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YouTube video by Tory Burch Mad World performed by Curt Smith of Tears For Fears

And here's a slower one performed by Curt Smith and his daughter. (Can you tell I like the song? ) youtu.be/NEpfvTdR5-U?...

YouTube video by Gary Jules Official "Mad World" (feat. Gary Jules) - Official Music Video

You are soo right. I love the original. Here's a version by Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules. Slowing it down a bit adds some new and different layers to the song's lyrics. youtu.be/etSbOs3aUqI?...

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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

May Jim Lovell rest in peace. He showed us that when the odds couldn’t seem more bleak, clear-sighted determination, creativity and courage can combine to achieve the impossible.

This is where Columbia, Brown, Penn have gotten us. If this isn't stopped, it's just one institution after another paying tributes to the crown. Either it stops or we're done for and the "we" isn't just higher ed, it's everybody.

“Liberal teachers unions fought *for* standardized testing so they could indoctrinate children into being woke” is probably the stupidest combination of words I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading.

A shrewd observation.

This piece is so smart! Please read it if you work in teaching the humanities or in curriculum development!

It frames the topic on AI in such an important way that’s about things much deeper and older than AI. Thanks @mraleosays.bsky.social for always making me think!

HOW MUCH WILL YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT LOSE? Federal budget cuts to public education will eliminate afterschool and summer programs, arts and technology classes, teachers, emergency preparedness, mental health services, and more. Search for your state and school district to see how much your child’s education will be impacted. DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT will lose $8,175,391 in federal funding.

You can use this tool to find out just how much funding your local district (or any district in the country) will be losing in the new federal budget:

"DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT will lose $8,175,391 in federal funding."

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Happy b’day, “American Idiot” — released as a single 21 years ago today, and written in the wake of the Iraq War.

“The country had gone into a war based on lies,” said Billie Joe Armstrong, “and no one seemed to care. .. It was a song that came from a very honest, pissed-off place.”

YouTube video by The On Being Project “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry, A Poetry Film by Charlotte Ager & Katy Wang

Wendell Berry's "The Peace of Wild Things" Wendell Berry reads his poem in this poetry film youtu.be/-ewB0WL3bNw?...

“If he needs a million acres to make him feel rich, seems to me he needs it cause he feels awful poor inside hisself & if he's poor in hisself, there ain't no million acres gonna make him feel rich an' maybe he's disappointed that nothin' he can do 'll make him feel rich.” Steinbeck, Grapes of Wrath

Langston Hughes' poem "Wealth" from christ to ghandi appears this truth- St. FRANCIS OF assisi proves it, too: surpassing might of kings. Halos of kindness brighter shine than crowns of gold, and brighter than rich diamonds sparkles the simple dew of love.

Goodness becomes grandeur/ Surpassing might of kings.

Langston Hughes

#PoeticTruth
#LangstonHughes
#BetheChangeYouWantintheWorld

Terrific trifecta of things I enjoy--Starry Night by van Gogh, Star Trek, and puns. 🧑‍🎨🖖😄

Hey teachers: Be honest. Be yourself. Be humble.

Kids know.

Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:

Perhaps unpopular opinion — if you’ve been covering business and the economy for 25 years, you don’t have to cite “economists say” to state the truth — that firing the commissioner of the BLS is a bad thing.

The Memory Paradox: What Happens When Generative AI Does the Thinking for Us? Consider these common everyday experiences in today’s digitally-dependent world.  A cashier in a convenience store struggles to make change in cash.  Your Uber driver gets lost on his way to your d…

What Happens When Generative AI Does the Thinking for Us? Maybe GenAI should open with: Warning. GenAI can be hazardous to your brain! @educhatter.bsky.social #EduSky
More and more we are relying upon technological tools to do our thinking for us.
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Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was True How Stanley Kubrick’s film “Dr. Strangelove” exposed dangers inherent in nuclear command-and-control systems.

How Stanley Kubrick’s film “Dr. Strangelove” exposed dangers inherent in nuclear command-and-control systems.

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Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.

“The memo lays out the need to persuade top Pentagon officials to get much more serious about using the military to combat illegal immigration—and not just at the border. It suggests that DHS is anticipating many more uses of the military in urban centers…”

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John Steinbeck

excerpt from linked article with quote from it

"We were told to “use it as a tool” and “thinking partner.” As I glanced around the classroom, I saw that many students had already generated entire drafts before our teacher had finished going over the rubric."

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When asked if she supports DOGE taking away jobs from thousands of Virginians, my opponent refuses to answer.

Let me be clear: protecting Virginia's workforce is more than a "real issue" — to me, it's the job of the Governor of Virginia.

Welcome to August, aka the Sunday of summer holidays

Thank you @marcusluther.bsky.social, @heymrsbond.com, @thevogelman.bsky.social and so many others who participated sharing your thoughts and enthusiasm for poetry establishing a learning community to enjoy the experience together. Big Mad Love to All! #PoemADayJuly

1️⃣ "The Leash" by Ada Limón resonates
2️⃣ The experience was like Alberto Rios' poem "When Giving Is All We Have" --so enjoyed the intellectual, spiritual, and emotional adventure we all took w/the poems
3️⃣ Need to explore and read more poetry by Ada Limón and Li-Young Lee
#PoemADayJuly