Laura Dawes

And so year 28 in education begins….

“Hello. IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?” Was it me in my favorite tech support shirt or The IT Crowd’s Roy Trenneman?? 🤣 #statetestinghumor

What Trump Means by ‘Impartial Justice’ The president’s definition of law and order is a narrow one.

“Once the executive branch decides it doesn’t have to follow the law for one person, it has established that it doesn’t have to follow the law for anyone,” @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/A5gl8xWw

Dear Democrats: If the Republicans want a vote from you, make them beg you for it.

Beg. Until then, do nothing.

Have a price and make it very high. Explain your offer well before the vote to the public.

Not this. You gave it for nada.

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson Has an URGENT Message for Chuck Schumer: SHUT IT DOWN!

@therickwilson.bsky.social has an urgent message for the Dems: SHUT IT DOWN!

Watch:

Mr. Vice President, I'm sure you don't mean to mislead anyone, but the hard data suggest that in fact you've inherited a stronger economy than any administration in your lifetime.

Rep Al Green stood up to a wannabe tyrant. He may walk with a cane, but he has a stronger spine than all of the Republicans in the chamber.

Rep Al Green stood up to a wannabe tyrant. He may walk with a cane, but he has a stronger spine than all of the Republicans in the chamber.

“There are times when it is better to stand alone than not stand at all.” 👏👏👏

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has *upheld* a lower court's order forcing USAID/State to immediately pay ~$2 billion owed to contractors for work they've alreayd performed.

Alito/Thomas/Gorsuch/Kavanaugh dissent. t.co/k86ttz6Wdt

📌ADVICE: When in doubt, ask yourself what John Lewis would have done.

Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

SM post: Had to ban the phrase "tricky dick" from my classroom during watergate lesson because saying the word dick in front of 30 fifteen year olds is like lighting a bomb and throwing it through the doorway but now they're just calling him Richard the Treacherous like they're all medieval peasants. gonna lose it

Courtesy of @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com on youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/more-hater...
This is one for all teachers.

After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.

You know how you get that feeling when you're walking in an area that's abandoned and dark and your instincts kick in that something's fucked up and you need to get the hell out of there before the terrible thing happens and you're supposed to listen to that? That's how I feel living in the US now.

🖍️ Library Girl Reading Challenges: February 2025 Last year, just for fun, I started creating monthly "reading challenges" that: • focus on authentic reasons for reading (instead of having kids log page numbers, etc), and... • couple reading with col...

Just for fun, I create FREE monthly reading challenges/coloring sheets for readers of all ages b/c both #reading & #coloring help reduce stress.

You can download the February updates here!

Happy reading AND coloring, y’all!

#TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians

Thank you ‪@mcuban.bsky.social‬ for the shoutout!

Dr. Oliver & Professor Morris are two of the best science communicators we have & I'm honored to be mentioned with them!

While the science world may look dark right now that only means we have to work harder to turn on the light.

Powerful and Easy Digital Tools for Formative Assessment – TCEA TechNotes Blog Formative assessment can double student learning gains and digital tools can help. Let's take a look at a few great options! Explore this and more at TCEA TechNotes Blog, your go-to source for educati...

Want better ways to measure learning on the fly? 🚀📚 These digital tools for formative assessment are perfect for keeping students on track and engaged.

Learn more: buff.ly/3PPB6m8
#edusky #tlsky #teachersky

A rare snow day along the Gulf coast of Alabama!

Remember, today especially, that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Keep the faith. Keep up the fight.

Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

e. Control What You Do (& Don't) See - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish Cover-Moderation-Preview-v3-flat-1024.jpg Tips On How To Curate What You See (and Don't See) on Bluesky INDEX Impersonator accounts Muting and Blocking How To Block Someone Muted words and tags(https…

Bluesky newcomers: I *strongly* recommend checking out this platform's MANY tools for curating what you do (and don't see). Did you know you can temporarily MUTE words/users? Also, don't engage with trolls - just BLOCK.
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#BlueSkyTips

welcome, TikTok refugees! we are basically nothing like TikTok whatsoever here but we’re an excellent place to complain about it

Just a librarian hoping for a rare snow day next week. ❄️☃️

If librarians were honest, they wouldn't smile, or act welcoming, they would say. "You need to be careful. Here be monsters." They would say." These rooms house heathens and heretics, maniacs, the deluded, desperate and dissoluted." They would say, "These books contain knowledge of death, desire, and decay, betrayal, blood, and more blood, each is a Pandora's box, so why would you want to open one?"

Spotted in a school library

My inner compass always points to cheese.