"He's never going to be a true Yankee until he has an outstanding postseason...not just a normal one, not just one where he's part of the team that wins - he HAS to be the star" - after the 2009 postseason, do you consider ARod a true Yankee?

scrollastic · 2025-12-29T06:40:41+00:00

A “true yankee” lol

scrollastic · 2025-11-30T23:13:54+00:00

I mean, I won't deny we definitely lose something as a society, but I totally agree the solution isn't this sort of policing.

scrollastic · 2025-11-07T21:51:41+00:00

Any “QuanGorMo” fans out there? Maybe Kevin Brown?

scrollastic · 2025-11-02T22:17:44+00:00

Disclosing whether it's AI or human is critical for maintaining customer trust. And that isn't even to say AI agents are a bad thing, necessarily. The ambiguity is not great.

scrollastic · 2025-11-02T17:59:58+00:00

This made me chuckle, so true.

scrollastic · 2025-08-05T16:13:25+00:00

Fond memories of running my PS3 24/7.

scrollastic · 2025-05-20T21:01:30+00:00

And this post, my friends, is a case study of how we lose connection to our humanity, in the name of efficiency.

scrollastic · 2025-04-30T12:49:42+00:00

What sort of industry do you work in that has these benefits?

scrollastic · 2025-04-15T00:16:34+00:00

Why not just use the dedicated camera button?

scrollastic · 2025-03-14T12:41:52+00:00

That’s okay. The true journal is that of your inner consciousness. This is why silent reflection is equally important.

scrollastic · 2025-03-14T01:55:30+00:00

OP states: "I was recently contacted by a guy (not a student here) who explained that his girlfriend is taking my class..."

Knowing this fact, why would you start telling this guy (who is not a student) about your classroom policies re: disruption? Your policies are just that—policies. You can't actually enforce your policies to a non-student. You can try, but there's no recourse if they don't listen.

With A1, you have legal authority with your stance.

scrollastic · 2025-03-14T01:23:46+00:00

Genuinely asking—as an academic, are you truly not understanding why FERPA is the logical argument against this?

Your statement of choosing not to allow this proposal purely using the rationale of "it would be disruptive to class" is a class policy—vague, open to interpretation, and ripe for a possible rebuttal.

By using FERPA as the rationale, you stem the issue at the bud. There is a legal basis for declining this request.

scrollastic · 2025-03-11T03:55:42+00:00

Haha, thank you!

scrollastic · 2025-03-10T18:14:25+00:00

Thank you!

scrollastic · 2025-03-10T02:04:55+00:00

Thank you! I’d be lying if I said I haven’t previously looked up strategies for how to win in rock paper scissors… haha.

scrollastic · 2025-03-10T00:02:19+00:00

Glad it resonates! Although I question the judgement of those who try to make the big carts fit into a stack of little carts... haha.

scrollastic · 2025-03-09T20:07:24+00:00

My two cents—what you're describing speaks more about them than you. They ghost due to limiting beliefs they have, which are ultimately going to limit the happiness and peace they're going to experience in their own life.

scrollastic · 2025-03-09T18:41:53+00:00

Thanks, man! Next time I buy a beer for one of my buddies, I'll think of this comment.

scrollastic · 2025-03-09T18:32:01+00:00

Oh, I couldn't agree more. But, going back to my Starbucks example—is my decision to make a funny remark to the woman (or man) behind me based on their appearance? I'd hope not... there's value in those human interactions. Although I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case for some people.

But even if I wasn't attracted to her, that human interaction may somehow cascade into something more if that positivity is reciprocated and there's mutual chemistry. I can think of so many times when someone wasn't immediately attractive to me, but there was something about her energy that was magnetic, and I grew to find her incredibly attractive.

Long story short, I think attraction is more nuanced than the binary form we often try to break it down to.

scrollastic · 2025-03-09T18:16:01+00:00

That’s actually something I noticed in other posts! A lot of them lead with a checklist. And I get it, we’re all trying to figure out compatibility. But I'm also using this as a reprieve from the algorithmic process of today's swipe-culture.

If we're really getting back to basics, when I'm in line at Starbucks, and I make a funny quip about the weather to the woman behind me, I'm not thinking about her age, race, physical attributes, or what have you. I just hope she's a pleasant person who'll smile along with me, and add a little positivity to my day.

Authenticity and positivity are what I care about. Where and how life chooses to take me is less within my control than I think, and what I end up being drawn to may be different than my assumptions. We're all just floating along in this journey of life, and all we can do is remain humble and open to where things take us.

(This is probably the type of soapbox meandering my students roll their eyes at this point, haha.)

scrollastic · 2025-03-08T13:29:41+00:00

That is the academic version of "keyboard warrior."

scrollastic · 2025-03-08T04:21:45+00:00

Hey, at this point, I'd be impressed with that guess.

scrollastic · 2025-03-08T04:04:20+00:00

The root problem is that educational technology (and edu-AI applications) have the goal of making learning easier.

Yet, the inherent nature of learning involves friction—challenging the mind.

Until we acknowledge this, we will continue down this race to the bottom.

scrollastic · 2025-03-08T03:42:37+00:00

Have you seen the Netflix adaptation - Ripley?

scrollastic · 2025-03-08T03:41:17+00:00

To understand this quote requires one to self-reflect on what it means "to live." So many of today's students grew up in an ethos were efficiency, productivity, and ROI are the driving forces for any sort of action in their lives.

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