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Post by Captain Zelar on Nov 30, 2015 22:04:03 GMT -5
There are many people who believe that there could be a zombie apocalypse... I don't think many people know how biology works.
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Post by Lee Traxin on Dec 1, 2015 8:40:01 GMT -5
Oh geez. That post is pretty amazing. It's been a while since I saw this level of foolishness.
In other news, I've been walking children through various games recently, and it's starting to get to me. I really, really can't stand when I say "go left" and their immediate reaction is to go right.
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Post by Youngster Joey on Dec 1, 2015 8:52:45 GMT -5
Unfortunately, I subsequently liked the facebook page from where the image originated (a page dedicated to stupidcrapanti-vaxxers say). The page apparently updates very regularly. So, now I can fly into a rage every time I look at my facebook feed.
The worst part is, that isn't even the stupidest one I've read so far.
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Derman
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Post by Derman on Dec 2, 2015 4:29:02 GMT -5
^^^ I couldn't handle that at all. I have hard time looking past my friends ignorance. Id go insane if I saw any more of thatcrapthan I already do. I've not seen any anti-vaccine people here though. Only some harmless flower hats and angry anti-immigrants. And way too many conspiracy theorists with some insane ideas. Lee Traxin I know the struggle. I've been playibg a lot of games with my brother lately. He's 12 and I'm surprised he could beat Dark Souls when he couldn't react when I told him to roll left.
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Post by Lee Traxin on Dec 3, 2015 20:54:51 GMT -5
Lee Traxin I know the struggle. I've been playibg a lot of games with my brother lately. He's 12 and I'm surprised he could beat Dark Souls when he couldn't react when I told him to roll left. Yeah, for me it's a pair of twin 8 year olds. One of them is pretty good, but he gets flustered easily. The other... Well he's a bit... Wimpy. If anyone even so much as suggests that he did something stupid, he'll walk out crying. I just don't know how to play the whole "kind older brother" role after running the "aloof" variety for so long. Any ideas?
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Post by Youngster Joey on Dec 3, 2015 22:03:01 GMT -5
Do you necessarily "need" to act like a kind, older brother? As a kid, I respected teens and adults who had similar interests and simply interacted with me like an equal. One of my favorite babysitters as a kid was this 17-year-old average guy who used to play Super Mario 64 with us and show us all the secret stars. He was an average guy, just did it for the extra cash, and while he was nice, he wasn't nurturing or anything, at least not that I can recall. Just playing video games with my sister and me was enough for 8-year-old me to like him.
That was my experience with babysitting, too. I always brought video games with me and played with the kids like I would with friends, and that was enough for the kids to look forward to me coming over. I was the cool teenager who treated them like equals and liked the same things they did.
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Post by Lee Traxin on Dec 4, 2015 12:46:39 GMT -5
Unfortunately I do, the kid I'm talking about goes into full shutdown if he detects even the slightest criticism or sarcasm. If I treat him on par with me and expect him to struggle his way through parts of games(mind you, I step in on the particularly BS parts in games, the Hoverbike races from Ratchet and Clank come to mind) that are a bit above his skill level. Although, that was how I learned, because the only person I had to play with was a older cousin who hated losing and my father who played every match to its fullest.
The other issue is that we're polar opposites. The 18 year old who riffs stories on the internet and plays all varieties of video games is very different in mentality with the 8 year old who watches soap operas and Teen Titans Go. He wants to play games, but he doesn't want to deal with the learning curb.
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Post by Hiro the Half-Elf on Dec 4, 2015 15:18:53 GMT -5
Try to avoid criticizing him directly when he makes mistakes- I know you're already dealing with that because of the temperament, but it's important to watch how you're helping. If he makes a mistake, the game itself will show him he made a mistake, and hovering over his shoulder pointing out what he's doing wrong is going to make the difficulty curve seem all the more daunting.
Similarly- don't help unless he's directly asking for help. He needs to learn that he can build the skills to succeed on his own.
And, well... when kids go into a complete freak-out when they lose at a game, maybe they should take a break for a bit. Usually the freak-out itself is enough to give them a break. Games are for the player to take at their own pace, and they'll usually come back on their own.
What games are you playing with these kids, anyways?
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Post by Derman on Dec 4, 2015 15:33:24 GMT -5
Kids can be hard sometimes. I was lucky when I was babysitting two boys (3 and 5yo) last year. The older one did get upset for losing to me/his younger brother so I just told him he couldn't get anything he wanted and something about not being selfish and having to lose at some point. He maybe had some respect for me (which is funny because I didn't know the family i was working for) so he usually listened to me and calmed down. My younger brother on the other hand gets really defensive when criticised. I introduced him to Dark Souls just to test his nerves. So many times he was whining how unfair the game is. I pointed out his mistakes and sometimes he got enough and walked out the door. Later he comes back and apologizes. We took turns (3 deaths/player) playing the game. It was really fun experience. He's a fun guy and we have similar tastes as well. It really boosts his confidence to beat his older brother in smash for example (which he does .). He has some problems with bullying in school so he's a bit wimpy and apologizes way too much. Speaking of bullying: I recently saw the guy who turned my high school to hell and after 4 years he hasn't grown up at all. It was a type of class/high-school reunion and He was trying to embarass me in front of everyone else. I've never wanted to punch a guy in the face that bad. For a moment he managed to turn me back to that shy high-school kid I used to be.
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Post by lynnie on Dec 4, 2015 22:57:30 GMT -5
A guy- several guys-a girl- people in general recently.
One doesn't understand preference, the other is a total creep,one keeps on getting into fights with my other friends and doesn't UNDERSTAND opinion.
They're so annoying..
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Post by Lee Traxin on Dec 6, 2015 20:30:26 GMT -5
Try to avoid criticizing him directly when he makes mistakes- I know you're already dealing with that because of the temperament, but it's important to watch how you're helping. If he makes a mistake, the game itself will show him he made a mistake, and hovering over his shoulder pointing out what he's doing wrong is going to make the difficulty curve seem all the more daunting. Similarly- don't help unless he's directly asking for help. He needs to learn that he can build the skills to succeed on his own. And, well... when kids go into a complete freak-out when they lose at a game, maybe they should take a break for a bit. Usually the freak-out itself is enough to give them a break. Games are for the player to take at their own pace, and they'll usually come back on their own. What games are you playing with these kids, anyways? The one currently freaking out a lot is going through Ratchet and Clank 2 and Sly 1, with his primary issue being that if he dies to any one section 2-3 times he wants help. Not the 'can you give me a hint' kind of help, but the 'please play through this segment so I can get to the next area' type. He seems to be able to play any game I put in front of him with a 30-40% victory ratio, but once he gets to the first section where the game ups the ante, (Notak for Ratchet, world 3 for Sly) those chances drop like a stone. He also dabbles in my fighting game library with UMvC3, Blazblue, Soul Calibur and others. Other than that, he plays the lego games and little kindle apps. He recently learned to read too. The other just finished Sly 1 and 2 and is halfway through 3. He's 2/3rds through Ratchet 2. He can play fairly well, but if he screws up it just piles up. He also doesn't ask for help even when extremely flustered. This one does take breaks though which is good. Derman I've had similar experiences with the two of my brothers as well. They had a lot of fun with our "manly men of Xillia" run, with them as Jude and Rowen, while I played Alvin. It was a blast.
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Post by Youngster Joey on Dec 11, 2015 23:24:06 GMT -5
the superiority of veganism! humans aren't actually supposed to be meat-eaters; we're just eating meat out of convenience and habit! citing PETA as evidence on how our teeth don't look like a carnivore's... hence, our brilliant thinker deduces, we must be herbivores. (because omnivores don't exist.)
we apparently also started eating meat because ancestors didn't have vegetables and fruits in the winter... (humans didn't originate in Africa, apparently.)
hahah ok what
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Post by Friendly Person :) on Dec 12, 2015 1:48:42 GMT -5
quickest way to get me to do something: tell me I can't do it (within reason, obviously)
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Post by Youngster Joey on Dec 19, 2015 15:42:16 GMT -5
oberlinreview.org/9055/news/cds-appropriates-asian-dishes-students-say/hahahah what ok idk, maybe it's just me, but I don't remember college food being all that great, regardless of cuisine... it's not "cultural appropriation" when all of the food is bad. I lived off Oreos and Special K freshman year because I was on a campus in the middle of nowhere North Carolina and the dining hall food sucked. Why don't these people also female dog about pizza or Chipotle burritos while they're at it? I mean, both are pretty different from what the Italians and Mexicans eat. Is that disrespectful cultural appropriation, or is that simply development of a new fusion cuisine? also, does no one at Oberlin realize the irony of complaining about preparation methods of General Tso's chicken?? It's not even an actual Chinese dish... my understanding is that it originated in the United States.
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Post by lynnie on Dec 27, 2015 20:04:32 GMT -5
Everything. Oh my god.
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