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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Your new rescue looks my sweet senior doggo!

A black and white dog looks at the camera; he is the sweetest.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I’m attaching a screenshot of what she said. Best of luck this next school year!

I would say definitely take advantage of a digital calendar and some sort of LMS (whether that is Google Classroom or Canvas) from the teacher end. I would also say from the teacher end that on the first day of class for each week to make sure to schedule in “housekeeping stuff”. It will also be important for departments and/or grade levels to plan together in order for big assignments/assessments/projects to not overlap as much as possible.

For student side of things it is imperative to start using the digital calendar, and I would even say some sort of paper calendar to get started. Ideally there would be some homeroom situation where students could organize themselves each week. The schedule I was on had one day each week (Mondays) where they attended all classes in one day in order to keep organized.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Thorton sends you a timeline cleanse and advises you to eat that treat you’ve been saving, like he’s about to do.

A black dog with a white chest and a white band around his nose looks up. His tongue is slightly out in anticipation of the greenie he’s about to get.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Ooh! There are so many great k-dramas out there! I’m enjoying First Night with the Duke, but it’s not 100% released, so I reserve judgement about the quality. Hands down, my favorite is My Dearest, a gorgeous panoply of love amidst war, tragedy, and ultimately, growth and self discovery.

Soft focus featuring a man in a blue hanbok with his hand wrapped around the face of a young g woman in a bright yellow and green hanbok. The foreground is out of focus, but the spring green of the tall grass echoes across the field. The sun is setting, casting peach and yellow light over the scene. There are words in Hangul in the upper left, which might be My Dearest, the English title of the work.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

This was fun; I now want to know which one I missed.

Congratulations!
Your MIST-16 results: 15/16
Veracity Discernment: 87.5% (ability to accurately distinguish real news from fake news)

Real News Detection: 87.5% (ability to correctly identify real news)

Fake News Detection: 100.0% (ability to correctly identify fake news)

Distrust/Naïvité: -1 (ranges from -8 to +8, overly skeptical to overly gullible)
Your ability to recognize real and fake news is great! You might be a bit skeptical when it comes to the news.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Thorton rests his sweet face on your lap to cheer you up.

The face of a mostly black dog is close up to the camera, with his black nose surrounded by white fur and a thin racing stripe of white just between the eyes. He is resting his head on a blanket.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Thorton follows me everywhere; you never know when there will be snacks or a walk.

A short haired mostly black dog keeps his eyes on me as many hours of the day as possible. He is lying on the floor with his head turned toward the camera; both white tipped back legs stretch underneath him. One front white leg is curled under and one is stretched out before. He wants to know if you have snacks.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

During Winter Break, I started playing Stalker 2, admittedly on easy mode. It reminds me so much of what I loved from Red Dead Redemption 2, Skyrim, and the Fallout games. Open world exploration with an enjoyable storyline. I got stuck in SIRCA b/c of a bug; if on xbox, avoid there for now.

Text on the image says Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl 2025. In the mid ground, the image is of a person in three quarters view, in shades of green, gray, yellow and brown. They are wearing a gas mask and carrying a pack on their back. In the background, there are shadowy images of towers shrouded by gray clouds.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Burning the old year by Naomi Shihab Nye is always a good one. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48597/...

Letters swallow themselves in seconds.
Notes friends tied to the doorknob,
transparent scarlet paper,
sizzle like moth wings,
marry the air.

So much of any year is flammable,
lists of vegetables, partial poems.
Orange swirling flame of days,
so little is a stone.

Where there was something and suddenly isn’t,
an absence shouts, celebrates, leaves a space.
I begin again with the smallest numbers.

Quick dance, shuffle of losses and leaves,
only the things I didn’t do
crackle after the blazing dies.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Thorton falls asleep on the bed; he sends you peaceful, cuddly vibes.

A close up photo of the face of a mostly black dog with a white bad around his black nose. He is falling asleep, and you can see the grizzled white fur invading his black fur, and the white stripe that runs up between his eyes.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Gorgeous winter sky tonight; reminds me of a Maxfield Parrish painting.

The sky from inside our truck window looks like pink cotton candy strewn across an ombré baby blue to mandarin orange horizon. The parking lot looks bare below this cornucopia of color.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

😂—guess I’ve gently admonished about ALT one too many times! My favorite part—“A blend of casual yet informative—it's like if your high school English teacher also had a TikTok account. You balance serious commentary with light-hearted memes, making every scroll a mini-classroom experience.”

The Alt-Text Aficionado: Teaching Us All How to Engage Online

Meet the Introverted English Teacher who’s redefining digital empathy and meme culture, one alt-text at a time.
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Equal parts insightful educator and meme factory, with a sprinkle of chaos.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Thorton says we should rest because it’s too cold tonight.

A mostly black dog with a grizzled face, white muzzle, and white legs rests his muzzle on a pillow and arm of a couch.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Good morning, friends! Found out at the union meeting last night that the “stealth spirit week” for teachers comes from TikTok. It’s been a bright spot in my week. Today is “anything but a water bottle.” Here’s what I’m bringing:

The top of an electric stove, with two pans in the background, and in the foreground, an empty Nescafé glass bottle that formerly held instant coffee

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

When I post on my iPad from the camera roll, I can click to add alt text, circled in blue on this screenshot.

The letter ALT are circled in blue and black on this screenshot of the image Scott posted earlier. This image describes a session he and Chanea Bond are presenting.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Here’s the thumbnail from 2018; it’s a series. Gorgeous, heartrending, I really loved the retelling.

The thumbnail of 2018 Watership down shows the backs of two rabbits looking through a wire fence. The sky is like a Maxfield Parrish painting, all pinks, oranges, and light blues, and in the foreground there are wild flowers and tall grass.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

Thorton gives epic side eye to whoever is making life tough for you.

A black dog with white chest and smirks as he looks to the right; the white blaze on his nose and speckles on his legs make him look distinguished

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

This was the most fun I’ve had all day. Choose your own adventure Check out my Veggie ID! You can create yours at sophie006liu.github.io/vegetal/

An image of a slide that declares I am Bok Choy. Chaotic Good, positive, and more. It’s super hilarious and includes that Bok Choy loves to sing karaoke, which I do not.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Anxious about anything? Thorton is here to say it’ll be okay!

A black and white mid sized border collie lab mix grins at the camera, his white tipped tail a slight blur. His chest and front legs are white with the occasional black spot. Visible is one back leg, all black with a white tipped foot.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Borges is one of the reasons I am so glad KSU had us take Literatura de las Américas. Gorgeous. Each of Us a Desert by @markdoesstuff.bsky.social reminds me of him.

The cover of Each of Us a Desert has a contras blue green background with an orange at the top center sun and an orange triangle at the bottom. The triangle has a subtle shadow in darker orange of a person’s face and says “Find where you belong” in white font.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Just finishing up a rewatch of My Dearest. So sad and so sweet. Anyone have any awesome kdrama suggestions that are at least a little happy at the end?

Two people on a beach; on the left, a woman facing a man, both in Joseon era attire. The colors are all pastel, and include the words My Dearest in English.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 12/10/2024

TFW it’s a four day weekend and you’re at a cross country meet to photograph students.

The face of a woman who is up too early, sunscreen sunglasses and hat

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

Like Anime? Mr. Beth & I watched Ranma 1/2 in the mid 90s; fun but hard to find. I just found a remake on Netflix; delightful & fun to share w/our youngest.

A poster of Ranma, yellow background with characters from the anime illustrated on the poster

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 28/09/2024

Thorton is sacked out in our bed. We wore him out with a quick walk when the rain paused this evening.

A short haired mostly black dog with white legs and white cowl and white tipped tail is fast asleep on the end of a brown sheet. He insists that absolutely must sleep on the corner of the bed closest to the door, so he can protect me from anyone coming in the door.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

No Gain No Love episode 8 on Prime is going into interesting directions. One thing I love about k dramas is that it stays suggestive and rarely shows anything salacious.

Male lead from No Gain No Love saying “I’m gonna enjoy myself with you” against a black screen

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Pretty cool metric; it’s interesting to know we’re at 10 million now and 1 million less than a year ago!

It shows I was the one million, two hundred sixty three thousand, seven hundred and thirty fourth user, and that I joined on September 29, 2023.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

My youngest grew these last year for a class project at his ag STEM school; we just brought them inside. I’m debating bringing them to my classroom.

A variety of succulents, green and luscious, on our kitchen table

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

This may not be my favorite plant, but it is the longest lived one in my life. It didn’t bloom all summer until we moved it inside. Mr. Beth says it thinks it’s on the verge of death in our dark living room, every fall, so it blooms.

A gorgeous hibiscus flower with red center and crisp orange edges

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

To be clear, he sleeps on our bed. It’s why he can wake me up at 6 AM.

An unrepentant mostly black dog with a white chest, white legs with black splotches and a white band around his black nose is just about to fall back asleep on a bed with a lilac comforter and dark blue sheets

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

Fighting off the first cold of the season, but our furry kid doesn’t know work days from Saturdays. We’ve been up two hours; he’ll go back to sleep, soon.

A mostly black short haired dog with his white tipped tail at attention is partly hidden by low hanging maple branches. He’s standing at the corner of a green wire fence looking for the dogs who live in the apartments diagonal from our house.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 31/08/2024

I have A Lot of books in my room; in my 4 ELA classes, I put on Lofi Girl & set a timer for 10 min, they turn in their cellphones, and we all read. Best part of my day.

A series of 5 two shelf bookshelves, not yet completely filled, under a magnetic whiteboard. In the foreground, you can see several desks pushed together.

On the board are colorful posters of student chosen favorite quotes from their summer read

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

Thorton feels sad for you and offers a sulky snout of solidarity.

The face of a mostly black short haired dog rests on the arm of a couch that is cover with a dark blue blanket. He has a white band surrounding his adorable black nose, and he is reproaching you for sitting over there and not next to him. You can just see the sadness dripping from his sad eyes.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

TFW you’re waiting for open house to start. The calm before the storm.

My classroom has yellow and brown tiles -our school colors - and groups of desks. Each desk has 2 to 4 books on it in anticipation of the first day. You can see several desktop computers and plants in the background. There are two windows letting in natural light.

In this view, taken from my desk, you can see several table groups and the door, with an American flag tacked up by a blank white board.

A closer look at the bookshelves that line the front of the room. There are a stack of Norton Field Guides, plus several other books on display.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 17/08/2024

Hands down it would have to be Switch by A.S. King. Has time truly stopped? Is it a metaphor for COVID? The protagonist describes their house as tilted on its axis so folks have to climb in the windows. Is this figuative? A YA trip for sure.

The ombré purple and blue cover of Switch shows houses all tipped on their axis, with a line that divides them.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 08/08/2024

A few books for school & home; Kingfisher never disappoints.

A Barnes & Noble receipt on a grey recliner seat; it has a bunch of books, including A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 31/07/2024

Look what we found when I took the kids to Barnes & Nobles yesterday! I spent the whole day reading it; I really love the way you treated Hester. Hands down my favorite character.

The gorgeous cover of A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher. It is matte black with a shimmery golden tree that creates an arc around the worlds, with golden stars and the outline of a moon.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 14/07/2024

Our dog Thorton craves coziness; he is always looking for pillows to cuddle.

A mostly black dog with white legs and splotches of white on his muzzle is squishing his face between a light grey pillow and a dark grey couch. He is snoozing.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

Thorton gazes longing at Grace and Lauren, a super sweet couple, and hopes they have a peaceful and sweet evening.

A dog rests his mostly black head on a brown blanket; the white of his muzzle narrows to a racing stripe up his handsome face to culminate in a white splotch behind his ears. He is gazing directly at his favorite person, and his ears are at attention. The rest of his body is a cinnamon roll, curled up, but you can see his black tail with a white tip being held up by someone’s bare toes.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 05/07/2024

Looking for an adorable distraction full of healthy relationships and small, quickly resolved conflicts? When I Fly Towards You, a Chinese drama, has all this and more. The distraction I needed right now.

Five young people, all wearing jeans & white shirts, pose on a beach. The water and horizon in the background match their clothing.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 01/07/2024

Went to the store to buy plants, Legos, hamburger buns, & I didn’t need to be assaulted this way.

A display that says “back to school 2024” with Lysol products and school supplies.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 01/07/2024

Thorton doesn’t care about the Supreme Court-he’s too busy gazing at you with love.

The close up face of a border collie lab Pitt mix rests his black and white grizzled nose on a white blanket

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 29/06/2024

Currently binge watching double; a Chinese historical drama about revenge & intrigue. The sound track is on point, and the mystery behind who tried to kill the lead is engaging. If you’re looking for a distraction, this one is riveting.

A thumbnail of the show Double on Rakuten Viki; two profiles are on the right. One is of a woman in white who gazes at something off camera, and the other is man in a brocade black jacket with red piping. His eyes are shut, but he leans into her as she grips his shoulder. On the left is the title of the show.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 28/06/2024

Thorton is a rescue; we think he’s border collie, lab & pitbull. He’s waiting for my husband to come home so he can herd us all into one room.

A short haired black and white dog lays his head on a low window sill. He’s gazed longingly for the last person to be home; his world is incomplete until he can herd us all.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

Here are two of our sweet friends, lost to us in the past year. Stinky, an orange and white cat, plastered herself against a window in the coldest winter ever, about 10 yrs ago. After we let her in, she shook her tail & sprayed the entire living room, earning the name Stinky.

An orange and white cat sleeping on the top of the couch.

A gray and white one eyed cat mostly asleep; he faces the camera.

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The Introverted English Teacher @bethcteach.bsky.social · 16/06/2024

We just lost Mr. Winky at the end of the spring semester; poor sweet baby. I hope your heart eases from the loss of Rose.

Mr. Winky, a gray and white one eyed cat, buries his face into the couch, while over his shoulder you can see Christmas lights. The couch is covered with a dark blue blanket. You can see he has lost weight.

Mr. Winky, a gray and white one eyed cat, shows off his magnificent white belly floor and pink toe beans.

Mr. Winky, a gray and white one eyed cat, gives me a kiss from the back of our brocade couch.

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