Misleading to suggest that because I have nothing left to mark that I have nothing to do, but this is progress.

Similar:I'm in the timeline where the Borg are everywhere and Riker doesn't want to go b…PersonalThat moment when you're logging into a table read of #RUR (Rossum's Universal Robo…PersonalFeeling Like an Impostor at 49I reminded my Shakespeare students that …AcademiaOn my fantasy #steampunk cruiser, every uniform is a parade dress uniform. #Blender3D #ble… The first…

Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.

Twelfth-grade reading scores are at historic lows, and college professors, even at elite schools, are increasingly reporting difficulties in getting students to engage with lengthy or complex texts. Perhaps that is to be expected in the era of TikTok and A.I. Some education experts believe that in the near future, even the most sophisticated stories and…

The Moral Authority Of Animals

Chimpanzees in Arnhem’s Royal Burgers’ Zoo in the Netherlands had learned zookeepers’ rule that meals wouldn’t be served until all had assembled. But one day, as reported by Time magazine in 2007, two teenage chimps were more interested in staying out to play than coming in to eat. The others had to wait for hours,…

Serving at Christmas on the Hill 2025

Similar:The annual patriotic showing of #1776 has begun.CultureI just discovered what will grind up a significant portion of my free time over the break.So Khan Academy now has a grammar unit. …PersonalHappy Easter 2019 Current_EventsWe found a mushroom fairy ring in our yardIt won’t make the afternoon of mowing mo…AestheticsMy wonderful daughter.PersonalMy 14yo Helps Teach…

A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media

More than half of the teens surveyed believe journalists regularly engage in unethical behaviors like making up details or quotes in stories, paying sources, taking visual images out of context or doing favors for advertisers. Less than a third believe reporters correct their errors, confirm facts before reporting them, gather information from multiple sources or…

Here are some real statements from Pope Leo that many people who have been sharing fake memes seem to have been looking for.

Pope Leo XIV, who has made peace and unity priorities of his pontificate, emphasized that “the more we are reconciled, the more we Christians can bear credible witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is a proclamation of hope for all” and, in the words of Pope Francis, “a message of peace and universal…

Pie, anyone?

Similar:World Press Freedom Day. (Don't take the free press for granted. Journalists are not the e…Personal"I don't view Shakespeare's work as intimidating anymore." — midterm reflection from coll… “It has made me more confident in my…AcademiaOn my fantasy #steampunk cruiser, every uniform is a parade dress uniform. #Blender3D #ble… The first few weeks of Jun…Aesthetics"Jewish…

A student who is writing her research paper on Taylor Swift made a passing reference to Kanye West and offered to explain herself. Her jaw dropped when I showed her this meme I created around 15 years ago.

Similar:Full Bloom opens tonight.PersonalAnother #steampunk interior. High tech garden gazebo or away team dropship? Why not both? … AestheticsA masked, socially distant museum visit. So nice to get away from syllabuses and email for… Ford built about a half dozen of the…AestheticsLittle Women (Thurs-Sun)PersonalPluto FlybyWhen I was about 10, I wrote to NASA and…Current_EventsFeeding a…

I Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was Deflating

My classes are generally small enough that I have time to get to know each student’s writing. When a student who confuses “bias” and “biased” in a hand-written response later that day sends me an email later that day that uses “whom” and “betwixt,” I notice. I can’t prove a student is abusing AI, but…

‘History has treated her badly’: Hamnet and the 400-year-old mystery around Shakespeare’s wife and son

Anyone seen “Hamnet”? I was not too impressed by “Shakespeare in Love,” which perpetuated the biographical fallacy — that the key to unlocking the one, true meaning of a literary work is listing how each detail in a literary work “could represent” some detail in the author’s life, and that once you’ve constructed that list,…

Connecting the Dots…

Madeline Cash reflects on her boomer mother’s use of ellipses. When I texted to thank her, she responded, ‘Enjoy . . .’ Why not Enjoy period or Enjoy exclamation point? Did she resent the gift? Are the treats poisoned? There’s an extensive online discourse on the Baby Boomer generation’s penchant for ellipses. ‘OK . . .’ ‘Thanks…

Celebration of Writing Fall 2025. Students present their research for their upcoming term paper.

Similar:The Hunted (ST: TNG Rewatch; Season Three, Episode 11) Honorable soldier exiled by the pea…(Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break…EthicsI wish I could credit the designer. This is brilliant.PersonalMore modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the nex…More modular low-poly background buildin…AestheticsA student who had often been frustrated during my…

I had already created the little utility craft on the lower left, but this weekend I expanded the fleet and made an appropriately period control yoke. #blender3dart #steampunk #cgi #neovictorian

Similar:Just submitted final grades for the compressed course that began the day after fall grades…PersonalYou cannot serve both…PersonalI Find Myself in Another Showhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=517BhV1j0…DramaCEO’s brutalist office, for a Zoom-based production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)….AestheticsOut & About: Stage Right holds its annual Heart of the Arts Gala Source: Out & About: Stage Right…CultureThe girl is intrigued…

Prepping for the “Celebration of Scholarship and Service” #york2025 #medievaldrama #medievalyork #toronto #corpuschristi #yorkcycle

Similar:Seriously, clouds? Now?PersonalWhat about Socialization?Sometimes, I worry that by homeschooling…Current_EventsEaster collage 2018.PersonalIf I don’t stock the officers’ pub on my #steampunk #fantasy #CGI flagship, who will? (All…PersonalGil Gerard (1943-2025) I built a model of the two-pronged Sta…CultureSpring 2023 Midterm Grades: Submitted!Personal

My wife reports: “There was one smart aleck walking along the street who exclaimed: “Look, it’s the Ghost of Plastic-Waste Past!” and his friend said worriedly “Are we gonna get… milk?”

Similar:When we play Star Trek Monopoly, I am the Captain’s chair. GamesThe Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play: King Lear (Free video lecture from Pict, 2pm Friday)PersonalStage Right Theatre Company's 'Fiddler' all about family, on, off stageI am thrilled to be part of this great c…Current_EventsThe Scarlet Letter (Prime Stage)PersonalFormer student: "I remember sometimes being annoyed with…

The Mind’s Eye (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 25) LaForge Abducted by Romulans

Rewatching ST:TNG (Not sure where this review went!) Similar:Daughter doing a thing. Interviewing the Pittsburgh Dance Council’s Randall Miller for Bur… AcademiaMy mentor interrupted me. “Ignore your students from the neck down,” she said.Early in my teaching career, I noticed s…UncategorizedSeton Hill Hogwarts Dinner What would I get if I added powdered…AcademiaTrump's reference to "the transcript"…