Talking About it Tuesday #120

We arrived home Saturday night and I'm busy playing catch up this week. We had a lovely vacation--of course not every moment was perfect. Alec was fighting off a cold most of the week, my husband and I had some pesky admin/tax stuff to deal with that cropped up late in the afternoon the day before we were leaving so that came with us, we learned that Alec was accused of writing his final paper using AI and got a zero (despite not having used AI at all-- but how do you prove that?!).. luckily his grades are super high so even with the zero he walked away with a B but what a disappointment! We consoled ourselves with beautiful scenery, delicious food, and once in a lifetime types of hikes. My recaps will start tomorrow-- all of the posts are very photo heavy between both mine and Evan's photos. 
 
How was your week? Being in a different time zone kind of threw off my blogging schedule but I decided to just not worry about it. I will eventually get around to visiting everything you linked up last week. In the meantime I used a handy random number generator to pick this week's features. 
 

 
Most Popular Posts from Last Week:
 
Maya & Sam by Handmade in Israel  
 


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Heaven on Earth Cake by Recipe Idea Shop
 

April Reflections by Stray Thoughts
 

This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more-- up to 3 posts per blog.  Anything that is family friendly is welcome; even old posts that you'd like to get some new views.
 

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  1. Handmade in IsraelMay 12, 2026 at 5:07 AM

    Wow! How lovely to find out that my post was the most popular last week :)
    I am so sorry to read what happened with Alec's paper :(

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    1. Joanne May 12, 2026 at 9:37 AM

      Congratulations! I seem to be far more upset about it than he is but I'm learning to get over it. LOL

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  2. Maria RineerMay 12, 2026 at 5:18 AM

    Ugh to the cold (I was dealing with one last week as well) to those horrible accusations. I'm glad it didn't impact his grades too badly but how stressful to be accused of that. Can't wait to see pictures of Utah and read about your hikes!! Thanks for the link up!

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    1. Joanne May 12, 2026 at 9:38 AM

      It really was and at first he was truly afraid it was going to mess up his scholarship as well... but I don't think it will. We got so many really beautiful photos. Utah is so pretty.

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  3. ViolettaMay 12, 2026 at 5:20 AM

    Sorry about the Zero for your son. That´s the problem with AI...you never really know if it was or is used . I think that is a terrible development. We had a fine weekend with an Tango Argentino festival. Have a good time and all the best
    Violetta

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    1. Joanne May 12, 2026 at 9:40 AM

      It really is so tough; he's not the first student I've heard of having this problem either. It's always tricky when a "new" tool is at the ready and no one really quite knows how to navigate it well.

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  4. kwarkitoMay 12, 2026 at 6:26 AM

    Ah oui c'est très intéressant cette affaire d'IA bien que très déplorable pour votre fils, mais la suspicion va devenir courante. Il m' est arrivé sur mon blog de recevoir des commentaires très intelligents à propos d'une citation de Milena Jesenska de la part de compagnies aériennes. Nous vivons dans un monde de plus en plus absurde. Entre l'intelligence artificielle et la connerie toutà fait naturelle de certains dirigeants la voie est étroite

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  5. MarilynMay 12, 2026 at 6:50 AM

    Oh, that is a bummer about Alec's paper. Yes, how would one prove that in today's time? Glad y'all still had a great trip!

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    1. Joanne May 12, 2026 at 9:52 AM

      Apparently Evan was saying there is some sort of program you can use to record yourself typing and many people cite using google docs version history to show progression of work... but Alec tends to sit and type in one go and somehow just cranks out A's! LOL

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  6. Amy JohnsonMay 12, 2026 at 6:55 AM

    Oh, that's so horrible about Alec's paper...yes, how do you prove that? This whole AI thing has sure made education a challenge. We've had problems with our taxes too and are trying to work it out but we can't get through to anyone on the phone so we're really frustrated. Thanks for the party.

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    1. Joanne May 12, 2026 at 9:54 AM

      It definitely has-- I don't envy teachers OR students trying to navigate this right now. I hope you get some answers soon! Luckily ours was pretty straight forward as my husband's work messed up their report that they submitted so we just had to get them to correct things on their end. I think we're all set not... but I guess only time will tell.

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  7. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasMay 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM

    Joanne,
    Thanks so much for your visits!!
    My Entries for today's party are # 17, 18 and 20!!
    Thanks so much for hosting!! I really appreciate the time and effort that goes into it along with visiting all the links!! I hope you are enjoying your week and you are doing well...
    Hugs,
    Deb
    Debbie-Dabble Blog

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  8. Barbara H.May 12, 2026 at 7:13 AM

    Thanks for featuring my April Reflections! That is horrible about your son's paper. It seems there should be some reliable way to prove a paper is not done by AI. I've read of people using AI detectors on well-known works and even books of the Bible which were labeled as AI when they were not. I know schools are in a tough spot, because most people aren't going to admit their work was done by AI. But, still, it's not right to false accuse students.

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    1. Joanne May 12, 2026 at 9:55 AM

      You're welcome! We've since started researching what he could do in the future and knowing things like the Bible have been labeled AI at times certainly helps beef up his arguments. I definitely see both sides of the arguments but it seems like at the same time looking at student's past records/scores/works should help eliminate a lot of that.

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  9. Heather{Our Life In a Click}May 12, 2026 at 7:18 AM

    That really stinks about your son's paper! It sounds like you guys still had a wonderful vacation despite the hiccups!

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  10. Michele MorinMay 12, 2026 at 8:17 AM

    So sorry to hear about that unjust zero! What a disappointing experience!

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    1. Joanne May 12, 2026 at 9:56 AM

      It really was! Though in all honesty I think I am far more upset than he is (which is probably a good thing!).

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  11. Laura @ Our Grand LivesMay 12, 2026 at 8:46 AM

    I'm so sorry that you faced some stresses before and then during your trip. Never fun! Especially distressing is the AI accusation and not really having any recourse to defend yourself. While grades are important, I'm sure the bigger disappointment is having a loved one's character questioned. Very frustrating! I'll look forward to the recaps and photos from your trip. Thanks for the party!

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    1. Joanne May 12, 2026 at 9:56 AM

      Aw, thank you. It really was such a disappointment.

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  12. Kim May 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM

    That is super frustrating and so disappointing. As a teacher, I'm sad and shocked that the schools are even using these bogus AI detectors. They don't work, it's been proven using classic books and documents. I've run some of my blog posts, 100% written by me through these detectors, that tell me they're AI. Clearly, universities should know better. I'm so sorry.

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    1. Joanne May 12, 2026 at 9:57 AM

      That is good to know! Thank you. While Alec is not the first student I've heard of this happening to I was unaware that these AI detectors were so bogus. I keep telling him he should have at least tried to stand up for himself!!

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  13. Lyssy in the CityMay 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM

    Looking forward to your recaps! Oh my that is terrible for Alec, I'm frustrated for you guys!

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