I appreciate this. It hits the thinking I am going to talk to kids about soon, and I recognize modelling how to write prompts has to be part of that discussion.
19.01.2026 21:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1@codyjohk.bsky.social
Been teaching high school English since 1993, hoping to go to 2028. Mom of two launching adults and two pups. Local education union secretary. Reader. Nature lover. Questioner. Daily working to stay hopeful and present.
I appreciate this. It hits the thinking I am going to talk to kids about soon, and I recognize modelling how to write prompts has to be part of that discussion.
19.01.2026 21:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1My doggos do not understand day light savings time's impact on eating or sleeping schedule, why I cannot cut corners and insist on walking the sidewalk, or why the "spa" doggie fountain gets turned off before first frost hits here
04.11.2025 01:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This post answers it, but it doesn't include the fact our weather centers don't have funding to be staffed 24-hours anymore and that more rapid-fire guns are coming our way. Actually glad to have research paper drafts so I don't look at the news much
18.05.2025 02:41 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I am rethinking how I approach assignments, particularly in the research paper. I am trying to walk a fine line of transparently showing how AI can augment ability while discouraging unethical use. Currently losing, and I would say I have a good relationship with kids and do well teaching "why"
09.05.2025 02:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers gave guidance to Wisconsin agencies to have legal counsel if ICE comes. Tony Evers, standing up for due process (and always trying to do right by kids.) <3
03.05.2025 16:04 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1Oh, Larry, I am happy for you! You have been foundational not only for your students but for so many of us in education. I am grateful for you! (And I think my envy speculation is that there are scary times ahead/here already!!) Thank you for devoted service and deep wisdom.
30.04.2025 02:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Well, fork.
08.04.2025 18:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Marchers near WI Capitol
Protest
Big crowd
What we're seeing at #handsoff protests nationwide today and what we saw at the ballot box on Tuesday are not unrelated. The public is furious. It will not be silenced. And those who side with Trump and Muskβor refuse to fight backβwill be swept out of office.
05.04.2025 19:02 β π 11341 π 2237 π¬ 190 π 88Just noting how posts lined up. Also just got back from walking my doggo- amazing how much it greened up in the last days.
30.03.2025 18:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"Being forced essentially to read a book made me realize how much i enjoy them and how important they are for me"--> back to grading/responding after a two-week start of semester hiatus and loving reading this in reflections repeatedly
15.02.2025 20:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0All right peeps! Here it is a snowy, don't leave the home Saturday. May you resist in the ways you can and find gratitude to help fuel and center you.
15.02.2025 15:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And last post of gratitude is @melaltersmith.bsky.social whose years of dedication changed how I approach, value, teach poetry. Year after year I hear exiting students talk about how they value poetry now, and part of that is her modelling.
15.02.2025 15:30 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1For a bit there, I had to look after myself and heal from a few things at school, and I shut out professional reading, but @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social has a new book, and it's on my kitchen table, annotating pen ensconced. It is nice to recognize parts of my professional self regenerating, healing.
15.02.2025 15:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And grateful to @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social for her book POINTLESS-- which helped fuel me as I structured my AP Lit class to be "ungraded". I just gave her book to a visiting practice teacher and it was lovely to pass on a different vision of how class can be. docs.google.com/presentation...
15.02.2025 15:27 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0And for gratitude, thanks @joelrgarza.bsky.social, for sharing this format years ago. As the kids recover independent reading stamina, it has been an excellent way to build classroom conversations. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
15.02.2025 15:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0suggests from these amazing peeps, the Alt National Park Service.
15.02.2025 15:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0First post here! I missed the Twitter educators I followed and celebrated finding them here; looking forward to ed posts soon. My current daily habit is one act of resistance, write down three gratitudes, and one of my colleagues shares her daily acts of resistance-- follow and support and enact
15.02.2025 15:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.
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