Larry Ferlazzo

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Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026 The Supreme Court is allowing the challenged Texas congressional redistricting plan to be used in next year’s election, despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of r...

The constitution is colorblind unless you want to discriminate against nonwhites. Then it’s fine apnews.com/article/supr...

I have "no ideas at all" and would welcome an investment

NPR Announces Special Student Podcast Challenge On The 250th Anniversary Of The United States NPR has a great student podcast challenge each year, offering lots of support materials. Students can choose any topic but, this year, they’re also offering a special prize for podcast…

NPR Announces Special Student Podcast Challenge On The 250th Anniversary Of The United States larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/04/n...

My understanding is that it's easy 2 have ChatGPT not use your chats 2 train AI,while having it remember your past chats.But, w/ Gemini, it seems if u direct it not 2 train AI,that also means that it won't keep record of your chats.That seems 2 make Gemini worse choice.Is my understanding correct?

Immigrant Workers Didn't Invade the U.S. They Were Recruited As aggressively as the U.S. pursues immigrant enforcement, it has also invited and recruited immigrant workers.

Immigration Isn’t an ‘Invasion’—It’s the Answer to an Invitation time.com/7334455/immi...

When Kids Adopt New Technologies, Hype Can Turn to Backlash

I think there's little doubt 5-10 yrs from now we'll be talking about AI in schools the way we talk about cellphones in schools now ------When Kids Adopt New Technologies, Hype Can Turn to Backlash www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/w...

Jon Stewart examines Trump's treatment of immigrants versus the denizens of MAGAstan

If you believe the Administration, I have a bridge I want to sell you

“Hello Nabu” Looks Like One Of The Best Free AI-Powered Language Learning Tools That I’ve Seen So Far Hello Nabu is a free – at least, for now – AI-powered language learning platform that looks pretty good to me. It seems to check all the boxes a teacher or a learner would want i…

“Hello Nabu” Looks Like One Of The Best Free AI-Powered Language Learning Tools That I’ve Seen So Far larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/04/h...

Strategies to Help Students Embrace Science Instruction (Opinion) Knowing how to redirect science denial in your classroom is a strong way to start.

Educators share strategies to help students embrace science instruction. @larryferlazzo.bsky.social

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ustralia is actually doing this. As of December 10, no one under 16 will be allowed to have an account on TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Instagram, or basically any other platform an average teen might care about. Other countries have attempted partial restrictions, but Australia’s Online Safety Amendment is the first real ban, and it comes with heavy fines for social-media companies that fail to comply. “Social media was a big social experiment,” says Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s eSafety commissioner, who is in charge of enforcing the law. “In some ways, this is an antidote social experiment.”

Is This the End of Kids on Social Media www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

Dogs, parrots and peacocks live at this school and help ease student stress “I call them sometimes guard dogs,” said Kenneth Hoagland, principal of Kellenberg Memorial High School. “They guard against fear, depression and anxiety.”

Dogs, parrots and peacocks live at this school and help ease student stress www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order A court ruled that Trump’s effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency dedicated to funding libraries, was unlawful.

U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...

When history textbooks ultimately retell the story of this year, teachers will have to explain this picture to American children.

this really isn’t an exaggeration

5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions

Or, teachers greeting maintenance staff who the district office finally sent to fix the heat in the classroom

a man in a suit and tie is laughing and saying good joke . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is laughing and saying good joke .

Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...

Seeking accountability against the perpetrator of a crime is how the legal system is supposed to work. Vetting asylum seekers and other immigrants is necessary for the safety of us all. But punishing law-abiding immigrants, children and adults alike, for the violent acts of one man is anathema to our justice system and betrays our nation’s highest ideals.

I’m an Immigration Lawyer. Trump Is Shattering My Clients’ Lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...

Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025 From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations.

Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025 apnews.com/article/misp...

Strategies to Help Students Embrace Science Instruction (Opinion) Knowing how to redirect science denial in your classroom is a strong way to start.

Strategies to Help Students Embrace Science Instruction www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... is new @edweek.org post

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also b…

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/04/a...

No Shocker To Teachers, But New Study Finds SEL Helps Students’ Academic Achievement The American Educational Research Association recently released a study finding that universal SEL programs (” delivered to all students in a specific classroom, grade, school, or scho…

No Shocker To Teachers, But New Study Finds SEL Helps Students’ Academic Achievement larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/04/n...

Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa Are All Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources It’s that time of year… You might be interested in The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa (I just did my annual cleaning out of dead links).

Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa Are All Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/04/c...

They really thing if they say "cultures" it's not clear they mean "people" bsky.app/profile/just...

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