Picturepocket's Blog

Category: education

  • When the Village Revolts

    Recently I heard about a European airlines exploring adult only seating. For an extra 50-100 bucks passengers can be put in a section for humans 16 and older only. The goal is to not have crying babies, getting your seat kicked, or having sticky hands invade your personal space. Tim and I super excited. That’s…

  • The Tutorial

    Last week I started a new side-gig, tutoring middle schoolers after school. It’s a program in Cornelius, a smaller community just west of Hillsboro. The time commitment is just 90 minutes, twice a week, but still managed to make me nervous starting out. I’ve been instructing adults for the last two decades, so it’s been…

  • The Four Sides of People

    Humans have at least four sides to them that always need to be taken into account, otherwise we will not be effective in our dealings. People have physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs. Children are a perfect example of this. Kids have pretty obvious physical needs. They need food, shelter and exercise. They also need…

  • Cubits & Curiosity

    I was thinking about my Dad recently and his impact in the world. While he never built anything large, nor entertained a wide audience, after his death, for years, I would run into people whose lives he had crossed and created a meaningful connection. One of his talents was listening, not necessarily for relational purpose,…

  • AI Bard vs. a Real Assignment

    I am putting together my upcoming Cultural Studies course for July. I thought I would run my first assignment through Google’s AI Bard to see what would happen. I have heard that students were using it to do their homework. I am both impressed and horrified. For my first run-through I typed in “500 word…

  • Artificial Learners

    There has been talk of using Bard or some other internet-base artificial intelligence to “help students” write papers. As a college composition instructor, I foresee this becoming an issue in class. I am all in favor of using electronic resources to find information for students, but I don’t want to shortcut the thinking process. The…

  • Shortcut to Success

    Tim and I have been watching documentaries about the rise and fall of various startup companies. First it was WeWork with the Neumanns, and then it was Theranos with Elizabeth Holms. Both companies had young, dynamic leaders raised in wealth who spent more time fundraising than developing viable products. Both freely compared themselves to successful…

  • Made for It

    People love to work.

  • Black Balloons

    Over the hill, adventure awaits.

  • Freedom From Fear

    Each subsequent shooting doesn’t make you sad, it makes you mad. Furious, even.