Alex Freidus

I'm not frustrated at you at all! But I really don't perceive this as a comeback or a resurgence. It's a constant. And if we want to address it, we need to name it as such.

I think this is important because we need to grapple with the ways that "liberal" rhetorics have also invested deeply in blaming mothers - e.g. formula wars, choice systems for schools that are dependent on maternal labor, discourse around ADHD, honestly too many examples to name.

I am generally a big believer that two things can be true at once but I don't think it's possible to say things have always been bad AND that something bad is making a comeback, which implies a retreat. Getting worse, sure.

When I was in tenth grade in 1992, my English teacher would tell the class, "Your essay should be like a girl's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to be interesting."

This was not even notable, given the norms, but boys loved to ask with each new assignment.

Sure, but I don't think "blame the mothers" even pretended to go away. No comeback, just always present, not even hidden.

NEW YORK CITY: all out call to canal street & Lafayette as of 12:26 pm, 11/22 — ICE made arrests, fears they might return.

Yes and also the blame-mothers-for-everything is a long-term feature, not a recent innovation.

My 9th grader is in the program at Queens and I have been SO IMPRESSED with how much they expect kids to do and how much support they offer to make sure kids actually succeed.

The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...

Oh, well, it's not like trust is important in teaching...

Daywatch: Teen brothers on the front lines against ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.

[gift link] "At 16 and 17 years old, Sam and Ben for the past two months have made it their mission to follow, investigate and capture federal immigration activity across the Chicago area."
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As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.

“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”

"to get her to be good probably requires more firmness than I enjoy"

Yep, this is exactly the collective issue (and more individually, what your kid learns from watching others struggle in very predictable patterns). Other models exist but they are hard to find. Assuming this is for when you leave NYC???

I am so so sorry to be this person/ed researcher, but what do you mean by "option" here?

Chockful or chock full... Oh well.

If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?

Happy to say that the reading/teaching guide for Unequal Lessons is now live! It's chockful of prompts and resources for folks who are using the book in reading groups or classes.

You can find it on the NYU Press book page or access it directly here:
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Definitely not pack. What do Buffy and Anne Rice say?

It sounds like you're already figuring out support but FWIW, I found 15 minutes reviewing Op Ed project materials way more productive than the actual workshops.

2025-11-15 – Hang out with Greg and a bunch of cool NYC comics creators and fold zines at this Hands Off NYC event! Hey, NYC! Come hang out with me and a bunch of cool comics creators at this awesome zine/poster event with Brooklyn Indivisible on 11/15 for Hands Off NYC’s Day of Community Action!We’r…

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Thanks to @gregpak.net for letting us know about zine folding in an "oasis of geekdom" which is truly my family's sweet spot.

Happy to say that the reading/teaching guide for Unequal Lessons is now live! It's chockful of prompts and resources for folks who are using the book in reading groups or classes.

You can find it on the NYU Press book page or access it directly here:
nyu.app.box.com/s/hcffzukiyq...

When I studied for a semester in Canada, I had to see a doctor. I asked about the charge and they laughed and laughed at me. I said, "But I'm not Canadian so I don't pay into the system!" They said: "We literally have nowhere to put your money."

When I studied for a semester in Canada, I had to see a doctor. I asked about the charge and they laughed and laughed at me. I said, "But I'm not Canadian so I don't pay into the system!" They said: "We literally have nowhere to put your money."

My partner, who is not at all online, just read this and was like, "What is she talking about?"

I mean. You know. And it doesn't even take being an educator to know this.

Oh funny, I did see that and pause and think it was going to piss people off but didn't bother to actually look.

Thank you!