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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 1d

A few years ago people were up in arms that “they changed the alphabet song” but today I learned from my students that they were taught a different tune for the 50 states song and I just have to state clearly that I think that is wrong and I’m not OK with it.

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 1d

I always add “I never use AI to do any part of my job, and so I’m asking you to give me the same respect” to that rant, because I know they know some teachers do, and I need them to know I’m not taking the shortcuts while telling them not to.

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m not actually here to teach you to memorize US History facts, I’m here to teach you how to use your brain, and if you use AI to complete my assignments, you aren’t using your brain, and I’m not doing my job.” - one snippet of me ranting yesterday in response to a “why can’t I use ai” question

Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 2d

I've updated my document that tackles four of the common arguments used to encourage teachers to use AI.

I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.

Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet

Help Sheet: Resisting AI Mania in Schools K-12 educators are under increasing pressure to use—and have students use—a wide range of AI tools. (The term “AI” is used loosely here, just as it is by man...

docs.google.com

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 3d

Middle school history teacher here, no, no we do not.

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 3d

Because it’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and I love when other teachers share resources, and because it can be very difficult to find good resources to support teaching the history of Indigenous people in America, and because I love @pbs.org , here’s a link to a channel I have found to be very useful

A People's History of Native America - YouTube

Hosted by comedian and actor Tai Leclaire, A People's History of Native America is a series that explores the current social climate in Native America, divin...

youtube.com

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 3d

Planet Word is a GREAT museum, I second that recommendation.

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 3d

There are lots of good non-Smithsonian’s to visit if you’re open to paying for a museum. Here’s a decent list of options-

Government shutdown: Which DC tourist sites are closed – and where to go instead

Lots of D.C. museums and sites are open during the government shutdown. Here’s where to go instead of Smithsonian museums, the National Archives and more.

www.nbcwashington.com

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 5d

It was good!

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 5d

Going to see Roofman today because Kirsten Dunst will always be the queen of elder millennial hearts.

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 5d

“Why did you have to buy the Haitian mortician a coffeemaker?” is a real mad libs of a sentence. Real Housewives of Miami is *art*

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 5d

Spent all day yesterday wanting to talk about Potomac. Woke up this morning still wanting to talk about Potomac. I cannot believe there are Bravo fans who still refuse to watch literally the best most ridiculous housewives city.

a woman in a white dress says " i 'm just saying " in front of a fireplace

ALT: a woman in a white dress says " i 'm just saying " in front of a fireplace

media.tenor.com

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 6d

That story is bananas.

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 6d

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 6d

‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star charged with lying about Carroll County home burglary

Wendy Osefo and husband Eddie, cast members on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Potomac," allegedly lied about their house being burglarized in Carroll County.

buff.ly

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 6d

WHAT?!

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 7d

There’s plenty of room for commentary about Hamilton, but there’s just no arguing re: its impact on student interest in US History and I present as evidence the ridiculous number of student papers I have received with lyrics scribbled all over them while we analyze the Declaration of Independence.

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 7d

“What’s wrong with having an elf on the shelf/Santa Claus/Christmas tree in the classroom? It’s just fun! Everyone likes fun!” 😒

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 8d

“Oh I’m not just rude, it’s an actual thing? Amazing!”- me when I learned about this

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 8d

HIGH OF 64 TOMORROW FINALLY 🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 8d

There’s actually a word for this conversation style! It’s called cooperative overlapping and I can only speak for my culture, but it’s very Jewish. It’s how we show we’re engaging, if someone just listens quietly to me I feel like they aren’t paying attention.

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 8d

Had a very good day at a training with my union. Dreading seeing what my classroom looks like tomorrow after my first day out this year, but that’s a 7:30am me problem.

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 9d

How is the cell phone ban going, you ask? Well today I found a real actual paper love note on the floor and a kid was making a cootie catcher in class so honestly it’s fantastic and I love it.

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 10d

The Potomac women are so stunning. Hands down most beautiful Housewives city.

Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 10d

It’s giving me “schools should teach kids how to do their taxes.” No. We should teach math and reading and then kids will become adults who can do taxes. Let us teach reading and thinking and logic and history and you guys work on keeping the media from losing its last grips on reality.

Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 10d

So anyway “schools should teach media literacy” is really missing the forest for the trees and just fund public schools and get the edtech companies out so we can actually teach please and thank you.

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Jamie @itsthejam.bsky.social · 10d

And verify things. Which is what children don’t have and we are trying to teach them to be able to do. But *everyone* is trying to prevent them from having critical thinking skills by handing them AI “tools” straight out of the womb…

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