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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16h

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 16h

This was the model Apple used. It was remarkably effective. Look at schools using tablets and loads of them will be iPads. Incredibly lucrative market for tech.

Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 18h

"Why would OpenAI and Microsoft spend $23 million to give 'free training' on how to use AI to teachers? Because they love teachers? No. Because they want to get their products into public schools in an attempt to cultivate the education market."

Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 1d

I maintain that we are in grave danger due not only to the trends noted by @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social in this piece, but by the failure of the Democratic party 1) to grasp these dangers and act in advance to prevent or minimize them; (1)

www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/thinking-o...

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Anton Treuer @antontreuer.bsky.social · 18h

Launching Bemidji State’s Ojibwe Teacher Training Program

#bemidjistate #ojibwe

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 20h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 17h

Apparently

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 18h

Not a clue.

Either is is a solution to an invented issue

Or it’s suggesting children should be using phones to lie to their parents more….

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 18h

Remind me of the positive use cases of AI again….

Who even signed off on this advert?!

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 1d

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 1d

Now that’s success

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Barbara Bleiman @barbarableiman.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent piece on the dire impact of removing bursaries for training to teach subjects ts like English and History.

Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 1d

@victoriacrooks.bsky.social has written about this a lot, but I think this blog is an excellent summary and really gets to the heart of the issue:

uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2024/07/19/i...

It’s not about the money, money, money – until it is. Teacher recruitment and the need for bursaries

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The Initial Teacher Training (ITT) landscape should be driven by market forces like every other employment market. This is an argument we hear time and time again.&nb…

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed. And creates such disparities on courses where some people are working 2 jobs just to train

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Barbara Bleiman @barbarableiman.bsky.social · 1d

It’s simply appalling. I’m aware that lots of depts in both English and History fill gaps with non-specislists doing bits and pieces, especially at KS3. But how does shallow teacher knowledge build the firm ‘foundations’ of deep subject knowledge they so frequently talk about?

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 1d

Both, obviously … but only in the best way

charlie brown is sitting at a desk in a classroom with his hands folded in prayer .

ALT: charlie brown is sitting at a desk in a classroom with his hands folded in prayer .

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 1d

@victoriacrooks.bsky.social has written about this a lot, but I think this blog is an excellent summary and really gets to the heart of the issue:

uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2024/07/19/i...

It’s not about the money, money, money – until it is. Teacher recruitment and the need for bursaries

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The Initial Teacher Training (ITT) landscape should be driven by market forces like every other employment market. This is an argument we hear time and time again.&nb…

uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 1d

Completely agree. Same issue has been hitting History for some time. This makes teacher education inaccessible to some of the best candidates. It also makes routes which offer funding more attractive, even if they don't have the best track records for retention or subject expertise.

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 1d

Amused that history didn’t even make it onto the list - it’s been that long since we had a bursary!!

Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 1d

The government has swung the axe on teacher training incentives – including cutting funding for shortage subjects such as maths and foreign languages

schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-swings-a...

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Barbara Bleiman @barbarableiman.bsky.social · 1d

The lack of student bursaries for training as an English teacher will only lead to further shortages of specialist English teachers and damage to the subject as a whole. Such a short-sighted decision!

Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 1d

The government has swung the axe on teacher training incentives – including cutting funding for shortage subjects such as maths and foreign languages

schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-swings-a...

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Terra Glowach @terraglowach.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, apparently I need to start training Latin teachers instead of English ones. Jobs for the future!

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Victoria Crooks @victoriacrooks.bsky.social · 1d

The lack of training bursary for ALL #ITT beginning #teacher s is highly problematic. It is a significant barrier to entry into the profession. It creates geographical cold spots & prevents those without funds to self support from training. 1/2
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 1d

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Now would be a really good time to make that Wikipedia donation you keep saying you mean to!

Elon Musk's xAI to build rival to "hopelessly biased" Wikipedia, says: Frankly, it is ... - The Times of India

Tech News News: Elon Musk's xAI is developing 'Grokipedia', an AI-powered knowledge platform set to rival Wikipedia, which Musk criticises as \"hopelessly biased.\" Thi

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 1d

Another funding round and another kick in the teeth for PGCE History!!

Notably this year there is no core funding for English teachers either, who join Business, Music, PE, RE and others out in the cold.

In a cost of living crisis, this is directly impacting who gets to train.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 2d

It breaks my mind that two British political parties have seen scenes like this and decided to try and replicate it in Britain. Thuggary, lawlessness, state brutality. Farage and Badenoch decided they liked the look of it.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 3d

She was arrested for holding a sign reading:

“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”

How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.

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