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Bruce Springsteen honors the brave folks of Minneapolis.

I don't worship celebrities or have heroes but I do have folks I look up to. Mr. Springsteen is high on the top of that very short list.

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Any words of wisdom you can pass on to those of us who weren't there?

When we allow students to think & write & share their opinions, when we show students their voice matters, when our expectation is that doing hard work leads to results that mean something....then that is when true learning occurs. It does not take place when AI replaces their brains & their voice

One of the greats. Filled the world with music, his goal was to spread joy and love. His songs live on.

Couldn't watch it. I had this bad feeling all weekend and even though he's been so good about not letting the pressure get to him I know this is not what he wants for his last Nationals. But it doesn't take away from everything he's given to the sport and the legacy he'll leave behind.💔

"Harold, that was your last date."

Carpe Diem.

Thanks, Christy! Reach out if you're looking for feedback to bring out the best in the story you want to tell. Let's see if we can work out something in 2026 that's in your budget! mspitzerfranklin.wixsite.com/mysite/home

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I teach MS and students write papers in class. But what about those schools pushing AI tools? How do kids use tools to brainstorm, organize, and proofread and still write their own papers? Grammarly is supposed to proofread but it literally rewrites your sentences. What happens to the learning?

I agree with @lutzfernandez.bsky.social. There has to be some writing in class, steps of planning and revising that students have to turn in. If you're suspicious, ask the student about their process and what they learned. If they haven't learned anything, they used AI

Thanks for taking the time to respond! What's your advice for writers who write contemporary MG or YA? Do you see anything changing, or are editors just putting out backlist/GN for MG, thrillers for YA?

But you said they're not taking on YA contemporary. Are you selling it's easier to sell MG contemporary? Because I've heard it's extremely hard to sell MG contemporary right now.

So are you seeing less interest in YA contemporary than MG contemporary? Or just no interest in either?

Thanks for sharing this document, @rweingarten.bsky.social.

I read it, and I believe it's inexcusably inadequate and will not prepare teachers or schools to confront the very real dangers of the "A.i." products pushed by your partners, including OpenAI.

A few thoughts for your consideration...

I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?

Teachers at my school are using AI to write report card comments. So you get a lot of vague character traits instead of useful information that tells you what your child is doing well and what they need to work on. And a lot of the comments sound the same from student to student. Ugh

Lucky for you, this is one of these mistakes that is easily fixable

And INSURANCE. Don't forget insurance! While the rich get a tax break and the oligarchy go from millionaires to billionaires. What a joke

And.... cats????

Congratulations, Stephanie! This sounds like a lot of fun!

the best thing I've seen today

Adults Are The AI Problem in Education But here are three things I think might help going forward

Adults are the AI Problem in Education
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If you're looking for professional help with your #kidlit or #YA project, I have openings. (If you want to tentatively line something up for when you're ready, we can look at that, too.) Let's get you feeling confident.

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Please reach out with any questions.

OMG. I am so sorry, Ally. There is no reason for this. People trying to receive treatment for health issues should not have the added stress of dealing with insurance companies who only care about making money. We have the worst healthcare system but no one is talking about making it better. HUGS

Avatars replace reading and writing and thinking for yourself. Robots run the world and a few people get very rich.

And one of the ways information gets distorted is by terming it "misinformation" or "disinformation" instead of just stating it in terms people understand: THIS IS A LIE.

Maybe we should phrase it "HUMAN" as in: Speak with a HUMAN therapist instead of a robot. Read a book by a HUMAN instead of written by a robot. Listen to music written and performed by HUMANS instead of robots.