Had an interesting chat with #AI Frederick Douglass today at the African American Meeting House in #Boston. Also got to stand on the same floor boards and pulpit.

If you're in #education (K-12 or higher ed) and interested in meditation, we have a group that meets on Zoom 1st and 3rd Saturdays. #mindfulness #thichnhathanh groups.google.com/g/mindful-le...

When the algorithm gives you the same story over and over again #AI #Shakespeare

I have to say my favorite #AI tool right now isn't a chatbot (e.g., ChatGPT; Claude; Gemini). It's Aqua Voice. I can dictate notes, emails, or whatever, and the punctuation and caps get filled in. It's not as assistive as "Dragon Naturally Speaking," but you can actually speak naturally.

Original Sins by @eveewing.bsky.social. A fantastic read and hard to put down. Definitely going to work it into one of my courses for the fall.

When folks in your zoom talk about grading and you feel fight or flight.

Sorry to be missing this!

Tried eating a fresh artichoke tonight. Way harder than a lobster

I co-facilitate a #mindfulness group for teachers, leaders, researchers, and others in the education ecosystem. We meet online this Saturday! Here's our google group if you'd like details. groups.google.com/g/mindful-le...

So the Trump tariff plan was probably made by an LLM -- with some common misunderstandings that LLMs have about tariffs www.theverge.com/news/642620/... #AI

If you're in the education ecosystem and would like to practice #mindfulness #meditation with others, our group meets on 1st and 3rd Saturdays (next session is April 5)! Our mailing list/zoom links here groups.google.com/g/mindful-le... @ucea-leadership.bsky.social @uceagsc.bsky.social #plumvillage

No matter how bad things yet, remember there was always the chance that you will see a big dog riding in the passenger seat like a human

I was contemplating this the other day, when I realized that I'm more comfortable with my own mortality than I am with thinking about doing taxes.

We're starting an online #meditation group for educators, leaders, and education scholars. I practice in Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village tradition; we are both professors of #edleadership. The first meeting will be this Saturday. Message me and I'll send the details! #mindfulness

Thrilled to co-host a new online meditation group for educators, leaders, and education scholars. We are both professors of #edleadership; I practice in Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village tradition. We meet 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET, starting March 15. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

My 8th grader is stressed because she's a few points away from getting recommended to whatever pathway leads to calculus in 12 grade. But the town says it's all real simple, see? PS - The people who enrolled their kids in Russian Math years ago make this system even more inequitable.

Democrats need to flip 3 seats this spring (special elections) to take back the US House. 2 are already scheduled for April 1 in FL. The candidates are Josh Weil & Gay Valimont. Maybe Medicaid cuts will give FL voters some buyers remorse?

We're organizing an online sitting group for school leaders and scholars, probably Saturday mornings. Stay tuned for details and updates!

I was delighted to see this timely article. So many of us are anxious and scared. Thay's teachings keep me afloat—especially now. Learning to be with the present moment is a gift we give ourselves and to each other. 🙏🪷 #plumvillage #thichnhathanh www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/w...

Go to #costco. Make friends. Join your local CSA

Thinking about starting a mediation group (online) for school leaders. Know anyone who might be interested? Would be co-led with Sharon Kruse, author of Mindful Educational Leadership. #mindfulness

Trump wants us to feel disoriented and paralyzed by his barrage of executive actions. But sociologist Jennifer Walter has devised a plan to combat his ‘shock and awe’ strategy. youtube.com/shorts/LqkSN...

Reminder #AI can and does make mistakes. ChatGPT and I were categorizing my #gardening list. I asked that it double check if it missed anything. It did.

Plum Village needs our help. Last night the Purple Cloud building in Lower Hamlet burned down. Purple Cloud was the hearth and home of Lower Hamlet since PV’s founding in 1982. Please donate to help the community rebuild! Thay’s room was there—... (1/3) plumvillage.org?form=PVLHFir...

Honestly, who has an excellent way to organize shoes for a family of 4? Maybe 6, since my wife's shoes count triple.

Just one more week until applications are due for the #AERA2025 Graduate Student Assistance Fund! Applications are due January 31 at 11:59 pm PT. Applications are submitted via AERA Apply. www.aera.net/Education-Re...

@katypearce.bsky.social whoops. Meant to tag you!

A few layers into the #TikTok settings, one can now tweak their content algorithm

Discovered in the pantry today. I guess why my wife bought it. Not sure why it's with the oatmeal.

My knowledge about fighting oligarchy is both limited and from last century youtube.com/watch?v=ZK__...

Dr. King & Thich Nhat Hanh met at a Conference in Geneva. Thich Nhat Hanh: I said to him, “Martin, do you know something? In Vietnam they call you a bodhisattva, an enlightened being trying to awaken other living beings and help them move toward more compassion and understanding.”

"What is at the core of being human?" I used this question with my doc students as entry into co-developing policies on appropriate #AI use.

Things I didn't know existed: the Panda Express postdoc on Asian American studies. @oiyanpoon.bsky.social

LA friends: Please reach out if you can foster 1) a sweet, nervous eight-year-old Border collie who isn't used to other dogs Or 2) an elderly, sweet 18-year-old cat who is desperately in need of peace and quiet?

Whelp. Desk reject after 6 months of waiting. Somebody's working late on New Year's Eve!

Mourning the end of a semester of sabbatical. I barely knew you.

All of this, exacerbated by the octogenarians who have a chokehold on the Democratic Party and are deeply wedded to the Old Ways, refusing to change or make way for new leaders.

Our moving sangha last night-- was led by a teacher. Teachers really do change the world. "A teacher cannot give you the truth The truth is already in you You only need to open yourself – body, mind and heart." Thich NHat Hanh #EduSky #Buddhism #Meditation

30 secs before my Zoom, I realized that a field mouse was stuck inside a plyo box in my home office/gym. I login, thinking I can release it later. NO. It got out & rustled in a stack of papers; suddenly materialized partway up my ankle. #workfromhome

Awesome job alert: Analyst Institute is hiring a research manager. Great job for Social Science PhD who wants to change the world for the better through experiments. analystinstitute.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/...

NAEP scores as the indicator of “best schools”? Neoliberalism is a vampire that will not die.

A lawsuit against Character.ai says the company of put profits over safety, resulting in the tragic grooming/manipulation of a vulnerable 14-year-old. The attorney for the family shares her views in this podcast interview: www.humanetech.com/podcast/what... #AI

'We manifest, then disappear. Nothing is lost. Nothing is born, and nothing dies. It's a game if hide-and-seek. There is no creation, only manifestation. There is no death, only transformation.' ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Live When a Loved one Dies #BookSky

Not sure what guardrails they put in #AI Jesus, but I'm betting weird will happen when different folks' Jesuses start to debate each other. #HappyHolidays www.tiktok.com/t/ZTY5G8737/

Just read about parents as policy agents in Special Education by @jencowhy.bsky.social and friends. As a parent who knows a little about #AI and who needed to use some Special Education custom GPTs recently, I can imagine some interesting shifts in how convos get done doi.org/10.3102/0013...

My review of "Mindful Educational Leadership" authored by Sharon Kruse just came out in Teachers College Record. Schools face so much tumult; it's a book the world could use now. #edleadership #mindfulness tcrecord.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?...