Scene: writing classroom.Me: (setting up a lesson about correlation vs causation) What would you say if I told you that ice cream attracts sharks?
Student: I’d say you’re an idiot.
Class: (chortles and gasps)
Student: (looks worried)
Me: Don’t worry, this is definitely the highlight of my teaching day. Please tell me *why* you’d call me an idiot.
(The student went on to explain that heat encourages people go swimming, and also encourages people to buy ice cream. I thought that lesson went well.)
Similar:
Washington Post Cartoonist Who Quit Over Bezos Cartoon Wins Pulitzer Prize
Former Washington Post cartoonist Ann Te...
Culture
Dear Google: You Should Have Talked to Me First
Teacher Jen Marten responds to Google's ...
Books
Journalism is now the second draft of history
The unavoidable truth is that first draf...
Culture
Weaving: Breathing: Thinking: The poetics of Emerson's Nature
Text derives from texere, which means "t...
Aesthetics
"It's called an amphora," the artist says.
Aesthetics
The Six Things That Make Stories Go Viral Will Amaze, and Maybe Infuriate, You
Overblown Headline of New Yorker Article...
Cyberculture
