Randy Reflects

I share the five artists that had a huge influence on my childhood.

AI is upsetting the power balance between teachers and students. I explore how teachers can adapt to the rise of generative AI and use it to promote real learning and critical thinking.

One punk rock show taught me how to value connection over perfection.

I give an introduction to the basic concepts of machine learning.

I look at human purpose between Hinduism and Aristotelian virtue ethics.

My initial thoughts and questions on the translator’s introduction.

I review a book which I purchased to evaluate as a resource for my students.

I’m considering joining my father in reading Joseph Brodsky’s list of 83 classic works. Will it make me smarter or better at conversation? We’ll see.

I’d do it for creative expression, personal betterment, and family bonding.

I reflect on how fatherhood, philosophy, and good friends helped me grow in 2024.

I describe my recent experience making a browser-based word matching game for a colleague.

I demonstrate the process from idea to PowerPoint slideshow. It’s a technique that saves me hours of time every semester.

I share my son’s progress in his first twelve weeks of life.

I document the procedure for installing a web app that didn’t install itself correctly.

I hate it when the page numbers in a PDF don’t match the numbers in a scanned document.

I use Python to build a library of IELTS writing questions I can use in the classroom.

I’m an English teacher. I’m preparing for the new school year starting next month.

I start learning how to use the Pandas library to analyze my personal finances.

You can learn a lot from a song, even when you’re cleaning your apartment.

In preparation for moving back to the US next year, I need to get my budget in order.

In my son’s third week of life, he now has a regular-looking bellybutton.

My son found out he has hands. He still hasn’t figured out how to use them. My hands are hurting from washing cloth diapers.

I did my best to prepare for fatherhood, but some things still caught me off guard.

My son was born, 8lb 10oz.

Days like this are hard to come by.

A slice of life in a “small town” in Northeast China.

I’m uncoordinated. But that doesn’t mean I don’t like dancing!

My site hosting provider hosts my email, too. I want to move my site hosting, but I want to keep my email where it is. Follow along as I learn how.