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8 months

Dear trans kids, This one is for you, for us. I hope it reminds you that growing up is possible, that grown ups love you fiercely, that you are perfect just as you are, that we are still here and still fighting — no matter what. 🏳️‍⚧️ 🖤 Thanks, @ncte . Let’s party in November.

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Join us in congratulating the 2023 NCTE LGBTQIA+ Advocacy and Leadership Award recipient, @sheathescholar ! Learn more about the 2023 NCTE Leadership Award recipients and please note that the 2024 award applications are now open:

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my wife just completed a survey for her school’s return plans. she voice-texted her response so while I was eating breakfast, I heard: “While I understand the implications on my students’ learning, I cannot teach my students if I am dead.”

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now that I’m fully vaccinated, I just want you to know that I still won’t be able to make that thing because I don’t want to come.

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re: the reopening of schools at least 10 teachers have told me “I would quit but then I’d lose my health insurance.” tying health insurance to employment is a control mechanism.

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3 years

buy that book from an indie seller. you don’t need it in two days. you aren’t going to read it for six months anyway.

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2 years

I stopped by the public library today and learned that they allow patrons to check out light boxes for sadness during the fall/winter months in Ohio. More and more I am convinced that public libraries (and those who work there) are some of the best of us.

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4 years

Stop advising us to practice self-care. Instead, reduce our workloads. - an anonymous teacher

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2 years

my wife told me about the “customer of size” policy on Southwest Airlines where fat folks can get an extra seat for free (and pre-board) on all of their flights. I used it for the first time today and what a game changer for comfort.

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if you're not following what's happening in Columbus, OH – it's time to tune in. the teachers' union just voted unanimously to give their 10-day strike notice. the current contract expires in two weeks and the teachers are fighting for what #ColumbusStudentsDeserve .

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say the “MASSACHUSETTS” bit louder for the folks in blue states who think censorship, surveillance, and fascist rhetoric isn’t problem in their backyards.

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A police officer searched a classroom at a Massachusetts middle school for the novel “Gender Queer,” after receiving an anonymous complaint The ACLU says they cannot recall any instances of police going to a school to search for a book

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I need K-12 admin & higher ed to STOP telling us to make time for self-care at the same time as they’re expecting superhuman levels of work and expecting us to expect it of students. - an anonymous teacher

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4 years

my Latina professor says "I do not see myself in that statement" as a way of letting white folx know that they are centering whiteness when discussing "this work" or "all of academia." And every time she says it, I am so grateful for her presence and use of language.

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1 year

LGBTQ+ kids deserve to become LGBTQ+ adults. LGBTQ+ adults deserve to become LGBTQ+ elders. LGBTQ+ elders deserve to age with dignity, joy, and affirmation.

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dear trans kids, you are loved and magical and beautiful and handsome and brilliant and so damn worthy of the best things in this world. don’t let them make you think otherwise.

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my dad died last night. i am because he was and he was amazing. i have no other words for the world right now. ♥️

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2 years

I do not know how much more teachers can take.

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2 years

Her name was Eva Mireles. She taught fourth grade at Robb Elementary School. She worked for the Uvalde school district for 17 years.

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today someone said August is basically just a month-long Sunday for teachers and the way I exhaled so incredibly deeply...

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4 years

I want to cite the person behind the voice text because I’m no longer in the classroom and don’t have to face this decision. each day, I am so damn inspired and amazed by @biologywithjane ’s willingness to speak her truth and fight like hell for her kids (and herself).

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2 years

it is that time of the year again – teachers are planning ice breakers, introductory activities, and making first-day slide decks. here are some reminders from your favorite non-binary teacher-scholar-friend.

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my partner was told to continue assigning work to her students. she is expected to “grade” it. here’s how she’s “grading” it: student submits anything = 100% student does not submit = exempt if you’re being forced to “grade” work right now, i’d urge you to do the same.

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3 years

i’m a doctoral student and just submitted an assignment that looks like this so stop forcing those middle schoolers to do a five-paragraph essay for every damn assignment. kthanksbye.

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JoAnne Epps, the acting president of Temple University, died today after collapsing on stage at a campus event. She was a Black woman, an Ivy grad, community leader, and a beloved law professor. 💔 I will never forget the last sentence of this article.

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4 years

i keep seeing pictures of classrooms with desks six feet apart and people saying “look it can be done!” y’all realize that kids do more than sit at desks in schools, right?

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3 years

imagine what would have happened if they would’ve spent the summers planning for a year of remote instruction instead of creating reopening plans fueled by capitalism.

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4 years

I don’t know if I’m having an existential crisis but teaching during COVID has made me question everything. Why do we grade? Why can’t it be pass:fail? Isn’t now the perfect time for that cultural shift? - an anonymous teacher

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3 years

i literally just want us all to have what we need and that shouldn’t be as radical as it is.

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3 years

in all of the shittiness of the past year, educators have shown up emotionally, mentally, and physically every single day for kids, families, and each other. they deserve the world.

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2 years

i hope white folks watching the hearing also know that Ketanjis exist in their offices and classes — overqualified, brilliant, incomparable Black folks who “play nice,” who must learn to move strategically to succeed, who smile and nod in the face of racism every single day.

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4 years

update: the black squares didn’t help.

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3 years

schools in spring 2020: the world is ending. testing is canceled. everything is pass/fail. take care of yourself. schools in fall 2020: the world is ending. wear a mask while you take your test. please make sure your assignments are in on time.

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2 years

also, southwest if you’re reading this — please make me your spokesperson. I am cute and cuddly and love flying on your planes.

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3 years

the people who say “if you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life” have obviously never been teachers.

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4 years

FORCING STUDENTS TO HAVE THEIR CAMERAS ON DURING REMOTE CLASSES DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE GOING TO BE MORE ENGAGED FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING HOLY. - an anonymous teacher

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someone on here DMed after I posted about my gap in funding this year. they asked how much I needed. I told them I need around $2,000 but would figure it out. they asked for my Venmo and minutes later sent me enough money to cover my balance. I have no words, just gratitude.

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3 years

when I look back at this moment in education, I’m gonna remember we decided to assess and grade students as they tried to survive the trauma of a pandemic.

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2 years

there will be trans people in the future. there will be trans people in the future. there will be trans people in the future. they will thrive. they will shine. they will soar. there will be trans people in the future.

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3 years

stop calling teachers heroes without giving them the support, resources, and pay they need/deserve.

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2 years

I’ll probably never fly on another airline again (until I can afford first class)

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3 years

if I get my PhD and then start tweeting about how students don’t know how to email me properly during a crisis, please take my phone away and never give it back.

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the amount of teachers who are at the “I might lose my damn job for this (taking care of myself/speaking of the truth), but I don’t care” tells you everything you need to know about what the system has done to the souls and spirits of folks who deserve better.

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3 years

I am actually more concerned about the congressional building staffers. how’s the cafeteria staff doing? the custodians?

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4 years

what if we were just like, “hey what are you interested in learning for the rest of the year? how can we support you?”

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3 years

teachers are so desensitized to trauma and so used to being told to "work through it." we work through crisis after crisis. every day I wonder - what will healing look like for teachers after this crisis?

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2 years

literally went from “all of homies are classroom teachers” to “all my homies used to be classroom teachers” in two years

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4 years

maybe my job today is just to tweet the things that teachers want to say but can't because they don't want to get fired. DM me your best "I want to say this but can't" tweets.

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i only read one book assigned to me in my HS english classes. i became an English teacher. today, i work with teachers to foster liberatory practices in literacy classrooms. the kids gon' be alright if they don't read that wack book on your syllabus. p.s. assign better books

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3 years

hi. I just got my first acceptance letter for doctoral studies and I am so damn proud of myself. that’s all. carry on.

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3 years

if you could describe your current state of being using a school supply, what would you choose? I am a jammed hole punch.

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4 years

I have been a teacher for over two decades. I have never felt this uncertain, stressed, and tired. I am teaching in-person and online - 12 hour days, routinely in classes I have taught for years. I wake up every day and think about quitting. - an anonymous teacher

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people are like “everything is virtual. why do you need snow days? why do you need a spring break?” because we’re tired and deserve to rest, fam.

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3 years

I don’t trust any non-teacher who is releasing a book about teaching in the pandemic.

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2 years

folks who teach in higher ed — what’s your late work policy? p.s. I’m mostly interested in hearing from people who teach through a lens of equity/justice in their classrooms

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every time I see a tweet about an upcoming education conference or webinar, I always think “who’s going to these things? what teachers have the emotional, mental, and physical capacity to sit on a screen and listen to non-classroom teachers talk about teaching right now?”

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my wife lost another kid yesterday. she insisted on going to work today. this morning, I drove her to school, kissed her, and watched her weave through armed security and detectors to get inside, the kids are not alright. the teachers are not alright. this world is not alright.

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if you're an LGBTQ+ student who lives in a place where LGBTQ+ books have been banned (or removed) and you need some books to read, DM me and we'll make sure you're covered.

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3 years

please don’t go back to “normal;” we deserve so much better.

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1 year

I woke up today, checked the election results, and started my day as usual — still a fat, Black, queer, trans, disabled Ohioan fighting like hell for my right to exist and thrive in this world. Don’t y’all dare give up on us in these red states.

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do I look like someone who just completed all their coursework for their master’s degree? because......

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i have a secret. you don't have to enforce all of the "remote learning rules" your school/district created for students. sometimes #goodtrouble is necessary.

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tomorrow begins teacher appreciation week and I want to remind teachers to take them personal and sick days like they are free chocolates, because you deserve a break.

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2 years

how come high school teachers on TV always seem to just teach one section of like 15 kids?

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4 years

Black squares won’t resurrect Black bodies. Black squares won’t lead to justice and liberation. Black squares won’t save us from white supremacy. so you can do your #blackoutday thing today, but what will you do tomorrow?

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am I the only person who starts a new fake meeting before a zoom to check my lighting/face/posture? my wife just looked at me like I had two heads when I waved to myself and logged off.

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Ohio State student protesters are being arrested for “criminal trespassing” on our South Oval, a public outdoor space we use every day for gathering, studying, playing, and relaxing. #OhioState

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I wish we would move away from the idea that differentiating instruction is less important for older students. I don’t care if you’re teaching 1st grade phonics, AP Calculus, or a doctoral seminar — your lessons should honor the diverse needs of your students.

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“That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.” - Octavia E. Butler

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2 years

before someone says it – let me just say that the solution IS NOT "more police in schools."

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4 years

love yourself and love the kids. that’s literally all anyone should be asking teachers to do right now.

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don’t watch the video. don’t share the video. don’t post screenshots of the video. we deserve to scroll without uninvited trauma. we deserve to scroll without uninvited trauma. we deserve to scroll without uninvited trauma.

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please stop using The Danger of a Single Story in your equity trainings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is publicly and intentionally transphobic and does not deserve space in our conversations about liberation and justice.

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1. When introducing yourself to students, use your pronouns (looking at your cisgender folks). Using your pronouns in your intro signals you have an awareness of gender diversity and establishes you as a potentially safe-ish space for trans/gender non-conforming (GNC) folks.

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My wife works at a charter school in the Boston community hit hardest by COVID-19. Today she told me that her school has been paying the rent of families in need for the past eight months.

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4 years

white people should have to go through antiracist training/therapy before being able to adopt Black kids.

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3 years

I'm gonna offer a free summer-long PD. there are no meetings. there is no schedule. you make your own syllabus from the core topics: rest, bustin' loose, eating good, and "minding my business." you can sign up using this link: thereisnolinkjustplanyournaps

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if i can submit a jamboard as a final paper for an upper-level graduate seminar, there is no reason to continue to confine the genius of teenagers to formulaic essays.

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today my professor asked if our class understood a concept and everyone just nodded “yes” and stared silently, but one classmate raised her hand and said, “actually — I don’t.” & in that moment, she became a hero.

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4 years

after five years of testing anxiety preventing me from applying for doctoral programs, I've scheduled my GRE for 8/14/20.

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3 years

good morning to the teachers still teaching while others are already on summer break.

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A few teachers I know shared they felt guilty for not going to marches today so I’m just here to remind you that “showing up” looks differently depending on your capacity (& well-being). Sometiems the best way you can “show up” is to take care of yourself and that’s okay.

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i am exhausted and overwhelmed. i am living through a pandemic and i deserve grace. i am exhausted and overwhelmed. i am living through a pandemic and i deserve grace. i am exhausted and overwhelmed. i am living through a pandemic and i deserve grace.

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I’m going to lead a PD session where we just have a Netflix watch party and all just wear our PJs and watch The Devil Wears Prada while eating ice cream.

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I read and tweeted almost every DM. I may have missed a few. I skipped some that were unfair to caregivers/kids. I am exhausted, on the verge of tears from the pain/strength in this community, and so grateful for you. keep it going: ♥️shea (they/them)

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3 years

dear people “in charge,” please stop reminding teachers to practice self-care without putting systems, resources, and funding in place to help them do so.

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Social, emotional, and mental health is just as important as physical health. Educators – as you prepare for the school year, what have you done to take care of yourself?

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never should formatting count as 40% of a written analysis assignment – not in pre-school, not in 7th grade, not in yo fancy AP class, not in freshman comp, not in grad school.

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they are mad that people are dancing in voting lines and distributing PPE at the polls, because the oppression is designed kill our spirits, radical hope, and joy. keep dancing.

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I am sick of having to choose between meeting district obligations and spending time with my daughter. The entire system survives on unpaid overtime. - an anonymous teacher

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instead of “i don’t see color,” try “my friends and I have many differences, including race and/or ethnicity. i recognize my privilege and know their experiences in this society are different than mine due to systems/ structures meant to oppress them. we still cool though.” 1/2

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some of y’all did a cost/benefit analysis on speaking up and determined it was better or safer for you to be silent. here’s the thing though - silence has a very distinct loudness; it’s one that we will never forget.

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please take care of yourself this weekend. go outside. paint. play video games. sleep. read a book. laugh. take a long shower. eat something good. hug a family member if you can. run. throw a football. scream. write. watch your favorite movie.

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3 years

how non-classroom teachers gon’ write a book about teaching during a pandemic before the pandemic over?

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i don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s not enough to buy the books. you have to read those books and then reflect and make intentional shifts in your pedagogy.

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2. I do NOT recommend asking kids to introduce themselves using their pronouns on day 1. Not all trans/GNC kids are out/comfortable so I always suggest using a survey first. The best one I've seen is from @ace_schwarz222 . You can find it here:

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Classroom Resources — Teaching Outside the Binary

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every time I see a photo of a classroom set up for reopening with a "look! desks are six feet apart" caption, I wonder if the people who run school districts know that kids move.

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if you are a teacher job-hunting for next year, please don’t shy away from this life/soul-saving question: “how did you support teachers/employees’ well-being over the past year?” and then demand receipts. ask for examples. talk to current staff. please prioritize wellness, fam.

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lastly, these days it's hella hard to be a trans kid (and adult). send us as much love and affirmation as you can muster. we deserve it all and more. 🏳️‍⚧️❤️‍🔥

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if I ever decide to return to the classroom, my first question of potential employers will be “how did you support teachers and staff in 2020?”

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"don't cha wish you were taking YA Lit with me?" fall 2022, here we come!

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4 years

had anyone else spent the past 24 hours stuck between “we are all going to die. I must never leave my house” and “flights are super cheap right now. maybe I should tour the world?”

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lol I just thought about all those teachers who focus on making their classrooms really cute instead of focusing on differentiating content. has anyone checked on them?

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i forgot that some of y'all don't let children move during class which is probably why y'all think the six feet thing is possible in classrooms.

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