Honestly, so am I.

Raising 7 has made me realize how very annoying I am. 😆🤣

This story perfectly illustrates my two kids.

5 wants to bend the laws of the universe to extend her fun.

7 is willing to sacrifice all else, including candy and fun, to be pedantically correct.

She insisted that her mom take a picture of the two of us. She was SO excited to run into an Anna while she was Elsa. 🥰

But because they know I care about them, they care about me & my class. They want to do well, in part, because they don’t want to disappoint me. They’re invested in the class because I’m invested in them.

I spend at least half my office hours time connecting with students as humans rather than strictly tutoring them. I check in on their mental health, offer them support & empathy. I care about them, & they know it. I care about them unconnected to their performance in my class.

People learn more when they feel safe and supported and part of a community.

Students need emotional support & connection to learn well.

Students care more & work harder & learn more when they feel their teacher cares about them.

LLMs can’t do any of that.

Right? My husband and I each have only one sister, but our kids call nearly a dozen people Aunt.

Yup. My close friends are my kids’ aunties. While my husband and I have only one sister each, our kids have nearly a dozen aunts.

Right there with you.

Thanks!!!

Wow. That sounds amazing. Do you have a link to where you got it?

Every paper I have ever published was made better as a result of peer review. Was it always substantially better, enough to justify the additional work & time? Not always. But often, yes, the improvement justified the extra work.

Yeah. “Professionalism” has always been arbitrary, classist, & field-specific. But the underlying principle is to treat others like human beings worthy of respect. In using AI to achieve “professionalism” standards, we have lost the plot.
(I do NOT blame students for this. It’s bigger than them.)

I think what bothers me about it is the outsourcing of supposedly human connection to AI. When my student who always says “I hope this finds you well” writes that, I believe she means it, and it feels like a connection. When it’s in a ChatGPT email, it’s fake. They don’t actually wish me well.

My least favorite version of this is a question sent in the evening about an exam or assignment due the following morning. No, you won’t be getting a response in the time frame you want it, despite your looking forward to it.

Yes. Nudgey is a good description. Like implying I won’t respond in a timely manner if they don’t nag me.