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Educator; Fueled by coffee and stubbornness; Advocate for free, fair, & appropriate public education for all; Trying to live by the lessons of Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Mister Rogers, 3-2-1 Contact, & Reading Rainbow. All comments are my own.

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09.07.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again… blue jays are ΔƒΓŸΔ§ΓΈles.

22.04.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Actually, I need to check myself. If there were images of Presidents Biden or Obama exhibiting a sweet moment with a young child, I’d praise them.

I’m admitting my double standard, but I still say this whole situation is dystopian and surreal.

16.03.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who dresses a little kid in an overly long trench coat? A formal coat at that age is a pea coat.

15.03.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Me: β€œIf I’m patient, I might catch a glimpse of the eclipse when there is a cloud break.”

Dog: β€œCan we go get back in bed yet?”

Bats: β€œβ€“ β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ – – – β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ !”

(Persistance paid off.)

14.03.2025 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Me: β€œIf I’m patient, I might catch a glimpse of the eclipse when there is a cloud break.”

Dog: β€œCan we go get back in bed yet?”

Bats: β€œβ€“ β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ – – – β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ !”

(Persistance paid off.)

14.03.2025 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Want to know what is worse than trying to navigate medical care and insurance in the United States?

Dental care and insurance. At this rate, I’m going to lose all my teeth before I get this sorted (possibly from grinding them to dust).

13.03.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unpopular opinion… I’d be thrilled with smaller cutlery, BUT that is a sensory thing, not a gender thing.

13.03.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All teachers need more time to do their job well.

Period.
Full stop.

Teachers of literature (and all humanities, really) need time to be good students so they can be good teachers of their content and craft. The world changes so fast and we need time to study it.

16.02.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 164    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
The Fun They Had - Original Text | shortsonline Margie was thinking about how the kids must have loved it (school) in the old days. She was thinking about the fun they had.

Everyone who believes this needs to read Asimov’s β€œThe Fun They Had.”
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16.02.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Because the world needs a little more fun… Today, I did something I’ve never done before!

21.01.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure how many will actually see this, but I have a dilemma:
I tend to view important events as worthy of watching broadcast in real-time, as I am very aware that edits can easily bias; even heinous ones.

Do I suck it up and watch a live broadcast of the inaugur-bomination? Do I ignore it?

19.01.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please, NO! I can’t handle the β€œglitter” wallpaper, and the instant-play music.

12.01.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In order to use β€œauthentic” text, without actually paying for the rights, testing companies are also using obscure material that is in public domain.
These excerpts often reference life, time, and culture, for with our students have no experience or context.

31.12.2024 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes I do!

(Actually, I have absolutely no idea where mine is. Winter Break problems.)

30.12.2024 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have some students who may need to correct me all year, but I hope they know that I keep trying, even if I am having trouble getting my ears and mouth around certain sounds.

26.11.2024 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Zachary Caballero - "When You Say My Name" @WANPOETRY
YouTube video by Write About Now Zachary Caballero - "When You Say My Name" @WANPOETRY

I do my best to impart, β€œTeach me to say your name, and hold me accountable,” to my students.

I love this video, and the poem, β€œThis Is Not A Small Voice” when it comes to names.

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24.11.2024 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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