At the rec center locker room today, radiomad me realize I forgot how hard “All I Need Is A Miracle” by Mike and the Mechanics went

In other news, water is wet

Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/

I keep coming back to this

•go to work •teach the youth •watch the government murder •watch the government lie •go home •try to sleep •wake up •go to work •teach the youth

IMAGINE WATCHING A WOMAN BE MURDERED WHILE SCROLLING THE INTERNET ON YOUR BREAK & THEN BEING EXPECTED TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT TOPIC SENTENCES & CONCRETE DETAILS. Whatever you imagine, it’s 10X harder. Being in the business of teaching with this level of violence & cruelty is impossible.

I guess we know why they cover their faces now

The Ohio State University praised Vance as reflective of their University *after* he said this, *after* he called professors the enemy, *after* he talked about waging war on universities, *after* he'd targeted multiple marginalized groups with hate.

So much about the so-called "MAGA" movement seems about "Making America the 1890s Again" to me

4 Characteristics of Outstanding ‘Warm Demander’ Teachers www.edutopia.org/article/how-...

Archivists/librarians please share the coolest thing in your collections that will never be digitized.

When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.

I remember writing my final grad school paper on the history of busing in CLE and digging through the archives at the Western Reserve Historical Society and finding the folder of documents that was the MISSING PIECE of my argument. Buried in a box. AI simply can't do that stuff. Full stop.

Struggling as a teacher to keep up with changes to make sure my assignments use actual thinking/writing. Trying, but I'm tired. Not sure non-HS teachers truly get how kids are using ChatGPT for everything. EVERY.THING. As a search engine. To do questions on assignments. Almost all students/levels.

The best AI-detection/-avoidance software available is a well-compensated teacher who spends time getting to know their students and their work because they have small classes

Putting together a list of movies I've never seen that I need to see so when I'm staring at Netflix I have something to watch. Stand By Me the Goonies The Godfather The Big Lebowski Throw some more at me! Ones that I really should have seen (as a Xennial) and I have no excuse.

I’ve been trying to say something about Australia but I do not have words for it. You don’t always have to say something

Yeah, how dare @hcrichardson.bsky.social write actual facts with historical context supported by cited evidence connecting to times where public opinion shifted toward things we know are wrong? (Is Nate Silver okay? Like, what)

“Many teachers are secret revolutionaries and still assign whole books,” said Heather McGuire, a veteran high school English teacher in Albuquerque. Here for this. SOLIDARITY, REBELS www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

But what if.....NO

What an absolutely inspiring night @zinnedproject.bsky.social This was BY FAR the coolest room of people I have ever been in. Teach truth!

Honored to have been in the same room as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Her stories, lessons, and advice are so powerful for this moment. #NCSS25

What an inspiring morning at #NCSS25 @socialstudies.org

So awesome to hear Dr. Crenshaw speak this morning!

Thank you @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social for this beautiful and meaningful gift! So lovely to finally meet you in person at NCSS! @socialstudies.org

NCSS presentation today! Thanks to TOP for this opportunity. Also, I got to meet/see a few of my favorite social studies legends 💚

My senator (Jon Husted) is such a disappointment. Do better, Ohio.

If you’re heading to #NCSS this week, I would love to see you at my presentation on Friday! We’re gonna talk about finding hope in moments that feel hopeless. Leipzig is such a great example. I’m super stoked. Let’s hang out.

But for ignorance and hate, Matthew Shepard would have been 49 today. Remember Matthew Shepard.

As a girl who was once 10 years old in 1987 I was quite excited to see the iconic Tiffany cassette tape and it's hit single play a significant role in Ep 3 of Stranger Things

From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying. teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...

Ken Burns Revolution documentary drinking game where you take a shot every time you recognize the author of a primary source before the narrator tells you.

Just started Death By Lightening and it is SO. GOOD.

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

This bill is such trash. -violation of the establishment clause, obvi -will do NOTHING to enhance student learning. Nothing. What do they think taping documents on a wall does? LOL OH Senate, I beg you to *actually* help OH's public schools. Fully funding them would be a great start, you buffoons

From someone who used to vote one way and now votes another: people are gonna need a soft place to land when they change their minds. You might be able to be that person for your friend or family member. Don’t shy away from the conversation, and just keep asking questions til they get there.

Acton: I’m running against a guy, Vivek Ramaswamy, who has said that people are struggling in Ohio because they’re lazy, they’re mediocre, they’re not working hard enough. And I can absolutely tell you that is not the Ohioans I know or see. I think he’s completely out of touch.

I have voted for the deal that was on the Senate floor and which is probably caving to fascism Forgive me the flight delays were so annoying and so old

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

Real classy move while the announcers for the Ohio D3 State Championship were on a hot mic. Perhaps the OHSAA could vet these guys a little bit? Maybe NOT say you want to "kill yourself?" (Also, our girls won 1-0. Not sure what this idiot was expecting to see-it's a State Championship, you buffoon)

In Proud Mom News ™️ my son and his team are playing for the Boys OH D4 State Championship at Historic Crew Stadium tomorrow at 4pm. LET’S GOOOOOOOO 🚀❤️⚽️

Had the privilege of traveling to Vietnam with students in summer 2024 and it was not at all what I expected (in a good way). Will share this article with my students later in the year. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...

This week I had a parent-teacher conference.... ...with a former student. 😆 Officially in my Teaching 2.0 Era

Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy

I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not

Salads always taste better when someone else makes them for you I will not be taking questions at this time