I am now reading my 17th peer reviewed article about heritage language programs and I'm not gonna lie - I started skipping the methods section. Does that make me a bad researcher? There's just.... Soooo much...

I understand that we as academics use complex sounding words so that we can be more specific and exact in our language but can we normalize explaining things with normal people words.

I just read the phrase "raciolinguistic enregisterment" four times, and now my brain hurts.

Remember this picture every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."

This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.

Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.

Better choices instead of excuses.

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So research has to start with a really broad question to kinda guide you. So here's the question I'm starting from:

"How do indigenous and diasporatic groups benefit from heritage programs?" Let's break it down:

You know what? I think I want to get published in an academic journal.

So imma read some stuff. Wish me luck.

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I'm sure nothing optical will happen involving those two topics. Nope. Not a thing.

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Me: All right, guys, we're reading chapter 5 today.

4th grader: I already read it.

Me: You did? When?

4th grader: at home.

Me: at home?

4th grader: yeah. I got my mom to help be bootleg a copy so I could find out what happens next.

I mean... at least they're reading, right?

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Hi.
I'm bad at social media.
And moving to boston to protect my cool trans husband 🏳️‍⚧️

Um... immigrants are cool. We should be nice to them.

Bilingual education is good, actually.

Also, I write middle grade fiction. But not well enough to be published.

So.

...

Bye.