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This is a yearly routine now, so from next year, I am just gonna bookmark dumb stuff as and when they are said. Anyway, get on with what you are here for. Presenting the stupidest things Indian celebrities have said in 2021:

Why do Bollywood people feel this urge to display their stupidity in every matter? Trust me, if this guy writes a book on heart health, our Indian public will make it a bestseller. pic.twitter.com/zQkEX22ibz

Just a thought to ponder but doesnt the left and right both lead to the same conclusion. Totalitarianism! One does it through nationalism and the the other through socialism. Are we really taking sides for the same outcome?

I so agree with @jordanbpeterson when he suggests that we must be monsters and what great monsters we could be, if only we also knew how to control it. Cause Its not the sword wielder that has the power, its the one who knows how to keep it sheathed that truly controls it.

Kangana should keep her mouth shut. Pathetic to say that 1947 independence was "bheekh" & real azaadi came in 2014. Whatever your political affiliation, this js despicable disrespect to all freedom fighters who laid their lives for the independencepic.twitter.com/JHXPwSJxsz

This could just have been an article with Uday Chopra and Kangana Ranaut competition for the title but let's not go there.

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From John Abraham To Varun Dhawan, 9 Of The Dumbest Things Indian Celebrities Have Said In 2021 - ScoopWhoop

Last week, fifth-grade teacher Amy Parker took the pages of the education site Chalkbeat to celebrate New York Citys initiative to promote culturally responsive education in its public schools. Parker introduces her essay by lamenting that School taught me to hide who I was and what I valued because it didnt assign books with characters who had gay parents. But, at the same time, Parker also complains that she was overly represented in the books [she] read and the classes [she] took.

To make up for this injustice, Parker has now committed herself to providing a culturally responsive and sustaining education or CRSE. This means that she will pick texts on the basis of representation and diversity and emphasize racial and sexual identity in all her lessons. Instead of learning about the world and how to contribute to it, her students will now learn about themselves and how to become agents of change.

For these courageous efforts, New York City will support Parker and other teachers like her with a gargantuan sum of money: Over the course of three years, almost $500 million will be allocated to CRSE so that our students are reflected in what and how they learn.

While everyone is certainly entitled to her opinions, even bad ones, this becomes a problem when it comes with such a high price tag and threatens to become the dominant position of an entire profession. I may not teach in New York, but even here in Texas, this kind of thinking and the policies it inspires are increasingly common in our public schools.

It is worthwhile to consider and rebut Parkers argument, not only because it promotes a radically leftist message to a captive audience of children, but because its bad pedagogy that deprives those children of a quality education.

The most obvious problem, as voices against critical race theory have noted, is the fact that a school classroom is a space intended for the development of knowledge and competency, not ideology and activism. Parker clearly believes the latter and trains her students to see themselves and others through the lens of race and sexuality.

However, people are much more than this. As Aristotle established long ago and Jordan Peterson reiterates today, people can only thrive when they define themselves by their virtues and achievements and find meaning and purpose therein. When they do otherwise, defining themselves by accidental qualities (that is, through things that happened to them rather than things they effected themselves), they will never find meaning or purpose, because there is none.

Society doesnt care what people are; it cares about what people do. And this holds true for any culture and any political system.

Thats why identity politics is a terrible model for public education or any other cultural endeavor, for that matter. It discourages achievement and learning and projects a false reality.

A student in such an environment doesnt bother understanding the world beyond himself, nor does he learn to become a better reader, writer, and problem-solver. Rather, he adopts a mode of thinking that his fate is largely predetermined by labels and systems, and learns that the only way to change his fate is by challenging the system through activism.

One cannot understate just how vicious this kind of thinking is. As Jeremy Adams declares in his recent book Hollowed Out: The big lie is that our students are hopeless, powerless victims. It is a lie that brings passivity and cynicism, that encourages finger-pointing and hate, that is a harmful counsel of despair.

Besides the fatalism implicit in identity politics, there is also the accompanying push to activism. Does the world really need more activists? Neither Parker nor any leftist educator ever seems to ask this question. Yet this is probably the main concern for most parents. Theyd like to see their kids grow up to do great things and have a great career, not take to the streets and social media to protest old statues and conservative politicians.

Another question no one seems to ask is if kids really need to see themselves represented in the books they read and the media they consume. Is it true that Children are more engaged in class when they can see themselves in their lessons and materials, as NYCs departing Chancellor Meisha Porter attests? In my experience, both as a student and a teacher, this is not the case.

Like many other millennials, my favorite book series in elementary school were Goosebumps, The Great Brain, and Choose Your Own Adventure. I liked them because they were a fun escape from my drab public school experience. Reading about experiences that are vastly different from their own is part of what makes reading compelling, for children and adults alike.

In high school, I enjoyed more dystopian classic novels like Animal Farm, 1984, and Brave New World because they were relevant critiques of my school experience. It wasnt that I identified with oppressed farm animals, or Winston Smith, or John Savage; these books helped me see that public school was indeed a dystopia and that I wasnt crazy.

When I started teaching, it was the same thing. The texts from authors celebrated because of their skin color never seemed especially engaging for any group of students. It turns out that, just like movies hoping to capitalize on identity politics, books that do so will inevitably fail. Kids wont read them, and teachers wont use them.

Parker may gush about the handful of students who have taken her lessons on diversity, equity, and inclusion to heart and have signed petitions for transgender rights and expressed guilt over their racial groups role in history, but she seems relatively indifferent to whether her students can write an essay, graph an equation, or collect data for a science experiment.

All this leads me to think that Parker and other like-minded teachers are not being honest. The classroom she is describing in her essay sounds terrible, but she pretends like all her students really enjoy it. Experience and logic suggest that this simply isnt the case.

It is far more likely that Parker is like the leftist teachers on TikTok who garner positive attention for how well they can indoctrinate their students while teaching them nothing. Her essay in Chalkbeat is just more virtue signaling or shameless shilling, considering that half a billion dollars is being spent on CRSE.

Meanwhile, students at NYC public schools continue to fare poorly in reading and now district leaders are eliminating talented and gifted programs for the sake of equity. Rather than empower their students, New York City educators seem more interested in enabling them with leftist narratives.

This may satisfy the progressive itch now, but it will only compound the failings of public education. Lets hope other cities and states take heed of New Yorks CRSE and do the exact opposite.

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NYC To Spend $500 Million Teaching Kids To Obsess About Sex And Race - The Federalist

Mick McCabe| Special to Detroit Free Press

The 2021 Detroit Free Press All-State teams, from Divisions 1 to 8, as selected by special writer Mick McCabe:

Rec: Cornell Perry, Woodhaven (captain)

OL: Kamari Landers, Dearborn Fordson

OL: Masai Reddick, Detroit Cass Tech

OL: Cole Tinson, Romeo

OL: Amir Herring, West Bloomfield

OL: Danny Rosa, Traverse City West

Rec: Gavin Mesman, Saline

Rec: Teon Armstrong, Davison

QB: Bryce Underwood, Belleville

RB: Ethan Clark, Clarkston

RB: Caiden Sloan, Macomb Dakota

K/P: Adam Samaha, Ann Arbor Huron

DL: Sean Field, Novi Detroit Catholic Central

DL: Michael Williams, West Bloomfield

DL: Danny Honkala, Howell

DL: Tommy Phimister, Novi

LB: Biagio Madonna, Sterling Heights Stevenson

LB: Cross Dobbs, Grand Blanc

LB: Cameron Dyson, Belleville

DB: Parker Picot, Rochester Adams (captain)

DB: Jordan Ramsey, Sterling Heights Stevenson

DB: Joey Kostrubiec, Romeo

DB: Myles Rowser, Belleville

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Rec: Tyler Henry, Roseville

OL: Brett Weaver, Traverse City Central

OL: James Livingston, Dexter

OL: Ethan Gates, St. Clair Shores Lakeview

OL: CJ Aldred, Waterford Mott

OL: Lawrence Nash-Martin, Livonia Churchill

Rec: Quinn Fracassi, South Lyon

Rec: Aaron Rice, North Farmington

QB: Brady Drogosh, Warren De La Salle (captain)

RB: Cole Cabana, Dexter

RB: Jorden Collier, Ypsilanti Lincoln

K/P: Luke Silvernale, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern

DL: DJ Caviness, Muskegon Mona Shores

DL: Aidan Wardell, Midland Dow

DL: Caleb Paarlberg, Caledonia

DL: Mason Muragin, Warren De La Salle

LB: Tyler Stolsky, Portage Central

LB: Aidan Vaughn, Walled Lake Western

LB: Tyler Weaver, GR Forest Hills Northern

DB: Jarvis McIntosh, Battle Creek Lakeview

DB: Carson Bourdo, Traverse City Central (captain)

DB: Orlando Trader, Jackson

DB: Jaden Mangham, Birmingham Groves

Rec: TayShawn Trent, Harper Woods

OL: Cam Heiss, Cedar Springs

OL: Brady Ploucha, Dearborn Divine Child

OL: Brendan Schanick, Flint Kearsley

OL: Gabe Landskroener, Riverview

OL: Brady Montie, Allen Park

Rec: Lynn Wyche-El, Detroit King

QB: Tyler Holtz, DeWitt (captain)

RB: Julion McCray, Battle Creek Harper Creek

RB: Christian Stokes, Harper Woods

RB: Nolan Ray, Birmingham Brother Ray

K/P: Nick Collins, East Grand Rapids

DL: Bryce Debri, DeWitt

DL: Josh Rau, Lowell

DL: TyQuarius Irby, Muskegon

DL: Charlie Lovell, Pinckney

LB: Malik Immoos, St. Joseph

LB: Kory Davis, Mount Pleasant

LB: Blake Bailiff, Detroit King (captain)

DB: Markell Gilford, River Rouge

DB: Damari Foster, Muskegon

DB: Aiden Brunin, Cedar Springs

DB: A.J. Martel, Mason

Rec: Saige Slanec, Croswell-Lexington

OL: Ryan Shinabery, Hudsonville Unity Christian

OL: Gino Tribuzio, Ortonville-Brandon

OL: Grant OBrien, Goodrich

OL: Bergen Grochoski, GR Forest Hills Eastern

OL: Kelly Clarke, GR Forest Hills Central

Rec: Landon Mikel, Edwardsburg

QB: Jake Townsend, Croswell-Lexington

RB: Lucas Storm, Lake Fenton

RB: Drew Chandler, Hudsonville Unity Christian (captain)

RB: JaMartae Hogan, Grand Rapids Christian

K/P: Trevor Houseworth, Edwardsburg

DL: Robert Sutch, Chelsea (captain)

DL: Max Muenzer, Lake Fenton

DL: Noah Gradeless, Adrian

DL: Ben Nelson, Holland Christian

LB: Jacob Kundinger, Freeland

LB: Cole McElvany, Milan

LB: Lance Wolford, Imlay City

DB: Logan McColley, Edwardsburg

DB: Cam Chandler, Hudsonville Unity Christian

DB: Luke Grove, Birmingham Detroit Country Day

DB: William Damaska, North Branch

Rec: Zach Person, Kingsford

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Meet the 2021 Michigan high school football All-State teams, Divisions 1-8 - Detroit Free Press

Jordan Peterson, a sometimes controversial author and social commentator, will appear at Birminghams Alabama Theatre as part of his 2022 tour.

The March 28 appearance, announced Wednesday by Red Mountain Entertainment and the venue, appears to be the only Alabama stop on Petersons Beyond Order tour. He will appear March 27 at the Saenger Theatre in Pensacola.

General public ticket sales begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, though Ticketmaster indicates that tour presales have begun.

The full title of the tour, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, refers to a 2021 book that is a followup to Petersons 2018 bestseller 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.

Peterson, a Canadian academic and clinical psychologist turned social media star, has positioned himself as an opponent of political correctness and identity-based politics. This has fueled an ardent, largely right-wing fan base but has also led to accusations that Peterson at times merely puts a scholarly sheen on reactionary ideas, legitimizing misogyny and other discriminatory behavior.

For more information visit https://alabamatheatre.com/.

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Jordan Peterson to appear in Birmingham on Beyond Order tour - AL.com

There was an interesting series of articles about refugees in the issue of 3 December. Resistance to the wrong sort of migrants goes back a way. The UKs 1905 Aliens Act tried to keep out Jewish people such as my ancestors fleeing persecution in Tsarist Russia, and there was resistance to accepting Jews from Nazi Germany until it was too late, though the Kindertransport was an exception. Zionists in Palestine agreed to accept wealthy Jews under the 1933 Haavara trade agreement with the Third Reich because they could share the economic spoils.

We could consider what resistance to helping others in need is really about. We have come some distance, but there is further to go. No one becomes a refugee by choice. Those who make it this far have more initiative and enterprise than all their armchair critics, with much to offer the UK. Managing asylum requires a fair, efficient and effective process. A policy of trying to deter migration by restrictive and legalistic means has as much chance of success as a maternity unit that turns away mothers about to give birth.Noel Hamel, New Malden, Greater London

What a shame that Jerome Roos introduced capitalism into his excellent essay (How the weather shapes history, 26 November). Throughout history, regimes have burned fossil fuels irrespective of ideology. The difference today is that we have never been more capable of mitigating climate change. By implying that capitalism is the bogeyman behind rising global temperatures, Roos encourages, however passively, the extremist views that hinder action.Sir Andrew Cook, Castagnola, Switzerland

I am not totally against anthropomorphic descriptions, but your headline The virus strikes back goes too far. Mutations are random and it is not helpful to see the virus as a sentient being with evil intent.Mary Davies, Lymington, Hampshire

A question for Phil Whitaker, on the interview with Jordan Peterson (Encounter, 3 December). Shouldnt an all-meat diet lead to scurvy? When wouldnt it? Dave McElroy, Reading, Berkshire

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