SSAB - June 3, 2025

Nineteen more days until the summer solstice, nineteen more days until the days start getting shorter. Too early?Three more days! Apparently I have to have class on Friday morning! Grades getting sent out.Episode 43 of the SLV podcast recorded, hope to have it out tomorrow.AI Agents, new tech, or just a fad? What about for teachers?Ma La Xiang Guo - what is it?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great one!!00:00 Introduction and Countdown to Summer00:15 End of Classes and Final Grades01:34 Global Feedback and Peer Review02:53 Challenges with Student Engagement04:44 Salary and Job Satisfaction10:20 Future Plans and Podcasting25:27 AI Agents and Language Learning32:35 Mala Tang and Campus Life36:00 Conclusion and Summer Plans