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GenThePerservering

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7. Your experience with 'creative writing class' sound like mine

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 07:15 PM

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I took three classes, all three were dead failures - male teachers who wooed the pretty female students and the male students they deemed 'cool' and the rest of us just struggled along with disdain. It was like some kind of social experience with these guys.

So I just practiced and took some great non-credit classes just from local writers who had a far better understanding of craft, similar to Micah Nathan - I treasure that experience and it taught me a lot. I was in classes with all sorts of just working class people like myself.

His insights into AI and what it really does are valuable.

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I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment (The Guardian, 5/10/26) [View all] highplainsdem Sunday OP

Thanks for this, highplainsdem! Great article showing AI shortcomings. BComplex Sunday #1

You're welcome! I knew I had to share this as soon as I read it. highplainsdem Sunday #5

Great article. Hope this is happening in classes everywhere. ratchiweenie Sunday #2

I do, too. Sadly, there are a lot of admins who've fallen for AI hype and want even the youngest students highplainsdem Sunday #6

I teach political science, sociology, and history at a community college. SidneyR Sunday #3

AI use will still hurt their ability to reason and communicate. It will make them dependent on AI. It highplainsdem Sunday #4

Your experience with 'creative writing class' sound like mine GenThePerservering Sunday #7

I'm so sorry you ran into teachers that bad, but I'm glad you found local writers teaching classes highplainsdem Monday #8

I was a homely girl which in a way was a superpower GenThePerservering Monday #9

I doubt you were "homely" - most women feel insecure about their looks. But clothing and even hair highplainsdem Tuesday #10

Excellent article... Spazito Tuesday #11

An "abstraction refusing to take shape". Prairie_Seagull Tuesday #12