Computer grading will destroy our schools (says a humanist whose appeal to the humanities will be ignored by technologists)

Sadly, the people who are spending (and receiving) the huge sums of money to support the dehumanization of essay-grading are not the ones who will be swayed by an appeal to the humanities. Once the use of automated essay grading becomes common knowledge, the implicit message will be hard to miss. For any self-aware, warm-blooded…

Loved seeing A Comedy of Errors @setonhill

Loved seeing A Comedy of Errors @setonhill . My tween is in the lobby getting autographs from actors as they leave. http://t.co/8R1cr0NBTd Similar:Desert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever CreatedPenn and Teller are involved with this s…BooksClassroom collaboration marketplaceWhile I am uncomfortable with the whole …BusinessParallel Structure vs. Faulty ParallelismI just touched up a handout…

And the girl has succeeded in getting me to wear t…

And the girl has succeeded in getting me to wear the rubber-band bracelet she crafted so lovingly for me. http://t.co/pTE24kOb6K Similar:Hello, there, mini.Hello, there, mini. Let’s restore you fr…TweetsJudge: Apple conspired to fix eBook prices.Judge: Apple conspired to fix eBook pric…BooksMaybe I'll just delete these QUARTER OF A MILLION spam comments.Not kidding — 254,460 spam…

@Laroquod That worked, until she pointed out a coo…

@Laroquod That worked, until she pointed out a cooler, hairier dad who wears all kinds of jewelry. Similar:RT @DDeClaudio: Who do you think controls the news…RT @DDeClaudio: Who do you think control…TweetsDesert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever CreatedPenn and Teller are involved with this s…BooksTweet: For an anatomy project, my #geekling made a Vulcan…For…

RT @JessieNYC: Bard College president proposes 2,5…

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Help! I may be running out of excuses for not wearing…

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The Internet will gain less from my snark than I w…

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RT @JessieNYC: 19yo college student: “School is a…

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Enjoying catching up on my #el227 students’ livetw…

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RT @EWRosenbusch: Extensive planning has gone into…

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RT @DDeClaudio: Who do you think controls the news…

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RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from the Civil…

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RT @CordeliaLogan: Examples of books banned in US:…

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RT @goudyliv84: It’s #Google’s 15th birthday. Grea…

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@SamekAshley That’s a show vs tell lesson to remem…

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Comedian punches reporter who tweet-heckled him at ‘Funniest Celebrity in Washington’ contest

The tweets in question were pretty mild. In my journalism class, we’ve been talking a bit about the value of having a thick skin and taking the high road. Here’s an example of what can happen in the real world. Stand-up comic Dan Nainan, a comedy club road warrior whose credits include performing for President…

West Side Story — 50 Years Ago

When West Side Story opened on Broadway on September 26, 1957, it changed the nature of the American musical and challenged the country’s view of itself. The show dealt seriously with violence, adolescent gangs, and racial prejudice—themes rarely included in musicals—and ended with one of the show’s leads dead on stage. The integration of music,…