Scott J Peters, Ph.D.
@realscottpeters.bsky.social
Ed policy researcher and assessment designer. Interested in data use in K-12 schools. Challenging advanced learners.
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We’re testing preschoolers for giftedness. Experts say that doesn’t work
When I was a kindergartner in the 1980s, the “gifted” programming for my class could be found inside of a chest. I don’t know what toys and learning materials lived there, since I wasn’t one of the handful of presumably more…
When I was a kindergartner in the 1980s, the “gifted” programming for my class could be found inside of a chest. I don’t know what toys and learning materials lived there, since I wasn’t one of the handful of presumably more…
We’re testing preschoolers for giftedness. Experts say that doesn’t work
When I was a kindergartner in the 1980s, the “gifted” programming for my class could be found inside of a chest. I don’t know what toys and learning materials lived there, since I wasn’t one of the handful of presumably more academically advanced kiddos that my kindergarten teacher invited to open the chest. My distinct impression at the time was that my teacher didn’t think I was worthy of the enrichment because I frequently spilled my chocolate milk at lunch and I had also once forgotten to hang a sheet of paper on the class easel — instead painting an elaborate and detailed picture on the stand itself.
hechingerreport.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 AM
We’re testing preschoolers for giftedness. Experts say that doesn’t work
When I was a kindergartner in the 1980s, the “gifted” programming for my class could be found inside of a chest. I don’t know what toys and learning materials lived there, since I wasn’t one of the handful of presumably more…
When I was a kindergartner in the 1980s, the “gifted” programming for my class could be found inside of a chest. I don’t know what toys and learning materials lived there, since I wasn’t one of the handful of presumably more…
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
This
Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
October 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This
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NEW: These are all the Education Dept. offices that staffers and managers say have been impacted by layoffs since Friday, according to the union for the agency’s employees.
They include workers that supported HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools, civil rights reviews, special ed & more.
They include workers that supported HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools, civil rights reviews, special ed & more.
October 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
NEW: These are all the Education Dept. offices that staffers and managers say have been impacted by layoffs since Friday, according to the union for the agency’s employees.
They include workers that supported HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools, civil rights reviews, special ed & more.
They include workers that supported HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools, civil rights reviews, special ed & more.
Never believe it when this party says anything about being pro constitution.
Mullin: "When 97% of the news stories are negative about him & 99% about Pete Hegseth are negative, it is cheating, bc you're putting out a narrative that isn't true...there's a thin line between free speech & when it crosses a line and causes violence. And when you start calling someone fascist..."
September 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Never believe it when this party says anything about being pro constitution.
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Official UN finding:
#Israel has committed #genocide in the #Gaza Strip
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
#Israel has committed #genocide in the #Gaza Strip
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds
GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a...
www.ohchr.org
September 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Official UN finding:
#Israel has committed #genocide in the #Gaza Strip
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
#Israel has committed #genocide in the #Gaza Strip
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
This is felony assault
Several anti-ICE protestors on the Ohio-Kentucky border.
This is how the police dealt with them.
Literally beat the hell out of them.
This is Trump's police state America, coming to a protest near you.
This is how the police dealt with them.
Literally beat the hell out of them.
This is Trump's police state America, coming to a protest near you.
September 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This is felony assault
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NEW -- Exactly 10 days after taking the oath early this year, Donald Trump nearly drowned dozens, potentially hundreds, of his own citizens in California’s Central Valley.
Why?
Because he is one of the most ignorant people you will ever meet.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Why?
Because he is one of the most ignorant people you will ever meet.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Maybe Rex Tillerson Was Right. Maybe Trump Really Is Just A Moron.
His lying and temper tantrums aside, evidence abounds that the president's most important, and dangerous, feature is his ignorance.
www.huffpost.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
NEW -- Exactly 10 days after taking the oath early this year, Donald Trump nearly drowned dozens, potentially hundreds, of his own citizens in California’s Central Valley.
Why?
Because he is one of the most ignorant people you will ever meet.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Why?
Because he is one of the most ignorant people you will ever meet.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Makes me wonder what a similar map of Germany would have looked like around 1939.
Exclusive: An internal planning road map obtained by The Post shows the strategy behind ICE’s breakneck expansion, a chaotic effort that has already triggered lawsuits and accusations of cruelty. wapo.st/41FWkck
August 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Makes me wonder what a similar map of Germany would have looked like around 1939.
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Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪
August 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪
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The first good boomer is absolutely crushing it
Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
August 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The first good boomer is absolutely crushing it
This….really shouldn’t be controversial
"I am through supporting the actions of the current Israeli government and will advocate—and vote—for an end to any United States support whatsoever until there is a demonstrable change in the direction of Israeli policy."
July 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
This….really shouldn’t be controversial
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This is the same amount as the entire National Science Foundation's R&D spending for the entire field of *engineering* for the whole country. All of it.
NYT reports that a mysterious, *$984 million* transfer from a Pentagon"black box" account might be paying for the renovation of Trump's "free" Qatari jet.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask.
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is the same amount as the entire National Science Foundation's R&D spending for the entire field of *engineering* for the whole country. All of it.
I used to be hugely against this. I felt like Dems needed to be the change. But those days are gone. It’s clear republicans have zero interest in following any rules.
Newsom has threatened that if Texas follows Trump’s advice and redraws its congressional districts to shore up the GOP’s slender House majority, California should throw out its own maps to boost Democrats.
‘Crazy hill to die on’: Newsom jolts California with bid to throw out House maps
Newsom’s new obsession has energized, enraged, and confused Democrats.
www.politico.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I used to be hugely against this. I felt like Dems needed to be the change. But those days are gone. It’s clear republicans have zero interest in following any rules.
We are just the worst
The State Department's decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful campaign to force her removal.
U.S. issues sanctions against United Nations investigator probing abuses in Gaza
The State Department's decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful campaign to force her removal.
n.pr
July 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We are just the worst
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'In a stunning moment, Republican Senator James Lankford admits that President Biden’s border bill would have been far more successful than anything Trump has done on the border.' via @democraticwins.bsky.social
substack.com/@demwinsmedi...
substack.com/@demwinsmedi...
Democratic Wins Media on Substack
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Republican Senator James Lankford admits that President Biden’s border bill would have been far more successful than anything Trump has done on the border. Even Republi...
substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
'In a stunning moment, Republican Senator James Lankford admits that President Biden’s border bill would have been far more successful than anything Trump has done on the border.' via @democraticwins.bsky.social
substack.com/@demwinsmedi...
substack.com/@demwinsmedi...
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SENATE FLOOR UPDATE, 7.44am:
Hour 23 & the GOP is still trying to negotiate enough votes for their #BigUglyBill.
Never in human history have so few worked so hard to remove healthcare from so many.
Hour 23 & the GOP is still trying to negotiate enough votes for their #BigUglyBill.
Never in human history have so few worked so hard to remove healthcare from so many.
July 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
SENATE FLOOR UPDATE, 7.44am:
Hour 23 & the GOP is still trying to negotiate enough votes for their #BigUglyBill.
Never in human history have so few worked so hard to remove healthcare from so many.
Hour 23 & the GOP is still trying to negotiate enough votes for their #BigUglyBill.
Never in human history have so few worked so hard to remove healthcare from so many.
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
This
We have to stop talking about him as if he is he is a man who has the ability to understand diplomacy or military tactics….or anything else for that matter. He is a pathological narcissist with limited cognitive functioning. No one should discuss him with any other lens.
Or maybe he’s psychologically incapable of acting and speaking on anything but pure impulse.
June 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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I’m sure Congress will get right on this: Social Security benefits face big cuts in 8 years, unless Congress acts
www.npr.org/2025/06/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/18/n...
Social Security benefits face big cuts in 2033, unless Congress acts
Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.
www.npr.org
June 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I’m sure Congress will get right on this: Social Security benefits face big cuts in 8 years, unless Congress acts
www.npr.org/2025/06/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/18/n...
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"manuscript under review"
June 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"manuscript under review"