Do we want young people to think critically and speak their minds, or do we mainly want them to think like us?
Had this stuck in my head today.
Do we want young people to think critically and speak their minds, or do we mainly want them to think like us?
Had this stuck in my head today.
Why do coffeeshops, book covers, office buildings, and YouTube thumbnails all look the same? “People are less weird than they used to be. We’re in a recession of mischief, a crisis of conventionality, and an epidemic of the mundane. Deviance is on the decline. Creativity is just deviance put to good use. It, too, seems to be decreasing.”
The real deadline isn’t when AI outsmarts us — it’s when we stop using our own minds.
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Trevor chats with the audience after the show
Enjoyed this a lot, so much that after sending it to a friend I’m currently watching it again. Made me laugh and think too.
Saudi Comedy Festival, Charlie Kirk - Between the Scenes - YouTube
I’m not sure how I’m as invested as I am in this series, but here we are. It’s taken me a while to get through this one but now I have a decision. To wait for the next book or sign up to the Patreon to read the book as the author writes it…
Finished reading: This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman 📚
I teach 5 year olds, which is worlds away from this teacher but still, this is lovely.
Human Error Is the Point: On Teaching College During the Rise of AI - The Rumpus
Really enjoying bouldering again regularly. Issue is that I haven’t worked out how to balance it with also going to the gym. Not the worst problem in the world though.
We want the naturally perfect relationship, but the ones that endure are renewed each morning.
Have this thought stuck in my head. Reminds me of my sister telling me to “never go to bed angry”, which is something I agree with, but struggle with.
The average age of teachers is 45,
I did not expect that.
My brother ands sister join us to talk about massages, food and walking through buildings.
education cannot rely solely on vocation. A profession as vital to society as this deserves a solid and sustainable contract. Otherwise, teaching risks becoming a job only for those willing to burn themselves out. That is hardly a model on which to build our future.
Have been thinking about this a lot, going nowhere with the thought but I’ve been thinking about it a lot.
Teacher Shortages in France Report: A Deep Dive - From experience to meaning… %
New Slow Horses!
Read this to our class today. So so so so good. Them experiencing it for the first time was awesome.
“AI developers haven’t figured out a way to train their models not to scheme. That’s because such training could actually teach the model how to scheme even better to avoid being detected.” (The same is true for children.)
OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild | TechCrunch
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The Zebra Sarasa Clip Gel Retractable pen is my favourite too. When I buy online I often get offered them for cheap at the checkout. Hence, I have loads everywhere, in all my bags.
At the end of every glass of wine a snapshot, nothing fancy, a face and a wall, 3 times.
So. Good. The Pioneers (M83 Remix) - YouTube
Arsenal go behind, with a howler from the keep, again before coming back to put 5 past West Ham.
Side note: Elise asked if this was match from a long time ago because the stadium was so small!
West Ham United v Arsenal Highlights | Barclays WSL 2025-26 - YouTube
Woke with a sore throat on Tuesday, that got a little worse Wednesday and Thursday. Sick enough to stop exercising but not sick enough not to work. By the end of the day I mostly fine, a little tired. Yesterday, starting to get better but over being this sick. Wishing my body would either give up or just get better!
I’m terrible for consuming something, a book, a tv programme or a film. Then looking up reviews online to see what other people think. Then letting those reviews cloud my own thought.
With that said, a lot of the criticisms of this book were that it takes so long for anything to be revealed. And they’d be right. But I loved it for that.
Finished reading: Conjured by Sarah Beth Durst 📚
FYI a new Slough House/Slow Horses book this week AND a new series in about 3 weeks!
Slow Horses author Mick Herron: ‘I love doing things that are against the rules’ | The Guardian
Bit of a rusty start but Arsenal have picked it up since.
First time building in a long time, and only the second time in the last 13 years. Yeah, I missed it a lot. Guess life got in the way. Obviously I’m looking to buy shoes and a chalk bag now.
the teacher-student relationship is linked not only to academic performance, but also to motivation, executive functions and self-control, emotions, classroom behaviour, well-being, and school engagement.
Why the teacher-student relationship matters so much! - From experience to meaning… %