Corinne Gressang
@corinnegressang.bsky.social
Historian of the French Revolution. Dog mom. Auntie. Learner.
Any posts here do not reflect my employer.
Any posts here do not reflect my employer.
Can you believe this is less than 10 minutes from my house and somehow I don't take the time to hike there every week?
Thankfully I ignored all the grading I didn't do and got out for a hike this afternoon.
Thankfully I ignored all the grading I didn't do and got out for a hike this afternoon.
December 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Can you believe this is less than 10 minutes from my house and somehow I don't take the time to hike there every week?
Thankfully I ignored all the grading I didn't do and got out for a hike this afternoon.
Thankfully I ignored all the grading I didn't do and got out for a hike this afternoon.
My new "go to" easy lunch is to make a quiche. I love how many different kinds you can make and how easy it is to throw in the oven on the weekend and have lunch for the week. Protein, veggie, and carbs all in one delicious treat.
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My new "go to" easy lunch is to make a quiche. I love how many different kinds you can make and how easy it is to throw in the oven on the weekend and have lunch for the week. Protein, veggie, and carbs all in one delicious treat.
We are reading the Great Hanoi Rat Hunt in my Nineteenth Century Europe class and this book is really resonating. 10/10 for teaching the Civilizing Mission to undergraduates
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
We are reading the Great Hanoi Rat Hunt in my Nineteenth Century Europe class and this book is really resonating. 10/10 for teaching the Civilizing Mission to undergraduates
The boy got a thorn in his paw pad this morning. I took the thorn out, but he is curled up in such a way that I can't help but pity him. He is using a pillow like a person & staring right at me.
I do not know how people can tolerate when their children are in pain. This is too much!
I do not know how people can tolerate when their children are in pain. This is too much!
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The boy got a thorn in his paw pad this morning. I took the thorn out, but he is curled up in such a way that I can't help but pity him. He is using a pillow like a person & staring right at me.
I do not know how people can tolerate when their children are in pain. This is too much!
I do not know how people can tolerate when their children are in pain. This is too much!
Students complained to my husband about not getting the classes they wanted.
He asked if they use Chat GPT in their classes.
They said yes
He said: 'well then it doesn't matter what classes you take since you aren't learning anything's
I'm dead. 💀 Also I married a good one.
He asked if they use Chat GPT in their classes.
They said yes
He said: 'well then it doesn't matter what classes you take since you aren't learning anything's
I'm dead. 💀 Also I married a good one.
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Students complained to my husband about not getting the classes they wanted.
He asked if they use Chat GPT in their classes.
They said yes
He said: 'well then it doesn't matter what classes you take since you aren't learning anything's
I'm dead. 💀 Also I married a good one.
He asked if they use Chat GPT in their classes.
They said yes
He said: 'well then it doesn't matter what classes you take since you aren't learning anything's
I'm dead. 💀 Also I married a good one.
I'm convinced that Xfinity is not an Internet provider but a large psychological experiment with different methods of testing the limits of human patience. Their failure to support customers at every turn is intentionally designed by a sick person.
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I'm convinced that Xfinity is not an Internet provider but a large psychological experiment with different methods of testing the limits of human patience. Their failure to support customers at every turn is intentionally designed by a sick person.
Reposted by Corinne Gressang
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
I got hand foot mouth from my niece and nephew. I didn't even know adults could get it. But dang what a strange virus. I just got the rash and these little spots on my hand hurt!
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I got hand foot mouth from my niece and nephew. I didn't even know adults could get it. But dang what a strange virus. I just got the rash and these little spots on my hand hurt!
Protest is good for democracy.
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Protest is good for democracy.
It seems we are all dealing with the avalanche of labor associated with LLMs and no training, support, or compensation. Administors can't adopt AI tools fast enough. Soon all teaching and learning can be outsourced so college can focus on what REALLY MATTERS to them... the capitalism of it all
I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
October 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It seems we are all dealing with the avalanche of labor associated with LLMs and no training, support, or compensation. Administors can't adopt AI tools fast enough. Soon all teaching and learning can be outsourced so college can focus on what REALLY MATTERS to them... the capitalism of it all
I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
October 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
I recently acquired a sweater vest and I desperately want to wear it. But I am failing miserably to style it. Anyone have sweater vest styling tips?
October 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I recently acquired a sweater vest and I desperately want to wear it. But I am failing miserably to style it. Anyone have sweater vest styling tips?
Throwback to my first dog, Paris, playing in snow for the first time! (We lived in SC at the time and I drove to Florida to adopt her). She was 10 and still frolicked in the snow.
October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Throwback to my first dog, Paris, playing in snow for the first time! (We lived in SC at the time and I drove to Florida to adopt her). She was 10 and still frolicked in the snow.
Saturdays are for long sunrise walks
October 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Saturdays are for long sunrise walks
Saturdays are for long sunrise walks
October 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Saturdays are for long sunrise walks
Live Updates: Supreme Court Appears Poised to Upend Key Provision of Voting Rights Act
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Took my 5 year old nephew to a kids birthday party.
I thought I knew what "overstimulated" meant. I was wrong. This is next level.
I thought I knew what "overstimulated" meant. I was wrong. This is next level.
October 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Took my 5 year old nephew to a kids birthday party.
I thought I knew what "overstimulated" meant. I was wrong. This is next level.
I thought I knew what "overstimulated" meant. I was wrong. This is next level.
The academic's dilemma:
Use Fall break to catch up on the thousand things you have due this week .
Vs.
Use it for the break you actually need to survive the rest of these weeks of the semester.
Somehow ending up doing neither? Priceless
Use Fall break to catch up on the thousand things you have due this week .
Vs.
Use it for the break you actually need to survive the rest of these weeks of the semester.
Somehow ending up doing neither? Priceless
October 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The academic's dilemma:
Use Fall break to catch up on the thousand things you have due this week .
Vs.
Use it for the break you actually need to survive the rest of these weeks of the semester.
Somehow ending up doing neither? Priceless
Use Fall break to catch up on the thousand things you have due this week .
Vs.
Use it for the break you actually need to survive the rest of these weeks of the semester.
Somehow ending up doing neither? Priceless
Hunting season in PA means Moose has to suit up for walks in his orange gear. And sometimes we see those elusive deer...
October 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Hunting season in PA means Moose has to suit up for walks in his orange gear. And sometimes we see those elusive deer...
I worry that the hustle economy of "hacks" and "time saving" has really undervalued slow, methodical, and thoughtful work. My SMART. And CAPABLE students rush through tasks and make SILLY mistakes because they are told that faster is better.
I think they are smarter than the work they produce.
I think they are smarter than the work they produce.
October 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I worry that the hustle economy of "hacks" and "time saving" has really undervalued slow, methodical, and thoughtful work. My SMART. And CAPABLE students rush through tasks and make SILLY mistakes because they are told that faster is better.
I think they are smarter than the work they produce.
I think they are smarter than the work they produce.
My students this semester are making teaching fun again. For awhile, I was worried that maybe teaching was just becoming less novel and less fun. But I realized now how the classroom community can really make or break the experience.
September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My students this semester are making teaching fun again. For awhile, I was worried that maybe teaching was just becoming less novel and less fun. But I realized now how the classroom community can really make or break the experience.
Me: let's get a pic of the sunset
Moose: you mean a pic of me peeing?
Me: yeah, bud. Sure. Thanks for that
Moose: you mean a pic of me peeing?
Me: yeah, bud. Sure. Thanks for that
September 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Me: let's get a pic of the sunset
Moose: you mean a pic of me peeing?
Me: yeah, bud. Sure. Thanks for that
Moose: you mean a pic of me peeing?
Me: yeah, bud. Sure. Thanks for that
How often do you get to paddle when it's 80 degrees but also the leaves are changing?
I had two hours between meeting and decided to book it out to the lake.
I had two hours between meeting and decided to book it out to the lake.
September 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
How often do you get to paddle when it's 80 degrees but also the leaves are changing?
I had two hours between meeting and decided to book it out to the lake.
I had two hours between meeting and decided to book it out to the lake.
'exerted extraordinary influence' has become a favorite euphemism for illegally subverted our constitution and the balance of powers. Journalists need to grow a backbone.
September 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
'exerted extraordinary influence' has become a favorite euphemism for illegally subverted our constitution and the balance of powers. Journalists need to grow a backbone.
Teaching this past couple years has been a real roller coaster. But, I finally feel like I am hitting my groove again and figuring out how to have 130-170 students a semester. Also, I have a couple of good students that already have made it feel so rewarding!
September 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Teaching this past couple years has been a real roller coaster. But, I finally feel like I am hitting my groove again and figuring out how to have 130-170 students a semester. Also, I have a couple of good students that already have made it feel so rewarding!