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Education is a human endeavor. Communication is a human right.
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I’ll be going through the Communication Bill of Rights in an attempt to get back to basics. Perhaps one a day.
It developed around the rights of communicators with severe disabilities, but it’s a useful framework for thinking about communication in general.
It developed around the rights of communicators with severe disabilities, but it’s a useful framework for thinking about communication in general.
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this thread should be shown to every center for teaching and learning that incentivizes "innovation" without ever thinking past the immediate linking of that word and screen-based tech. novelty alone does not guarantee goodness or depth
Spent even more time looking through the most thoughtful integrations of AI into writing instruction that I can find, & despite the clear care and intention being applied to these projects, I do not see advancements in writing pedagogy. I see novelty injected into the production of written artifacts
February 2, 2026 at 2:27 PM
this thread should be shown to every center for teaching and learning that incentivizes "innovation" without ever thinking past the immediate linking of that word and screen-based tech. novelty alone does not guarantee goodness or depth
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“Hello,” said Frog.
“Look at my list of things to do,” said Toad.
“Oh,” said Frog, “that is very nice.”
Toad said, “My list tells me that we will go for a walk.”
“Look at my list of things to do,” said Toad.
“Oh,” said Frog, “that is very nice.”
Toad said, “My list tells me that we will go for a walk.”
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
“Hello,” said Frog.
“Look at my list of things to do,” said Toad.
“Oh,” said Frog, “that is very nice.”
Toad said, “My list tells me that we will go for a walk.”
“Look at my list of things to do,” said Toad.
“Oh,” said Frog, “that is very nice.”
Toad said, “My list tells me that we will go for a walk.”
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Happy Groundhog Day! I am a fan of the absurdity of weather prognosticating rodents and celebrate Groundhog Day with my thermochromic linocut. The shadow is visible if the ambient temperature is <30°C and disappears when >30°C (and it’s a safe bet winter is over or you are overheating your home). 🧵
February 2, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Happy Groundhog Day! I am a fan of the absurdity of weather prognosticating rodents and celebrate Groundhog Day with my thermochromic linocut. The shadow is visible if the ambient temperature is <30°C and disappears when >30°C (and it’s a safe bet winter is over or you are overheating your home). 🧵
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Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
February 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
But she didn’t say anything about adverbs …
February 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
But she didn’t say anything about adverbs …
Perhaps we should start by asking, have we actually taught students the basics of writing as a discipline? Particularly in the early grades.
February 2, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Perhaps we should start by asking, have we actually taught students the basics of writing as a discipline? Particularly in the early grades.
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If the relationship to language is social, and if there is a machine that abstracts our language only to re-inscribe it, then that relationship-to-language becomes a “thing” — a manufactured commodity —that overshadows our relationship to language as a participatory social activity
January 30, 2026 at 1:35 AM
If the relationship to language is social, and if there is a machine that abstracts our language only to re-inscribe it, then that relationship-to-language becomes a “thing” — a manufactured commodity —that overshadows our relationship to language as a participatory social activity
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"Teaching with AI is not without value; it is a case study in how even well-meaning educators operating in good faith can become inadvertent agents of a pedagogical de-skilling and institutional dehumanization."
This scathing book review really is worth reading.
This scathing book review really is worth reading.
One of the best AI critiques I’ve seen read.dukeupress.edu/critical-ai/...
A Pedagogy of the Inevitable
Over the last couple of years, two altogether incompatible discourses of “AI literacy” have emerged. One seeks just enough literacy to support a smooth, perhaps even joyful, integration with new techn...
read.dukeupress.edu
February 2, 2026 at 9:28 AM
"Teaching with AI is not without value; it is a case study in how even well-meaning educators operating in good faith can become inadvertent agents of a pedagogical de-skilling and institutional dehumanization."
This scathing book review really is worth reading.
This scathing book review really is worth reading.
Good morning. It’s cold.
February 2, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Good morning. It’s cold.
Sudoku 1’59”
February 2, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Sudoku 1’59”
Everything* I needed to know about education I learned from disabled preschoolers & primary grade students.
Excellent teachers.
Excellent teachers.
February 2, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Everything* I needed to know about education I learned from disabled preschoolers & primary grade students.
Excellent teachers.
Excellent teachers.
Too much of education becomes ‘rise to my level’ without actual instruction.
I put it in front of you; it’s easy for me, & I learned it at some point; therefore, it will be easy for you to learn it now when you absorb it via osmosis.
No one intends to do this, but it happens a lot.
I put it in front of you; it’s easy for me, & I learned it at some point; therefore, it will be easy for you to learn it now when you absorb it via osmosis.
No one intends to do this, but it happens a lot.
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Too much of education becomes ‘rise to my level’ without actual instruction.
I put it in front of you; it’s easy for me, & I learned it at some point; therefore, it will be easy for you to learn it now when you absorb it via osmosis.
No one intends to do this, but it happens a lot.
I put it in front of you; it’s easy for me, & I learned it at some point; therefore, it will be easy for you to learn it now when you absorb it via osmosis.
No one intends to do this, but it happens a lot.
Day 7.
The Communication Bill of Rights includes:
7. The right to be given—and to understand—information about objects, actions, events, and people.
Provide truthful information people need to know in a language they can understand —that includes avoiding jargon with laypeople.
The Communication Bill of Rights includes:
7. The right to be given—and to understand—information about objects, actions, events, and people.
Provide truthful information people need to know in a language they can understand —that includes avoiding jargon with laypeople.
February 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Day 7.
The Communication Bill of Rights includes:
7. The right to be given—and to understand—information about objects, actions, events, and people.
Provide truthful information people need to know in a language they can understand —that includes avoiding jargon with laypeople.
The Communication Bill of Rights includes:
7. The right to be given—and to understand—information about objects, actions, events, and people.
Provide truthful information people need to know in a language they can understand —that includes avoiding jargon with laypeople.
Happy Groundhog Day again!
a man in a suit and tie says that he is not going to live by their rules anymore
Alt: a man in a suit and tie (Phil Connors, no relation to Sarah) says that he is not going to live by their rules anymore
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Happy Groundhog Day again!
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Intolerance of children is part of a greater malaise - intolerance of wildness. Yet without children & wildness along with creativity, play and disruption, we obviously can’t survive . www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Sure, kids can be annoying – but making public spaces ‘child-free’ is wrong | Emma Beddington
The French rail operator SNCF has recently installed new ‘adults-only’ carriages. It’s part of a sad culture of suppressing the young that forgets we were all loud and carefree once, writes Emma Beddi...
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Intolerance of children is part of a greater malaise - intolerance of wildness. Yet without children & wildness along with creativity, play and disruption, we obviously can’t survive . www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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January 31, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Riot Women. 👍
February 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Riot Women. 👍
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Each new day gives us another opportunity to try again. That's really all of it.
February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Each new day gives us another opportunity to try again. That's really all of it.
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February: you may proceed 💚
February 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
February: you may proceed 💚
Obsessed with making ramen lately —with dashi & the whole bit.
And on a day with piles of snow outside? Really hits the spot.
🍜 ❄️
And on a day with piles of snow outside? Really hits the spot.
🍜 ❄️
February 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Obsessed with making ramen lately —with dashi & the whole bit.
And on a day with piles of snow outside? Really hits the spot.
🍜 ❄️
And on a day with piles of snow outside? Really hits the spot.
🍜 ❄️
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The best lessons are designed not planned.
February 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The best lessons are designed not planned.
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‘February’ is the ‘Wednesday’ of months.
At least the hardest month to spell is also the shortest.
February 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
‘February’ is the ‘Wednesday’ of months.
Used the Communication Bill of Rights as a source!
Yes, that's the one, just looked it up. My book: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Believe Me: Stories about Mental Health & Addiction : I…
Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Used the Communication Bill of Rights as a source!
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Do nothing for as long as possible
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Do nothing for as long as possible