Unsolicited writing advice, no. 12403: Restrictions can actually be helpful, especially if you've become comfortable with the way you work. If you're struggling under easy conditions, try putting yourself under a little pressure. Limit your writing time. Change your space. Write longhand. It works.

I feel like so much of what’s going on that makes no sense even in theory could be halted or at least slowed down if the people behind these choices were forced to answer two simple questions. How? And why?

Not sure about context, but “educators may consider developing pedagogical approaches that align AI use with academic integrity …” Okay, but both plagiarism (if information LLMs provide is accurate) & falsifying (if inaccurate) are violations of academic integrity, so? This is a thing I don’t get.

Feeding AI instead of children.

A question if you are interested in communication, language, education, disability, &/or human rights: who gets to decide what a person should say? Relevant in the age of LLMs. AAC = augmentative-alternative communication, if you are unfamiliar with the term www.aacvoices.org/blog/aac-pro...

Number 2. Yes, please. “They should know that!” They don’t, & your job is to teach.

Very strangely-phrased bill.

I agree that many faculty at my university seem reluctant to openly call bullshit in relation to "AI" because they feel they don't have the expertise to speak up. One of the goals of our project is to address this. We want to help faculty gain the confidence and expertise to voice their concerns.

GWAN SENEGAL!

None. A good translator will find a local equivalent (and have done in the past). A good translation is NOT transcription. It gets the vibe right. Which is why I insist a human translates my novels, not "AI."

The World Cup should employ a team of commentator Historians who describe the historical relations and tensions between the two countries over the course of the match.

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Hats off to DRC

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes funding for federal summer lunch program for low-income children-- Note that this argument did not apply to free federal money for vouchers www.texastribune.org/2025/06/23/t...

To everyone saying we need to teach children resilience and that under no circumstances should we close schools in the heat, my brother, a primary school teacher, spent last weekend with heatstroke.

Good news y'all, Episodes can be found on archive.org and YouTube. #GoodNews #LearningSpanish #LearningFrench

I don't think enough people understand that for many autistic people, context isn't just important... it's necessary. "Do this thing" "Why?" Is not insubordination, it's context.

Fun fact for Uk teachers recommending LLM use to students- the DfE guidance says in the small print that YOU as a teacher are responsible for any harms that come to students from AI use. So be careful with that Not using or recommending it is free.

“I have heard over and over again that I need to differentiate my lessons, but nobody has ever told me how.” Pet peeve of mine —did a paper where I interviewed teachers on the *training* they had received on how to differentiate. None had.

Diversity, equity, inclusion initiatives are not about giving anyone anything. They are about removing barriers. Many still don’t get this.

Kid anti bullying is full of messages even adults need to hear. My current favorite: I am the one who spends most of the time with what I wear and how I look, so my opinion matters most. Yours is not relevant.

Arizona ESA advocates said participation gaps by neighborhood income would shrink over time. The state's own data tell a different story: the richest-poorest neighborhood gap is widening each year.

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A telephoto shot of Braeriach today. Moody weather. Flashes of sunshine. Dark clouds. Felt like rain but didn't. #Cairngorms

Wash your mouth out with hope and laughter

Poor Japan.

Normally I’m alright with Brazil but I’m DEEPLY invested in O Japão right now.

Please stand by for more poetry …

Courage!

Frog and Toad waited a long time.

People be like "I hate graffiti" and yeah sure whatever but every time I pass by this stupid little sketch by a local guy called 'Wormz' it makes me feel happy, sooo??

Late morning stroll image: wayside flowers

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When AI proponents talk about making students "ready for the AI future", this is the kind of future they're talking about. This does not sound like an enjoyable life.

Ganso, mas em gouache.

"The more phil of science I read, and the more familiar I became with different pockets of the metascience community, the more I came to realize how little consensus there is about how to evaluate science. But I don’t blame those who default to thinking the metascientists have figured things out.

Speechless. WTF @irishtimes.com? www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

Turn it upside down

From Italy to Africa, "you'll find a culinary pattern uniting diverse societies: an elemental batter of chickpea flour, water & olive oil" cecina; farinata; fainè; panelle; karantika; kalinti; calentita; paniza; panisse; cade; socca "it changes its name at every port, but its soul stays the same"

Hey, Brazilians, let's teach some good expressions. I start: Frio de rachar

My background is in K-6 RegEd, K-12 SpEd, and 7-12 ELA. My elementary and special education background on pedagogy and accessibility have been invaluable in my work as a high school English teacher. The need for teacher training re: disabilities has consistently been in the research since the ‘50s!

"Passo 1: mensure tudo que pode ser facilmente mensurado Passo 2: ignore o que não pode ser facilmente mensurado ou quantificado Passo 3: presuma que o que não pode ser facilmente mensurado não é realmente importante Passo 4: afirme que aquilo que não pode ser facilmente mensurado não existe"

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A Long Trek. 22°C with sunshine and cloud. Field Mice.

Step 1: “measure whatever can be easily measured” Step 2: “disregard that which can't easily be measured or given a quantitative value” Step 3: “presume that what can't be measured easily really isn't important” Step 4: “say that what can't be easily measured really doesn't exist”

My dissertation research is open-access on ProQuest: "Navigating Disability Stigma, Reader Identity, and Special Education Services in Secondary ELA Classrooms: A Mixed Methods Study of Adolescents With Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading" www.proquest.com/docview/3353...

These findings *should* prompt universities to invest in support for student mothers (and address academia's anti-mom culture). But I'm guessing they'll be used to shame women who don't "make good choices"--who don't wait to have kids until they finish their degrees. www.science.org/content/arti...

"We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the Secret sits in the middle and knows." — Robert Frost

19th C. quilt (when it’s cold) & a set of drawers from the 1920s. Planned obsolescence is unfortunate.