I’ve gathered some resources and tips and tricks on self-educating after educational neglect. This is only what I did and what I know helped me. I’m about to graduate college with honors after having no education past the age of 9. I wouldn’t be here without the following. Everything is free, and at/well above the standard for education in the US.
The holy grail: Khan Academy. Nearly every course you could take is available here, in order and by grade level. Their open-source free courses rival some of the college classes I’ve taken. This is your most solid resource.
For inattentive types: Crash Course offers a variety of courses that are snappy, entertaining, and extremely rewarding. They work for my ADHD brain. They also have college prep advice, which is essential if you’re looking to go to higher education with no classroom experience.
To catch up on your reading: There are certain books that you may have read had you gone to school that you’ve missed out on. This list is the most well-rounded and can fill you in on both children’s books and classic novels that are essential or at least extremely helpful to be familiar with. You can find a majority of these easily at a local library (and some for free in PDF form online low key). There are a few higher level classics in here that I’d highly recommend. If it doesn’t work for you, I’d always recommend asking your local librarian.
*BE AWARE* The book list I recommend suggests you read Harry Potter books, and given their transphobic author you may or may not want to read them. If you choose to, I’d highly recommend buying the books secondhand or borrowing from a library to avoid financially supporting a living author with dangerous and damaging views.
TEST, TEST, TEST: Again, Khan Academy is your go-to for this. I don’t personally like standardized testing, but going through SAT and ACT courses was the best way I found to really reveal my gaps so that I could supplement.
Finally: As much as you can, enjoy the process. Education can be thrilling and teach you so much about yourself, and help shape your view of the world. It can get frustrating, but I’d like to encourage you that everyone can learn. No pace is the perfect pace, and your learning style is the right learning style for you. In teaching yourself, be patient, be kind, and indulge in the subjects you really enjoy without neglecting others. You are your teacher. Give yourself what others chose not to.
i saw the barbie movie and i loved it, here's my review
IF I MAY ALERT THE FALSETTOS FANDOM TO THIS VIDEO’S EXISTENCE. i have no idea WHO these guys are or where this is but this is so fcking cute i have to scream about it
the clothes (whizzer actually. looks stylish, god + marvin’s ugly tie…)
how melodic whizzer’s voice is !! so pretty
they talk over each other SO MUCH it’s adorable
(flips ugly tie into marvin’s face)
“men in france can cancel a debt–” “never been to france”
the blocking during + after “when he pushes…” holy shit
WHIZZER GETTING ON A CHAIR TO YELL AT MARVIN
literally everything about “we like fighting most”
the chairs!! we’re standing on chairs again i see
“what i covet… i keep” what a soft fucking line & what fantastic blocking
“i was trained in karate” FINALLY GETS THE BLOCKING IT DESERVES
“we’ve almost survived a year” “aw!”
“we’re too busy mounting–” (climbs into marvin’s lap) (gets shoved out of marvin’s lap)
WALTZ CHOREOGRAPHY
END NOTE
augh overall this just accentuate’s whizzer’s simultaneous need for love and complete inability to accept love normally and his unreasonably intense control over how much is too much and marvin is just a mess please watch this it’s so cute
The main critique I've seen leveraged at Saltburn is that is falls short of its message of "eat the rich". But like...I never saw it as as that. Saltburn (to me) is steeped in a specifically English class context of nobility. There is this gap that cannot be bridged. Oliver throughout the movie has this deep frustration that he does not permanently belong in the sphere of Saltburn. Multiple people specifically goad him with this fact. Oliver is privileged by most people's standards, but it isn't enough. It's not eat the rich as they're all terrible its eat the rich as consuming them, absorbing them, licking the plate clean. The film came across as less a class critique and a hornier knives out but rather a psychological horror story about desire and not being able to have what you want the most. Oliver will never belong truly at Saltburn. Oliver despite worming his way into the family never has physical intimacy with Felix. It's not skewering the rich, it's commenting on the deep desire to inhabit their skin.
If you cannot afford a subscription to F1TV and want to watch quali live, absolutely do not go on wearechecking.live and look for a stream there 😉
if i don’t respond to you for a week i don’t hate you i’m just being mentally unstable like the bad bitch i am
i loved the new bo burnham special
moon knight ep6 spoilers!
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me watching the post credits:
JAKE LOCKLEY?????
quick drawing inspired by how i felt when listening to “funny feeling” by bo burnham
i shall now not draw for the next 5 months
software used: procreate
it’s not like anyone is going to see this, but should i post my art?
pedro pascal you are so real for this
cal (any pronouns)music theory nerd // theo if you’re seeing this you’re an idiot and ily
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