If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal. If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist. If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian. If you believe

> is middle schooler with sexual abuse history > distressed by sexual development > pediatritian decides to recommend therapist > therapist decides to diagnose gender dysphoria within an hour > get second opinion > second therapist decides to confirm diagnosis > therapist

Come this September, I will be 9 years post op from my mastectomy in 2017 at age 13. Nearly a decade out and I still have nerve issues. It's bullshit. The itches I can't scratch bother me more than the pain does.

Tijdens je studieloopbaan zijn cijfers belangrijk. Je helpt leerlingen niet door te doen alsof dat niet zo is.

Some choices should absolutely be stigmatized, just as we stigmatize, for instance, driving over the speed limit. Refusing to vaccinate not only puts your own kid at risk, but imposes a cost on the whole of society, which therefore has an interest in curbing such decision-making.

Yes.

No, let's not treat social media like tobacco. a) To age-gate social media, you must require ALL adults to prove their age (probably with ID or a selfie). This affects everyone's privacy. b) Kids get around bans and end up accessing more harmful content. See Australia. c)

George Orwell, how to think clearly

“People who pride themselves on their "complexity" and deride others for being "simplistic" should realize that the truth is often not very complicated. — Thomas Sowell

Kids hate math because they expect it to be complicated. They expect math to be complicated because someone told them it would be.

Diagnostic skill does not depend on age, it depends on critical thinking skills. There are diagnosticians with years of experience who do a terrible job.

Illiteracy among kids is at an all time high. We need traditional educational institutions (aka "schools"), not self-organized learning clubs.

Als deze voorlopig experimentele “off label” behandelingen van kinderen niet worden geregistreerd, de resultaten langdurig opgevolgd en geanonimiseerd toegankelijk gemaakt voor onafhankelijk onderzoek, dan is dit laakbaar medisch handelen, een referentiecentrum onwaardig.

Racisme gaat over onveranderlijke kenmerken zoals huidskleur en afkomst, religie is een set ideeën. Geen enkel idee is boven kritiek en spot verheven. En slechte ideeën kan je gewoon verwerpen.

Ook waar natuurlijk. Een tripje Den Haag is hem hiermee bespaard gebleven.

Jeetje dit zet je toch wel aan het denken

Slechtgeformuleerde examenvragen bestaan. Je bent niet noodzakelijk autistisch als je een slechte examenvraag treft.

Teaching kids to pass tests has yielded hundreds of Nobel prize winners, thousands of top scientists, millions of skilled workers and a level of prosperity and wealth unprecedented in human history.

“Survived the horrors of war” 🙄 This tweet reminds me of that old joke about WW2: Person 1: My grandfather died in a concentration camp. Person 2: Was he sent to the gas chamber? Person 1: Nah, he fell out of the guard tower. Ilhan always leaves out the part where her family

Do people even understand that the entire Middle East was home to a diverse array of cultures and religions before Islam colonized it?