Benjamin Light

Human, husband, father, step-father, learner, teacher, reader, Google Certified Level 2

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

@mrbartonmaths That does. Thanks!

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

@mrbartonmaths I heard you raving about Wispr Flow, and I have been trying it and liking it. I was wondering why you like it more than the dictation/transcribing options within the LLMs?

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Everyone should read this...

The High Shoulders Theory

(a visual thread)

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

@adamboxer1 Even if the same amount of learning can happen in way less time, that is something that should be attempted, yes?

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

@C_Hendrick @adamboxer1 If you both can think of a better place to discuss this, please let us know! I do see this as a high leverage model, and one, especially with the tools available, more schools could adopt/figure out on their own.

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

@daisychristo @AlphaSchoolATX There was meant to be a question in there! I was curious if you saw it as an effective use of screens?

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

@daisychristo I see you follow @AlphaSchoolATX , that seems to be an effective use of screens (from what little I know).

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

If anyone were to have tracked what percentage of children could snap their fingers and/or whistle, I have to think that our percentages today would be way lower. And I have a pretty good hunch as to why.

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

@adamboxer1 Does this just show that a classroom/school is a complex environment, so there is not “best” practice, just emergent practice?

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

We should be getting back all the things. On top of that, maybe just maybe we should teach knowledge-based efficient curriculums and then using all the saved time to do some of this free stuff!

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

The sun was free. They sold you SPF 50 and a vitamin D deficiency.

Sleep was free. They sold you an app, a pill, and a wearable that tells you your sleep was bad.

Walking was free. They sold you a treadmill, a fitness tracker, and a £180 pair of trainers.

Fasting was free. They sold you meal replacement shakes and the anxiety that skipping breakfast would wreck your metabolism.

Cold water was free. They sold you a £3,000 plunge barrel and a podcast episode about it.

Silence was free. They sold you a meditation app with a premium tier.

Animal fat was cheap. They sold you seed oils, then supplements to replace what the animal fat contained.

Tallow was cheap. They sold you a seventeen-step skincare routine and a clinical trial proving your face needs ceramides.

Meat was cheap. They are currently selling you the idea that you shouldn't eat it.

The 20th century removed access to everything the body needs to function.

The 21st century is selling it back, one subscription at a time.

Your great-grandmother had none of the products.

She had all of the things.

[Paul Kirschner @New_Old_Paul]

Eigenlijk is @X/@twitter an asocial medium, not a social one. After I was hacked, their artificial non-intelligence couldn't/wouldn't help, and there was no way to contact a human for help. Result: All followers are gone, and I had to start again from scratch. Please RT

[beanie0597_2.0 @0Beanie05923291]

One of the most frustrating parts of education reform is the seemingly impenetrable dome that keeps the small-scale, but highly-effective curriculum out of the running in so many states. It’s almost like there’s an aversion to simple, effective, and inexpensive curriculum.

[Freyy @Freyy_is]

dear apple, the iPod needs to come back. not for nostalgia. for the parents who want their kids to love music and audiobooks without a browser, social media, and the whole internet attached to it

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

@PepsMccrea Well said! I had heard one time that leaders love being firemen, putting out fires all day, because it feels and looks useful. Firemen are cool. Not many people want to be the fire detector installer, but that’s what helps the system!

[Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo]

MrBeast trains new employees at his company with a 36-page knowledge-rich PDF and a quiz at the end.

Oh, and he asks them to read the PDF twice, because they won't retain everything the first time.

Watch what people do, not what they say.

[Blake Harvard @effortfuleduktr]

This whole thread is perfection.

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

@edudissenter @tetheredtoed1 The thing I keep thinking about is this: it's not like when I was young my teachers did a great job. My background knowledge came from my life outside of school. Why is that not happening now?

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

The main thing technology disrupts in education is learning.

[Benjamin Light @benjaminjelight]

So many flat tires.

[Paul Kirschner @New_Old_Paul]

Speaking of teaching: It is bad enough to reinvent the wheel. What really hurts is when they reinvent the flat tire. (Lee Shulman)

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

For those of you who follow Paul Kirschner (and those of you who don't, but should), his account was hacked and he no longer has access to it. Please follow his new account
@New_Old_Paul
and unfollow and report @P_A_Kirschner PLEASE RT