Avoid Value Judgments!

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You are growing in a thumbs-up/thumbs-down world. Everywhere you look, someone is telling you whether something is “good” or not. And it’s not just movies and books—people have … Read the rest!

Revision = seeing again

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KidsLearn with Prof. Suki
Revision = seeing again
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You got feedback on your writing. Now what?

Good writing creates a complete little world on the page. Whether it’s a story, a poem, or an essay, … Read the rest!

Kid writing is beautiful—don’t use AI!

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KidsLearn with Prof. Suki
Kid writing is beautiful—don't use AI!
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I teach writing classes to kids, so it’s not surprising that I like kids’ writing. But what do I like about it? Why should you … Read the rest!

Break the block!

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KidsLearn with Prof. Suki
Break the block!
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Do you have writer’s block?

Do you know what writer’s block is?

Well, first I want to say that I don’t really believe in it, then I’ll tell … Read the rest!

Process, not product

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KidsLearn with Prof. Suki
Process, not product
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In our world, there’s a lot of emphasis on the end goal:

  • We have to take tests
  • We have to turn in projects and present them
  • We
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Are you being fooled?

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KidsLearn with Prof. Suki
Are you being fooled?
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Have you ever heard the phrase “snake oil salesman”? Maybe not—no one has sold “snake oil” since before your grandparents’ time.

But snake oil is sold in … Read the rest!

Learn like a baby

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KidsLearn with Prof. Suki
Learn like a baby
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When you were a baby, you knew how to learn. Think of everything you learned in the first few years of your life!

Learn how to learn like this guy! [Wikipedia]
Learn how to learn
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Learning to write = learning to think

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KidsLearn with Prof. Suki
Learning to write = learning to think
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I had a realization at some point which was really helpful: I don’t really know what I think about something until I write about … Read the rest!

What is “media hygiene”?

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KidsLearn with Prof. Suki
What is "media hygiene"?
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You probably know each of these words separately:

Media refers to all the forms of information that we access, from TV shows to newspapers to books and … Read the rest!

Should you use AI to do your homework?

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KidsLearn with Prof. Suki
Should you use AI to do your homework?
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It’s been all over the news, and maybe you’ve even tried it out: You can now ask AI bots to do your homework, … Read the rest!