J. Thomas Wright (he/him)
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J. Thomas Wright (he/him)
@jthomaswright.bsky.social
Deaf atheist single father. Teacher of rhetoric. Stage IVc cancer survivor. I neither speak nor hear nor sign.
The connection with the exercises did not occur to me before you mention it (or for a few seconds after you mentioned it, actually).
January 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Is there a story behind your choice to go by Cagle? I've been wondering that for some time now.
January 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sounds like such an exciting time! And I'm really looking forward to seeing the result.
November 25, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Nice! I used to make that book a pretty big part of my Composition II class at the University of Central Florida.
November 22, 2024 at 8:19 PM
The alt text adds so much to that image.
November 22, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Do you know how they found out about it? Is the book something you mentioned in class or assigned a reading from?
November 22, 2024 at 12:52 AM
This is why you should never get a chow chow. They can hide the evidence too easily.
November 14, 2024 at 4:25 AM
I actually find the distinction useful.

Twitter was a good site. X isn't.
November 14, 2024 at 3:29 AM
It's also interesting given that FYC classes, taught well, guide students in the kinds of thinking and writing they'll need to succeed in their future courses--including literature.

They're a critical part of a university education. If you teach them, so are you.
November 12, 2024 at 4:19 PM
It is.
November 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM
The shadow knows.
November 12, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Yes, absolutely!
November 12, 2024 at 2:15 PM
No, it's not too much. It's exactly right. It's what should be.

And I think I am indeed about as well as possible. I appreciate that.
November 12, 2024 at 3:57 AM
November 12, 2024 at 3:47 AM
That does not surprise me in the least.
November 12, 2024 at 3:35 AM