Michael Lanford
@lanford.bsky.social
Broke a string on Earl Wild's piano. Learned sociology as a golf caddie. Father of a tornado named Emilia.
Associate Professor of Higher Education, University of North Georgia
Anything expressed here does not represent the views of my institution.
Associate Professor of Higher Education, University of North Georgia
Anything expressed here does not represent the views of my institution.
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I'm halfway through this article and I have two questions that are not a critique of the article.
The first: why don't we openly talk about these kinds of approaches as what they actually are - experimenting on children with little oversight and the potential to cause real lasting harm?
The first: why don't we openly talk about these kinds of approaches as what they actually are - experimenting on children with little oversight and the potential to cause real lasting harm?
Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out
In Brownsville, Texas, some families found a buzzy new school’s methods—surveillance of kids, software in lieu of teachers—to be an education in and of itself.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I'm halfway through this article and I have two questions that are not a critique of the article.
The first: why don't we openly talk about these kinds of approaches as what they actually are - experimenting on children with little oversight and the potential to cause real lasting harm?
The first: why don't we openly talk about these kinds of approaches as what they actually are - experimenting on children with little oversight and the potential to cause real lasting harm?
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Maria Ressa won a Nobel prize in 2021 for her efforts to support free expression against the authoritarian regime of Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines.
This just in: Jon Stewart normally only hosts “The Daily Show” on Monday nights nowadays, but tonight he is returning to his longtime desk for one Thursday edition, Comedy Central says. His guest: Maria Ressa
September 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Maria Ressa won a Nobel prize in 2021 for her efforts to support free expression against the authoritarian regime of Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines.
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I hope people understand that the anomaly here aren’t the conditions—the conditions are very typical—the anomaly is that they put a number of documented workers from a high-income country in those conditions. This is how people are treated in custody routinely
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I hope people understand that the anomaly here aren’t the conditions—the conditions are very typical—the anomaly is that they put a number of documented workers from a high-income country in those conditions. This is how people are treated in custody routinely
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Anyone who has read newspapers on microfilm, perused letters in archives, leafed through diaries, scrapbooks and photo albums, knows that even if these were to be digitized, the serendipity of making connections in this analogue way can not readily be reproduced through keyword searches./8
June 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Anyone who has read newspapers on microfilm, perused letters in archives, leafed through diaries, scrapbooks and photo albums, knows that even if these were to be digitized, the serendipity of making connections in this analogue way can not readily be reproduced through keyword searches./8
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Can’t stand this toy because who in their right mind would tell a kid “let’s sing!” and then start with a minor triad in second inversion
May 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Can’t stand this toy because who in their right mind would tell a kid “let’s sing!” and then start with a minor triad in second inversion
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Greeting Cards for Newly Tenured Professors
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March 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Congrats on Tenure! You're now worth 0.013 university football coaches!"