JPetito
@jcpetito.bsky.social
📍Doylestown, PA | 📚 History Enthusiast | 🍕 Pizza Connoisseur | Widow, Father, Educator, storyteller, and lifelong student of the past—because history repeats itself, and someone’s gotta narrate it.
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Only six weeks away from the release date! You can preorder now for delivery by June 3.
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Artful AI in Writing Instruction
This book explores technology with humility, critiquing its drawbacks and harnessing its strengths, in an effort to guide teachers on how to use AI to...
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April 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Only six weeks away from the release date! You can preorder now for delivery by June 3.
DM me for a discount code + free shipping 📦
www.corwin.com/books/artful...
DM me for a discount code + free shipping 📦
www.corwin.com/books/artful...
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I’m beginning a postcards to libraries project, sharing pre-addressed postcards with participants who can add why libraries matter to them (crayons, markers,etc). I have 4 designs so far, I want 12ish. I have addresses and start $. Open to any designs or collaborators or info seekers, message me.
April 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I’m beginning a postcards to libraries project, sharing pre-addressed postcards with participants who can add why libraries matter to them (crayons, markers,etc). I have 4 designs so far, I want 12ish. I have addresses and start $. Open to any designs or collaborators or info seekers, message me.
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Senator Cory Booker took to the Senate floor Monday night to protest both Trump and Elon Musk.
Democrat talking as long as he's "physically able" to protest Trump
www.newsweek.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Senator Cory Booker took to the Senate floor Monday night to protest both Trump and Elon Musk.
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Chaos Mandala 2 Available Thursday, March 27 at 10am PT!
Chaos Mandala 2 is the follow-up to Chaos Mandala released a few weeks ago. This print merges two seemingly contrasting concepts and aesthetics…chaos and harmony. I have always been fascinated by the cyclical chaos of posters and graffiti…
Chaos Mandala 2 is the follow-up to Chaos Mandala released a few weeks ago. This print merges two seemingly contrasting concepts and aesthetics…chaos and harmony. I have always been fascinated by the cyclical chaos of posters and graffiti…
Chaos Mandala 2 Available Thursday, March 27 at 10am PT!
Chaos Mandala 2 is the follow-up to Chaos Mandala released a few weeks ago. This print merges two seemingly contrasting concepts and aesthetics…chaos and harmony. I have always been fascinated by the cyclical chaos of posters and graffiti accumulating on the streets and then being ripped at by humans and the elements. There is beauty in the layering and in accepting that there are too many variables of push and pull for any of us to control them all.
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March 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Chaos Mandala 2 Available Thursday, March 27 at 10am PT!
Chaos Mandala 2 is the follow-up to Chaos Mandala released a few weeks ago. This print merges two seemingly contrasting concepts and aesthetics…chaos and harmony. I have always been fascinated by the cyclical chaos of posters and graffiti…
Chaos Mandala 2 is the follow-up to Chaos Mandala released a few weeks ago. This print merges two seemingly contrasting concepts and aesthetics…chaos and harmony. I have always been fascinated by the cyclical chaos of posters and graffiti…
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The loveliest of emails to wake up to; a long-lost Australian friend heard my ABC radio interview on @robin.berjon.com's and my Rewilding the Internet article.
By chance, the same show featured my fellow Crooked Timberite @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social on limitarianism!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
By chance, the same show featured my fellow Crooked Timberite @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social on limitarianism!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Limitarianism — could a cap on wealth reduce inequality? - ABC listen
When a company CEO can be paid 1,000 times the average employee's salary it's probably time to take a long hard look at wealth inequality. And those calling for the rich to pay more aren't always the ...
www.abc.net.au
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The loveliest of emails to wake up to; a long-lost Australian friend heard my ABC radio interview on @robin.berjon.com's and my Rewilding the Internet article.
By chance, the same show featured my fellow Crooked Timberite @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social on limitarianism!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
By chance, the same show featured my fellow Crooked Timberite @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social on limitarianism!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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several employees there I spoke to. These self described "data nerds" tell me they're fairly confident the essential dollars will reach school districts for next school year, but they're VERY concerned about the 2026-27 school year. More here:
www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
How the Education Department cuts could hurt low-income and rural schools
With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not get the federal funds they rely on in coming years.
www.npr.org
March 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
several employees there I spoke to. These self described "data nerds" tell me they're fairly confident the essential dollars will reach school districts for next school year, but they're VERY concerned about the 2026-27 school year. More here:
www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
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How do artists and arts organizations shape how society cares for each other? Register now to learn more
https://nextcity.org/events/detail/why-the-arts-are-vital-for-healthy-communities-a-conversation-with-dr.-mari
https://nextcity.org/events/detail/why-the-arts-are-vital-for-healthy-communities-a-conversation-with-dr.-mari
Why the Arts Are Vital For Healthy Communities: A Conversation with Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson
Don’t miss this discussion on how the arts are shaping urban policy.
nextcity.org
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
How do artists and arts organizations shape how society cares for each other? Register now to learn more
https://nextcity.org/events/detail/why-the-arts-are-vital-for-healthy-communities-a-conversation-with-dr.-mari
https://nextcity.org/events/detail/why-the-arts-are-vital-for-healthy-communities-a-conversation-with-dr.-mari
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“Ultimately, language is both an enhancement and a constraint, a double-edged sword that structures thought while simultaneously obscuring other modes of being,” argues Jeremy I Skipper. | iai.tv/articles/lan...
#philsky #langsky #consky
#philsky #langsky #consky
Language creates an altered state of consciousness | Jeremy I Skipper
iai.tv
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“Ultimately, language is both an enhancement and a constraint, a double-edged sword that structures thought while simultaneously obscuring other modes of being,” argues Jeremy I Skipper. | iai.tv/articles/lan...
#philsky #langsky #consky
#philsky #langsky #consky
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Poem: "Vow, to thee, my country" baltimorebeat.com/vow-to-thee-...
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Poem: "Vow, to thee, my country" baltimorebeat.com/vow-to-thee-...
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This is a wonderful conversation between Jon Stewart and the courageous delightful @mariaressa.bsky.social Full of gems of insight around issues of the big tech takeover of our hearts, minds & democracies.
. @mariaressa.bsky.social on Big Tech. #TheWeeklyShow
March 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is a wonderful conversation between Jon Stewart and the courageous delightful @mariaressa.bsky.social Full of gems of insight around issues of the big tech takeover of our hearts, minds & democracies.
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the silence of the democratic establishment to the disappearing of a permanent resident for his alleged political beliefs is deafening
Good morning, reactions from both Columbia University and the Democrats to the disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil continue to send the Trump administration a very clear message: you will face no meaningful opposition from any of us
March 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
the silence of the democratic establishment to the disappearing of a permanent resident for his alleged political beliefs is deafening
Its an oldie but a goodie - youtu.be/21xAIpef5I0?...
Living It Up: Humorous Adventures in Hyperdomesticity, with Karen Finley (1996)
YouTube video by The 92nd Street Y, New York
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March 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Its an oldie but a goodie - youtu.be/21xAIpef5I0?...
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It’s as if he’s speaking to us from the grave!
“Never seek safe harbors to avoid contentious but important issues.”
“Never sacrifice integrity on fundamental principles, especially if there is a clear distinction between right and wrong on vital issues.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
“Never seek safe harbors to avoid contentious but important issues.”
“Never sacrifice integrity on fundamental principles, especially if there is a clear distinction between right and wrong on vital issues.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
Selwyn Raab, Tenacious Reporter Who Covered the Mob, Dies at 90
At The Times and elsewhere, he wrote about wrongful convictions, fake methadone clinics and the five powerful Mafia families in New York.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It’s as if he’s speaking to us from the grave!
“Never seek safe harbors to avoid contentious but important issues.”
“Never sacrifice integrity on fundamental principles, especially if there is a clear distinction between right and wrong on vital issues.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
“Never seek safe harbors to avoid contentious but important issues.”
“Never sacrifice integrity on fundamental principles, especially if there is a clear distinction between right and wrong on vital issues.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
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This is a perfect way to prepare for whatever the State of the Union brings on Tuesday night — an event with Timothy Snyder about the threats of authoritarianism and what we can do to resist it! If you've read his book, you know this will be good. I signed up, join me! social.redwine.blue/s/LdCwdJZ1
Register here.
social.redwine.blue
March 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is a perfect way to prepare for whatever the State of the Union brings on Tuesday night — an event with Timothy Snyder about the threats of authoritarianism and what we can do to resist it! If you've read his book, you know this will be good. I signed up, join me! social.redwine.blue/s/LdCwdJZ1
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a private prison company a 15-year contract worth $1 billion to detain up to 1,000 immigrants in New Jersey. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/02/27/r...
ICE awards $1B contract to private prison firm for major immigrant detention center • Wisconsin Examiner
A private prison company was awarded a 15-year contract worth $1 billion to detain up to 1,000 immigrants in New Jersey
wisconsinexaminer.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a private prison company a 15-year contract worth $1 billion to detain up to 1,000 immigrants in New Jersey. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/02/27/r...
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"The intelligence of the teacher is not free; it is confined to receiving the aims laid down from above."
-John Dewey, 1916
-John Dewey, 1916
February 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"The intelligence of the teacher is not free; it is confined to receiving the aims laid down from above."
-John Dewey, 1916
-John Dewey, 1916
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#STEM curricula in the US don’t often expose students to perspectives on culture, history and power nor equip them with effective community engagement skills. Here are lessons from creating an #interdisciplinary course that sought to address that gap: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/lesso...
Lessons from an interdisciplinary community engagement course for engineers
STEM curricula in the US don’t often expose students to perspectives on culture, history and power nor equip them with effective community engagement skills. Here, instructor and students share lesson...
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#STEM curricula in the US don’t often expose students to perspectives on culture, history and power nor equip them with effective community engagement skills. Here are lessons from creating an #interdisciplinary course that sought to address that gap: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/lesso...
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The Lawrenceville School Tsai Commons and Field House / Sasaki - https://www.archdaily.com/1005590/the-lawrenceville-school-tsai-commons-and-field-house-sasaki
The Lawrenceville School Tsai Commons and Field House / Sasaki
Completed in 2022 in United States. Images by Jeremy Bittermann. Anchoring the second phase of implementation of the Lawrenceville School master plan, the Tsai Field House repositions student life for the school by...
www.archdaily.com
January 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The Lawrenceville School Tsai Commons and Field House / Sasaki - https://www.archdaily.com/1005590/the-lawrenceville-school-tsai-commons-and-field-house-sasaki