The Introverted English Teacher

“You’re not gonna be able to air it.”

“This is an Australian news program. We use that word as an adverb.”

My mom died last October. I wish I had this back then.

Putting this on blast as best I can for my teeny tiny acct. Sarah is good people doing science and art based organizing and she needs our help.

Chip in what you can please, and pass it along if that’s all you’ve got in the tank.

Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.

This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!

Our oldest is 20; and yet, “Thomas goes slow. Slow, slow, slow, he goes.”

5 college classes I took

Psychology of Language
Indigenous Discourse
Language & Gender
Instructional Design
Authoring Systems

E-learning day tomorrow.

Anyone have any escape rooms for factoring expressions/adding expressions/distributive property??

Before I buy something that I don't like.

In my ongoing attempts to give you a break from *gestures widely* THE HORRORS:

Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.

Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.

Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis

orange cat asleep showing off his beans

orange cat asleep covering his face

stop scrolling and look at this :

The alt text makes this even more delightful.

This cat is a perpetual joy on my TL.

Mapping Poetry: A Survey of Secondary School Practices in England EMC Survey into Poetry Teaching in English Secondary Schools (2026)

English teacher? 5 mins to spare? Your view is essential!

How is poetry being taught in secondary schools today?
We’re mapping the national picture in England & will report on it.

5 minute survey: tinyurl.com/238cz6mu

Supported by Christ Church's Tower Poetry Development Grant​

Timeline cleanse

The Videogame Tour of The British Museum This tour of the British Museum by writer and historian Sacha Coward will explore the ancient history behind your favourite videogames!

Fancy a trip around the British Museum with a weird nerd lecturing you about Videogames?!

This Friday I'm running an evening tour... it's the next closest experience to being locked in a lift with me for a couple of hours.

Marketing is my passion...

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-videog...

there's a new video of the scene circulating, so, a reminder:

Everything is crumbling. Can we start a thread of your favorite soup recipes? I need warm comfort meals and with it being soup season this sounds perfect. What are some of your favorites?

Calico cat sitting with her butt on my leg and her front end on the arm of a chair but with nothing supporting her middle.

I know it’s late, but I thought you could use a picture of a cat sitting in a ridiculous way. There’s nothing under her middle!

anyway, lots of toxicity on the timeline today but a hound trying (and failing) to eat noodles in slow motion in mid air is absolutely my jam in terms of a palate cleanse

Syllabus help: Looking for an article about eugenics history that can help introduce students (especially upper level undergrads) to the history of eugenics in the 19th-20th c in the US.

It’s for a class where students’ main competencies are mostly not humanities/social sciences.

Suggestions?

Let's see if this will cheer you up - Valais Blacknose sheep in the snow.

They're from the Valais region of Switzerland. Known for their unique appearance, they have contrasting black patches with a shaggy white coat.

Both male & female sheep of this breed grow spiral-shaped horns.

#sheep #cute

NYC theatre nerds, question for you!

a friend needs to find a current-run show unlikely to trigger sensory meltdown for their AuDHD kid for a trip to NYC for a couple of live shows. things that work are typically small shows, not a lot of effects or noise, tending towards thoughtful and quiet.

Because we all need this today

It was the best PD.

Maybe once X finally dies, chats will resurface here.

I gotcha!

IMHO, my students don’t get discussions till they participate in a ton of them; one heavy life experience wouldn’t be enough for them, but if yours are ready, that’s awesome!

We discuss 3 short stories, 15ish poems, 12 Yrs a Slave 3x, and TEWWG 3x.

So. Many. Seminars.

One of my favorite reoccurring assignments in my dual credit Intro to Lit is Socratic Seminars.

Instead of one discussion leader, they all have to come ready to discuss each text, with Costa’s 3 Levels of questions & annotated texts.

Just an alternate suggestion if helpful

College educators:

Instead of writing another short story analysis, I’m considering asking students to deliver background info about an author and then lead class discussion over that text from the syllabus.
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I’ve seen a social studies chat (I think it’s #sschat) and @marcusluther.bsky.social has done some slow chats for ELA, but bsky doesn’t really have robust teacher chats.

I think because the TL is chronicle, it makes chats less visible, maybe.

I miss ohedchat & thebookchat a lot.

This sounds so tasty; oooh!

Right! Where are all the teachers I don’t follow on here. Make yourselves known! I’m needing me some more teacher chat. #TeacherSky #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #PrimaryTeachers

My message for you all today is simple

DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE

Heads up: I didn’t see this until now, but @aptshadow.bsky.social‘s The Doors of Eden is on US ebook sale for $3. I got some for random giveaway. I just started this book, and I’m kinda hooked.