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The Re-Read Is Dying
The first read is for information. The second read is where understanding lives. AI summaries are quietly killing the second one.
Jul 21
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Dr. Genevive Bjorn
The Two-Tier Reader
Deep reading is quietly becoming a class marker—a skill some children are still taught, and others never get the chance to learn.
Jul 14
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Dr. Genevive Bjorn
Going Old-School on Purpose
A small movement of professors is bringing back paper books and reading aloud. It seems old-school until we recognize productive friction as a key…
Jul 7
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Dr. Genevive Bjorn
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June 2026
When The Prompt is Theft
When not to prompt genAI to protect your mind
Jun 30
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Dr. Genevive Bjorn
The Machine Agreed With Me. That’s When I Got Suspicious.
I asked Gemini whether AI book summaries cost students the learning. It said yes — fluently, confidently, and on a foundation that doesn’t hold.
Jun 25
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Dr. Genevive Bjorn
The Honor-Roll Offloaders
The students leaning most heavily on GenAI aren't the ones failing. They're the ones with the highest GPAs—and that should worry us more.
Jun 23
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Dr. Genevive Bjorn
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CERIC vs. the Machine
I asked an AI whether college is still worth it. Its answer was fluent, confident, and full of holes. Here’s how to find them.
Jun 18
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Dr. Genevive Bjorn
The Students Who Can’t Finish a Book
Professors are quietly shrinking their assigned reading syllabi. The data says the problem is real. The collective response says everything about what…
Jun 16
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Dr. Genevive Bjorn
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AI Killed the Old College Model. Good.
For seventy years, a well-made college essay was proof of the thinking behind it—you couldn't produce the product without doing the work. GenAI severed…
Jun 12
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Dr. Genevive Bjorn
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