Dillon St. Jean
@dillonstjean.bsky.social
Musician, HS ELA Gardener (Teacher ), Gamer, and Sometimes Writer
High school English teacher in Alberta here (we are about to strike on Monday). @gailsimone.bsky.social 's Uncanny X-Men series is keeping me grounded and continually reminding me: it's for the kids!
October 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
High school English teacher in Alberta here (we are about to strike on Monday). @gailsimone.bsky.social 's Uncanny X-Men series is keeping me grounded and continually reminding me: it's for the kids!
Talking myself off the ledge of "schoolishness"...A daily task
December 5, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Talking myself off the ledge of "schoolishness"...A daily task
Consistency in assessment... consistent with what? To what end?
November 29, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Consistency in assessment... consistent with what? To what end?
Do I want students to feel successful or do I want students to feel fulfilled? Reframing, redrawing, reconceptualizing.
November 21, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Do I want students to feel successful or do I want students to feel fulfilled? Reframing, redrawing, reconceptualizing.
Are we looking to transform or to conform?
November 17, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Are we looking to transform or to conform?
Reposted by Dillon St. Jean
"Grade inflation" is inherently a historical argument (change over time). Historians take this on! (Spoiler: it's a bad argument.)
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Grade inflation narrative is ahistorical (opinion)
The narrative around grade inflation would benefit from some historical perspective, write Christopher J. Richmann and Ryan T. Ramsey.
www.insidehighered.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:12 PM
"Grade inflation" is inherently a historical argument (change over time). Historians take this on! (Spoiler: it's a bad argument.)
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Shunryu Suzuki once said that "In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few". I'm never looking for proficiency and mastery. I'm looking for engagement and discovery. Becoming over being.
November 16, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Shunryu Suzuki once said that "In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few". I'm never looking for proficiency and mastery. I'm looking for engagement and discovery. Becoming over being.