“Let’s cut things that serve students and won’t actually save us money to save money”

“You bet! Thank you for asking! Here’s some flat, affectless prose that’s technically grammatically correct”

I wouldn’t say I’m “happier” with a piece of paper (as an Xer), but I’m WAY less nervous

I love a ranty notebook paragraph

“Thanks for the inquiry! Unfortunately, I can’t fly. Would you like help writing a term paper?”

Don’t forget to charge your phone, and don’t ask me how I know that

Had mine this summer. The nap was nice!

This thread is already riveting

It’s just such a bummer

In this move, the stance has shifted from simple rejection to a compelling argument for introductory learning.

Music and art profs talk about muscle memory as baseline skillsets. Writing faculty talk about language as integral to developing critical thinking and argument. Muscle memory of the brain

Faculty talk to students about learning to show your work and take the long route as "necessary to make an expert." One math prof explained it is why they must learn stats concepts before switching to R as engineers and data scientists. Working without AI is positioned the same way.

But I was way better at public speaking twelve years ago than she is today