I have been around here for a while (I’ve been mostly over on threads) and I’m still just trying to find my sweet education spot after trying to not be on the bird app.
@jennbinis.bsky.social it was so cool to see you live this morning :)
Sometimes as an elementary teacher, you’ve got brilliant high school friends like @heymrsbond.com and wonder if you can take their amazing lesson and scaffold it down to 2nd grade. And it turns out to be so beautiful (I have the best friends for so many reasons)
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If you are a school leader, promoting ideas that teachers shouldn’t be afraid to fail… Just remember that we are evaluated every year. That weighs HEAVILY on some teachers and the risks they are willing to take. Evaluations can be detrimental to us.
Sometimes I think about the dude who interviewed me for his podcast and because of pendulum swings never actually published mine 😂 (I talked about the practice of listening to kids read 1:1 because you not only build relationship by giving them individual time but see what they can do as a whole)
I know better than to put hot takes on threads 😂 But really in Kinder I had my kids put a bathroom pass on their desk and just go. They didn’t need to ask. I knew where they were and no one has been lost So many teachers are so uncomfortable with even the tiniest ways of sharing control.
You can’t always tell I’ve been in PD…but sometimes there are signs… (Thanks for the recs @hcodymiller.bsky.social @triciaebarvia.bsky.social @sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social )
Imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery. It's theft and I'm tired of mediocre copy paper people doing it to Black women.
This phase of toddler mom life is…”wait he KNOWS that word?!?” Today was delicious and juggle.
Teachers on threads constantly complain about not being respected by parents… And then talk so much trash about the families they serve 🤯
So many people argue this. But ya’ll…the people who are in ultimately in charge of the curriculum in public schools are elected officials. It’s all political.
Jessica Grider@mrsgrider.bsky.social · last yr.Just your friendly neighborhood English teacher turned librarian here to remind you that literacy has always been political.
We went to see dinos at the zoo today. The toddler was both amazed…and scared 😂❤️
I just finished reading A Brush with Magic by @funaek.bsky.social to my 2nd grade class. The last chapters and their cliff hangers had the kids gasping and yelling at me not to stop. A few kids want to borrow it to read it again ❤️
I’m so frustrated with the SPED services the kids in my class are receiving and it makes me want to go get my SPED endorsement but… So many programs and people are deep in behaviorism and training kids like dogs and…I just can’t pay to sit through 6+ classes of that.
Welp, having a twitter moment on threads when I was just highlighting that different states have different requirements for teachers…and got a whole “well actually” novel about the cost of their teaching program.
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Alright first two seasons of The White Lotus down. I’m SO annoyed at the Tanya situation.
I was not expecting to remotely relate to a character on White Lotus. I had a best friend (and roommate) who went after the guy I was dating. (Except, he went for it and they dated for quite awhile…)
I was a volunteer camp counselor for 10 years, for kids affected by HIV/AIDs. The non-profit closed not long after the founder passed away. Yesterday I read that the YMCA camp we rented every year is being sold. And. I’m so, so sad about it. That place is sacred.
It’s definitely a trip when you see someone performing on Fallon and…you went and hung out at their parents’ house to watch the VMAs one year. (My friends were good friends with him)