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Has the CSTA jumped the shark?

That's the Computer Science Teacher's Association to you. Has it? Well, that's a personal question. I think it has for me but I'm sure for other people, that jump the shark moment will be far off or never. I'm ruminating on this now as a result of a recent change in their membership policy. Going from two tiers - one free and one costing $50 a year to a single tier $50 membership.

Getting Back in the Game

Even before I retired I knew that after a break I'd want to get back in the game. Not full time, but in a limited capacity when interesting opportunities presented themselves. Well, it's time to start dipping my toes back in the water. Next week I'll be at SIGCSE but that doesn't really count. Last year I attended both SIGCSE and the CSTA conference so that's nothing new. After I get back from SIGCSE though, I'll be covering computer science classes for a friend at Stuy who's going to be out on Grand Jury Duty.

Know your (CS and tech) history

On Friday I saw this post shared by a couple of friends of mine. Why did Musk and Trump make these false claims? Ignorance? Stupidity? Malice? Well, with the current Republican party, usually it's a combination of all three. But wait, should I just be accepting Toshi's post explaining what's going on? I usually don't accept random posts as facts. Well, in this case, it was posted independently by a couple of friends of mine who are knowledgeable, smart, and also don't blindly share posts they can't confirm as fact.