Paul Hanstedt
@curriculargeek.bsky.social
Taught some classes, wrote some books, administered some administering, cried some cries. Lover of black black licorice and fine fine Italian coffee. Has adopted irreverence as a leadership philosophy.
I sought you out. I wracked my brain and said who’s smart and sane and funny, and I then I found you. And you did not disappoint.
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I sought you out. I wracked my brain and said who’s smart and sane and funny, and I then I found you. And you did not disappoint.
and I can't find the people I like on any of them
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
and I can't find the people I like on any of them
You say that like it's a bad thing . . .
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
You say that like it's a bad thing . . .
Yes. And I'd add that this all feels like a weird discussion to me. The world is filled with literally millions of people who didn't go to prestigious universities. And yet somehow they live very happy lives and contribute to the wellbeing of humanity. Prestige can be a sucker's game.
October 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Yes. And I'd add that this all feels like a weird discussion to me. The world is filled with literally millions of people who didn't go to prestigious universities. And yet somehow they live very happy lives and contribute to the wellbeing of humanity. Prestige can be a sucker's game.
And just to be clear: succeeding doesn't mean making it easy, doesn't mean giving them all high grades, doesn't mean pandering. But yes: we are educators. We help amazing people develop and learn.
October 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
And just to be clear: succeeding doesn't mean making it easy, doesn't mean giving them all high grades, doesn't mean pandering. But yes: we are educators. We help amazing people develop and learn.
The holy quadrangle?
September 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The holy quadrangle?
Cars. Clothing. Architecture. The holy trinity.
September 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Cars. Clothing. Architecture. The holy trinity.
Yes please and thank you.
She is a coward from beginning to end.
She is a coward from beginning to end.
August 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Yes please and thank you.
She is a coward from beginning to end.
She is a coward from beginning to end.
In the name of wub. What more in the name of wub?
August 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In the name of wub. What more in the name of wub?
I’m just disappointed that it’s “for science.”
July 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I’m just disappointed that it’s “for science.”
If you do it, have FUN with it! And let me know how it goes! I don't get to teach (anymore, after 30 years in the writing classroom), so I'm jealous!
July 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
If you do it, have FUN with it! And let me know how it goes! I don't get to teach (anymore, after 30 years in the writing classroom), so I'm jealous!
My 20 cents. Feel free to ignore. But this is a COOL opportunity!
July 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
My 20 cents. Feel free to ignore. But this is a COOL opportunity!
And then, a final project? Analyze what you learned about writing, language, power, identity from writing this narrative and thinking about the various versions? And . . . how, as you move forward with academic writing you'll be required to do, can this shape how you think about that writing?
July 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
And then, a final project? Analyze what you learned about writing, language, power, identity from writing this narrative and thinking about the various versions? And . . . how, as you move forward with academic writing you'll be required to do, can this shape how you think about that writing?
And then I LOVE @heymrsbond.com's idea about messing with audience: how would they tell this story to family? To a potential employer? To . . . ? This bring in rhetorical awareness, the way that audience changes everything!
July 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
And then I LOVE @heymrsbond.com's idea about messing with audience: how would they tell this story to family? To a potential employer? To . . . ? This bring in rhetorical awareness, the way that audience changes everything!
What if you turned the personal narrative into a literacy narrative: a story about their journey to learn how to read/write/speak, with all of its pluses and minuses? Or a key moment in that journey? This bring in meta-analysis: they're not just writing, they're thinking about how/why they write.
July 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
What if you turned the personal narrative into a literacy narrative: a story about their journey to learn how to read/write/speak, with all of its pluses and minuses? Or a key moment in that journey? This bring in meta-analysis: they're not just writing, they're thinking about how/why they write.
Why do more people not get this?
June 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Why do more people not get this?