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Monday!

We should make the world Alice Wong wanted. We have to.

‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’ —Alice Wong

If somehow you never knew about Alice Wong and her bad ass, powerful, astute, vulnerable, triumphant work as a writer and disability rights advocate, go fix that. You'll understand why so many of us are gutted by her passing.

In the last chapter of Alice’s memoir, “Year of the Tiger,” she wrote her own future obituary. The wonderful “oracle, storyteller, cyborg, trouble-maker, activist, night owl” we loved so much closed it with: “Enjoy all of Alice’s good shit, and may you create some good shit as well.”

If you're at that point in the school year that you need to mix it up a bit with student writing, these continue to be a great tool in our own room—feel free to use/adapt for your own space! docs.google.com/presentation...

Hey all, we're almost at the end of our Ed Books Against Hunger fund drive. It would mean a lot to me if you'd participate! Just donate to your local food shelf and then fill out the form below. It's my b-day next week, do this for my present 🥰 Please repost & share! #EduSky bit.ly/EdBooksAgain...

Hey all, we're almost at the end of our Ed Books Against Hunger fund drive. It would mean a lot to me if you'd participate! Just donate to your local food shelf and then fill out the form below. It's my b-day next week, do this for my present 🥰 Please repost & share! #EduSky bit.ly/EdBooksAgain...

My annual plea: 📣 don't say "holiday" when you actually just mean Christmas!

Audrey Watters is one of the most important thinkers of our time and everything she writes will make you wiser and more human. Please make time for this piece on AI and grief. It's stunning. 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ai-grief-obs...

Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

Author Spotlight #1: Alex Shevrin Venet (asv.bsky.social) and her poem, "Why I Left This Mess in the Kitchen." Read her piece: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/why-i-left-t... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #poetry #healthscares

My spring graduate course is open for registration! Radically Rethinking Classroom Management! All online, and you don't have to be part of a program to register. www.castleton.edu/academics/pr...

Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About

Professors & school leaders, I hope this moment serves as a reminder that "bring in a doctor's note" is a shitty policy and becomes shittier the less that your students have access to healthcare.

I'm too rage filled to say anything articulate about health insurance today.

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

Can you contribute? Https://bit.ly/EdBooksAgainstHunger

Just a reminder that this fundraiser is ongoing. Educators, please contribute!

OVER A MILLION USERS DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT EVERY *WEEK* what the fuck are we DOING here

Is anyone else following the chive guy drama on reddit? A+ inconsequential internet drama!!

NEW on my blog: what does unconditional positive regard look like for the parents and caregivers of our students? www.unconditionallearning.org/blog/uprcare...

Friends! An Educator's Guide to #ADHD is available for pre-order on the JHU Press website! As I'm sure you are all sick of hearing, pre-orders are so important to authors, so your support, in whatever way possible, is so appreciated. Thank you, future readers! www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

Let's write together in 2026! If you're looking to jumpstart your memoir project—or are already underway & want some support to maintain momentum or figure out next steps—this @thewriterscenter.bsky.social workshop is for you. We'll meet twice a month, starting in February; learn more + apply here:

NEW on my blog: what does unconditional positive regard look like for the parents and caregivers of our students? www.unconditionallearning.org/blog/uprcare...

Ed Books Against Hunger: in one week, educators from across the country have raised $1113 for our local book banks! You can enter to win an amazing book at bit.ly/EdBooksAgain..., or contribute to our total and put n/a for address if you don't need another book on your TBR :)

Also do any rich people or businesses follow me and would like to pledge to match our donation total at the end of our fund drive???

Ed Books Against Hunger: in one week, educators from across the country have raised $1113 for our local book banks! You can enter to win an amazing book at bit.ly/EdBooksAgain..., or contribute to our total and put n/a for address if you don't need another book on your TBR :)

I'm supposed to go to California next week and just got this email from United. 😬😬😬 I guess we'll see what happens over the next few days...

My next pay-what-you-can workshop is open for registration! It's on 11/17 and (fittingly for the week before Thanksgiving) we'll be talking about transitions in school: class to class, school to break and back to school, and more! www.tickettailor.com/events/uncon...

Have you contributed yet? 👀

Gems upon gems from @mrrablin.bsky.social as always! 4 Ways to Guide Disengaged Students to Try Again www.edutopia.org/article/guid...

In a moment where our people are under attack, we need community more than ever. BIPoC+ Yoga class is back! Today in the virtual yoga studio: November 3rd at 4:15 pm PDT/5:15 pm MST/ 6:15 pm CST/7:15 pm EST. Use your breath as a tool to ground for the fights ahead. Reach out to me if interested!

We've raised almost $700 so far!!! I would love to see us hit $1000 by the end of the week!!!!

I forgot to mention that this was the second time in 2 days that Anchovy triggered the trap, and according to Sue (who's trapped on our street before) this was not his first rodeo. 😆 The lure of fancy feast must override protective instincts...

OK let's do a thread about my cat rescue journey this week! It was an amazing experience. I learned a ton and have a whole new appreciation for cat rescues and volunteer trappers. It started when I was coming back from a walk on Wednesday and saw this cutie underneath my front porch

I helped trap/rescue a cat in my neighborhood this week and I am on such a high 😭 So glad to get kitty off the street before it gets cold

Happy Halloween! Special Issue 2: Health Scares is out now! Read the issue here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/special-issu... Our Contributors (1/2) asv.bsky.social riwritesatnight.bsky.social Bella Melardi Carrie Farrar Chris Kads Jade Cox John Masterson Katie Larson ligerlillie.bsky.social

I have a poem out today in @flaremagazine.bsky.social 🥰 flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/why-i-left-t...

2 pieces of good news! 1. Even MORE books added! 2. We have raised $300 so far!!! I would love to see 5 new people contribute today, can you be one of them? #EduSky

Sad we need this and happy to put BUILDING TRAUMA-SENSITIVE SCHOOLS and DISRUPTING AND PREVENTING RACIAL TRAUMA USING UDL (co-authored with @fritztesha.bsky.social) with these great reads as prizes. Donate to your local food shelf. Then fill out the raffle form for a chance to win! #EduSky

We've raised our first $100! Can you help get us to the next hundred?

Education community, let's show everyone what we really mean by community care. Please participate, repost, and share with your networks! #EduSky bit.ly/EdBooksAgain...

If you plan to help out the hungry, do so without a camera.

Education community, let's show everyone what we really mean by community care. Please participate, repost, and share with your networks! #EduSky bit.ly/EdBooksAgain...

I think I'm going to write an essay about people's obsession with "peak foliage" and how it connects to ableism and AI and social media....

today I'm pissed off that children will starve while the wealthy finance a gilded ballroom, so I'm channeling energy & creating a food bank funding drive using my platform/connections. grateful for @prisonculture.bsky.social consistently in my feed encouraging us to do something with what we've got

This is my favorite neighbor. His name is Anchovy and he likes to headbutt your legs and then do a dramatic flop n' roll when he sees you. His hobbies include terrorizing the other neighborhood cats and climbing onto my roof to terrorize my indoor cat. And chasing butterflies 🥹