To WordPress: I’ll do my own writing, and your A.I. can go take a virtual leap off the top of a virtual skyscraper!

You can’t tell it from the web-address, but this is a WordPress blog, and I’ve recently run into a new problem here. The WP user interface has started volunteering to write my blog-posts for me, using a $#@%ed A.I.

Of this I am certain: I have no intention on ever having an A.I. write anything for me, and find the suggestion both insulting and offensive. If you like the writing here, or if you find errors, you can give the credit and/or blame solely to me.

In the “credit where credit is due” department, the angry-face drawing above was made by me, using MS-Paint, but it’s based on a drawing by an artist friend of mine named Rebecca Lemley McGraw. When I use, or reference, the work of others, I give credit. It’s the right thing to do.

A Simple Cheating-Prevention Idea, for Teachers with Students Sitting at Tables

With just two pieces of cardboard and a pair of scissors, you can partition a table which seats four into four sections — one per student. This makes cheating much more difficult, and that’s a good thing for everybody. No tape is needed; each piece of cardboard holds up the other one.

cardboard privacy screens for tables of 4 students

Other materials can be used as well. For one-time use, posterboard is adequate. For something more permanent, wooden boards are recommended.