Gene Geist
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A day may come when the courage of Men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the Age of Men comes crashing down, but it is not this day!
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In Advice: “In higher education, we do not ask about the personal lives of job candidates, department colleagues, peer reviewers, or conference panelists.” Professional boundaries exist for good reason, but “they also make the work of grief invisible.” chroni.cl/4keSsqm
Advice | Cancer, Grief, and Academic Life
A new assistant professor shines a light on living and working amid personal loss.
chroni.cl
February 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
In Advice: “In higher education, we do not ask about the personal lives of job candidates, department colleagues, peer reviewers, or conference panelists.” Professional boundaries exist for good reason, but “they also make the work of grief invisible.” chroni.cl/4keSsqm
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Today, we honor the sacrifice of Boromir, who died on February 26, T.A. 3019 at Amon Hen. ⚔️
Be at peace, Son of Gondor! 💔
Be at peace, Son of Gondor! 💔
February 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Today, we honor the sacrifice of Boromir, who died on February 26, T.A. 3019 at Amon Hen. ⚔️
Be at peace, Son of Gondor! 💔
Be at peace, Son of Gondor! 💔
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Last month, beavers built several dams almost overnight in an area of the Czech Republic where the local authorities had been discussing a dam project for seven years. Having done so ‘without any project documentation and for free’, the beavers saved them about £1 million.
February 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Last month, beavers built several dams almost overnight in an area of the Czech Republic where the local authorities had been discussing a dam project for seven years. Having done so ‘without any project documentation and for free’, the beavers saved them about £1 million.
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When his students asked the writer and teacher Frank McCourt why they should read a certain book, he answered ‘You will read it for the same reasons why your parents waste their money on your piano lessons. So you won't be a boring little shite the rest of your life’.
February 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
When his students asked the writer and teacher Frank McCourt why they should read a certain book, he answered ‘You will read it for the same reasons why your parents waste their money on your piano lessons. So you won't be a boring little shite the rest of your life’.
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There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist. TERRY PRATCHETT
February 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist. TERRY PRATCHETT
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A perpetual sense of grievance on the part of the dominant group: whites, men, and Christians. From 4 yrs ago: The current Supreme Court "suffers from the same Christian-fragility disease as does Trump’s base—as though Christianity is under attack when others ask for equal treatment”: is.gd/Wi7AHV
February 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A perpetual sense of grievance on the part of the dominant group: whites, men, and Christians. From 4 yrs ago: The current Supreme Court "suffers from the same Christian-fragility disease as does Trump’s base—as though Christianity is under attack when others ask for equal treatment”: is.gd/Wi7AHV
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Pandemics do not begin with official announcements.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
February 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Pandemics do not begin with official announcements.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
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Just add “Fox News is my Bible” and the set is complete.
February 7, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Just add “Fox News is my Bible” and the set is complete.
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This article about how fewer teens are being sent to juvenile prisons (is.gd/bvSSpF) cites a study that proves the harm of incarcerating them even briefly (tinyurl.com/33c3fxn6) - notwithstanding conservative clichés about "tough love," being "scared straight," the value of "consequences," etc.
This article about how fewer teens are being sent to juvenile prisons (is.gd/bvSSpF) cites a study that proves the harm of incarcerating them even briefly (tinyurl.com/33c3fxn6) - notwithstanding conservative clichés about "tough love," being "scared straight," the value of "consequences," etc.
What Happened When America Emptied Its Youth Prisons
Lessons from a radical 20-year experiment and a quiet triumph of public policy.
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February 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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This article about how fewer teens are being sent to juvenile prisons (is.gd/bvSSpF) cites a study that proves the harm of incarcerating them even briefly (tinyurl.com/33c3fxn6) - notwithstanding conservative clichés about "tough love," being "scared straight," the value of "consequences," etc.
This article about how fewer teens are being sent to juvenile prisons (is.gd/bvSSpF) cites a study that proves the harm of incarcerating them even briefly (tinyurl.com/33c3fxn6) - notwithstanding conservative clichés about "tough love," being "scared straight," the value of "consequences," etc.
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T-1 day: The countdown to the Spring Conference is almost over! #NCTMKC25
If you're joining us, tell us which session(s) you're looking forward to attending! 👇
If you're joining us, tell us which session(s) you're looking forward to attending! 👇
February 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
T-1 day: The countdown to the Spring Conference is almost over! #NCTMKC25
If you're joining us, tell us which session(s) you're looking forward to attending! 👇
If you're joining us, tell us which session(s) you're looking forward to attending! 👇
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A 2013 study found that a delay in learning to read has no effect on reading fluency at age 11; indeed, later learners had slightly superior comprehension. Also, as other research has shown, explicit instruction usually wasn't required to achieve phonemic awareness: tinyurl.com/4r2btdek
Children learning to read later catch up to children reading earlier
Two studies from English-speaking samples investigated the methodologically difficult question of whether the later reading achievement of children le…
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February 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A 2013 study found that a delay in learning to read has no effect on reading fluency at age 11; indeed, later learners had slightly superior comprehension. Also, as other research has shown, explicit instruction usually wasn't required to achieve phonemic awareness: tinyurl.com/4r2btdek
Fucking MAGA. Now it’s getting REAL
Inflation Once Again: The price of a pint of Guinness (and several other draughts) is going up today.
It’s the fourth price rise in two years: http://jrnl.ie/6594623
It’s the fourth price rise in two years: http://jrnl.ie/6594623
The price of a pint is going up today
The price of pints of Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks and Hophouse 13 has just increased.
jrnl.ie
February 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Fucking MAGA. Now it’s getting REAL
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Trump regime bans CDC scientists from publishing work that mentions trans or non-binary people. When fascists can't burn books anymore so easily because everything's electronic and international, they just ban people from writing them.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.
insidemedicine.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Trump regime bans CDC scientists from publishing work that mentions trans or non-binary people. When fascists can't burn books anymore so easily because everything's electronic and international, they just ban people from writing them.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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If you don't want to be accused of racism, don't vote for a fucking racist, this isn't exactly rocket science my dudes
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GOP pollster says Trump voters ‘tired’ of being accused of racism
Republican pollster Frank Luntz said on Friday that President Trump’s voters are “tired” of being accused of being sexist and racist. In a discussion about Trump’s remarks linking diversity, equity…
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February 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you don't want to be accused of racism, don't vote for a fucking racist, this isn't exactly rocket science my dudes
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"Scaffolding" children's learning is an education metaphor that that may be more problematic than it first appears - as evidenced by the fact that it's become popular with behaviorists.
From the archives: is.gd/TGX5m1
From the archives: is.gd/TGX5m1
Deconstructing “Scaffolding”
March 6, 2019 Deconstructing “Scaffolding” By Alfie Kohn It was the late Jerome Bruner and his colleagues who first thought to invoke the field of (building) construction in creating an educational me...
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February 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Scaffolding" children's learning is an education metaphor that that may be more problematic than it first appears - as evidenced by the fact that it's become popular with behaviorists.
From the archives: is.gd/TGX5m1
From the archives: is.gd/TGX5m1
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President Trump doesn't want history teachers to indoctrinate students unless it is his preferred form of indoctrination. 🗃️ #sschat #edusky #historyteacher kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/trump-admi...
Trump Administration Calls On Teachers to Indoctrinate Students in American History
President Trump doesn't want history teachers to indoctrinate students unless it is his preferred form of indoctrination.
kevinmlevin.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
President Trump doesn't want history teachers to indoctrinate students unless it is his preferred form of indoctrination. 🗃️ #sschat #edusky #historyteacher kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/trump-admi...
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They're not fooling anyone.
January 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
They're not fooling anyone.
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“The controller who was handling helicopters in the airport’s vicinity Wednesday night was also instructing planes that were landing and departing from its runways. Those jobs typically are assigned to two controllers, rather than one.”
Staffing was ‘not normal’ at airport tower, according to a preliminary F.A.A. report.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“The controller who was handling helicopters in the airport’s vicinity Wednesday night was also instructing planes that were landing and departing from its runways. Those jobs typically are assigned to two controllers, rather than one.”
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Opinion: What students aren’t hearing, but should, is a stronger argument for an education that isn’t overwhelmingly oriented toward employment skills that have a demonstrable payoff. This is that argument. chroni.cl/3WJDdvI
The Case for a New Kind of Core
A methods-based curriculum could empower students in college and for life.
chroni.cl
January 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Opinion: What students aren’t hearing, but should, is a stronger argument for an education that isn’t overwhelmingly oriented toward employment skills that have a demonstrable payoff. This is that argument. chroni.cl/3WJDdvI
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Word of the day: QUANKED - overcome with fatigue.
January 31, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Word of the day: QUANKED - overcome with fatigue.
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New Substack post covering Trump's attack on PBS and NPR. I also connect this to the the right's growing war on education and information. Please let me know your thoughts!
#writersky #academiasky #academicsky
#writersky #academiasky #academicsky
January 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
New Substack post covering Trump's attack on PBS and NPR. I also connect this to the the right's growing war on education and information. Please let me know your thoughts!
#writersky #academiasky #academicsky
#writersky #academiasky #academicsky
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Academia’s mental health toll is real, and these conversations help shed light on the challenges researchers face. I haven’t listened yet, but I’m resharing because it’s a check-in we need to have.
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
it's been such incredible hosting this series for @nature.com's careers podcast.
it's about the mental health toll of academia. and every single conversation has been incredible.
ep1: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
(search Working Scientist wherever you get your pods!)
it's about the mental health toll of academia. and every single conversation has been incredible.
ep1: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
(search Working Scientist wherever you get your pods!)
Mind matters: investigating academia’s ‘mental health crisis’
Adam Levy discusses some of the systemic changes needed to make the academic workplace both a happier and healthier place.
www.nature.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Academia’s mental health toll is real, and these conversations help shed light on the challenges researchers face. I haven’t listened yet, but I’m resharing because it’s a check-in we need to have.
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
I’m going to mix up a candle scent called MAGAbama. Smells like the rotting upholstery of a 1994 Chevy Monte Carlo with hints of the exhaust of a 1984 Oldsmobile 88 and a wisp of butane with an undertone of dirty ashtray.
January 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I’m going to mix up a candle scent called MAGAbama. Smells like the rotting upholstery of a 1994 Chevy Monte Carlo with hints of the exhaust of a 1984 Oldsmobile 88 and a wisp of butane with an undertone of dirty ashtray.
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This Marty West quote captures a lot of problem.
A dismal report card in math and reading hechingerreport.org/naep-test-20...
A dismal report card in math and reading hechingerreport.org/naep-test-20...
January 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This Marty West quote captures a lot of problem.
A dismal report card in math and reading hechingerreport.org/naep-test-20...
A dismal report card in math and reading hechingerreport.org/naep-test-20...