DohMatt
@dohmatt.bsky.social
Teacher, Father, film nerd, game fan, autistic, expat British living in Japan, PKU.
He just looks like a badly photoshopped potato
A reminder not to store red sauce in Tupperware.
May 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
He just looks like a badly photoshopped potato
So true. There’s not gonna be any innovation for a long time now
when we teach students to write like robots of course they use robots to get good grades
do enough of them know they might have something important and new to say and need to learn how and why to do it?
do enough of them know they might have something important and new to say and need to learn how and why to do it?
May 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
So true. There’s not gonna be any innovation for a long time now
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World's Richest 10 Percent Responsible for Two-Thirds of Warming
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May 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It’s another year of overwork and no time for writing. I need a creative outlet so maybe I’ll start the Benrik diary again
May 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
It’s another year of overwork and no time for writing. I need a creative outlet so maybe I’ll start the Benrik diary again
Last week in Japan it was barely double digits. Now it’s almost 30’C.
April 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Last week in Japan it was barely double digits. Now it’s almost 30’C.
A busy couple of days getting the students started on a presentation and an essay. I used the example of the dire wolf to explain how important it is to define terms in detail. How is a dire wolf different from a modern gray wolf?
April 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A busy couple of days getting the students started on a presentation and an essay. I used the example of the dire wolf to explain how important it is to define terms in detail. How is a dire wolf different from a modern gray wolf?
Not up to scratch today because of lack of sleep and various issues but managed some ok lessons about how we do assignments on this course. I have them writing summaries and opinion paragraphs on news reports.
April 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Not up to scratch today because of lack of sleep and various issues but managed some ok lessons about how we do assignments on this course. I have them writing summaries and opinion paragraphs on news reports.
Just had a positive first lesson about the use of AI in schools. I led the students to think about the effects of relying on it too much. And then asked them what would happen if that AI failed. Then related that to their HS careers. And asked them how they think we should use AI in class
April 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Just had a positive first lesson about the use of AI in schools. I led the students to think about the effects of relying on it too much. And then asked them what would happen if that AI failed. Then related that to their HS careers. And asked them how they think we should use AI in class
Anyone in education know of any attempt at guidelines for use of AI in schools? Mostly regarding how to fairly grade for teachers and rules for students
March 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Anyone in education know of any attempt at guidelines for use of AI in schools? Mostly regarding how to fairly grade for teachers and rules for students
26/6/23: AH acts surprised he can’t have his half holiday on event days like he hasn’t already been told every term. He argued with the supe and so the supe gave us all a blanket statement about the issue that was clearly only for AH benefit. He def has an illegal side job at that time #MACoW
December 4, 2024 at 4:01 AM
26/6/23: AH acts surprised he can’t have his half holiday on event days like he hasn’t already been told every term. He argued with the supe and so the supe gave us all a blanket statement about the issue that was clearly only for AH benefit. He def has an illegal side job at that time #MACoW
A lot of incidents happening in the following term but I didn’t record them then as I correctly thought it was futile but boy did shit happen. Namelu AH complained and harassed anyone that even gave feedback on his work. He then used this to complain to the union and make the school scared #MACoW
December 4, 2024 at 3:59 AM
A lot of incidents happening in the following term but I didn’t record them then as I correctly thought it was futile but boy did shit happen. Namelu AH complained and harassed anyone that even gave feedback on his work. He then used this to complain to the union and make the school scared #MACoW
4th April 2923: Asshole (AH) jumps on the new hires and starts hissing in their ear about how terrible the other teachers are and trying to get them on his side #MACoW
December 4, 2024 at 3:57 AM
4th April 2923: Asshole (AH) jumps on the new hires and starts hissing in their ear about how terrible the other teachers are and trying to get them on his side #MACoW
I’m gonna start posting all the stupid things my asshole coworker has done because I started recording events thinking the school might care and do something about it but they are just waiting out his temp contract despite all the harm he’s doing to teachers and students in the meantime #MACoW
December 4, 2024 at 3:56 AM
I’m gonna start posting all the stupid things my asshole coworker has done because I started recording events thinking the school might care and do something about it but they are just waiting out his temp contract despite all the harm he’s doing to teachers and students in the meantime #MACoW
Life is just shit sometimes and there is no way to avoid it. I find out my Dad had cancer and in three weeks he died just last week. Now my partners father just learned he has cancer.
November 24, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Life is just shit sometimes and there is no way to avoid it. I find out my Dad had cancer and in three weeks he died just last week. Now my partners father just learned he has cancer.
How do I go home and smile for my kids now?
November 6, 2024 at 7:13 AM
How do I go home and smile for my kids now?
The basketball was so depressing yesterday. After playing well and winning on Saturday, Sunday was a shit show. Hanaryz let the ball slip too many times and the bias ref ignoring some blatant fouls from Shibuya killed their will to live. Kyoto lost by over 30 points
October 27, 2024 at 11:43 PM
The basketball was so depressing yesterday. After playing well and winning on Saturday, Sunday was a shit show. Hanaryz let the ball slip too many times and the bias ref ignoring some blatant fouls from Shibuya killed their will to live. Kyoto lost by over 30 points
There’s a guy at our work who washes his hand all the time and uses alcohol sanitizer after. His hands must be like the world of Mad Max for germs.
October 11, 2024 at 5:17 AM
There’s a guy at our work who washes his hand all the time and uses alcohol sanitizer after. His hands must be like the world of Mad Max for germs.
Have you any idea how good a cup of tea is after teaching 6 hours solid?
October 8, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Have you any idea how good a cup of tea is after teaching 6 hours solid?
So my contract says I work a maximum of 18 hours class time. I started the year at 15 hours. Co worker gets hospitalised I take 10 of their hours cos I’m the only person who can. 25 hours. Then student needs outside class time. Another 4 hours. I am now doing 11 hours over my contracted limit.
October 7, 2024 at 9:31 AM
So my contract says I work a maximum of 18 hours class time. I started the year at 15 hours. Co worker gets hospitalised I take 10 of their hours cos I’m the only person who can. 25 hours. Then student needs outside class time. Another 4 hours. I am now doing 11 hours over my contracted limit.
Work gives me ten extra hours and then takes away two and expect me to be happy? Doesn’t take a maths teacher to work out why
October 4, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Work gives me ten extra hours and then takes away two and expect me to be happy? Doesn’t take a maths teacher to work out why
I’m fed up of Japanese “lessons” for kids. Take my son to do basketball as a beginner and they don’t teach him how to play. So they just start a match and he has no idea. Gets really embarrassed when he has the ball. Take fighter to cram school. They don’t teach anything just mark your book. Stupid
September 9, 2024 at 10:17 AM
I’m fed up of Japanese “lessons” for kids. Take my son to do basketball as a beginner and they don’t teach him how to play. So they just start a match and he has no idea. Gets really embarrassed when he has the ball. Take fighter to cram school. They don’t teach anything just mark your book. Stupid
I never used to think I was autistic because I could talk with anyone quite easily but I’ve come to realise small talk and my complete lack of meaningful connections with anyone in my entire life are different things.
September 6, 2024 at 8:37 AM
I never used to think I was autistic because I could talk with anyone quite easily but I’ve come to realise small talk and my complete lack of meaningful connections with anyone in my entire life are different things.
So autistic people are objectively better but seen as worse? The world really is shit. It’s as I always expected.
Studies show:
- greater moral fortitude
- not being influenced by group in polling situation
- non-heuristic thinking
- not being influenced by advertising
- not lying for gain
in #autistic people. And here is the nutty thing. They are described as deficits of 'Theory of mind'.
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- greater moral fortitude
- not being influenced by group in polling situation
- non-heuristic thinking
- not being influenced by advertising
- not lying for gain
in #autistic people. And here is the nutty thing. They are described as deficits of 'Theory of mind'.
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September 6, 2024 at 6:17 AM
So autistic people are objectively better but seen as worse? The world really is shit. It’s as I always expected.
The only good think about being exhausted is that blissful peace when you drop down into a nap.
September 6, 2024 at 6:16 AM
The only good think about being exhausted is that blissful peace when you drop down into a nap.
Thousands of people crowd under an overpass like a whole homeless community. But it’s not a city gone destitute. It’s just a concert at the arena in August heat waves. Honestly the things people do to stand a mile from their favourite pop star.
August 25, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Thousands of people crowd under an overpass like a whole homeless community. But it’s not a city gone destitute. It’s just a concert at the arena in August heat waves. Honestly the things people do to stand a mile from their favourite pop star.