To the educators who are learning that rest is not a weakness— that protecting your peace is a radical act— may you never apologize for choosing yourself. This system was not built to sustain us. So we build new ways of being. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #TeacherWellness

Sharing more of my writing #edusky substack.com/@thejdoctrin...

I’ve been doing some deep reflection and bold truth-telling on my Substack—and I’d love for you to join the conversation. My latest piece is live now:

Looking forward to this experience!

Big move by LCBO things are shifting

This government and their priorities are so misguided

TikTok is now dark. Here is the message users now receive when they open the app:

I can’t believe TikTok is gone

Can’t believe the first week of the new year is almost coming to an end..

Looking for Policy/ Education leadership roles in DC or remote! Please DM if you have any insights.

Snow days are the coziest

I have no regrets ahead of my 32nd. Nothing I’d change. Nothing I’d do differently. Nothing that keeps me up at night. Only continued hopes for the future. And a deep enduring love for myself and for the God that didn’t forget me.

Allow no one to speak negativity into your airspace, curses upon your children, household, or life. You can speak failure into existence. You can speak poverty and illness into existence. And you can think pain into existence. Never complete a negative thought. Eradicate the thought at the root.

NY is a very unserious place

#freelilweegy he had a pre-existing condition, he is allergic to the bullshit.

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Happy Sunday! ☀️❄️💜

I’ve been craving and eating beef patties so much lately

Let this sink in: there’s not a single state, city, or county in America where someone with a disability who receives SSI can afford a one-bedroom apartment. SSI payments are capped at $943 a month nationwide. The average monthly rent is $1,399—or an astounding *148%* of an SSI recipient’s income.

Fully basking in my Sagittarius essence during this Sagittarius season ♐️💜♐️💜♐️💜

Looking for more participants to volunteer in a research study! 📚🤗

Happy top of the morning!

The Monday after the holiday is always a rough start 🫣

There's a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly -- and Oxford University Press has chosen it as its 2024 word of the year. cnn.it/3OB7nwu

let me say this, vulnerability is honesty. you allow yourself to be honest to YOURSELF and the external will see fit. to be vulnerable is to be in full control of your truth.

This thanksgiving eve feels different, I think it’s the overwhelming impact of capitalism that has ME feeling a bit more now than previously

I've been watching more independent films. Digesting media that isn’t influenced by the propaganda mechanisms of capitalism >>>

Slow Sundays >>>

I know we're in a good mood today, but...Tamir Rice should still be here. It's been 10 years and he should be 22 now. RIP to the kid.

Miss my girl.

amerikkka has been a fascist oligarchy thinly disguised as democracy since its inception

Gratitude Strength Connection Miracle

Writing should be a community, not the Roman Colosseum. Let's nurture each other and watch each other grow. ✍🏿

How is it almost 3 PM, the day has flown by!

Sometimes you have to make peace with what didn’t happen.

This era is strange because it is both socially/culturally regressive, yet technologically accelerationist. Backward + forward at the same time. With human erasure being the goal. I think those interested in cultural preservation, archival work— resisting erasure will be *especially* important.

A powerful “bomb cyclone” will combine with an atmospheric river to unleash over a month’s worth of rain, hurricane-force wind gusts and feet of mountain snow to parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California.

Where are the checks and balances? #edusky

Why is it that the process to become a public school education, teacher in the state of NY has a far more rigorous & requires hours of training, passing certification exams & the appointment for the education secretary of the United States is an underwhelming underqualified individual? #edusky

Matters are too serious for this deeply unserious education secretary selection #edusky

So Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway are providing their citizens with information on how to survive a war. Maybe we should all be preparing for the same since Ukraine was allowed to use a US missile against Russia and now Putin is pissed www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/e...

I need to re- read this book in my adulthood

I read this in High School, iconic/ classic book!📚

Also follow me on IG & TikTok @ thejdoctrine📸

Hi to all my new followers on BlueSky! Im a current Doctoral student at Howard, education policy is my area of research interest & commentary! I prioritize movement and wellness so lots of chatting about that will happen here in this space. And I hope to make some warm connections!💙🦋

Give yourself grace as you step into a version of yourself you’ve never seen. Transformation takes time. Keep building—your growth is worth the wait.

Create the things you wish existed.

Started my Monday with upper body and core workout & 20 min in the stair master. Staying consistent is the key!💪🏾