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If you know more than others, that's great, but please either (1) share some of what you know, so the rest of us can learn; or (2) don't post. Supercilious putdowns only make things worse.
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At first I thought this was about a trans sibling, and Michelle was the post-transition, Jeff the public male she had acted and down abandoned. The not now closeted Michelle's (?) peevishness was confusing. Then it became clear there were three people, Michelle, crabbed Jeff, and invented public Jeff. We don't know anything about Michelle except that she scripted a good public Jeff.
We each script our own public Jeff that resembles our inner Jeff to the degree that we are satisfied with the latter's (our own) place in society, and his (our) willingness to put in the work maintaining the other.
The metaphor of the "puppeteer" in the story could be interpreted in a variety of ways. The author doesn't explicitly state what the puppeteer represents, but given the context of the story and the themes it explores, there are a few possibilities.
One interpretation is that the puppeteer represents societal and cultural expectations that dictate how a person is expected to present themselves. The story touches on themes of family dynamics, pressure to conform and the negative consequences of living a fabricated life, which aligns with the experiences of many people who may feel compelled to hide their true selves in order to fit in.
Another possible interpretation is that the puppeteer represents addiction or substance abuse, the story mentions Jeff's use of magic mushrooms and the narrator talks about the family's history with alcoholism and the pressure to conform. In this interpretation, the puppeteer could be seen as the addiction controlling Jeff's actions and behavior and the way he presents himself to others.
It is worth to mention that the author could have also intended for the metaphor to be interpreted in a more open-ended way, allowing readers to draw their own interpretations based on their own experiences and perspectives.
I am so impressed and so terrified of what will happen when the ne'er-do-wells start using this for whatever nefarious purpose they conjure.
I've seen a zillion reponses like this from lazy students (although, to be fair, the grammar is quite a bit better). It should get a "D", but honestly I'd have a hard time throwing that down given the coherence of the grammar. I'd probably have to give it a "C" by comparison to the rest of the class.
This why I really don't understand the fuss about GPT. It's just not that great.
dude it’s real. and it’s good. and you’re terrible.
For example, I wrote "ppositional defiance," and in the response, ChatGPT corrected the term to "Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)" along with a brief description of the disorder.
And, in response to my jokingly using the term "little monster" to describe a disruptive student, ChatGPT chided me for using the expression, calling it "utterly inappropriate."
One could make the question more explicit: If machines can think, is there a need for students to learn how to think? If not, is there a need to teach anything at all?
Just my personal view: The presence of reasoning machines makes it all the more urgent for our species to learn reasoning skills. The passing on of knowledge has perhaps been our key evolutionary advantage. Without the ability to write (and to structure thoughts), future humans would be defenseless against whoever or whatever could do so.
I think you raise a very interesting (and likely very controversial) thought to explore.
My quick opinion is that we can only teach so much. And the list of things that could be taught is forever growing. We need to be pragmatic about priority.
Print and cursive are about the same amount of effort, and that amount is a lot more than hitting keys. The average person can type 40 words per minute, or handwrite 40 letters per minute.
Kate Gladstone author of READ CURSIVE FAST https://nationalautismresources.com/read-cursive-fast/