daricemoore.bsky.social
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Happy Birthday (tomorrow) Dame Ellen!
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... is the cat secretly a licensed electrician?
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This one also has a good weight and heft.
These mugs are small -- they hold about 3/4 cup, which is perfect for rounds of gong fu-style tea.
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We are in Act I looking at character agency and values with the Ham Fam. Would have had Ophelia in too, but scheduling was thrown off. Next week's fun. :)
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It will definitely get us up and moving!
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My Florida self is jealous!!
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I teach juniors/seniors and am developing assignments that show them the limitations of ChatGPT. They already know its supposed benefits (to wit, speedy essays and homework help) and they think it's a research tool. ::headdesk::
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Seconding the Bujold. Her Penric novellas (in the same world as Chalion, which I adored) are a great jumping-in point. I'm currently in the midst of her Vorkosigan series (yes, for the first time).
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I have several of those -- excellent for taking notes in meetings or trainings and then saving them in a searchable format. :) also a gateway to FriXion pen addiction...
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A3: (I am bad at numbering) And of course, there are times when direct instruction is necessary. But it's one tool in the arsenal. #aplitchat
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I DO provide direct instruction -- a lot of it -- but not in the way the author thinks it should be. (My lectures are short videos, and then I work with kids one-on-one or small group to help reorient and answer questions.) "Direct instruction" to the whole room isn't direct at all. #aplitchat
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A5: Despite the frustrations, I still see kids getting caught up in the ideas and the joy of working with the language. I love setting up projects where they work on a question in small groups, because they express themselves with more bravery and the discussions are delicious. #aplitchat
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And if a student is taking multiple AP classes or dual enrollment classes, how much gets piled on them in total? Our kids have 7 classes a day. My own kid is taking 4 AP classes. We have worked out strategies to cope but it helps that Mom is a teacher. ;) #aplitchat
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...this is most especially true for our kids with extra challenges (ELLs, ESE). Being able to work where they can get support and direction is a benefit. I spend a lot of time building a classroom where students can work in the ways that work best for them, but it's a balancing act! #aplitchat
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A4 (I meant A4 before, ugh!) cont'd: Memorization... Good lord. I am 53 and remember having to memorize like TWO things in school. What is this, Little House on the Prairie? Will say I've gotten much better results with kids designing their own choral readings. (2/2) #aplitchat
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A1. Projects are a valuable way to learn if they're designed appropriately. Homework has to compete with the increase in student work hours, athletics, etc. (and parents who want less homework). (1/2) #aplitchat
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Solidarity. ::fist bump::
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I tried. I tried gradeless; currently my grading is standards-based (hello, Big Ideas) so the students can see the areas where they need development. But I still have so many conversations about "are you going to give us a big project so we can bring up our grade?" ::SIGH:: #aplitchat
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And many districts explicitly tell teachers what to teach and how to teach it. Our district gives the "testing years" a pacing guide they're meant to follow. It is, of course, test-focused, relies more on excerpts to practice skills, has less room for engaging with a text organically. #aplitchat
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I see more of a threat in the current transactional approach to education -- classes are only important because they lead to college, career, etc. The transactional focus means it's not about learning; it's about getting the right grade. Voila, disengagement. #aplitchat
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I think the author really WANTS the kids to be a receptacle for wisdom of a certain type and received/expressed in a certain way. #aplitchat
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A2: The easy dismissal of other types of teaching as somehow less than or ineffective. I think 1) the author ignores the reality of numbers in the classroom and 2) the author rejects anything that isn't the way HE PERSONALLY TEACHES which is RIGHT and BEST (/sarcasm). #aplitchat
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I saw a great post on Tumblr (yes, I know) that listed TONS of factors contributing to this issue (standardized testing, reliance on excerpts rather than full texts, NCLB, reading wars...). The NYPost article was so reductive compared to all that we are experiencing. #aplitchat
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A1: My experience with the source (NYPost) is that push-button outrage is usually the point. #aplitchat
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A1: When I first read, I thought it raised a few interesting points about student engagement with analytical reading/writing -- a many-faceted issue! -- but then it shifted to scold teachers for not lecturing & grading enough. That's when I realized it was yet another blame game. Ugh. #aplitchat
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I teach in Florida and have 3 sections of AP Lit. We're currently working through my fave, Frankenstein.
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WU: I read _A Sorceress Comes to Call_ by T. Kingfisher, which was excellent. It shares DNA with the fairy tale "The Goose Girl," but offers larger themes about control, abuse, and dependence/independence. #aplitchat
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Because there's nothing that inspires the crafting hand more than the looming deadline.
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School resumes tomorrow so of course I am finding many of these little projects to do in between grading things. My knitting WIP pile is now at unfortunate levels. I created centerpieces for Thanksgiving using pottery I made.
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My first computer was a hand-me-down Commodore 64 with a dot-matrix printer. The first one I bought for myself was a used Dell desktop in 1993.
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Parasocial relationships are often worrisome enough, but parasocial relationships with chatbots... ::sigh::
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I rolled into the day relaxed as it's the first day of Thanksgiving break... But I have a couple of required online trainings I need to bust through, so eventually I'll have to haul out the work laptop.
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I just finished my four weeks! I had to lie face down for mine, which was... Well, let's just say I'm happy to be done. The care team were stellar though.
Best wishes to you!
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I had my students read and analyze Vienna Teng's "Hymn of Axciom." One of the Qs asked them to Google "Acxiom" and make sure they double-checked the spelling. Goog kept "correcting" it to "axiom" for them. Thematically appropriate, I guess, but maddening because they needed that info for analysis...
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She can zap them with her laser eyes!
More seriously: pour boiling water down the drains. Also, make a trap by mixing h2o, vinegar, a small piece of fruit, & a few drops of dish soap in a container; put plastic wrap over the top & punch a few small holes in it. We've dealt with this before too.
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I just saw the painting in London!!! I wonder if I can manufacture an excuse to visit Boston...
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This is true. I make do with "the teacher look" instead.
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Our version was "met her at the door with a loaded 44 and she ain't my teacher no more."
I'm a teacher now, and 😬
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As with many things that we the Floridians have voted for, the state government decided we must not have really meant it. It's incredibly frustrating.