Barton Keeler

While students are taking finals, I'm trying out grouper.school. I'm not really a techie and usually give up on new tools in 5 minutes.This one is different-super easy to import rosters into #grouper from Powerschool-It's intuitive, simple, versatile. #EduSky #grouping @groupercooper.bsky.social

Love that! I had never read it until I "had" to teach it one year to 12th graders--they called it "life-changing" and I totally agree.

Love this book. It changed my mind about non-fiction.

Me too! Just wanted to see what would happen--we found a certain liberation when we removed the audience and external motivators.

Yes! It's also liberating to know that no one will ever read it. It was also a good reminder to students how much an audience impacts their writing.

Make Your Soul Grow: 84-Year-Old Kurt Vonnegut's Wonderful Letter to a Group of High School Students "Practice any art... not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming , to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow."

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It worked!

Today my ELA students and I wrote poems tore them up without showing anyone. Why? To enlarge our souls per the advice of #kurtvonnegut #EduSky images.app.goo.gl/fFKVT9oomjzh...

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YouTube video by MovieJojo The Shawshank Redemption - Opera Scene HD 1080p

Sometimes I think my job as a teacher can be summarized by the famous opera scene from "The Shawshank Redemption" #EduSky youtu.be/bZqszy5UffU?...
Today my ELA class is analyzing this clip as a metaphor for the power of the arts.

YouTube video by Movieclips Tears in the Rain - Blade Runner (9/10) Movie CLIP (1982) HD

Normally I use this clip from #bladerunner to teach simile but today we're inquiring about the differences between ChatGpT written poetry and the poetic dying words of an android (replicant) #edusky youtu.be/HU7Ga7qTLDU?...

Initial thoughts: one needs to spend more time with "difficult" poetry, AI poetry, while more accessible, lacks an authentic emotional core based on a lived life. AI can't achieve a level of complexity and/or subtlety without perceived intention.Our discussion morphed into what's the essence of art

ChatGPT or Shakespeare? Readers Couldn't Tell the Difference—and Even Preferred A.I.-Generated Verse A new study suggests people might like chatbot-produced poems for their simple and straightforward images, emotions and themes

Today my ELA students are processing this article and the ramifications of people preferring AI generated poetry. #edusky www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/c...

YouTube video by TED Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are | Amy Cuddy | TED

It's senior interview day--where all my students dress up and participate in mock interviews with community members. Part of our prep is watching this Ted talk on power posing. youtu.be/Ks-_Mh1QhMc?... #edusky

Love the ELO reference!

Love it! Whenever there's a bookshelf pic, I have to read every title. #intothewild is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing!

Such a great question. I've been pondering this my whole career...

Your students' stories DO impact how & what they learn in your class. You need to learn their stories & care about those stories. #edchat #edusky

I'm Barton. I teach high school Am Government and English. My passion is literature. #edusky