MJ Samuelson

Too close to the pink dome. Probably peaked early. Wife, mom, geek, opinionated baseball enthusiast, reforming Christian. Didn't used to be angry.

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

[Branden @A3Branden]

Rest in peace, Anthony Stewart Head 🕊️. Here’s a clip of him as Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer performing a cover of Behind Blue Eyes by The Who. A beautiful performance that fans will never forget. 💙

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

Oh this sucks. ☹️

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Anthony Head, best known for TV roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso and Little Britain, dies aged 72 https://t.co/obPVwf7MdJ

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!

🤘🧡🤍

[Texas Softball @TexasSoftball]

LIGHT THE TOWER 🤘🏆

[ABC News @ABC]

President Trump is floating the possibility of keeping the UFC arena on the White House South Lawn — built for a series of fights on his birthday and Flag Day — permanently.

Read more: https://t.co/PdI3ZarEYr

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

I think pop culture should be studied, in grad school, through a serious lens. We should wonder about how we got here, what the connective tissue is to our past, and think about what pop culture says about *the culture.*

Undergrads need a lot more context to get there.

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

Courses on video games? How about Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, and K-Pop?

Colleges and universities are coming to resemble four-year summer camps, designed to entertain students with a participation diploma at the end.
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[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

Last summer my son was given one of these at VBS, with the verses they learned flagged with little sticky notes. He often carries it around.

[Jacob Webb @Jacob_A_Webb]

I don’t think Gideons gets enough love.

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

And again, the kids aren’t explicitly taught to type either, so we have a pretty big problem.

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

Really good summary of the broad research into the cognitive benefits of writing by hand for students by @YoukiTerada at @edutopia.

Some highlights:

The slower, more deliberate pace of capturing ideas by hand, on paper, translates into a sharper recall of details—even days later.

Handwriting notetakers, however, are forced to slow down their minds and focus on broader principles and big ideas, rather than isolated facts, allowing them to connect new knowledge to existing knowledge they’ve already processed.

A deeper analysis revealed that handwriting notetakers were much more likely to add drawings, diagrams, and charts of the material being learned: a sketch of the water cycle, for example, or visual annotations linking concepts together.

https://t.co/UT7WCIHWBk

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

Another problem where these are used for assignments. Everything is a slide deck, no essays or long-form papers. Kids on computers who never learn to type but can design slides.

Exhausting.

[Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel]

Gambling addictions are real.

So are NCAA rules that protect the integrity of competition.

A Texas Judge should uphold the permanent ineligibility of Brendan Sorsby.

Column for @espn

https://t.co/2YuQ10tYuW

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

We’re divided between those who played Oregon Trail on floppy disks and everyone else, aren’t we.

[Ramin Nasibov @RaminNasibov]

Anyone who used a computer between 1985-2010. What’s the one game you still think about?

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

@whignewtons @McDonalds I would ask where but the smoke rising from the field of battle will probably be quite telling.

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

I’m not in Austin ISD but what’s happening there is very relevant for surrounding suburban districts. @KendallGPace is diving into facts and data in a way that’s needed in the public school discourse. Worth a follow!

[Knowledge Matters @KnowledgeMatrs]

Kids who know more, read better.

"Students understand texts better when they have knowledge about the world." — Matthew Levey on why history instruction is a literacy strategy.

Read the full interview → https://t.co/p6O8Ryt05P

#HistoryMatters #KnowledgeMatters

[Kalon Fullerton @cowlonfull]

Don’t care

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

Round Rock donuts were dropped down for fans, and one is kinda stuck.

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

Night at the ballpark to celebrate Randy’s birthday and cheer on our @RRExpress!

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Friday.

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

The Mandalorian and Grogu was really abt six eps of the show, w/ enough classic callbacks/great effects sequences to satisfy this nerd. Frankly this would have made a better 3rd season than the one that aired. My son binged Rebuild the Galaxy today so it’s a win.

[MJ Samuelson @mjsamuelson]

Trust me, it isn’t the most boring. I-10 through Arizona, however….

[Epic Maps 🗺️ @theepicmap]

The most "boring" drive between two American cities: Denver to Kansas City, MO.