Boooo 💔

This is not science. Autism is not a disease. There is no epidemic.

“Evolution has primed our minds to understand death by a tiger. Our mind finds it much more difficult to understand death by a document”

- Yuval Noah Harari

Disappointed. Since when is the solution to high costs less supply?

“The tendency to create powerful things with unintended consequences started not with the invention of the steam engine or AI but with the invention of religion.”

-Yuval Noah Harari

There’s no need for self-awareness when your political strategy is “ignore context; lie about everything”

Image of news headline about Trump cutting a key aviation safety committee

News article reporting that JD Vance is asking for prayers for those aboard a recently crashed airplane

“Please pray for those affected by our actions”

I did that. Figured I’d give people the choice whether or not they want to see it again

WATCH: Elon Musk salutes during President Trump inauguration rally YouTube video by WTHR

He did it more than once.
More reminders that, to America, the only thing scarier than fascism is socialism.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMtd...

Pretending to lower the price of eggs while raising the price of prescription drugs will definitely make this country great again. Just wait. That money will trickle back down... Trust.

And it’s okay for American companies to sell them our data

And “intermission” isn’t an option?

It’s really hard to freak out about students using AI as a shortcut to learning in an education system with so many educators bragging about using AI as a shortcut to teaching.

AI recommendation letters should be reserved for students who AI their way through class

I really want to be excited for AI to open up new education opportunities.

But... "students need tutors" feels, at best, like a misunderstanding of the actual issues schools face. At worst, it's a straw man built to sell a product and convince investors they're making an impact.

Why would you invest in ed tech when you could use the infinite money glitch of investing in AI?

I'm starting to think that maybe this Milton Friedman character was not a good guy!

What Banksy says…

I think for many teachers that's still in theory, but I know some who it's very true for.

I think the big problem is our collective inability to distinguish "same thing, but now on a screen" from "actually novel thing." Which will continue to be a problem as EdTech companies are pushing AI, VR, etc

Also, it gives us the chance to teach basic digital literacy before they fall victim to the conspiracy-thinking rabbit hole.

Not that we do that well, but I can’t imagine doing it at all with a typewriter.

They open up opportunity:
Opportunity to engage in different ways
Opportunity to disengage in different ways

“Opportunity to learn, practice, and grow” might not be far off

Question for #EduSky
How would you define education?

But the test scores need to go up… How else will you know she’s ready to take the tests in middle school?
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Toughest thing I’ve done all week

Olentangy Orange HS principal placed on leave over message to staff after Trump victory The Olentangy Orange principal was placed on administrative leave after a letter she sent to school staff regarding President-elect Donald Trump.

An Ohio HS principal was placed on administrative leave over a newsletter sent to school staff which began w/ a reflection about the election outcome.

"In the letter, she said 'struggled this week to find the right words' about what to say regarding the outcome."

www.dispatch.com/story/news/e...

Insane to be placed on leave for recognizing and consoling pain. Empathy should not be partisan.

SLIDESHOW showing research & student voice on student preferences for project-based learning

"Promoting curiosity in children, especially those from environments of economic disadvantage, may be an important, under-recognized way to address the achievement gap. Promoting curiosity is a foundation…that we should be emphasizing more when we look at academic achievement." - Dr Prachi Shah

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I teach science, build web apps, and care deeply about empowering under-privileged youth