our UC Berkeley calculus classes now have to pause to explain basic properties of addition and multiplication — for example, that (a+b) c = ac + bc. According to California’s Common Core standards, this material is taught in third grade. The students most hurt are those the policy was supposed to help — first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students. Hiding preparation gaps does not remove them; it shifts them to the classroom, where they become harder to overcome. While weaker students drown in material they were never prepared to learn, stronger students tune out. ** It's an intelligent and searing indictment of the cost of doing away with those standardized tests. I might need to rethink. wapo.st/4wHjfBi
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This is actually the dumbest take I’ve heard about soccer and I’m disappointed it’s coming from someone who is widely considered to be intellectual. A score of 2-1 is the exact same as 14-7 in American football which is a very common scoring outcome.
Hank Green@hankgreen
I know this is a brain dead hockey fan take but I still can’t believe, with a goal that size, that there aren’t like 40 goals a game in soccer.
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Austin Matthews retweetledi
Holy smokes, is this one of the best sports photos ever?!?
Erling Haaland@Erling
It’s been quite a row, thank you for making it so special 🚣🏼🇳🇴❤️
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Hey @SouthwestAir this is the fourth flight in 2 months that y’all are BEGGING people to check their carry-ons. A free checked bag that we planned to be a carry-on is not a pro. Offer something to those of us that volunteer, like a future free checked bag or something. Come on.
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Living in Chicago is awesome because you can just go chill on the beach whenever you want
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@Erling You’re now an honorary American. Whether you think this is a good or bad thing doesn’t matter. It’s just true. Welcome 🙏
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