Feb 28 – Mar 20, 2025
the RSS feed has issues. It is doing a quick "remove the HTML" pass. What is needed, instead, is a separate "xml_generator.py" file.
I'm not doing a << March Madness bracket this year.
I recently read two reviews of << Math Academy . https://mikelikejordan.bearblog.dev/how-math-academy-pulled-me-out-of-the-valley-of-despair/ and https://frankhecker.com/2025/02/18/math-academy-part-11/ My takeaways:
the St. Johns College Reading List, freshman year
I cannot endorse the St. John's College approach (all college students, for all 4 years, in the same curriculum, largely based around reading of >100 year old works). But it is interesting enough (and for some students, effective enough) that I also have no interest in arguing against it.
The biggest change was allowing MLQ blocks to have color. You'll see what that looks like soon enough.
https://authorclaireswinarski.substack.com/p/when-will-i-write-real-books
Without a clock, chess is a flawed game. It is a game where you can play perfectly and only hope to draw. And, for a human, without years of (unnecessary) training and good luck, you will play nearly-perfectly and lose, against the machine. ... With a clock, chess is a footrace of the mind. It is…
Tioga, North Dakota, is a small city in the northwest part of the state, located in Williams County. It has a population of roughly 1,200–1,500 people and is known primarily for its role in the Bakken oil boom. Tioga was established in the early 20th century as a railroad town but saw significant…
https://www.educationdaly.us/p/hard-lessons-from-the-new-naep-results
in the 11th circuit: https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202214031.pdf - Polelle v. Turner, etc.
An AAC Augmentative and Alternative Communication device shows pictures, symbols, or words and speaks out loud when someone selects an option.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5178180-novo-nordisk-slashes-wegovy-prices/
I asked Claude to teach a third-grader about mathematical algorithms. Its response was ... predictably bad.
the map is not the territory.
the concept of "algorithm", in education
yesterday I was a substitute tutor for an hour, for a 5th grade student generally << at a 3rd grade level . I hate phrases like "third grade level", but they are convenient. at least until I make new phrases.
it is blizzard weather.
right now the plan looks like:
https://www.readnaturally.com/article/hasbrouck-tindal-oral-reading-fluency-chart
https://collegetowns.substack.com/p/no-you-and-a-couple-of-friends-shouldnt
How to create a thematic worksheet: a theme could be "rhyming words", or "American history", or "basketball", or "cars"
I'm not sure yet what evaluations I want to do for Claude 3.7 and/or ChatGPT 4.5.
[# All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten is a book of short essays by American minister and author Robert Fulghum. It was first published in 1986.
https://carlalallimusic.substack.com/p/the-true-costs-of-being-on-youtube
for << grenora .
There were a few issues with the c.2020 implementation of "proxy voting" for House members.
link roundup (from late February)
1. https://ew.com/woman-suffered-crushed-spine-from-harry-potter-ride-awarded-7-25-million-11686593
we are even further north in North Dakota. for a short week.
I will wear costume after this war will finish
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5170029-conservative-commentator-questions-zelensky-over-attire-why-dont-you-wear-a-suit/