Many people have told me no one cares about this anymore, but I know that my subfield cares about this DEEPLY.

Yes.

I understand it's secondary, but it is hard for faculty to be both "too powerful" and "too romantic about their role in society." I can only really read those two statements as being at odds.

choo choo is honestly goated when chugga chugga is the vibe

refer to the Chicago Manual of Style §6.29, he said.

You sound just like the person who copyedited my book!

I'll take a look at this. I was thinking of a shortbread-like linzer cookie with fig jam, but maybe just thumbprint to save a little time. with parm in both the dough and a little mixed in with the jam.

It's also got real Tony Clifton vibes.

For many, many years I knew basically nothing about the UK or UK-culture, save an intense fascination with The Streets.

It's easy to laugh at that sentiment, but I'm pretty sure we all do it. It's boring to read Whitman again and again, but for the students it might be the first time! etc.

I listened to the Sold a Story podcast this Fall. I can't stop thinking about something the anti-phonics teachers said, which was basically that teaching phonics is boring, so it cannot be engaging for students. It's boring, of course, because we know how to read. It's mind-bending for students.