A Cornell German instructor hauls in vintage typewriters once a semester and makes her students write essays without spell-check, translation apps, or the ability to delete mistakes. No screens. No autocorrect. Just manual keys, ink ribbons, and the unmistakable ding at the end of each line. Grit Matthias Phelps started…
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Film Students Can’t Finish Movies Anymore
Film professors at UW–Madison are curving final exams like never before — not because the material got harder, but because their students can’t finish a single movie. Half-watching while scrolling. Skipping the film entirely and hoping to absorb it through “vibes.” Then showing up to the exam and confidently writing…