A company asked why it was so hard to hire a good writer. I told them it was because good writing is an illusion: what people call good writing is actually good thinking, and of course good thinkers are rare.

I can’t tell if this is brilliant…or just awesome. The work that went into this is impressive!

chicago-style pizza implies the existence of AP style pizza

HOME DEPOT DONATED $1.75 MILLION TO HERSCHEL WALKER, FUCK THAT STORE. SHOP AT LOWE'S.

Perhaps the single most consequential story of the midterms season broke this week, and there’s been virtually no coverage from major TV news shows, newspapers, and other mainstream outlets mediamatters.org/bloomberg/have…

Ok folks. It’s time we talked about eels. I’m a geologist but I recently learnt about eels and… wow. Since then, I’ve been greeting strangers with ‘DO YOU KNOW ABOUT EELS?!’ Well, consider yourself a stranger in my path. Strap in. It’s a 🧵 1/so many

Love this idea for last-minute editing in class!

If you, as a teacher, refuse to call a trans child their preferred name, you better be using full government for every other kid in the room and not a single nickname ever.

A note about averaging grades when 0s are present: If a student receives one 0, they must then get 85% on 16 subsequent assignments before their grade will reach a B. Another example: if a student gets 95% 33 times but has two 0s, they'd only get an A if you round up. 1/

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If a poll worker says your name is not on the list of registered voters, you are entitled to a provisional ballot. If you are turned away or denied a provisional ballot, call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE.

1/ Just want to put this news in plain language for people. Senior people at Twitter have resigned in the last 48 hours. We now now why. They said in private Slack channels that gorklon rust is so desperate to recoup his money, he’s taking crazy risks with YOUR privacy and safety.

If schools don’t sweat the small stuff — litter, noise in hallways, tardies — it provides permission for bigger stuff.

If this is my last Tweet, it’s a good way to end. We share our time here with all beings. And it is and only through love that we may survive and thrive.

Nazi ideology proclaimed that Germany and the world had to be cleared of Jews. See our online lesson about how the ideology of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party led to extermination of Jews: lekcja.auschwitz.org/31_przygotowan…

One of the best accounts on this site! Makes me laugh every time! I live for moments such as this in my daily life!

IT IS 2023 AND I AM ADMITTING THAT I HAVE NO INTENTION OF READING EVERY BOOK I BUY. I LIKE COLLECTING THEM. I LIKE HAVING LOTS OF THEM AROUND. I LIKE BEING SURROUNDED BY STORIES AND POSSIBILITIES. I WANT A LIBRARY. I AM NOT A BOOK MINIMALIST LEAVE ME ALONE (WITH MY BOOKS).

Wouldn’t it be great for America if a block of Republicans and Democrats work together to pick a Speaker to run a coalition-style government? A coalition allows the House to create policy from the middle out rather than the extremes in.

ChatGPT is the tip of the iceberg. 7 AI websites that will change education forever:

Our Obsession with Cheating is Ruining Our Relationship with Students marcwatkins.substack.com/p/our-obsessio…