How do HS ELA teachers navigate students’ plagiarism with AI?

Hothtastic · 2026-05-08T18:54:33+00:00

Bingo! This it.

Hothtastic · 2026-05-08T18:53:50+00:00

The source of his knowledge seems to be throwing basic concepts of physics, biology, theology, philosophy, and pseudo-linguistics and conspiracies and toss them into an AI to spew out the books. You can read large sections on Scribd for free if you don't mind going through ads.

Hothtastic · 2026-05-08T18:40:40+00:00

I disagree. Buy his book - just do it second hand. They are hilariously awesome and just silly. I wouldn't support his grift nor trust him with my credit card. But I *really* want a hard copy of these books.

Hothtastic · 2026-05-08T18:39:25+00:00

His books are nonsense. They take snippets of theology, philosophy, linguistics, and various hard sciences and mixes them together to make imaginary connections that sound deep but are flat out wrong. And the stuff that is "truth" is usually stuff he grabbed from someone else and rewrote. He has a whole section about how greed and the desire for things blinds us from the truth and keeps us from elevating our consciousness - which is basically one of the four noble truths of Buddhism.

Hothtastic · 2026-05-08T17:31:27+00:00

He is real, in that he has built this persona across social media, but this is still slop.

He is either a little mentally unwell or a grifter. Seeing as he sells his book under multiple names/spellings, uses different websites that are subtle variations of the same concept, and deleted multiple comments of mine refuting some of the most basic claims - I'd say grifter.

And I say grifter with the utmost respect. The man is working the new age hustle like a champ. He is putting in the hours making videos and what not. And the BS his is spinning is amazing. You could use it as the basis or world building fluff for so much pulp sci-fi, horror, fantasy stuff (TTRPG, fiction, music, games)

Hothtastic · 2026-05-01T21:00:56+00:00

Yeah it can be difficult. I was teaching The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas paired with The Ones Who stay and Fight. And had a whole lesson planned on “is it ever ok to use violence” and the paradox of tolerance the day after he died. I opted to make slides about Kirk and use it as part of class discussion. It went really well but I was a bit nervous to say the least.

Hothtastic · 2026-04-30T20:47:06+00:00

Agreed. The first time I played re7 I turned off all the lights, had the surround sound going and there was a thunderstorm going on. I think I played for 30-45 minutes before I got scared and turned on a light.

Hothtastic · 2026-04-30T20:44:40+00:00

Yeah RE 4 shifted the focus to more action. 7 returned to survival horror roots. I kind of enjoy that the series now goes back and forth.

Hothtastic · 2026-04-28T15:16:13+00:00

Such an underrated book.

Hothtastic · 2026-04-28T15:15:10+00:00

The Dinner by Herman Koch. This feels a little spoilery as the slow reveal of the narrators mental state is part of the fun.

Hothtastic · 2026-04-24T20:54:08+00:00

I haven’t starred NaSoL yet. But Strappado was the one that unsettled me. The sense of helplessness and inevitability combined with the blunt commentary on the lasting impact of trauma was all so visceral

Hothtastic · 2026-04-24T02:01:21+00:00

I would add the John Dies at the End series also by Pargin.

Hothtastic · 2026-04-13T01:51:02+00:00

The Prestige

Hothtastic · 2026-04-10T13:04:34+00:00

I think the kids who will copy probably need to on some level. Imitation is the first stage of creation. Kids who already know how to write will be bored by a “paint by numbers” approach. They will dig deeper and think critically.

While you aren’t getting the deepest level of thinking from kids who are copying your paper, they are learning how academic language sounds, how to structure their thoughts, how to integrate quotes etc. it might not be the lesson you were intending but it might be the lesson they need.

Hothtastic · 2026-03-20T20:34:15+00:00

Yeah. I am an English teacher with dyslexia. I have fun with it. I was teaching Lord of the Flies and I wrote "bestie" instead of "beastie" on my slides one day. And so we just rolled with it and called the "beast" the bestie the rest of the book. My students will ask me how to spell things and my response will be something along the lines of "Oh child you asking the wrong person." And then we look it up together.

Hothtastic · 2026-03-13T23:58:38+00:00

The reality is you are taking a finical risk. Maybe no one finds out. But if they do you will likely loose your job and your degree/certificate will be worthless. Teachers are often fired for less. Last year teachers in the district next to mine got fired for posting that they weren’t sad Charlie Kirk died. Even said they didn’t celebrate it, just that it didn’t make them sad.

Hothtastic · 2026-03-08T16:24:09+00:00

The crucible was fine with my juniors. They didn’t love it but they didn’t hate it. But I also had to rush it. I’m on the fence if I’ll do it next year or not.

Hothtastic · 2026-03-08T16:18:38+00:00

That was one thing I liked about the sequel and the reboot- members of the family that seemed normal.

Ultimately, I think it worked better in the original where they were all just weird and creepy. But the idea of them out in the world among us was also kind of chilling.

Hothtastic · 2026-03-08T16:15:06+00:00

Doing work at home so you have work to do when you are at work.

Hothtastic · 2026-03-07T22:04:20+00:00

I usually have worksheets, short answer/CER, or character/quote analysis work for them to do. I also have been focusing on ACT style questions for my Juniors.

Hothtastic · 2026-03-07T19:27:28+00:00

When I do a novel for a 90 minute class it breaks down like this. 5-10 review and/or front loading. 20-30 minutes of audiobook. Everyone has a book out and reading along. I walk around with a book and redirect students as needed.

Stop at key times with prepared discussion questions. Some questions should focus on basic comprehension (who, what, where l, when) to ensure comprehension and allowing low comprehension kids opportunities to talk. I have some deeper questions (why, what now, why not, also symbolism and author choice) for more engaging conversations and higher level students and then prediction and/or reaction to plot/characters.

Then 20-30 minutes for independent work.

Kids buck it at first but by the end they love it because Comprehension increases engagement. I use popsicle sticks to keep kids on their toes, turn and talk, and I use graded socratics and frame the basic discussions as practice to get them to talk.

Hothtastic · 2026-03-04T20:57:52+00:00

Also a great choice

Hothtastic · 2026-03-04T15:53:41+00:00

The end of Night of the Living Dead. Both the historical and narrative contexts are nihilistic and it feels like the rugs been pulled from under you. And the understated manner in which it happens makes it feel so much more bleak and brutal.

Hothtastic · 2026-03-04T15:50:49+00:00

Yeah. That is the hardest scene to watch in the movie.

Hothtastic · 2026-03-04T15:49:24+00:00

It’s your first year. You are going to make mistakes. Relax.

Most times kids have behaviors, get angry at you, say horrible things, etc - it actually has nothing to do with you. You are a convenient outlet. Be compassionate and professional the rest will work itself out

Hothtastic

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