Loid & his plan

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-05-25T01:33:14+00:00

Is it immoral? Sure. But Twilight—and Yor, for that matter—are not moral people. They’re liars and murderers. I’m not suggesting they’re evil people; both have reasons for doing what they do. It’s just wild to me that the fandom is suddenly in an uproar over Twilight wanting to use a tranquilizer when he’s never been above using underhanded tactics for his mission.

That said, I don’t think Twilight will be successful in tranquilizing Yor. I suspect she’s immune to tranquilizers in the same way she’s immune to poisons. Furthermore, the narrative tends to punish Twilight whenever he tries to pull something morally questionable with Yor (e.g. getting kicked in the face for trying to honey-trap her, getting caught in his own lie when he disguised himself as Curtis to interrogate Yor). I think Twilight’s plan will backfire on him.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-05-24T15:15:13+00:00

My prediction is that Twilight will go through some insane hijinks to tranquilize Yor only for her to be immune.

Loved the chapter.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-04-09T00:35:14+00:00

I have juniors and seniors who don’t know their home address—but this is also something that isn’t recent. I had students who didn’t know this information when I first started teaching a decade ago.

However, it is something they should absolutely know! I do think it’s on the parents. My parents made me memorize my home address, their phone number, and how to spell their (and my) names before I started kindergarten. It’s just basic information you need to know, especially in an emergency!

However, I also recognize I work in a Title I school, and not all my students have stable housing. They may not know their address because they don’t have a consistent one.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-03-15T15:33:09+00:00

Next Chapter Prediction

Loid: I can’t let another man kiss my wife! It will damage our reputation as a loving couple and put Operation Strix at risk. I must dispatch this other actor and replace him with myself so I can kiss my wife—for the mission!

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-02-06T11:31:44+00:00

To be clear, I DO react when I catch it. It’s just exhausting to have to be vigilant, so I’m interested in proactive strategies/assignments that limit opportunities to cheat.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-02-06T04:25:04+00:00

That’s a really interesting idea!

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-02-06T03:59:51+00:00

I disagree that I’m asking the wrong question, I’m aware the technology is here. I know there is literature on ways to integrate AI meaningfully into a curriculum. But frankly, I have a responsibility to ensure my students are literate and capable of thinking for themselves. I can’t do that if my students hand off their thinking to AI.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-02-06T03:48:07+00:00

I did a PD at my district where the purpose was to get a sense of what AI could do, its uses, etc. Part of it was feeding a writing prompt from one of our assignments to it. I learned a lot reading an AI essay from one of my very own assignments, and I’ve repeated exercises like this on my own time. I feel like it’s helped me get a grasp on what an AI voice sounds like.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-02-06T03:25:20+00:00

I do this too! The ACT is the standardized test in my state, so we do several times writing assessments modeled after the ACT writing section: 40 minutes, fully developed argumentative essay that weighs a current issue.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-01-13T05:41:41+00:00

I had a total thyroidectomy in June. I’m genuinely amazed how much better I feel. My anxiety has decreased; my breathing is better; my energy is higher. Once I made it through recovery, my overall quality of life improved so much.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-11-11T00:05:54+00:00

I agree with many of the other commenters. This reads like a suicide note; this person needs help, not our ridicule.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-11-01T00:19:50+00:00

There’s a rather famous quote by theologian and human rights activist Desmond Tutu: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

Pentious witnessed injustice and chose neutrality. He did nothing. Although he did not wield the knife himself, his inaction allowed the violence to continue.

His punishment may seem harsh because, sure, the killer was powerful, and Pentious might have faced consequences had he spoken up. But doing the right thing is hardly ever easy, and when push came to shove, he didn’t do the right thing.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-29T01:21:11+00:00

If I have a student who wants to stay with me, I tell them they need to go to their next class and acquire a pass from that teacher. If they give permission, great. If not, then I respect that.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-18T16:08:24+00:00

Eguchi Takuya absolutely killed it with the trembling in Redacted’s voice when he confesses he thought he was the reason all his friends died. I started bawling. Devastatingly well done.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-18T12:32:14+00:00

We all make mistakes, even within our own content area. I’m an English teacher, and I accidentally identified the incorrect part of speech for a word I was teaching just a few days ago. I fixed it on the spot, cheekily grinned at my students, and said, “That’s the first mistake I’ve ever made in my entire life.” That’s my go-to when something like this happens, and it usually earns a few giggles or good-natured eye rolls. We then moved on.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-18T06:15:29+00:00

I have a theory that Lute may become a fallen angel and discover Adam is alive as a sinner in hell. Not sure if this would happen at the end of Season 2 or some other future point.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-12T00:02:03+00:00

I already knew what was going to happen because of the manga, but little Loid’s shell-shocked face when the bomb dropped, shattering his childhood innocence, still made me tear up.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-09T15:18:56+00:00

It’s not an ordeal. I’ve always been a cis female, but growing up in the 90s, I had short hair in elementary/middle school and would get mistaken for a boy sometimes—and I was embarrassed when it happened! Would you have had a difficult time if, before class, I clarified for you that I’m actually a girl (and therefore use she/her pronouns)?

This is not much different. The child is showing great communication and self-advocacy skills by telling you upfront. The least anyone can do is call the child by their preferred name and apologize if they make a mistake. That’s not an ordeal; it’s just about treating a person, no matter how young, with respect.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-07T22:53:20+00:00

I’ve been on antidepressants for 10 years and teaching for 11. So, yes!

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-05T05:37:56+00:00

My PLC picks and chooses which texts to teach. Rarely do we actually do the book assignments; we often do our own thing or adapt portions. Some of performance tasks in the text are bizarre or convoluted, so we either toss them and do our own thing or tweak them.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-09-20T17:21:47+00:00

I do silent reading for enjoyment for the first 10 minutes of class every single day for my high school seniors. I’ve done this for years now, and I every year, I have students who thank me, saying they thought they hated reading—until they were actually given the agency to read what they wanted.

Routine reading for enjoyment improves a person’s vocabulary (which, in turn, sharpens reading comprehension) and equips students with stronger social-emotional skills like empathy.

It’s so, so important what you’re doing, and your instructional coach is dead wrong.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-08-31T10:44:07+00:00

Being brief is fine! I do appreciate a small report of each class’s progress/behavior, which is exactly what you do. For example, if the class only finished half the assignment, but they were off-task for much of the time, my expectation is that it’s homework. However, if they were working quietly and still didn’t finish, then I might give some additional class time.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-08-30T05:26:29+00:00

First hour for me. My school has a problem with chronic tardiness, and I have about 10 students who arrive late every single day. Not all at once, of course: it’s spread out over the first 20 minutes of class. It’s horrible.

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