My favorite thing abt Nancy Pelosi is that the most effective legislator of the last 50 years was elected to Congress at the age of 47, *after* she raised five children...
So if you're a 45yr old overwhelmed mom who doesn't know what's next... you could still be Nancy Pelosi
PRO TIP: Teach history IN ORDER
Teaching history out of order makes it impossible to build a conceptual understanding of WHEN & WHY something happened
Teaching history is about understanding cause, effect, & the enduring story of the human spirit
Fool me once? Shame on you
Fool me twice? Shame on you
Fool me thrice? Shame on you
Fool me four times? Shame on you
Fool me five times? Shame on you
Fool me six times? Shame on you
My students when I give a 50 question test: "Uhh...that's too many questions."
My students when I give a 30 question test: "Uhh...each question is worth too many points. If I miss more than 3, I can't get an A."
Me:
AI leaders should spend more energy reckoning with this fact.
A generation of kids is losing their best opportunity to learn how to read, write, and think, and they will pay the price for their whole lives.
It’s not every student. Some students are becoming more empowered and knowledgeable then ever. But there is a big big big chunk of kids who are GPTing through everything and will learn far less in high school and college, and our entire society will suffer that lost human capital.
As a Young Man: “There are people smarter, more talented and competent than me. I am jealous of them.
Now That I’m Older: “There are people smarter, more talented and competent than me. I am grateful for them.”