Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Behold! The #survivor48 finale cocktail menu! 🍹🌴 #RHAP #survivor48 #cocktails #cocktailsky 030
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Brainstorming cocktail ideas for the #survivor48 finale. Kyle’s has to be solid and sophisticated—maybe a twist on a martini. Joe’s is overly sugary and sweet—a bit too much. Kamilla’s strong and satisfying like a rum old fashioned. Eva, some kind of frat boy punch. Not sure about Mitch… 000
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 06/05/2025philosophyteachers.org/talking-teac...philosophyteachers.orgTalking/TeachingTalking/Teaching is our online one-hour discussion series about topics in teaching philosophy. Facilitators will take 5-10 minutes providing a concise summary of their thinking on the topic they have ... 000
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 06/05/2025I’m gonna be offering a critique of backward design tomorrow for an AAPT Talking Teaching session (spicy, I know). It’s free to attend and you don’t have to be an AAPT member. Link in replies. #philsky #pedagogy 100
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Experienced an important department chair rite of passage today. First time I’ve had parents show up for a student complaint meeting. 🙃🙄 010
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Thanks! I’ll have to check it out. He is also a fan of dragons. 🐉 000
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 06/02/2025My 3yo has gotten really into me reading him chapter books. So far we’ve read Stuart Little, a bunch of Magic Treehouse books, and James and the Giant Peach. I think he would really like something sci fi. Any ideas of sci-fi books good for little kids (and also fun for me)? 120
Reposted by Rebecca ScottDemiurge of Doom @euthyphro.bsky.social · 04/02/2025One day and 1/3rd of the way there! Thank you! Ryan’s glioblastoma has reached his brainstem and he’s got doctor’s orders to go to Greece one more time. Please chip in or share if you can! 💛💛💛 0109
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Here’s some more of me describing and thinking out loud about my pedagogy fwiw. 041
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Still in progress: Need to think of more explicit tools for identifying assumptions. I’m still kinda just telling them to go find some assumptions but how can I scaffold this better? I think using kinds of claims might work—what ontological epistemological, normative assumptions, etc. are at play? 010
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Overall goal: Continue to emphasize that identifying what we *do* with language is a crucial aspect of critical thinking. 110
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Finally, a small group activity in which I give each group some questions and ask them to identify assumptions that are either explicitly built into the question or likely given a particular context in which the question is asked. Example exercise: “Is it ok to lie if the lie doesn’t hurt anyone?l 110
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Next we turn to Tarantino’s blogpost on assumptions about questions (question essentialism, question intellectualism, question ownership, and question completion). Are these assumptions we make about questions? Are they true? Are they helpful/harmful? 110
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Next we talk about what makes assumptions good or bad. The goal here is to break free of the ‘assumptions are bad’ assumption (point out that we make assumptions about assumptions…Whoa…) Can true assumptions be bad? (Yes, when?) Can false assumptions be good? (Again, yes) 110
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 04/02/2025First students brainstorm assumptions that they made about our class when they signed up for it. I push them to identify more and more fundamental assumptions. You assumed there would be a teacher; you assumed there would be other students; you assumed the teacher knows stuff; etc 110
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Critical Thinking Topic: Identifying assumptions/presuppositions built into questions Reading: “What are we (not) doing when we struggle to ask questions?” Giancarlo Tarantino 🧵 120
Reposted by Rebecca ScottDemiurge of Doom @euthyphro.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Dear philosophy twitter friends, a glioblastoma has come for @xaos.bsky.social and me, @jsthrill.modphi.com, @shengokai.bsky.social, & @philosopanda.bsky.social have organized a gofundme to help send him to Greece one more time. If you can chip in please do so here: www.gofundme.com/f/send-ryan-...gofundme.comDonate to Send Ryan and Jennifer to Athens, organized by Jamie LombardiWe're a group of Ryan's friends who would like to help send him to Athens one more tim… Jamie Lombardi needs your support for Send Ryan and Jennifer to Athens 11614
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Got confirmation of my sabbatical from our president. Yay! But my real question is, do I reply to the email or is it annoying to clutter the president’s inbox with a Thank You. And do I reply all (thus cluttering the inboxes of my Dean and Provost)? The truly difficult questions of academia. 130
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Julian (3yo): if a dinosaur tried to eat you, I would ABSOLUTELY save you. 🥰 010
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 16/01/2025If time, students write things they are curious about on index cards and small groups will pick a card & repeat the first exercise with a new topic. A couple key goals: - Get a new understanding of what questions are and what we can do with them - See curiosity as a skill that can be developed 021
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Then we become hunters (another curiosity type). We pick one question and talk about what it would take to answer it. We won’t answer it though bc part of what we are learning is a new way to think about questions. We can do things with questions other than answer them. 120
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Next we look for patterns. Can we identify categories of questions that our questions fall into? (Ontological, normative, epistemological etc). We’ll keep this list and continue adding as we discover new question types throughout the unit. 120
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 16/01/2025I start with asking students to get curious about curiosity. I invite them to be ‘busybodies’ (one of the 3 curiosity styles Zurn and Bassett discuss) and generate as many questions as we can about curiosity itself. Goal is to fill the board and then some. So. Many. Questions. 130
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Critical Thinking Day 2 Topic: Curiosity Reading: “Curiosity’s Got Style” by Perry Zurn @perryzurn.bsky.social and Dani Bassett 🧵 361
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Yeah, you’re probably right but not worried about those haters. 🤷♀️ 010
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Hey #philsky if I posted semi-regularly about in-class activities I’m doing and my pedagogical thought process would that be annoying and boring or potentially helpful? 592
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 16/01/2025My philosophy of gender class is gonna be so special (I think/hope)! 9 students and they all want to be there. Spent our 1st session talking about our hopes, commitments, responsibilities and earliest experiences of gender norms. I’m so lucky. ❤️ 030
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 14/01/2025One of the great things about academia is you usually see people on an every other day basis so you can wear the same pants two days in a row. 010
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Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Teaching philosophy of gender for the 1st time. Units: 1) Sex, gender, and social construction 2) Masculinity and the “new misogyny” 3) Intersectionality and Decoloniality Reading stuff by Lorde, Bettcher, Manne, Srinivasan, Khader and a bunch of others I’m so stoked! 020
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 07/01/2025but for my core classes, I think I have to move toward more exams and, sadly, less meaningful learning experiences (for now). It’s not ideal, but we can’t pretend that there is some magical pedagogical solution to this problem. Figuring this out is gonna take awhile and that’s sad but ok. 030
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 07/01/2025that strategy is unrealistic given the normalization of AI use for students and in a context of heavy teaching loads and online learning. I’m embracing a hybrid approach for spring. For my small class of highly motivated students, I’m focusing on 1-1 meetings and creative assignments… 120
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Creating AI-proof assignments is virtually impossible and I think we need to be realistic about different strategies for different classes and contexts. My old self would have tried to prevent AI use by doubling down on intrinsic motivation and relationship building but… 120
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 03/01/2025TIL: old monkey mummies eat blueberries and new monkey mummies eat snakes. Follow me for more questionable facts from a 3yo. 000
Reposted by Rebecca ScottDripped Out Trade Unionists @uniondrip.bsky.social · 19/12/2024The Teamsters will launch the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history beginning at 6 a.m. EST on Thurs., Dec. 19. The nationwide action follows Amazon’s repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain with the thousands of Amazon workers who organized with the Teamsters. Let's fucking go! 🔥 5032791424
Reposted by Rebecca ScottKaitlin Schmidt @kaitlinschmidt.bsky.social · 19/12/2024RACHEL MY QUEEN OUR QUEEN WE ARE NOT WORTHY #survivor #survivor47 0181
Reposted by Rebecca ScottMike Bloom @amikebloomtype.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Teeny's rope glimmers with embers, about to break. Suddenly, the flame begins to move away from her, as she cries out, "No!" From the jury bench, Genevieve pockets her wand, her Gust of Wind spell complete For the last time, she had spun Teeny #Survivor47 1343319
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Been awhile since I was into MM (high school) but ‘This is a long drive for someone with nothing to think about’ comes to mind 000
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 19/12/2024She just has to convince Sue it’s in her own best interest to beat Teeny in fire. 000
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Rachel should take Sam to final 3 and not let him win fire in front of the jury. #survivor47 100
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 19/12/2024I want Rachel to win this challenge but if she does, this finale is so over. #survivor47 000
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Me! Here’s the cocktail menu my friends made! 🍹🎉 010
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Coming to realize that teaching with games (especially RPGs) is gonna be my go-to strategy for reducing (bad) AI use. If we’re all gonna overhaul all our classes anyway, might as well have fun. 150
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Here are the absolutely gorgeous test versions. I take credit for nothing but the skeets. 130
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Thanks! I did end up getting it. Wooo! Spring/Summer 2026! 010
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 18/12/2024My friends always make an amazing #survivor finale cocktail menu with a drink inspired by each remaining contestant. I present…the (un)official Suvivor forty-several cocktail menu. Smoky mezcal margarita for Rachel 🍹and of course some red wine for Teeny. 🍷 #survivor47 #rhap 7282
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 17/12/2024I’m almost done worrying about getting my grades in, which means I can start worrying about my very late referee report, my only a little late department assessment plan, and my almost late department program review update. 050
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 16/12/2024They say becoming a parent changes you in fundamental and unforeseeable ways and yep, here I am, legit excited about getting tickets to a Monster Jam rally. 000
Rebecca Scott @philosopanda.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Reading students’ final reflections for my wild class centered on The Quiet Year RPG. It ended with the community being wiped out by the Frost Shepherds (bad dice roll 🤷♀️) Last unit was on memory, and memorialization so I’m reading their takes on how they think their community should be remembered. 🥹 010
