Jon Becker
@jonbecker.bsky.social
Education professor. School Law. Ed tech. Politics of Ed. Pickleball doer.
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Jon Becker
@jonbecker.bsky.social
· Nov 10
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I am a professor of educational leadership. I teach courses in School Law and the Politics of Education. My research and writing are mostly around educational technology in K-12 and higher education.
I am also a big sports fan. Go Duke. Go Yankees. Go Mystics.
I am a professor of educational leadership. I teach courses in School Law and the Politics of Education. My research and writing are mostly around educational technology in K-12 and higher education.
I am also a big sports fan. Go Duke. Go Yankees. Go Mystics.
You mean to tell me that Kyrsten Sinema is a messy drama queen? 🙃
January 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
You mean to tell me that Kyrsten Sinema is a messy drama queen? 🙃
This makes me feel 206 years old
📢 v1.114 is rolling out!
Today, we're expanding access to the Live Now beta to everyone.
This experimental feature lets you add a temporary LIVE badge to your avatar, helping others discover that you're currently live-streaming on Twitch. They can click it to land directly on your stream page.
Today, we're expanding access to the Live Now beta to everyone.
This experimental feature lets you add a temporary LIVE badge to your avatar, helping others discover that you're currently live-streaming on Twitch. They can click it to land directly on your stream page.
January 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This makes me feel 206 years old
What kind of music would be played by a band called Alienation of Affection?
Every year in Civil Procedure, I talk about the tort of alienation of affection, and how North Carolina is one of the only states that still recognizes it.
Welp...
Welp...
I was fed up with Krysten Sinema's Senate career by the end but her pivot to taking ibogaine and breaking up marriages has me thinking more highly of her www.law360.com/articles/243...
January 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
What kind of music would be played by a band called Alienation of Affection?
Every year I get a notification about the State of the University Address and I say to myself: "Virginia. Virginia is the state of the university. How many times do we need to address this?"
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Every year I get a notification about the State of the University Address and I say to myself: "Virginia. Virginia is the state of the university. How many times do we need to address this?"
Pretty funny to read this as I work on my faculty annual review. Maybe I'll start with this line.
Madison Sheahan, a 28-year-old former fish cop who Trump up-jumped to No. 2 at ICE, is the newest candidate in #OH09:
“I absolutely think I’m qualified for the job. Because at the end of the day, what really makes anybody qualified for any job?”
“I absolutely think I’m qualified for the job. Because at the end of the day, what really makes anybody qualified for any job?”
January 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Pretty funny to read this as I work on my faculty annual review. Maybe I'll start with this line.
👇 See also bibliometrics and "h-index" and, and, and...
I didn't care about rankings last year and I don't care about them today. Rankings are generally silly, whether it's institutions or people.
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
👇 See also bibliometrics and "h-index" and, and, and...
Kentucky just successfully ran the Christian Laettner play
OMG, Kentucky
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Kentucky just successfully ran the Christian Laettner play
I registered to try to get Summer 28 Olympics tickets. I hope @mpolikoff.bsky.social has a guest room for me.
January 15, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I registered to try to get Summer 28 Olympics tickets. I hope @mpolikoff.bsky.social has a guest room for me.
I predicted this would happen with greater frequency in schools and districts.
Denver schools blocking ChatGPT over concerns about group chats, ‘adult content’
District officials said the popular AI chatbot’s new features could lead to cyberbullying and expose students to content related to self-harm and violence.
www.chalkbeat.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I predicted this would happen with greater frequency in schools and districts.
I think there is an AI bubble that will burst. But, like the dotcom bubble, it won't mean the end of the industry or the underlying technologies.
It feels to me like the never AI advocates are arguing that there will be a bubble and it will all go away. I could very well be reading that wrong.
It feels to me like the never AI advocates are arguing that there will be a bubble and it will all go away. I could very well be reading that wrong.
January 14, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I think there is an AI bubble that will burst. But, like the dotcom bubble, it won't mean the end of the industry or the underlying technologies.
It feels to me like the never AI advocates are arguing that there will be a bubble and it will all go away. I could very well be reading that wrong.
It feels to me like the never AI advocates are arguing that there will be a bubble and it will all go away. I could very well be reading that wrong.
How many not terminally online people are walking around today wondering why they haven't received any phone calls?
January 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
How many not terminally online people are walking around today wondering why they haven't received any phone calls?
Trump wasn't in the meeting with the officials from Denmark and Greenland? Why not?
January 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Trump wasn't in the meeting with the officials from Denmark and Greenland? Why not?
Reposted by Jon Becker
Thanks Jon! Here's the correct link for the hardcover and paperback: www.amazon.com/One-Way-Tick...
A One Way Ticket: The Crawford Ker Story: Life in the NFL and Business
Amazon.com: A One Way Ticket: The Crawford Ker Story: Life in the NFL and Business: 9798318806841: Ker, Crawford, Lewis, Michael J: Books
www.amazon.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Thanks Jon! Here's the correct link for the hardcover and paperback: www.amazon.com/One-Way-Tick...
Yes, @michaeljlewis75.bsky.social is a pocket friend and a fellow Duke fan (don't hold that against him). Support his writing by buying his book with Crawford Ker (and apparently learn some things about chicken wings!)
Very proud of my friend @michaeljlewis75.bsky.social, whose first book drops today. He teamed up with former Dallas Cowboy Crawford Ker to pen a legitimately engrossing memoir of football and business. www.amazon.com/One-Way-Tick...
January 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Yes, @michaeljlewis75.bsky.social is a pocket friend and a fellow Duke fan (don't hold that against him). Support his writing by buying his book with Crawford Ker (and apparently learn some things about chicken wings!)
"The officials noted much of what Trump and his team continue to say about Greenland is untrue, including Trump’s often repeated claim that Greenland is crawling with Russian and Chinese warships. Rasmussen said there has not been a Chinese warship in the Arctic for a decade."
Denmark, Greenland failed to win the Trump team over
Denmark, Greenland failed to win the Trump team over
The U.S. allies hoped meeting senior Trump officials would diffuse tensions and tough talk on Greenland. It didn’t.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
"The officials noted much of what Trump and his team continue to say about Greenland is untrue, including Trump’s often repeated claim that Greenland is crawling with Russian and Chinese warships. Rasmussen said there has not been a Chinese warship in the Arctic for a decade."
So, you're telling me that Dylan Raiola transferred to Oregon without a guarantee that Dante Moore was leaving?
January 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
So, you're telling me that Dylan Raiola transferred to Oregon without a guarantee that Dante Moore was leaving?
Tonight, the Duke men's basketball team is playing at 11:00 p.m. Eastern time. This is because the ATLANTIC COAST conference includes teams on the PACIFIC COAST.
a man in a red suit and tie says that 's ridiculous in front of a sign
ALT: a man in a red suit and tie says that 's ridiculous in front of a sign
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Tonight, the Duke men's basketball team is playing at 11:00 p.m. Eastern time. This is because the ATLANTIC COAST conference includes teams on the PACIFIC COAST.
I am displeased to announce that I am under the weather.
a stuffed animal is laying on a couch with a pink blanket and a pillow .
Alt: a stuffed animal is laying on a couch with a pink blanket and a pillow .
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I am displeased to announce that I am under the weather.
"Sir, I see that you are violently arresting me, but would you just hold still for a second so that I can focus my phone's camera on your QR code?..."
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"Sir, I see that you are violently arresting me, but would you just hold still for a second so that I can focus my phone's camera on your QR code?..."
Give me your tired, your poor... oh, wait, not the poors...
WASHINGTON (AP) — US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to need public assistance.
January 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Give me your tired, your poor... oh, wait, not the poors...
Looks like I have a Brookings report to read today
An invaluable new report. A "premortem" is exactly what we need.
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Looks like I have a Brookings report to read today
This is awesome (unless you root for the Gophers, I guess)
Wisconsin - Minnesota with a crazy finish... Badgers had two FTs to make it a 2 possession game and missed them both, Gophers hit a three to tie, Badgers hit a three to beat the buzzer and win
January 14, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This is awesome (unless you root for the Gophers, I guess)
The amazing thing to me about these guys is that they are able to tolerate the taste of the boots they lick without any condiments.
Top Trump econ advisor claims "everything is working about as good as I've ever seen it work on the economy"
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The amazing thing to me about these guys is that they are able to tolerate the taste of the boots they lick without any condiments.