Alex Kulikov

Are you a teacher? This can be interesting for your lesson planning. inlay.sh No AI hype, just thoughtful tools for real people.

My recommendation: Buy the book. Read the book. Use the strategies consistently with intentionality and fidelity. Observe your students better understand and retain the content you are teaching them all while developing as writers. Whether you like it or not, you are a writing teacher and this will help you become a much more effective writing teacher.

@Dale_Chu @educationgadfly @MichaelPetrilli @SonjaSantelises And less chances that students will use AI

In my latest for @educationgadfly: Policymakers are pushing to reduce screen time in schools. But what happens when the accountability system still depends on screens?

I am putting this out there again because Early Years professionals are amazing 👍😊⭐️❤️

Some students need adults who believe in them, love them, support them, and see greatness in them even when they don't see it yet themselves!

Why teachers hate TPT?

@RealBlackRebel_ Best video of the month.

Five cowards pulled up to gang assault a girl at her job. Bad move because she had MMA training. She fought back, flung them like rag dolls, and sent them running. Clear self-defense. FAFO.

I never thought children's homework was such a big problem. While researching my education project, I found interesting and disturbing details: 1. Academic Stress & Anxiety Homework is cited as the greatest source of stress for children, surpassing divorce or financial worries. Lucile Packard Foundation survey (2005) – “homework was the greatest cause of stress among their children.” 2. Sleep Deprivation Excessive homework time cuts into bedtime, leading to insufficient sleep and reduced academic performance.“Over one third of children report that homework occasionally detracts from their sleep.” 3. Family Conflict (“Homework Battles”) Parents and children often argue over homework completion, straining relationships.“Half the parents surveyed reported having a serious argument with their child over homework.” 4. Reduced Time for Extracurriculars Long homework hours limit participation in sports, reading for pleasure, and other enriching activities.“Children spend very little time in any of these activities” – Vatterott (2009). 5. Parental Over‑involvement / Micromanagement Parents who feel incompetent may become “homework cops,” which can lower a child’s self‑concept.“Parental involvement can be intrusive; controlling approach negatively associated with effort.” 6. Inequitable Access to Resources Students from low‑SES families lack quiet spaces, technology, or materials needed for homework.“Students from low‑income homes may not have access to necessary supports.” 7. Lack of Clear Homework Policies Schools often have vague or nonexistent policies, leaving parents and teachers uncertain.“Only 35% of school districts in the U.S. have homework policies.” 8. Misaligned Purpose of Homework Homework is frequently assigned for completion rather than learning, causing frustration.“Homework is often administered for learning and to demonstrate an understanding or simply for completion.” 9. Negative Impact on Social‑Emotional Health Chronic homework stress contributes to anxiety, depression, and lower overall well‑being.“Homework has little to no positive effect on elementary‑aged learners’ academic achievement and can harm social‑emotional health.” 10. Parental Perception of Self‑Efficacy Parents who doubt their ability to help feel more stressed, which in turn raises family stress.“Parents’ personal perceptions of self‑efficacy correlated with family stress.”

@arvidkahl Ouch 😩

504 Gateway Timeout

@robably__ And more professionals turn to freelance

Being a freelancer means you basically can’t get laid off. Sure your contracts may end, but you’re already set up to find more leads if you need it. You already have a mindset of networking and putting yourself out there. “Lay offs” is something I have zero fear of

@faustisches Cute 😊

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@svpino Sticky rubber removed 👌

There's a new version of the best mouse known to mankind.

@JaynitMakwana x.com/startupenko/st…

How to use AI to improve your writing in 2 minutes:

@Ibelick video slightly distorts colors

@JafarNajafov Grammar checking for free papira.io

R.I.P Grammarly Pro. You don't need to pay $12/month anymore. Claude and ChatGPT do better grammar checking for free 😳 Just copy this prompt: "Review this for grammar, clarity, tone, and flow. Flag weak spots, suggest improvements, and explain why. Keep my voice intact. Make it sharp." Then paste your text. Boom. Done. But here's where it gets interesting: → They don't just correct mistakes → They explain why something's wrong → They rewrite entire sections for flow → They adapt to YOUR voice, not some corporate template Grammarly gives you a red squiggle and a suggestion. Claude tells you why your sentence structure is confusing and offers three alternatives based on context. It's not even close. The kicker? Most people are still paying for tools that solve 2015 problems. Meanwhile, frontier AI models are sitting there, free, doing the same job 10x better. This is the pattern we'll see everywhere: SaaS tools that just dress up simple AI tasks? Dead. The ones that survive will need real moats - proprietary data, deep workflows, or regulatory protection. A grammar checker ain't it. Welcome to the Great Unbundling of SaaS.

@pacovitiello @base_ui Neat

The way the @base_ui team cares about UX details is just insane

@Ibelick 🤯

when aligning icons with text, you can set the height to 1lh it equals the element's line-height, so icons align perfectly

@chribjel Too much hate these days

Very ironic that the people boycotting Vercel is tweeting about it

@lowblanche same same

@startupenko Common bell curve moment, I think(?) haha. I do back using Apple Notes as well for quickly capturing thoughts, and it works great. But the problem is the retrieval. Because I didn't use folders for organising, it's quite messed up. And I had to rely on the search func 🥴

I want to save everything I find on the internet effortlessly. Saving X post, YouTube video, a book, an article, an image, anything, in a single place. I tried Notion as a personal knowledge base, but the friction is huge and requires a huge commitment. Any recommendations?

@lowblanche I'm not actually using Arena, but it seems like a very interesting organizer. My organization is very scattered across Notion, but I ended up just using native Notes. 😄

@startupenko How's your workflow using Arena? And how'd you organise it?