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The unspoken slogan by employers to legally add a clause in their new hires’ contracts to have them vaccinated before they start work, and to expect existing staff to be inoculated if they want to keep their job.
Guesstimate how many people worldwide would challenge or sue their employers for implementing the "No Jab, No Job” policy, who argue that it is discriminatory to force any staff to be immunized.
by MathPlus February 18, 2021
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If only more people would practice negative visualization every now and then to take stock of what might go wrong in spite of their positive attitudes in taking risks in life, few would get hurt or burnt of their hard-earned money.
by MathPlus April 21, 2018
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Guesstimate how many byslexics worldwide fail their algebra test every year through no fault on their own.
by MathPlus October 1, 2021
Get the byslexic mug.Also known as “Boris Math.” When hardcore math educators, most of whom are white supremacists or racists, object to using wallet-friendly, better-quality foreign math textbooks under the guise of protecting local authors and publishers, or are opposed to recruiting foreign math teachers and lecturers to teach in local schools and universities, because their presence unprovenly threatens the livelihoods of locals, who would find it hard to compete with cheaper foreign talents.
PM Johnson and his diehard supporters would fight hard to maintain Brexit math for nationalistic reasons, because any compromise to let in alien mathematical talent would be perceived as going against their Brexiteer principles—math and math education must be local, and not adulterated by foreign elements.
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Diehard Trumpists or alt-right white supremacists would show unwavering loyalty to their Insurrectionist-in-Chief, and christening their newborn “Covid Trump” is one such faithful act of allegiance to the “anointed” one.
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Unlike the negative image associated with creative accounting, other creative activities like creative writing and creative thinking are looked upon positively.
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Teachers should present math as a verb, not as a noun—when students should be encouraged to be active players, not mere spectators.
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