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The following is a story told by James Clear in his book Atomic Habits.  In the initial session of a photography course at the University of Florida, Professor Jerry Uelsmann segregated his students into two distinct categories. The group on the classroom's left side was assigned to the "quantity" division. Their grading would be based on the sheer volume of their photographic output. On the course's final day, a tally of each student's submitted photos would determine their grades: 100 photos for an A, 90 for a B, 80 for a C, and so forth.

Source: Midjourney, “The Clash Between the Quantifiable and the Ineffable” Greetings, Amazing Readers of the Educating AI Substack!!! I just finished up coordinating and leading my first AI x Education conference yesterday: “AI Essentials for Educators.” We had great attendance and worked through 4 activity-filled sessions focused on (1) AI model selection and safety and security (2) writing and working with AI, (3) AI-responsive classroom pedagogies, and (4) AI-responsive school policies.

This year, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov for discovering and developing quantum dots, tiny particles of semiconducting material. These dots, only 2-10 nanometers across, contain under 100 atoms: often, only 10 to 50. They can transport electrons and emit light when exposed to UV radiation. They act as a single entity, embodying the properties of one atom even though they are composed of dozens, which allows for scientists and engineers to fine-tune their light-emitting properties.

Illustration by Jeff DanzigerGood evening, ladies, and welcome to the Side Chick Convention!  We’ve got an exciting weekend planned: Workshops, compassionate pet cookery, the latest in surveillance technology, and of course, the big event: our early morning live stream of the coronation of Queen Camilla, the world’s most successful Other Woman, direct f… ncG1vNJzZmiin66wpsPAnaOeql6owqO%2F05qapGaTpLpwvI6qrJ6dnmKwornIpaOaq12otqWxjJyfopubYrCwutWepa2hn6M%3D

Where does dynastic rot begin? In some historical circles, it’s argued that the beginning of Joseon’s downfall lies not with Gojong (the last king of Joseon) and his weakened imperial power after the betrayal of a select group of aristocrats colluding with the Japanese empire, nor even the end of Sino-Korean relations following the cessation of China’s tributary system after their loss in the first Sino-Japanese war. The argument is that the small country of Joseon was destined to eat itself alive on the premise of its own internal corruption, and external forces only hastened what was already coming.

If you need any other reason to pull your children out of Pagan institutions, look no further than DeDe Duffy. DeDe Duffy, a preschool teacher in Cape Coral, FL, says that she hates her family because she is a queer. She goes on to say that she teaches the kids in her classroom that if they don't love their families, they can find a new one. "I found my own love, and that's okay and I think everybody should be allowed to do that and that's what I f*****g teach in the classroom, okay?

Just about anyone who grew up in the ‘80s has at least a passing knowledge of the works of Michael Paré. It was damned near impossible to miss out on his various gigs over the years: he was one of the punk high school kids on The Greatest American Hero, he was a bad-ass in Streets of Fire, and even if you didn’t see Eddie and the Cruisers on cable at some point, it’s inconceivable that you didn’t catch Paré lip-synching in the video for “On the Dark Side” by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band at some point.

Bonjour tout le monde😃 J’espère que vous allez bien ! Welcome to the 347 new subscribers since last week, it's great to see so many of you interested in French! This is Carlito - the French Teacher that's so entertaining, you'll forget you're actually learning something. I’m like Sports Science but for French😉 Joyeuses Pâques! (Happy Easter!) This is the message I received the most this morning when I woke up.

What do you think about using numbing cream? [Image: an emoji with its eyes closed, a package of Dr. Numb ointment superimposed over it with the words “I pretend I do not feel it.”]Numbing cream used to be a rarity. I encountered it only a few times back in the day, and it was always something the client came in having prepped their skin with, sometimes catching me by surprise. I hadn’t had much experience with it until more recent years, and it took time to glean enough firsthand data points to form my own opinion of it.