Jose Vilson, PhD
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The Jose Vilson Newsletter | The Jose Vilson
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Thank you!
Thank you!
Y'all.
I'm in this video.
Don't even ask me how. 😂
The link for tickets to his inauguration is in his pinned post.
I'm in this video.
Don't even ask me how. 😂
The link for tickets to his inauguration is in his pinned post.
New York, this moment belongs to you. Please join us for the Inauguration of a New Era on January 1, 2026.
December 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Y'all.
I'm in this video.
Don't even ask me how. 😂
The link for tickets to his inauguration is in his pinned post.
I'm in this video.
Don't even ask me how. 😂
The link for tickets to his inauguration is in his pinned post.
You'd actually have to have shame for any of this to matter.
December 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
You'd actually have to have shame for any of this to matter.
Writing a math book might seem easy for a person who taught math for 15 years, but don't let the fact that I'm posting and not writing be evidence to the contrary.
December 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Writing a math book might seem easy for a person who taught math for 15 years, but don't let the fact that I'm posting and not writing be evidence to the contrary.
The Knicks won the NBA Cup and the vibes across the city are (mostly) immaculate. Good things a-brewin', but there's no need for a parade.
December 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Knicks won the NBA Cup and the vibes across the city are (mostly) immaculate. Good things a-brewin', but there's no need for a parade.
I got a story to tell, and it's about the wild trip that is high school admissions. Can we do better? I hope so. Read more here!
Pick A School, Every School (On the NYC High School Admissions Process)
How many synonyms for the word "confusing" are there? I might have used them all as we navigated the NYC high school admissions process over the last few months. Besides all the other hats I wear, I found myself neck-deep in trying to navigate a myriad of recommendations, online reviews, school visits, word-of-mouth, and insider info about prospective schools. To further complicate things, my wife and I both come from Catholic school backgrounds, which has its pros and cons for the type of values we wish to instill in our son.
thejosevilson.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I got a story to tell, and it's about the wild trip that is high school admissions. Can we do better? I hope so. Read more here!
My theory: Susie Wiles wants to have it both ways. She's both the not-so-secret secret of this Trump administration *and* wants a parachute for when this is all over and into public life.
There are words for that, but ... y'all can use them below. 👇🏾
There are words for that, but ... y'all can use them below. 👇🏾
December 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My theory: Susie Wiles wants to have it both ways. She's both the not-so-secret secret of this Trump administration *and* wants a parachute for when this is all over and into public life.
There are words for that, but ... y'all can use them below. 👇🏾
There are words for that, but ... y'all can use them below. 👇🏾
The BlueSky conversation is very much like when a student runs up to you screaming "Why won't they play with me?!" and you find it weird but when you ask the group, they tell you he's been cursing at them, bumping them too hard, and taking the ball whenever he loses.
That's why teachers are here 😏
That's why teachers are here 😏
December 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The BlueSky conversation is very much like when a student runs up to you screaming "Why won't they play with me?!" and you find it weird but when you ask the group, they tell you he's been cursing at them, bumping them too hard, and taking the ball whenever he loses.
That's why teachers are here 😏
That's why teachers are here 😏
We’ve been discussing this Trump post for almost the whole day and I’m reminded that this is who a sizable number of Americans wanted.
Even when he was lying, he told you who he was.
We might make it out and, when we do, who’ll be there to say this never happened?
Even when he was lying, he told you who he was.
We might make it out and, when we do, who’ll be there to say this never happened?
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We’ve been discussing this Trump post for almost the whole day and I’m reminded that this is who a sizable number of Americans wanted.
Even when he was lying, he told you who he was.
We might make it out and, when we do, who’ll be there to say this never happened?
Even when he was lying, he told you who he was.
We might make it out and, when we do, who’ll be there to say this never happened?
It's wild to see how long Elon Musk has been grifting the world, and how quickly he can layer lies on top of other debunked lies.
And how the lies have caused chaos and harm across the globe at this point.
Not posting on the other site seems like the *least* we can do.
And how the lies have caused chaos and harm across the globe at this point.
Not posting on the other site seems like the *least* we can do.
December 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It's wild to see how long Elon Musk has been grifting the world, and how quickly he can layer lies on top of other debunked lies.
And how the lies have caused chaos and harm across the globe at this point.
Not posting on the other site seems like the *least* we can do.
And how the lies have caused chaos and harm across the globe at this point.
Not posting on the other site seems like the *least* we can do.
If the numbers don't make America look great, you stop the numbers from showing otherwise.
This isn't just about a jobs or economy report. It's also about eradicating any research that shines a light on our deep inequities.
Especially for our children at the margins. We gotta do better.
This isn't just about a jobs or economy report. It's also about eradicating any research that shines a light on our deep inequities.
Especially for our children at the margins. We gotta do better.
How Trump 2.0 upended education research and statistics in one year
This audio is sponsored by SXSW EDU Inauguration Day was a time of hope for the MAGA faithful who watched President Donald Trump take his second oath of office in the Capitol rotunda. But less than a mile away, at the Department…
This audio is sponsored by SXSW EDU Inauguration Day was a time of hope for the MAGA faithful who watched President Donald Trump take his second oath of office in the Capitol rotunda. But less than a mile away, at the Department…
How Trump 2.0 upended education research and statistics in one year
This audio is sponsored by SXSW EDU Inauguration Day was a time of hope for the MAGA faithful who watched President Donald Trump take his second oath of office in the Capitol rotunda. But less than a mile away, at the Department of Education, fear and uncertainty reigned. Researchers, contractors and federal staff — the corner of the Education Department that I cover — braced for potentially devastating upheaval. Would the department itself be eliminated, as Trump had promised during the campaign? Would congressionally mandated research and statistical programs move to other agencies?
hechingerreport.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
If the numbers don't make America look great, you stop the numbers from showing otherwise.
This isn't just about a jobs or economy report. It's also about eradicating any research that shines a light on our deep inequities.
Especially for our children at the margins. We gotta do better.
This isn't just about a jobs or economy report. It's also about eradicating any research that shines a light on our deep inequities.
Especially for our children at the margins. We gotta do better.
All I see is a sea of white in my window.
By window, I mean my computer monitor, and by white, I mean all the recommendation letters I've made myself responsible for.
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
By window, I mean my computer monitor, and by white, I mean all the recommendation letters I've made myself responsible for.
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
All I see is a sea of white in my window.
By window, I mean my computer monitor, and by white, I mean all the recommendation letters I've made myself responsible for.
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
By window, I mean my computer monitor, and by white, I mean all the recommendation letters I've made myself responsible for.
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
This prime number can also be used to describe the average NBA player’s height.
What is …
What is …
More than a year into its online ubiquity, something about these two numbers seems to have the world in a chokehold.
Why Won't the '6, 7' Meme Go Away?
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This prime number can also be used to describe the average NBA player’s height.
What is …
What is …
I tell people all the time that, if it wasn’t for a union, I would have been fired over petty nonsense when I first started teaching.
Due process is an important mechanism against administrative malfeasance.
Due process is an important mechanism against administrative malfeasance.
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I tell people all the time that, if it wasn’t for a union, I would have been fired over petty nonsense when I first started teaching.
Due process is an important mechanism against administrative malfeasance.
Due process is an important mechanism against administrative malfeasance.
Reposted by Jose Vilson, PhD
The purpose of a system of is what it does.
OpenAI's Sora Is Letting Teens Generate Videos of School Shootings
OpenAI's Sora 2 easily allows teenagers to generate videos of school shootings and other harmful content, despite repeated claims of safety.
futurism.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The purpose of a system of is what it does.
Coming to you live from this two-hour nap I just woke up from after a nice Thanksgiving plate … or three.
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Coming to you live from this two-hour nap I just woke up from after a nice Thanksgiving plate … or three.
I'll say this:
We're all susceptible to arguing or uplifting randoms and bots because that's part of being on social media.
People have been getting paid to antagonize you for "engagement" for years. The money was too good to have integrity about it.
We're all susceptible to arguing or uplifting randoms and bots because that's part of being on social media.
People have been getting paid to antagonize you for "engagement" for years. The money was too good to have integrity about it.
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I'll say this:
We're all susceptible to arguing or uplifting randoms and bots because that's part of being on social media.
People have been getting paid to antagonize you for "engagement" for years. The money was too good to have integrity about it.
We're all susceptible to arguing or uplifting randoms and bots because that's part of being on social media.
People have been getting paid to antagonize you for "engagement" for years. The money was too good to have integrity about it.
Next step: reclaim public education as a right.
In a massive backlash against MAGA fascism, Democrats have now swept school board elections in Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio and defeating all terrorist Moms For Liberty candidates in the process. Much more of this please, we have a democracy to rescue. 💙👊
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Next step: reclaim public education as a right.
“When you decide to do the kind of things that really start to make a difference and get people listening to you, and you have an impact, it starts to make some people a little bit nervous. And you find yourself starting to become a target.”
- Kenny Riley
- Kenny Riley
November 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“When you decide to do the kind of things that really start to make a difference and get people listening to you, and you have an impact, it starts to make some people a little bit nervous. And you find yourself starting to become a target.”
- Kenny Riley
- Kenny Riley
More evidence for abolishing ICE at the first opportunity.
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
More evidence for abolishing ICE at the first opportunity.
I woke up this morning with people mad that Mamdani ate everyone’s lunch yesterday:
- Trump
- GOP (esp. Stefanik)
- corporate Dems
- news media
There are people willing to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and call it “radical.”
Yeah, nah. I mean that in the most NYC way possible.
- Trump
- GOP (esp. Stefanik)
- corporate Dems
- news media
There are people willing to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and call it “radical.”
Yeah, nah. I mean that in the most NYC way possible.
November 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I woke up this morning with people mad that Mamdani ate everyone’s lunch yesterday:
- Trump
- GOP (esp. Stefanik)
- corporate Dems
- news media
There are people willing to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and call it “radical.”
Yeah, nah. I mean that in the most NYC way possible.
- Trump
- GOP (esp. Stefanik)
- corporate Dems
- news media
There are people willing to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and call it “radical.”
Yeah, nah. I mean that in the most NYC way possible.
Forget the charm. Peep the strategy.
Mamdani’s been telling you he’s not scared since Day 1. This is all hard-won people-facing politics. He’ll go to any house, including the White House, to get his agenda passed.
Mamdani’s been telling you he’s not scared since Day 1. This is all hard-won people-facing politics. He’ll go to any house, including the White House, to get his agenda passed.
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Forget the charm. Peep the strategy.
Mamdani’s been telling you he’s not scared since Day 1. This is all hard-won people-facing politics. He’ll go to any house, including the White House, to get his agenda passed.
Mamdani’s been telling you he’s not scared since Day 1. This is all hard-won people-facing politics. He’ll go to any house, including the White House, to get his agenda passed.
Just goes to show the value of meeting people face-to-face because the minute you pull up and ask them about those social media posts, you don’t see none of that energy.
Yes, I’m talking about Trump and Mamdani as well.
Yes, I’m talking about Trump and Mamdani as well.
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Just goes to show the value of meeting people face-to-face because the minute you pull up and ask them about those social media posts, you don’t see none of that energy.
Yes, I’m talking about Trump and Mamdani as well.
Yes, I’m talking about Trump and Mamdani as well.
When Congress has to vote on condemning an economic system that they’re all benefitting from, that says more about capitalism than socialism.
In this essay, I will …
In this essay, I will …
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When Congress has to vote on condemning an economic system that they’re all benefitting from, that says more about capitalism than socialism.
In this essay, I will …
In this essay, I will …
Part of the problem with “Google it” assumes a baseline knowledge of what to look for and how.
Now that people are using LLMs to summarize articles they’re not really reading, it adds another tier of faux knowledge we’re not adjusting for.
Now that people are using LLMs to summarize articles they’re not really reading, it adds another tier of faux knowledge we’re not adjusting for.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Part of the problem with “Google it” assumes a baseline knowledge of what to look for and how.
Now that people are using LLMs to summarize articles they’re not really reading, it adds another tier of faux knowledge we’re not adjusting for.
Now that people are using LLMs to summarize articles they’re not really reading, it adds another tier of faux knowledge we’re not adjusting for.
It's not that the AI bubble is about to pop, which it is.
It's that we're already seeing people getting weary and wary of corporations force-feeding us AI content of all kinds.
Believe it or not, that includes schools.
It's that we're already seeing people getting weary and wary of corporations force-feeding us AI content of all kinds.
Believe it or not, that includes schools.
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's not that the AI bubble is about to pop, which it is.
It's that we're already seeing people getting weary and wary of corporations force-feeding us AI content of all kinds.
Believe it or not, that includes schools.
It's that we're already seeing people getting weary and wary of corporations force-feeding us AI content of all kinds.
Believe it or not, that includes schools.