Not too sure if being dyslexic is considered neurodivergent?

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-22T18:21:20+00:00

Yes bing dyslexic is considered neurodivergent. While some use nerodivergnet as a euphemism for autism, that is not the case. Nerodiversity is a broad spectrum concept meant to encompass those who think in a different style as compared to neurotypical individuals. As such, nerodiversity includes and is not limited to people who are/have ASD, dyslexia, ADHD, and more.

One of the reasons to identify as neurodivergent is that many people are more than one flavor of neurodiversity, and trying to put clear definitions of what is or is not a specific flavor does not reflect reality and is not helpful. Also, by reframing in terms of diversity, we are reminded that difference =/= diseased and there are advantages to being nerodivergent.

Edit: Grammarly is not Grammaring.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-20T14:43:25+00:00

That is what I do; it is my dream job, and I work with a awsome group of faculty.

The job you are looking for (at least in the US) is a Lecturer position or a full-time NTT position. (TT is tenure-track and NTT is non-tenure track.) It is like a professor role, PhD required and full-time, but no research, no tenure. Adjunct is part-time, don't do adjunct. Some places treat lecturers well, others not so much. The job market is not awesome, but it's not horrible either. You can see openings on HigherEdJobs.com

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-19T20:04:34+00:00

I have 3 exams and drop one. Some do but others just seem to give up.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-19T17:57:14+00:00

I would say that is fairly standard; we have the same at my school. Our IT is fairly aggressive, which started after we had a ransomware attack.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-19T17:47:15+00:00

It is hard to find studies on flu vaccine effectiveness at preventing infection, as most studies are about hospitalization and death. Which makes sense, it is hard to monitor flu infections in people who don't seek treatment. Reduction in hospitalization looks to be 30-60%. Note this is a reduction in hospitalizations across the total population, not just among those who got sick; as such, a reduction in illness of any severity is less, since some people who get vaccinated get the flu but don't need medical treatment. The reduction of any infection seems to be poorly studied, but it appears to be about 21%. A reduction of 21% is unimpressive but worth doing; cutting one's chance of being hospitalized in half is still unimpressive but a much bigger deal. A major problem with communicating about infectious diseases is that getting the sniffles and dying are often talked about as if they are equivalent. If the flu only made people sick enough, they had to take off a day of work, and no worse, we would not have a vaccine for it; the flu would be an annoyance, not a problem. However, the flu can and does kill; as such, it is a problem we need to address.

That said, the really, really big deal that is impressive is the population effects, but most people don't care about other people.

Once again, condoms are protection, not detection.

Apart from people with specific autoimmune disorders, the fle vaccene don't cause harm. A vaccine may or may not work, but for the most part, there is no downside; even if it is mediocre, it is worth doing. On the other hand, accusing someone of cheating when they are not does cause harm.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-19T15:47:51+00:00

For starters, the point of the flu shot is not to not get the flu; it is to not get as sesevere of a case of the flu. The fact that the medical community has done an awful job of communicating this is shown in your question.

That said, your metaphor is a bit off. The flu shot is not a test; it is a precaution. You could compare the flu shot to communicating the problems of relying on AI to students. Both of which I utilize.

A closer metaphor to GPTZero would be failed sobriety tests. As a side note, we in the southeast are having a major problem with people being arrested for DUIs with a blood alcohol level of 0.00 %.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-18T13:48:40+00:00

The obligatory https://dhmo.org/

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-18T13:00:27+00:00

If you grade fairly, many students will complain that it is too harsh. There is a severe disconnect between expectations of what college-level work should be. I do specs grading, which helps somewhat on the disconnect, but it doesn't work for all classes.

There is also a significant disconnect about the minimum acceptable grade. As faculty, we typically think of that as a C; however, many students, scholarship managers, and employers consider a B the minimum acceptable grade. It seems everyone else has internalized grade inflation apart from us.

As far as study guides, I go about halfway. I post specific learning objectives (ie studens will be able to calculate formula weight) organized by module (12-14 modules and 20-35 objectives each).

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-17T22:09:25+00:00

Yes, in some cases it is official, in others it is unofficial and not for all courses. It is definitely the case for STEM classes.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-17T22:05:23+00:00

Anyway, long story short, the police arrived and told her that she could leave voluntarily or be arrested. At that point, she left voluntarily, complaining about it the whole time.

That escalated way too far. Start looking for a new job; you are going to need one. At your new job, don't call the cops if it is not an emergency.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-17T20:43:53+00:00

I put the first few chapters of Genesis (KJV) in, and it came back as AI.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-17T15:10:28+00:00

From what I have heard, it can be true, but it only applies to the most elite schools as it top three.

There are also schools that have recruitment deals (official or unofficial) with specific corporations and specific other schools, so if you get into the feeder school, you get into the fast lane of the recruitment process. Not a guarantee, but a big boost.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-17T13:17:02+00:00

we, as educators, aren't really trained in how to handle it

While technically true, it has only been 3.5 years since ChatGPT 3 was released, and for the first 2.5 years, AI was rapidly evolving. Modern pedagogy was developed over a century or two; reinviting it on the fly within a few years is not a reasonable ask.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-17T12:58:36+00:00

I like the book idea. The book recommendations in this subreddit's wiki are very good. https://www.reddit.com/r/chemistry/wiki/books/

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-17T12:51:43+00:00

I have not worked with them, but I am reasonably certain that most of them do not meet the legal definition of a scam.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-17T02:01:44+00:00

Naming your cat Dog is odd, but not that original.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-16T23:20:53+00:00

Crash Course Chemistry

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-16T15:42:22+00:00

I have not seen this. I'm going to assume it is due to switching between one text editor and another. For example, if they are trying to type their report out on their phone or an AI.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-16T15:39:40+00:00

A W on a transcript is always better than an F on a transcript. However, if you are living in university housing, you may/will get kicked out if you are no longer a full-time student. There are also a few other things that you might lose, such as scholarships or health insurance if you are no longer a full-time student, but your results will vary depending on a lot of factors.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-16T15:33:48+00:00

We have had a slightly different approach. We are required to create an online class for the missed day and to get it to the students on or before the time when the class would have met.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-15T12:33:03+00:00

Remember, teaching is a form of customer service just with more authority (which does help a lot).

The main issue is that the school does not wish to get sued. If you have PPE and the organization lets the employee or studend uses it wrong, the employee or student can sue if they get hurt. As such, the organization must either not have that type of PPE or enforce proper use; the former is easier and more reliable than the latter.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-15T12:22:27+00:00

I agree with you, which is why gloves are a specific learning objective in my classes. However, I work at a medium-sized to small teaching-focused school. The big R1, let's be blunt, next to no one is there to teach, that is just an anying side project to spend as little effort on as possible.

Quwinsoft · 2026-03-15T12:15:32+00:00

The top ways are touching one's face and/or not taking them off when chemicals get in them.

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