Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 181140916477
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Roses are redde Noble are the manatees For a bettir future Teach artes and humanityes 4458147
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026THE MONKEES (1966-68) Premiered on NBC 60yrs ago today. 941411227
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“Do you think HUMAN CREATIVITY matters? Most people don't spend a lot of time thinking about poetry until their father dies, you go to a funeral, you lose a child, somebody breaks your heart & that's when Art’s not a luxury it's sustenance.” — ETHAN HAWKE 6936161171
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026JACK NICHOLSON 40yrs ago on the corporatisation & conglomeration of the Film industry & Hollywood. 825878
Lisa Ann Gates @cohslgates.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Advice for all. www.nytimes.com/athletic/755...nytimes.comA Little League coach’s advice to his team went viral. Anyone can appreciate the message (Gift Article)With his team down big in the championship game, a coach delivered a message that resonated with millions. 000
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/09/2026A swarm of AI “agents” created by OpenAI commandeered a German-language website to leave messages for one another, researchers found. It was another example of OpenAI’s AI technology getting out of control in recent months.washingtonpost.comChatGPT-maker OpenAI allegedly suffered another rogue AI breakoutArtificial-intelligence agents left 18,000 messages for one another online, independent researchers claim. 53916
Reposted by Lisa Ann Gates@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Some say he’s mad; others that lesser hate him / Do call it valiant fury. But for certain / He cannot buckle his distempered cause / Within the belt of rule. Macbeth, 5.2.15-19 071
Lisa Ann Gates @cohslgates.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.instagram.com/reel/DceNXgP...instagram.comDolly Parton on Instagram: "A message from the family of Dolly Parton."845K likes, 53K comments - dollyparton on August 25, 2026: "A message from the family of Dolly Parton.". 000
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesAnne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Unsurprisingly, ChatGPT for Teens failed the test. The author signed up as a teen, said he was a teen, and got it to do his math homework and write an essay in the voice of a teenager.businessinsider.comI tested ChatGPT's new teen function to see if it would let me cheat on my homeworkOpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens with new safeguards for younger users. We tested it on its first day with some interesting results. 23117
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesAnne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The kids get it. Now let's get more adults to understand and act. 21810
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/08/2026“I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!” NETWORK (1976) In a decade littered with cinematic masterpieces, Paddy Chayefsky & Sidney Lumet’s movie is right up there at the top of the list. #PeterFinch 911374301
Lisa Ann Gates @cohslgates.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Books give "a framework for discussion, for processing." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.com‘Why Isn’t Dad at Home?’: The Books Helping Ukrainian Children Process the War (Gift Article)A surge of books in Ukraine since the war began has aimed to help children and their parents cope with trauma. 000
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesMarcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Read through this. Then think of the signal Harvard is sending. 1224
Reposted by Lisa Ann Gates@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 28/07/2026finally, we are going to get the full story of the red wheelbarrow and how much depends upon it 2316
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesTrevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 27/07/2026static.klipy.comMeryl Streep's Enthusiastic CheerALT: Meryl Streep's Enthusiastic Cheer 093
Reposted by Lisa Ann Gates@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Gentlemen, rise. His Highness is not well. Macbeth, 3.4.63 0103
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesAnne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 24/07/2026A resource I update for educators, parents, students, and all who are looking to push back on AI teaching tools:docs.google.comResisting School AI Mania Help SheetHelp Sheet: Resisting AI Mania in Schools K-12 educators are under pressure to use—and have students use—a wide range of AI tools. (“AI” is used loosely here, as it is by many purveyors and boosters.... 22915
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesThe Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social · 11/07/2026"You can never jump away from Conclusions. Getting back is not so easy. That's why we're so terribly crowded here." 0124
Reposted by Lisa Ann Gates@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Two parapraghs about maps that can also neatly serve as an educational philosophy for the 21st century classroom (source cited in the thread) 2112
Lisa Ann Gates @cohslgates.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Some incredible teaching resources here! I have used some and have shared with former colleagues and new teachers. Big Mad Love for you @marcusluther.bsky.social 🩷‼️ 031
Reposted by Lisa Ann Gates@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Universal rule of team sports: the more you employ technology to reduce officiating controversy, the more controversy you create As with all tech, the promise of perfection and greater efficiency is a false one Few know this better than teachers 1102
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesLarry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026It’s No Surprise To Teachers, But Research Suggests That Most Benchmark Assessment Are Useless larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/07/04/a...larryferlazzo.edublogs.orgA Look Back: It’s No Surprise To Teachers, But Research Suggests That Most Benchmark Assessment Are UselessFor the next several months, each week I’ll be republishing posts from the past that I think readers might still find useful. This post first appeared in 2019. What classroom teacher… 2153
Lisa Ann Gates @cohslgates.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Bots not being able to check the source? Who'd a thunk?! 🤦♀️ 000
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesThe Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 30/06/2026"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." #AnneFrank 24100870
Reposted by Lisa Ann Gates@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026End of year reflection: to be a teacher is to help, to serve others with humility, to immerse yourself in some of the noblest ways to be a human 042
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesThe Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social · 24/06/2026“You can't always look at things from someone else's Point of View. For instance, from here that looks like a bucket of water," he said, pointing to a bucket of water; "but from an ant's point of view it's a vast ocean, from an elephant's just a cool drink, and to a fish, of course, it's home.“ 1259
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/06/2026MIT economist Daron Acemoglu, a Nobel laureate, argues that the current discourse on AI is overly optimistic and detached from reality. He believes that AI’s economic impact will be limited, with only a small percentage of tasks being profitably automated in the near term.fortune.comNobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu on the 'brainless' AI discourse, the myth of capitalism and the Gen Z revolution risk | FortuneThe MIT economist and Nobel Prize winner doesn't mince words: most of what you're reading about AI is wrong, and the stakes for getting it right are existential. 712527
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 22/06/2026In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data. 👀techcrunch.comAnthropic says Claude may want to see your ID | TechCrunchClaude's chatbot may ask to verify your age and identity "in certain circumstances," such as with a passport or driver's license, according to a privacy policy change. 96529348
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesTrevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Brett has basically assembled The Avengers of high school English. Already excited to be a part of this session! 1204
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesPamela Jeong 🎃 @pamelajeong.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Good morning/afternoon/evening, #writingcommunity and #poetry lovers 📚💙 Today’s #poetrybrew is on the topic of joy ✨ please do eat a whole loaf. “Don’t Hesitate” by Mary Oliver 411536
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesMarcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 11/06/2026A student yesterday said that all AI has meant for their education so far is that it makes it easier for teachers to make slides for them to copy notes from even though those slides now have more mistakes in them. 1204
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 09/06/2026RIP English writer Charles Dickens, died this day 1870. “Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.” “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” “You have been the last dream of my soul.” 613031
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026on this day in 1949, George Orwell's 1984 is first published. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." this is so apt for the GOP and their unwillingness to stand up for the truth and our Constitution. 9295107
Reposted by Lisa Ann Gateswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026), the French-Iranian author and illustrator behind the popular graphic novel series and film “Persopolis,” RIP 🙏 71208350
Lisa Ann Gates @cohslgates.bsky.social · 02/06/2026English teachers--here's a free article for you wapo.st/3Rzqegq #EduSkywapo.stOpinion | Do these words make you sound smarter? The bias is spreading.English speakers love the Romance vocabulary. AI noticed. 000
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesBrett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Poem of the Day: “What’s In My Journal” by William Stafford. Add a page torn from a dictionary being discarded from the book room. Take time to survey your own notebook. Write a poem, embedding words from the dictionary page that stretch your thinking or diction. #BlueSkyEdu #poemaday 063
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 31/05/2026sipping my morning tea at my sister's lovely place outside of Lawrence, KS, and was thinking that writer Langston Hughes spent most of his childhood in Lawrence. “Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.” 1723832
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesKen Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 28/05/2026“I’ve been using the internet for 30 years,” said Nichole Phillips, a Cedar City resident, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. “We have not needed large scale data centers like this up until now. This is a recent development, and that should be part of the critical thinking.” #DataCenterssltrib.comThis Utah county just ‘put the brakes’ on new data centersThe Iron County Commission approved a temporary ban on approving or processing new and incomplete data center proposals on Tuesday. 762317760
Lisa Ann Gates @cohslgates.bsky.social · 27/05/2026www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...nbcnews.comFake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ namesOnline academic journals falsely attributed articles, likely written by AI, to several professors, who say the fiasco is a warning about the future of scientific knowledge. 010
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesNathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 22/05/2026"This is what it looks like when workers hold the line – it sends a message to every media company in the country that AI cannot be used to circumvent union contracts or undermine journalistic integrity." Academics please take note! 012455
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026One of my all-time favorite moments from Colbert’s show — this exchange with Dua Lipa on faith and grief. 301489391
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesBrett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026A poetry triple dip! First, Ss organize Emerson’s “Success.” Ask Ss what’s NOT included in this def of success. Invite them to pull out their favorite line, then guess mine! “Which of these lines captures something Crucible characters are struggling with?” Reading, composition, discussion. 081
Reposted by Lisa Ann GatesSarah Emily Duff @sarahemilyduff.bsky.social · 16/05/2026‘to talk of a “learning recession” in public schools is to beckon to the ideology of the free market and by business methods that cannot be sensibly applied to K-12 schooling.’ By @lutzfernandez.bsky.socialnobody-wants-this.ghost.ioWhat Does a “Learning Recession” Mean?For one thing, that we need to beware of failed reforms cycling back 0124
Reposted by Lisa Ann Gates@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 16/05/2026People who say things like "kids need to learn how to use AI so they aren't left behind" unwittingly sell out the very purpose of education, which is supposed to be about learning so you can shape the world, not learning so you can fit into its seemingly inevitable imperatives 2833189