u/Eris_AppleOfDiscord

The El Sayed race is an interesting one, and according to recent polling he's around 4% behind Rogers. Would you support Sayed attempting to appeal to more moderate or centrist voters to make up the gap?

Obviously this was a common argument used for more moderates during rhe last election, that they needed to work for and appeal to more progressive voters. It's also cited as to why some lost. So, if sayed loses, will it similarly be because he failed to reach out to and give moderate voters a reason to vote for him?

I used to work at a video rental place that also sold cds and used vhs. The machine to seal tapes is extremely cheap and simple to use. You would just put a tape into what's essentially a clear plastic bag, and then cut it (and seal it) with this long heated wire that resembled those old paper cutting choppers, and then use a heat gun to shrink the plastic.

I personally sealed probably thousands of vhs. All were used.

So. I'm teaching a very intro level survey course to college freshman, and looking at the latest round of presentations, they're all using AI. For everything. Their actual understanding of even the most basic of materials is missing, while everything else is kind of tight, and precise. Which is kind of the paradox of where we are now, and how they can actually make pretty decent presentations, and the material needed can even be included in them, however even very simple questions shows they aren't grasping the material at all. I'm not trying to be hypberbolic, but it's what I'd expect from someone at about a 6th grade level.

So..... What to do? I'm sure other subjects are facing similar challenges, but I'm curious what some of you have to say about things you've implemented in the classroom, or even if you're not teaching, any ideas which you may have.

I'm not interested in "being tough" and making them suffer, or being a hard grader. But rather getting them to actually understand what they're studying.