There is a lot written these days about large language models and ChatGPT in particular. There is a quite a craze about this. People talk about computers and in particular the latest implementations of computers with exaggerated claims. I suppose the fact that we finally made a computer about as…

I played the final notes of “All of Me”, the jazz standard I had been practicing all week. I engaged the sustain pedal and let the final chord resonate for a few moments. My piano teacher clapped and said, “That was great. …

There are many strong feelings in the education community about the newly released ChatGPT. Many of the high school students at my school seem to be talking about it and trying to predict what it will mean for them as students and possibly as they join the workforce. …

As the start of my winter break, I had the opportunity to climb Windham high peak, a mountain in the Catskills. I took a bus from NYC to the northern terminus of the Escarpment trail at the base of the mountain. When I entered the woods I immediately realized a…

A few weekends ago, I decided to go for one of my somewhat over-the-top running adventures. I found a way to take a bus to the western edge of Harriman state park, a beautiful forest less than one hour from New York City. On the eastern edge of the park…

Recently I tripped while I was running and got quite hurt. I like to trail run on uneven surfaces full of obstacles, but this penchant for danger caught up with me. My foot failed to clear a rock jutting out of the ground. Upon contact, my whole body went flying…

This summer, I had the opportunity to do some backpacking in the Alps. Not surprisingly, making my way across rocky alpine terrain led to some new thoughts on education. I read a lot of education stories these days that can feel gimmicky. The stories often share new teaching and learning…

A little over a year ago I went on a day hike outside of St. George, UT in the Red Cliffs Recreation Area. The hike was beautiful and invigorating, but more importantly, for this writing piece, it helped me clarify the role of the social-emotional component of learning. We know…

Digital humanities is a term that has been thrown around quite a bit lately. Even hard-core humanists are asking questions about technology and data science these days. I am by no means an expert in the fields pertinent to this discussion. …