Chandra H.
@chandrabrand.bsky.social
English teacher who loves public education, books, dogs, hiking, travelling, unions, etc.
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I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
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Teachers: we really need supports for complex needs in classrooms, lower class sizes, better working conditions, and appropriate funding
UCP: best we can do is a book ban
UCP: best we can do is a book ban
August 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Teachers: we really need supports for complex needs in classrooms, lower class sizes, better working conditions, and appropriate funding
UCP: best we can do is a book ban
UCP: best we can do is a book ban
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Surprise! Looks who’s backpedaling and blame shifting due to the outraged public.
Don’t blame ESPB, this book banning belongs solely to the Alberta Government.
Don’t blame ESPB, this book banning belongs solely to the Alberta Government.
August 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Surprise! Looks who’s backpedaling and blame shifting due to the outraged public.
Don’t blame ESPB, this book banning belongs solely to the Alberta Government.
Don’t blame ESPB, this book banning belongs solely to the Alberta Government.
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Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
April 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
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As an educator, it’s increasingly difficult to name a professional conviction or pedagogical commitment that justifies the use of generative AI. The daily use of AI must not overshadow tangible actions to redress our climate crisis lest we further erode our position as trusted stewards of learning.
Once again asking what problem this technology has solved or is expected to solve to force us to endure this. www.fastcompany.com/91253026/air...
Air pollution from AI could surpass that of all the cars in California
Massive data centers power large language models but produce fine particles linked to asthma, cancers, and premature deaths.
www.fastcompany.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
As an educator, it’s increasingly difficult to name a professional conviction or pedagogical commitment that justifies the use of generative AI. The daily use of AI must not overshadow tangible actions to redress our climate crisis lest we further erode our position as trusted stewards of learning.
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There is an article in this month’s NCTE Council Chronicle that celebrates the opportunities the author says AI brings to classrooms. Nowhere in there were any of the ways we don’t want AI in classrooms -
information theft, support of modern slavery, and destruction of climate. It is *disappointing*
information theft, support of modern slavery, and destruction of climate. It is *disappointing*
January 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
There is an article in this month’s NCTE Council Chronicle that celebrates the opportunities the author says AI brings to classrooms. Nowhere in there were any of the ways we don’t want AI in classrooms -
information theft, support of modern slavery, and destruction of climate. It is *disappointing*
information theft, support of modern slavery, and destruction of climate. It is *disappointing*
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Reading is such an extraordinary gift. It’s so incredible that there is no center in the brain for it. It’s an entirely learned activity, not at all innate to us! And it unlocks so much human flourishing and much joy and happiness
December 20, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Reading is such an extraordinary gift. It’s so incredible that there is no center in the brain for it. It’s an entirely learned activity, not at all innate to us! And it unlocks so much human flourishing and much joy and happiness
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Oh you don’t think I should go to a college where all the courses are planned by AI? Well let me remind you of the wise words of the philosopher Plato: “Plato is a soft, clay-like substance that comes in different colors and is used by children for making models”
December 15, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Oh you don’t think I should go to a college where all the courses are planned by AI? Well let me remind you of the wise words of the philosopher Plato: “Plato is a soft, clay-like substance that comes in different colors and is used by children for making models”
The first snow of the year calls for a toasty fire and a good book, obvs.
November 16, 2024 at 1:53 AM
The first snow of the year calls for a toasty fire and a good book, obvs.
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A lot of people have shared this poem over the past week. It’s a sentiment I think about a lot, especially now.
I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.
I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.
Perfectly expressed, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social.
November 13, 2024 at 10:34 PM
A lot of people have shared this poem over the past week. It’s a sentiment I think about a lot, especially now.
I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.
I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.