Kevin Maye

Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm an artist, illustrator, and consultant/project manager working in the arts and organisation development. Today I'm building my first online shop, slow progress and I now have a few handmade artful items for you to peruse. www.dougshawart.com/shop

IDK who needs to hear this, but you're allowed to like one part of a band's discography and not the other. You don't have to know the whole history of a band to be a fan. You can just simply LIKE the music. You don't need to know names of every album or song or band member. You can just LIKE music.

Alt Text: What to Write Images are decorative, functional, or informative. Skip alt text for decorative. Describe the action for functional. Convey the message for informative.

Did you know that you should end your alt text with a period?

"End alt text with a period, even if it isn’t a full sentence. The period ensures that the screen reader pauses after reading the alt text."

This was a new tip for me. Glad to learn something new!

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It is alright if everything does not feel merry and bright white writing on a multicoloured background Picture by banana crush

This time of year can be a mix of light and shadow, and it’s ok if this season feels different for you - every feeling has its place, even now. 🧡

#kindness

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It can’t possibly be, that would mean it was my wife’s birthday on Sunday and clearly that’s not right

For all that we in L&D are supposed to be good at explaining things so people can learn them, we do a really crappy job explaining our own work. We can barely explain what our jobs are, let alone why it matters. #LearnChat

Boom!

weird interaction with a student this week. they kept coming up with weird "facts" ("greek is actually a combination of four other languages") that left me baffled. i said let's look this stuff up together, and they said ok, i'll open a search bar, and they opened... ch*tgpt

and i was like "this is not a search bar" and they were like "yes it is, you can search for anything in here" the thing that made me feel crazy is like. every kid that's using this as a browser is getting new BESPOKE false "facts." this isn't "a widespread misconception about X that stems from how it's taught in schools." each individual kid is now hooked into a Nonsense Machine with the "widespread misconception about X" you can start at a baseline. like, ok, in tenth grade we all talk about X thing from history, and that leaves us with some misguided concepts about X, but we can correct that as students get broader understandings of the world but with this, each child is getting UNIQUE wrong facts they are SURE are correct... because they did what we told them to do! they "looked it up"! they got it from somewhere! it's not a kid making up a belief on hearsay and assumption... it's something they think they LEARNED

this kid was extremely combative with me, and i understood why. i was sitting in front of him and telling him that the internet, a computer, technology, all these supposedly authoritative things... were wrong. and that i, one person, was right. he basically *couldn't* believe me. 8 135 3.8K 97K ... stillorangecrushed @stilloranged. 7h he decided that i was simply a teacher who'd made a mistake. he could check it, after all! he could look it up! he could find the REAL facts. i obviously hadn't done that, i was just an adult who'd decided i was smarter than him. hence the defensiveness. like i said: i understood 5 760 3.2K 82K stillorangecrushed @stilloranged. 7h ... it was so fucking rough. i did my best, but i am one person trying to work against a campaign of misinformation so vast that it fucking terrifies me. this kid is being set up for a life lived entirely inside the hall of mirrors

Well this is grim

You are allowed to make mistakes. You can mess up as many times as you need in order to grow. There is no time limit to getting things right. You are learning every single day. Picture by anxiety positive. Rainbow on a pale background.

You are allowed to make mistakes. You are learning every single day. 🧡

#kindness #learning #positiviy

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Pork scratchings is going to confuse the rest of the NATO task force

Live your life so people aren’t conflicted about your assassination

I think this is roughly the plan although there has been mention of group stages and knock-out rounds. My BiL does like a thorough plan

Truth! Relevant practice and reinforcement is key to learning that sticks. It's ironic that many times for the sake of time or cost, it's the practice/exercises that get cut. How did you get better at the skills you have, it wasn't from sitting around and talking about it. I guarantee it. 🤷🏼‍♀️

You may want to consider running a biscuit olympics. My brother in law has one scheduled for our festive visit, not sure what it entails, but already seriously excited

If you’re at all unsure about the cause of, well almost anything it seems, this thread will help

People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy.

It’s not rocket science.

This post has moved me to tears, because it is truly beautiful and heartfelt. Thank you Vanessa and Gary for curating #AdventBlog

If only everyone felt this way. The world would certainly be a better place for sure!

The meme I didn't know I needed

Reminder that your favorite local indie bookstores make a lot of their yearly income during the holiday season.

Go shop local today. ❤️

A holiday that's boozy for many people is a good time for this reminder . . .

Do not ever — not one time, not for any reason — pressure someone to have a drink of alcohol that they don't want.

Not ever, not one sip, not under any circumstances.

Shining a Spotlight on Reuse Charities and the Power of Sustainable Shopping Now in its sixth year, Buy Nothing New Day shines a light on reuse and the charities making a difference to people and planet, during one of the biggest consumer days of the year, Black Friday.

#BlackFriday ? Not for me, thanks..

Today is #BuyNothingDay

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What about walk to Greggs for lunch? Asking for a friend 😉

Hi, I’m God.
Thou shalt not steal. That includes taking from the poor and giving it to the rich.

L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2025 The 12th year of the global survey, completed by thousands of L&D professionals in over 100 countries. It takes just 1-2 minutes, and you can register to receive the full report in February.

What will be hot in workplace L&D in 2025?

It's time for the annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey! Take 2 minutes to share your thoughts:

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Choose up to 3 options from a list of 16, and also let us know your L&D challenges for the year ahead.

#GSS25

Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already. 🧡

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I miss when ‘sticking it to the man’ didn’t mean sticking it to science, history, and basic empathy.

Pay your freelancers before Christmas.

I imagined taking one while making the drinks to go with them might be a future tactic