Cait O’Connor

You’re the best, Jenn ❤️

McAvoy is a registered Democrat and he still fumbled this so bad.

Screenshot of an X post by journalist Sam Stein stating that DHS claimed it left a man at a coffee shop described as a “warm, safe location,” but video later showed it was the middle of the night, cold, and the coffee shop was closed.

Screenshot of an X post from the official Homeland Security account titled “Here are the FACTS.” The statement says Buffalo Police alerted Border Patrol about a non-citizen, that Mr. Shah Alam entered the U.S. as a refugee in December 2024, was not amenable to removal, and accepted a courtesy ride to a coffee shop described as a warm, safe location. It adds that he showed no signs of distress or disability requiring assistance.

This is negligent homicide. We demand justice for Shah Alam and his family. He was nearly blind, and they left him five miles from his home, forced to try to walk home alone in the dark and the freezing cold.

I will never stop advocating for or addressing what’s present and what’s missing—because that’s the kind of thinking space our kids deserve. 4/4

-Jeannette Rankin (first woman elected to Congress in US history) was the lone dissenter& pacifist and how the decision influenced the sexism she/other women faced at the time in war/beyond

My students worked hard and thought a lot today, and I’m proud to include perspectives beyond the text. 3/4

-how this speech meant patriotism for some, and fear/anxiety for others, namely folks like @georgetakei.bsky.social and AAPI communities
-the choice FDR made (often) to hide his wheelchair and stand/lean at the podium, and the politics an optics of ableism

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In our lesson rhetorically analyzing FDR’s “Day of Infamy” speech, we talked about:

-rhetorical usages of kairos, ethos, logos and pathos
-the consequences of tone and impact of authority to sway opinion

1/4

I’m not okay.

The state of education and the lack of support is becoming too much. I don’t know how much longer I can stay in this.

A poster that reads EATING DISORDERS AWARENESS WEEK on a blue and pink background with pictures of book covers including Starfish by Lisa Fipps, A Work In progress by Jarrett Lerner, Good Enough by Jen Petro Roy, Taking Up Space by Alyson Gerber, All of me by Chris Baron, and Louder than hunger by John Schu.

Black text on a pink and blue banner that says “This week, take the time to educate yourself about eating disorders, their signs, their triggers, and how you can support people experiencing an eating disorder. But don't just stop there--expand your learning about anti-fat bias, diet culture, and the harm that happens when we value certain bodies more than others.”

It’s #NEDAweek. I just celebrated three years in recovery from an eating disorder that stole so much of my time and energy for almost two decades.

Happy and proud to be an example for teachers, students, and people who need it ❤️

@projectlets.bsky.social has always been saying this. I suggest learning more from them!

This is tomorrow 😳🥰

Teachers Need Breaks. It's Science. We've all heard it before: "You only work ten months a year and you get breaks all the time. What do you have to complain about?"

open.substack.com/pub/ditching...

Four days, three indie bookstores, a beautiful Buddhist temple, an insane number of stickers, two connecting flights each way, way too many helpings of brisket, at least 15 miles of walking, and this wildly beautiful city has my heart forever.

I love you so much, Houston 🧡

Day 3: Tet festival, camel (his name was Humphrey, btw), Yemeni coffee shop, Muscovy ducks, and good lighting ❤️

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.

High School English and the Making of American Readers Abstract. The high school English classroom is the most influential literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars

Most R1 English departments, my entire career: *very skeptical of English education*

@manshel.bsky.social: The high school English classroom is the most important literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars.

Me: 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾

academic.oup.com/alh/article/...

Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.

Watched?? Where ???

Day 2 in Texas. I walked three miles around Creek Bend in Sugar Land, ate some insanely good halal Texas BBQ, ate Yemeni dessert and visited @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social ❤️

I love Texas ❤️

I think about it all the time actually

I am in Texas and it is wild and I love it and shout out to my Uber driver Amy who was the nicest person like ever and who picked me up after 3 other drivers canceled on me mid pickup 😂

STOP PARTICIPATING IN PICTURE DAY.

See yall in two weeks for the launch of my new book! There’s still time to register (for free!)

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Anne Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen

Today marks 62 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

A photo of Cait’s debut book, DITCHING WEIGHT STIGMA AND ANTI FAT BIAS AT SCHOOL (in large, all caps, yellow and white font); subtitle “big and small equity fixes for educators” in white font, with a green apple in the middle and black silouhettes of people of various body sizes representing the apple seeds on a red background.

Preorders for my book DITCHING WEIGHT STIGMA AND ANTI FAT BIAS AT SCHOOL begin on February 20!

Available where books are sold on March 19.

Does your school want to do a book club or PD on size diversity, equity and weight stigma? Message or email me!

caitoconnorteach@gmail.com