Today I want to propose a dream of mine, but first an aside. I've written a novel about a "perfect" society (and trying to find an agent for the novel at the moment; everybody cross their fingers for me, and if you want a copy, I'll send you the .pdf!) The society is not really... Continue Reading →
What Do We Need to Learn?
I'm fascinated, like all of us are, by the progress that LLM's have made and "artificial intelligence". I feel completely overwhelmed, though, as a teacher. I don't know what we need to be teaching. Okay, for one thing, I feel like we're all going to get hooked on using AIs for various things, and pretty... Continue Reading →
The Depressed Hairdressers
I visited the very south of South America once, a town called Punta Arenas. It was the way in and out of the Torres del Paine park, where I was going for a trek. Punta Arenas is windy, a lot of the time. It made it to no. 4 of the world's windiest cities on... Continue Reading →
An Odd Reversal
I'm getting more and more depressed about my job. I teach kids, and in the past, I always felt a bit sad about the world we are leaving them, but also hopeful because they are resourceful and full of ideas and energy. I'm beginning not to feel that way, and I wonder if it's me... Continue Reading →