On Heartstopper: 'The show and the books have given me the queer joy I missed as a teenager navigating my sexuality in the early 90s, when most age-appropriate queer stories I could find ended in tragedy.'

#HowToInclusive

10 days away. I do not want to open Teams.

I suspect a senior scholar has plagiarized my work during peer review. They rejected my submission but published an article with similar arguments. What can I do? This isn't the first time this senior scholar has plagiarized my work. Meanwhile, my article kept getting rejected...

'Representation matters... the images we use, the stories we tell, the access we give our students, the voices they hear... can affect how they treat each other.' youtube.com/live/kVjTqsAm9…

'You look different from your Twitter pic.'
It's true. I did decide not to be so dark, but I still love my darkness. Maybe it'll return.

Once again, fake accounts have descended on complaint to Air Canada account. This is one way Twitter is different (annoying) now.

I’m always a bit stunned at ELT using “line manager” without the factory connotation. Or is it without that?

Happened twice again today. What's with this aversion to using the mic? This shouldn't be about you.

Ok so plenaries are very hit or miss…

Teachers presenting at conferences: you may “hope to not use the microphone” provided in the room for some reason, but it’s there for a reason. Ppl shouldn’t need to confirm they can’t hear you or your teacher’s voice repeatedly.

Another Mr. Critical point: plz look at your laptop in front of you for what’s on your slide, not the screen behind you. Your voice loses volume every time you turn backwards.

Teachers presenting at conferences: you may “hope to not use the microphone” provided in the room for some reason, but it’s there for a reason. Ppl shouldn’t need to confirm they can’t hear you or your teacher’s voice repeatedly.

The discussion around LGBTQIA+ representation can so easily revolve around the same points for years and thus be stagnant.

#IATEFL2024 Zarina Subhan very clearly laying out the concept of #intersectionality and how it can affect our learners. Really important for intersectionally privileged teachers (like me) to be constantly mindful of.

When language is thought to be a 'skill' that anyone can acquire with hard work, this will always justify linguistic discrimination.

(Because certain people never tried 'hard enough').

Preparing the slides for a talk today (as I always do last minute), enjoying the afternoon with a walk, and getting ready for a flight tonight is perhaps the best or stupidest decision I've made lately.