Is it possible that DEEP learning is impossible? I ask that because of recent revelations addressing the physicality of the brain and memory.The problem has attracted ample enthusiam, but always struck me as an unlikely gamble and here we are literally forty years on folks. Sure glad i never dove into it. I have had much better luck with Bigfoot and building the Great Pyramid. That wall of course is the limits of our human imagination and five operator logic..Deep Learning Is Hitting a WallWhat would it take for artificial intelligence to make real progress?BY GARY MARCUSMarch 10, 2022 https://nautil.us/deep-learning-is-hitting-a-wall-238440/?Let me start by saying a few things that seem obvious,” Geoffrey Hinton, “Godfather” of deep learning, and one of the most...
Li’l Rabbit’s Kwanzaa is about the true meaning of Kwanzaa, coming together with others. Grab this book here. (affiliate link). WHY BOOK COMPANIONS? Book companions are a fun and engaging way to get students interacting with a read aloud picture book! When I was teaching I had a lot of difficulty finding leveled book companions that would meet the needs of students in my self-contained classroom, so I made my own. Here’s a look inside the Li’l Rabbit’s Kwanzaa Book Companion ((This blog post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You don’t pay any more by clicking my link (and I actually find the best prices for you!) but I make a small commission off of sales. This helps me to test out...
Latke, the Lucky Dog is a book about Latke’s first day at home and all the trouble he gets into during Hanukkah. You can grab the book here. (affiliate link) WHY BOOK COMPANIONS? Book companions are a fun and engaging way to get students interacting with a read aloud picture book! When I was teaching I had a lot of difficulty finding leveled book companions that would meet the needs of students in my self-contained classroom, so I made my own. Here’s a look inside the Latke, the Lucky Dog Book Companion ((This blog post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You don’t pay any more by clicking my link (and I actually find the best prices for you!) but I make a...
Hanukkah Bear by Eric Kimmel is a laugh out loud funny story about a bear visiting for Hanukkah! You can grab the book on amazon here. (affiliate link) WHY BOOK COMPANIONS? Book companions are a fun and engaging way to get students interacting with a read aloud picture book! When I was teaching I had a lot of difficulty finding leveled book companions that would meet the needs of students in my self-contained classroom, so I made my own. Here’s a look inside the Hanukkah Bear Book Companion ((This blog post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You don’t pay any more by clicking my link (and I actually find the best prices for you!) but I make a small commission off of...
Every year, Duolingo supports the brightest minds working in language assessment with our Doctoral Dissertation Awards. Read on to learn how the research these sixteen PhD candidates are pursuing will help move testing into the future. Analynn Bustamante Ping-Lin Chuang Ronald Cumbal Masaki Eguchi Brittany Finch Camilo Ramos Gálvez Rena Gao Jan Xian Li Isadora Teixeira Moraes Coral Yiwei Qin Davy Tran Aysen Tuzcu Lisa Wymore Shengkai Yin Qiusi Zhang Yan Zhao Read on to learn more about our 2022 winners! Analynn Bustamante Georgia State University Writing has been widely studied in tests that assess English for Academic purposes, but less so for English for the workplace. By providing data for the writing features that are generally important for technology-mediated...
