My heart breaks for the people of Minneapolis, and for the wife and child of Renee Good. Renee Nicole Good could have been any of us, at any time. It's already been so many of our Black and brown brethren, but that barely makes the news. But yeah....it could always be any of us, at any time.

We are all in this together.

There is just something SO SATISFYING about that end of year Art Room Cleaning.

Why, yes, I am indeed celebrating closing my gradebook with sushi and catching up on Abbot Elementary.

I forgot how much truly deep healing comes with deep sleep..... after sleeping solid for nearly 16 hours today. Let your body rest. It remembers the emotional trauma absorbed even a decade ago but processes them all the same.

It's a good day for a rewatch of The First Wives Club.

Favorite Things, A series. The other day, I had the joy of witnessing two of my students earnestly high-five each other because it was ART Day for them. It makes me happy when kids WANT to be in my class.

Favorite Things, a series. When my little gray cat uses my foot as a pillow for her weary head. I could lounge with that tiny creature all day with enough herbal tea and nightstand books.

Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki, Who Said AI Is ‘Insult to Life Itself,” Reduced to AI-Generated Meme by OpenAI 🔗 www.404media.co/hayao-miyaza...

That moment where you recognize you are not healed and that it is very much now time to heal. To deeply heal.

OpenAI is using Studio Ghibli-style memes as an ad hoc promotional campaign for its new image generator—despite Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki's famous hatred of AI. Sam Altman made his X avatar a 'Ghiblified' portrait. Disgracing Miyazaki is part of the point: It's more proof to them tech has won.

#EduSky #AcademicSky youtu.be/Jv18DtVhLmk?...

The Supreme Court long ago conferred Constitutional protections to every person present in America If the US arrests people who have NOT been charged with a crime Changes their immigration status WITHOUT a court hearing And refuses to let them speak with a lawyer Then our democracy is truly lost

Some of you have never read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, and IT SHOWS.

Stand With Ukraine! 💙💛

Today, I finally had that Art Teacher Right-of-Passage of discovering that the reason my sink won't drain properly is because of lost paint brushes, lots and lots of tiny paint brushes (which I thought were just missing). #artteacher #arteducation

It is absolutely amazing what just a little bit of sunlight can do to lift one's spirits.

I didn't sleep well last night. And, I'm feeling it. At least I'm done with all the grown up things for the day.

Just introduced my mom to "The Man in the High Castle" just in time for our own creepy history, now jump. I also forgot how foreboding and disjointed the 1rst Ep. scene with the happy midwest cop was..... helping a guy with his tire, while Thursday's medical waste slowly comes down from the sky.

This Cold and Flu season is one of the worst--and is love to say this household is over it. Turns out I now have sinusitis---no surprise there, I'm prone to them. So the NielMed Bottle comes back out, and my ears pop for the first time in nearly 2 weeks. I can hear again! Gross but effective.

it’s about that time

Come on, Snow Day! I'd like a day where I don't have to leave my house.

So, we are having a dress up Spirit Week where I teach. Today was "Cliques Day." Dress up like a high school cafeteria stereotype. I leaned heavily into my inner Allison Reynolds to represent the goth subculture. Played the music for my young Gen Z kids. Even made one a Depeche Mode fan. Win.

My Jesus does not need a task-force. He needs us to: make sure children are fed and not gunned down in schools ensure immigrants are welcomed and aid is given to the poor have empathy for our neighbors and courage to speak truth to power. #unitedstatesofamerica

✊😆 Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Anyway. Don’t panic. Just prepare.

Apparently, I am awkward even on the internet. 🤣 Or I'm too mentally exhausted to read good interactions and responses correctly when it comes to things I am excited about... like book signings. Signed, forevor an awkward turtle.

Hey, you, you beautiful doomscrolling bastard. Good job staying informed. Now take a lil break. Right now. Have a treat, drink a water, watch a vid of a baby tapir. They want to exhaust you, don’t let them. Pace yourself.

The number of local people showing their support for the dissolution of the Department of Education over on Facebook worry me. They have zero clue. I am saddened and heartbroken. It's the students who are low income and who have any kind special need whatsoever who will suffer the most

Remember to practice Self Care right now. I know it's hard, but we need to keep up our energy to DO the work. Wash your face. Eat HEALTHY. Spend time in meditation or prayer. Put on calming music. BREATHE. Take the social media break. Focus on what is right in front of you RIGHT NOW.

In the chaos of everything happening over the past few days, I am working on my favorite kind of self care with my 5th graders this morning: Painting like Alma. And celebrating the Black Joy of an amazing late great Art Educator.

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

Ask your representatives why unelected oligarch Elon Musk is entitled to know your Social Security number? Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121.

BREAKING: Alicia Keys last night at the Grammys: “DEI is not a threat, it's a gift."

Education Department employees have been placed on leave for attending diversity training. Meanwhile, Republicans have introduced a bill to eliminate the Department of Education.

In case you were curious, the theme for Black History Month this year is LABOR. Consider the ways our labor has benefited this country. From literally building it from the ground up to our cultural influence. There is no United States without Black Americans! asalh.org/black-histor...

Happy Black History Month! Here's to a month of unpacking our biases, doing the inner work of anti-racism, and learning about the lives of some amazing people. PS. This should really be a year-round effort, but in light of *someone* trying to cancel it, let's go hard instead.

I'm an Art Teacher in the season of spending hours of my day cleaning brushes Soon I'll be an Art Teacher in the season of spending hours of my day wedging clay. Both result in dry dry skin. I'm tired. This week, I'm tired, but I know I'm going to be more tired in the future.

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order No explanations, no reviews, just gifs. 11/20 Today's is NOT a movie, but a series instead. And it should be required viewing right now.

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order No explanations, no reviews, just gifs. 10/20

As art teachers, we have the power to see COLOR, to VALUE all students, to create a brave SPACE, to FORM a more fair and just future, to recognize the TEXTURE of human life, to step beyond the LINE, and learn to SHAPE new perspectives through art education!

If you see this, post a witch. 🩶 #witchsky

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order No explanations, no reviews, just gifs. 11/20

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order No explanations, no reviews, just gifs. 10/20

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order No explanations, no reviews, just gifs. 9/20

Did you know that the Late Congressman John Lewis has a Graphic Novel Series? Did you know that it was about his youth marching for Civil Rights down in Selma, Alabama? I am so excited to dive into this while preparing for my 6th Grade Comic book unit to overlap with Black History Month. #artedsky

The #TuskeegeeAirmen .. the first black pilots in U.S. history didn’t just excel in combat—they also broke racial barriers - you can erase them from books and media all you want. They were real and their history can’t be erased!