And.... cats????

OMG. I am so sorry, Ally. There is no reason for this. People trying to receive treatment for health issues should not have the added stress of dealing with insurance companies who only care about making money. We have the worst healthcare system but no one is talking about making it better. HUGS

Avatars replace reading and writing and thinking for yourself. Robots run the world and a few people get very rich.

And one of the ways information gets distorted is by terming it "misinformation" or "disinformation" instead of just stating it in terms people understand: THIS IS A LIE.

Maybe we should phrase it "HUMAN" as in: Speak with a HUMAN therapist instead of a robot. Read a book by a HUMAN instead of written by a robot. Listen to music written and performed by HUMANS instead of robots.

Cats love resting on shoes for some reason!

Auto correct is super annoying. Why can't we write our own texts without someone telling us how and what to write??? I wrote "I'll call you tomorrow" and it changed it to "I'll call you tomato's" and spelled tomatoes the way my middle schoolers spell😱

It's an excuse for insurance to not cover it

Wow, hope you get some relief. ❤️

I'm also wondering why professors are on board with this. If AI can write papers, grade them, & plan lessons, they will find themselves out of a job. But really, just give every kid a college a degree who knows how to plug assignments into AI if they don't have to use their brains or their voice.

What is the point? Why are you in an English class if AI is writing your papers for you? My daughter, who just got her MFA, thinks she was turned down for a community college job because when they asked her how she would integrate AI, she said she planned to use her own critical thinking.

I tried both of these ideas for building community for my opening week and it's been AMAZING. The What I Bring project has been the jumpstart I need to my school year. The creativity, the honesty, the personality, the effort these kids put into their projects....I was blown away.

OMG, I got "tired" too! I asked him for a more positive word but I guess that's the point of the assignment, to go with what feels authentic to you! Which, my student pointed out in more direct words, lol

Yes, we have to focus on the writing that makes us happy

Yes, the GN make these accessible for kids below grade level who want a bit more than Captain Underpants or Dogman (though all my 6th graders love these). A lot of complex novels now have GN versions. I also recommend audiobooks so they can learn to read more complex text with their minds!