Kate Plows

“But we all know why the Spicy Ghost Pepper Donut really exists: because the world is in a state of chaos where few norms remain intact and fewer boundaries sacrosanct. The Spicy Ghost Pepper Donut was, in retrospect, all but inevitable.” Yup. theringer.com/2020/10/22/215…

@dlboardman You are one of the only reasons I am still on this app. (You and calls to arms like this.) Trying.

Better yet, young aspiring journalists: Help us fix it. The journalism Sirota and I and thousands of others practiced -- as well-intended as it was -- contributed to the sorry state we find our nation in today. Come invent something better.

“Giving lip service to these big ethical issues while hastily integrating AI sends kids a strong message — the adults don’t really care and neither should you.” nobody-wants-this.ghost.io/asking-student…

.@iamjoelister is one of less than five reasons I still have this app. Good luck, Robin.

Dropping by X to cosign @iamjoelister on this take.

@poorerthandead "What would happen if we designed kindness with the same exuberance that we design cell phones?" -Chris Staley 💙

From a final essay in my narrative medicine course: "I have begun to see that empathy and compassion are not just admirable personal qualities but practical skills that require attention and reflection."

I’m coaching the student journalists I advise out of using X, due to the state of the platform’s content and leadership. Coaching myself out of it, too. Find me at kplows.bsky.social — for now. IDK. When you step away from the social for a sec, life gets less hazy.

AI is the greatest threat to learning in the history of education.

@poorerthandead Best question, best tweet.

A thought while I wait for my students to turn in their final essay of the semester: Did I create enough space in the course for the students to arrive at their own conclusions?

Overheard: young adults having coffee. A) “Where did you graduate?” B) <college> A) “Is that a good school?” B) “It’s an OK liberal art school.” A) “What does that even mean?” B) “Means it’s like more hippy. Like… we had English classes + every type of cereal in the caf.” WTH?

@buitengebieden Here’s my rescue mutt. 🇺🇸 Thanks for all you do.

I want to thank you all for following me! It’s a pleasure to be here on 𝕏 for sharing the positivity. But now it’s your turn. 😉 Let’s create a big thread together with a photo of your pet(s) in the comments and the flag of your country.. Thanks in advance.. 😊 Me: 🇳🇱

This fall marked my 11th #NHSJC if you count the times when I went (mostly) solo. I feel like we got this one (mostly) right. Practice makes perfect. Proud to coach these teams. 🙏 to @nationalJEA + @NSPA for creating remarkable learning experiences. shpantherpress.com/yearbook-and-p…

To the college marketing major who emailed me 10 questions you need answered “a.s.a.p.” for a profile assignment in your journalism class— Thank you for giving me a great teaching example of what NOT to do for profiles. Enjoy this voice memo I am recording in my car.

Lots of people are going to suffer because we created a political culture where no one reads a newspaper.

I stupidly clicked this NYTimes article and it sent me into a rage — I kept waiting for the reporter to ask the people interviewed what they’d done to make the world a place their children would want to bring children into

Most election post-mortems neglect a key factor in how people vote: where they get their news. politi.co/3UKLXjU

Dinnertime illustration, post contest. Hey @FrankLoMonte — is this on point? 😉

Absolutely nothing like quizzing (and getting quizzed by) a h.s. student journalist on Bethel v. Fraser and Dean v. Utica in a train station at 9:30 p.m. Solid #NHSJC24 day one. Needed this sort of passion + promise.

🧵For the small # of you who might be following the story of the Notre Dame student body’s presidential preference, which started with a poll conducted by the @IrishRoverND back in September, the official student paper @NDSMCObserver just released its poll results…

No. ❤️

Y’all. How did I miss that Gwen Walz was a high school journalism adviser? I cried a little on behalf of all of us who see the same potential described in this excerpt. Good tears. nytimes.com/2024/08/14/sty…