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bethcteach.bsky.social
Reader, writer, & learner who believes in the power of stories & storytelling to create empathy. 24 years as a public school teacher find me enjoying the teenagers and hating the bs.
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Just as I begin each of my classes with a simple writing prompt intended to orient all the writers in the room into their writing selves I need to constantly remind myself that writing brings me joy and helps me center and ground in the maelstrom of life. metawriting.deannamascle.com/starting-wri...

What is best medication reminder app?

C'MON PEOPLE!!!!! This was 7 hours ago, let's get her the 5/5ths of the way there! I've donated! I bet a whole bunch more of you can too! Even a $5 donation can make a difference!!!!! LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so. 🧵

Shared this with my other dual credit teachers; what a great skeet!

There are a lot of medications and conditions that impact temperature regulation. It wouldn't be a bad time to look up your meds and conditions in order to plan accordingly...even if that plan is solely to find shade and bring a camp chair and a lot of water to outside events.

Timeline Cleanse

'Meredith,' some guys ask, 'why won't you shove AI into Signal?' Because we love privacy, and we love you, and this shit is predictable and unacceptable. Use Signal ❤️

Can’t forget our girl @moniselseward.bsky.social !!

the destruction of chattel slavery is one of the great accomplishments in our nation's history and the reason conservatives hate celebrating it is because doing so legitimizes the black counter-narrative of the united states

That MIT study should be the death knell of every "pivot to AI" strategy in education. That MIT study should land immediately on the desk of every administrator that imposed AI upon their institution. Yes, I am talking about my employer, the California State University system.

It's not uncommon for an editor to both have open calls for submissions for publication, and to offer paid editing services. This, in itself, is not a problem IMO, as long as there is a clear separation of concerns, but it becomes a problem when the editor crosses the streams.

Happy Juneteenth to everyone Black!! Hope you enjoy your day!!

This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.

Wow, awesome resource!

I cannot stop laughing.

OH NO. Ms. Kitty still hasn't found her forever home. Do you have space in your heart for a skinny teen mom who likes to snuggle shoes that look like her? Yeah, she's a bit of a freak. But she's a snugglebug and a very good girl with no bad behaviors. DM me for adoption info 😘

Why I love teenagers: Had no idea what was going. My 16yo explained. Hilarious!

Because I am a Recognized Safety Person on the Internet, I get questions. Specifically, about personal protective equipment (PPE) to take to a protest assuming a cop riot will happen. I have a meta-answer people do not like. Bringing PPE to a protest will be claimed as a intent to resist arrest.

The actual military just uses water.

Alright everyone, one last push. If you or anyone you know is: - LGBTQ+ - 13-24 years old - In the US Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health. It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :) trvr.org/survey2025

Ok, this fucking rocks. Everyone should be able to use the bathroom when they're out and about.

Happy Father's day as well to all the bug dads. Male water bugs, Belostomatidae, carry their partner's eggs around on their backs until they hatch, making sure the temperature and oxygen levels are acceptable, and the predators are at bay.

Just sent this to our gifted coordinator, who often runs book studies, and our new principal. Here’s for looking for hopeful change this fall!

#Speirgorm #Cork #Youghal

The number of students who are energized and furious after reading Allegedly continues, year after year. She’s so good!

Hi, certified Oleoresin capsicum instructor here. Cold running water. That’s it. Everything else is a wives tale. And for fuck’s sake don’t degrease your eyeballs with dish soap.

If you are arrested during a protest or action against ICE or CPD in Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected]. (This is an offer for criminal defense; I unfortunately don't do immigration law.)

Please don’t fall for bait. bsky.app/profile/joel...

Two babies have died from whooping cough in Kentucky. Neither they nor their parents had been vaccinated. The current whooping cough outbreak in the U.S. hasn’t grabbed the media spotlight as much as measles has, but it’s important to update your vaccination if you’re going to be around babies.

Just dropped a bunch of comrade cards in the mail! Want one? ⬇️

Cuteness abounds; what’s not to love?

We have an uphill battle in education; trying to get students to value the process over the product. Lots to think about for this fall.

No, You Shouldn't Let Your Kids Use ChatGPT. A thread. 🧵 1/16

Do you still follow someone because you’re angry at them and want to track the things they do? I invite you to start your summer by unfollowing them so you don’t devote energy to something that makes you sad