Jess Torley (Wilson) [she/her]
@shakespearenut.bsky.social
An English teacher passionate about literature & about my students. Working in a GAFE school with 1:1 Chromebooks. NPDL Deep Learning lead. Teaching, learning, Shakespeare, books, politics, singing, cricket, life, reading, writing.
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I just put a long paper definitely 100 per cent written by a human into the first stupid AI detector on Google search and it said it was 97% AI. Absolutely ridiculous situation all of us are in.
September 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I just put a long paper definitely 100 per cent written by a human into the first stupid AI detector on Google search and it said it was 97% AI. Absolutely ridiculous situation all of us are in.
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The Big Standardized Test Is Still The Worst Thing In Education
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The Big Standardized Test Is Still The Worst Thing In Education
For forty-some years, an array of forces have tried to shape public education in damaging ways, and I have bitched about pretty much all of them in this space.
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September 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Big Standardized Test Is Still The Worst Thing In Education
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open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
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The Henley Passport Index (most powerful passport in the world measured by ease of access to other countries) has ranked the Uruwhenua Aotearoa passport in 2024 as rank 5 (UK was in 6), and in 2025 rank 5 (UK was in 6).
Changing the passport title is not about other countries, it's local racists.
Changing the passport title is not about other countries, it's local racists.
July 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The Henley Passport Index (most powerful passport in the world measured by ease of access to other countries) has ranked the Uruwhenua Aotearoa passport in 2024 as rank 5 (UK was in 6), and in 2025 rank 5 (UK was in 6).
Changing the passport title is not about other countries, it's local racists.
Changing the passport title is not about other countries, it's local racists.
Nice piece on the NZ Youth Choir's win. My nephew is in the choir, I'm so proud! thespinoff.co.nz/society/19-0... #NZYouthChoir
The New Zealand Youth Choir global award shows there’s soft power in more than just sports
Labour arts spokesperson Rachel Boyack reflects on her experiences touring with the choir over 20 years ago.
thespinoff.co.nz
July 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Nice piece on the NZ Youth Choir's win. My nephew is in the choir, I'm so proud! thespinoff.co.nz/society/19-0... #NZYouthChoir
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Despite certain claims of LLMs being able to “reason” and “think” they are – and will always be – fundamentally different to humans, regardless of how much anthropomorphising language and functionality is deployed.
#AIinEducation #AIEdu #GenAI #LLMs
#AIinEducation #AIEdu #GenAI #LLMs
Higher order prompting: Applying Bloom’s revised taxonomy to the use of large language models in higher education
Full paper
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July 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Despite certain claims of LLMs being able to “reason” and “think” they are – and will always be – fundamentally different to humans, regardless of how much anthropomorphising language and functionality is deployed.
#AIinEducation #AIEdu #GenAI #LLMs
#AIinEducation #AIEdu #GenAI #LLMs
My notes from Day 2 of the #EdRisingNZ conference in Auckland. Today's key themes were Rethinking Assessment and Leading for Transformational Change. There was also a great panel of students who shared their views. ocjty.edublogs.org/2025/07/08/e... #Education #FutureEducation #FutureSchools
EdRising Conference – Day 2 – Albany Snr HS, Auckland – 8 July 2025 – JTY @ Ōtaki College
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July 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
My notes from Day 2 of the #EdRisingNZ conference in Auckland. Today's key themes were Rethinking Assessment and Leading for Transformational Change. There was also a great panel of students who shared their views. ocjty.edublogs.org/2025/07/08/e... #Education #FutureEducation #FutureSchools
My last catch-up post - Day 3 of the NZATE conference last week, with the amazing #StephMatuku - author of Migration, Falling into Rarohenga, and more. There was also a great workshop on confessional poets 'From Sylvie to Swifty.' ocjty.edublogs.org/2025/07/06/n... #NZATE #English #EnglishTeaching
NZATE Conference Day 3 – AUT, Auckland – 4 July 2025 – JTY @ Ōtaki College
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July 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My last catch-up post - Day 3 of the NZATE conference last week, with the amazing #StephMatuku - author of Migration, Falling into Rarohenga, and more. There was also a great workshop on confessional poets 'From Sylvie to Swifty.' ocjty.edublogs.org/2025/07/06/n... #NZATE #English #EnglishTeaching
Catching up on posts: I never did post my blog notes from Day 2 of the NZ Association fo Teachers of English Conference last week. Day 2 featured NZ writer #MichaelBennett and Australian author #MarkusZusak and more. ocjty.edublogs.org/2025/07/04/n... #English #EnglishTeaching #NZATE
NZATE Conference – Day 2 – AUT, Auckland – 3 July 2025 – JTY @ Ōtaki College
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July 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Catching up on posts: I never did post my blog notes from Day 2 of the NZ Association fo Teachers of English Conference last week. Day 2 featured NZ writer #MichaelBennett and Australian author #MarkusZusak and more. ocjty.edublogs.org/2025/07/04/n... #English #EnglishTeaching #NZATE
My notes from Day 1 of the #EdRisingNZ Conference in Auckland. Day 1 covers leading for equity and agency, community-led transformation of education, and digital futures. ocjty.edublogs.org/2025/07/08/e... #FutureEducation #FutureSchools #Education
EdRising: New Dawn in Education – Conference Day 1 – Albany Snr HS, Auckland – 7 July 2025 – JTY @ Ōtaki College
ocjty.edublogs.org
July 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My notes from Day 1 of the #EdRisingNZ Conference in Auckland. Day 1 covers leading for equity and agency, community-led transformation of education, and digital futures. ocjty.edublogs.org/2025/07/08/e... #FutureEducation #FutureSchools #Education
Day 1 of the NZATE conference in Auckland. Storytelling through music and traditional Māori instruments - Dr Ruth Solly; bilingual literature teaching - Cheng Xu, at Auckland Dio. ocjty.edublogs.org/2025/07/02/n... #NZATE #English #EnglishTeaching #ProfessionalDevelopment #BilingualLiterature
NZATE Conference – Auckland 2-4 July 2025 – Day 1 – JTY @ Ōtaki College
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July 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Day 1 of the NZATE conference in Auckland. Storytelling through music and traditional Māori instruments - Dr Ruth Solly; bilingual literature teaching - Cheng Xu, at Auckland Dio. ocjty.edublogs.org/2025/07/02/n... #NZATE #English #EnglishTeaching #ProfessionalDevelopment #BilingualLiterature
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Grading econometrics exams and one student wrote:
"There is a serious abundance of garbage data... and so much of it seems to be accepted and republished by the news media without much critical thought. I think this class has taught me to be a more thoughtful consumer of media."
My job is done!
"There is a serious abundance of garbage data... and so much of it seems to be accepted and republished by the news media without much critical thought. I think this class has taught me to be a more thoughtful consumer of media."
My job is done!
a cartoon of spongebob giving a thumbs up and the words mission complete below him
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob giving a thumbs up and the words mission complete below him
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May 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Grading econometrics exams and one student wrote:
"There is a serious abundance of garbage data... and so much of it seems to be accepted and republished by the news media without much critical thought. I think this class has taught me to be a more thoughtful consumer of media."
My job is done!
"There is a serious abundance of garbage data... and so much of it seems to be accepted and republished by the news media without much critical thought. I think this class has taught me to be a more thoughtful consumer of media."
My job is done!
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I assume we'll be hearing about this from the New York Times for four weeks straight, right?
Princeton University’s student newspaper is reporting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plagiarized portions of his senior thesis. www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ’03 ‘plagiarized’ small portions of his senior thesis, experts say. But how serious is it?
A review of the senior thesis of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three plagiarism experts, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphr...
www.dailyprincetonian.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I assume we'll be hearing about this from the New York Times for four weeks straight, right?
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me & @ryantjenkins.bsky.social forty years from now:
May 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
me & @ryantjenkins.bsky.social forty years from now:
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Spotted on 4th Ave. in Brooklyn
May 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Spotted on 4th Ave. in Brooklyn
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Holy crap I only just saw Brooke Van Velden's Facebook post. The comments are ripping her a new one in no uncertain terms www.facebook.com/share/p/1Hir...
Redirecting...
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May 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Holy crap I only just saw Brooke Van Velden's Facebook post. The comments are ripping her a new one in no uncertain terms www.facebook.com/share/p/1Hir...
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Protesters against ICE in New York City are being led by Pikachu.
NYC is awesome!
🤣
NYC is awesome!
🤣
May 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Protesters against ICE in New York City are being led by Pikachu.
NYC is awesome!
🤣
NYC is awesome!
🤣
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People who never read books now in charge of books.
May 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
People who never read books now in charge of books.
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Juniors: "so now that test is over we're just doing movies and 🍿 the rest of the way, right?"
Me: 😎
Me: 😎
May 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Juniors: "so now that test is over we're just doing movies and 🍿 the rest of the way, right?"
Me: 😎
Me: 😎
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My love of reading is strongly link to this man…
May 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My love of reading is strongly link to this man…
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How Schools Can Push Back Against Christian Nationalism open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu... @katherinestewart.bsky.social
How Schools Can Push Back Against Christian Nationalism
Christian Nationalism is neither Christian nor nationalism, but it is currently inescapable in this country.
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April 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
How Schools Can Push Back Against Christian Nationalism open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu... @katherinestewart.bsky.social
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Moving Beyond Point in Time Estimates: Using Growth Models to Understand When PreK Convergence Happens, How, and for Which Skills srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
April 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Moving Beyond Point in Time Estimates: Using Growth Models to Understand When PreK Convergence Happens, How, and for Which Skills srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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All of this.
As a Jewish faculty member at one of these institutions, I am saying right now, in the clearest tones possible: not in my name. This violent exploitation of Jews as an alibi for achieving Fascist ends is itself textbook antisemitism.
The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's
March 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
All of this.
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You know this administration is deeply concerned with antisemitism when they go out of their way to appease... Mel Gibson?
Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
You know this administration is deeply concerned with antisemitism when they go out of their way to appease... Mel Gibson?