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Jamie

@itsthejam.myatproto.social
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Middle school US history teacher, lover of public schools, proud union member, expert in Real Housewives and the extended 90 Day Universe and also I do like some other stuff I just don’t talk about it as much.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 7h
“I don’t like _____. AND she’s a ginger.” Me, stares in ginger. “No I didn’t mean it like that, you’re one of the good ones.” Me, stares again in ginger. “No I just uh I you know…” Me, absolutely deadpan. “Don’t talk about my people like that.”
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 11/10/2026
Watching the Swan documentary. Feels weird listening to people reflect on how diabolical the 00s were re:unreasonable expectations for women’s bodies and meanwhile every other commercial is for a glp1 or some kind of Botox.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 10/10/2026
Voted ✅
Maryland Voter sticker
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 10/10/2026
Shout out to everyone with a massive headache waiting for it to start raining in like 12 hours.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 07/10/2026
It is the beginning of October. One of my neighbors put their lifesized Santa Clause out.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 06/10/2026
There’s something extra special about the fact that it is apparently principal’s MONTH but teacher appreciation is only one week. And I don’t mean because I need more appreciation. Just…..that tracks.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 04/10/2026
Just got tickets for the 30th anniversary Romeo + Juliet movie/concert and I am already emotional thinking about how great it’s going to be.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 04/10/2026
First. This is no shade at all to libraries or librarians. But. It’s deeply curious to me that librarians get to speak for themselves about libraries but “experts” and “academics and researchers” speak about what schools need. ASK THE EFFING TEACHERS WE ARE THE EXPERTS
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 04/10/2026
I wasn’t a huge Scrubs fan but I hope so because based on what I know about the show if he did, he was right and he was brutal!
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 04/10/2026
North of North is another great Canadian show. Only one season on Netflix right now so a quick watch but light and funny without being complete fluff. If you haven’t watched St Denis Medical, that’s a nice easy comedy, in the vein of Superstore.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026
Shout out to the Maryland flag bucket hat right up front for Public Enemy.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026
Thank you to this new witch show that I don’t even really know what it is for sending Devon Sawa and Tiffani Amber Thiessen on a press tour together.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026
Oh they’re using the plagiarism machine for more theft? Cool. Excellent lesson to teach your kids.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026
Love seeing Merriweather get some love today.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026
Meredith Marks deadpan “I am 0% Irish” was deeply relatable to me as a Jewish ginger.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026
Can someone please do an investigative deep dive into this company paying all the celebrities to sell us on $5,000 “preventative” MRIs? Because I am *suspicious*
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026
Right? My room would literally be desks and chairs if I took home everything not purchased by the school system.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026
Get yourself a friend you can text pages from a nonfiction book at 6:30 in the morning that you just can’t wait to discuss. Highly recommend.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026
Haha okay apparently the updated policy is for staff and bans all “non school” materials not paid for by the school. So every teacher is taking down every single poster except the one with the school rules and the fire code poster? Really thought this through, school board.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026
Was reading about the school system that apparently banned all stickers just to ban pride stickers and as a middle school teacher….l o l o l o l. Who is making them scrape all the random anime stickers and weird punny cartoons off of their Chromebooks and water bottles?
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026
Oh, that’s on purpose. Life hack to prevent the awkwardness of parents just staring at you if there’s extra time. “Oh whoops we’re out of time please email me” is a lifesaver.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 01/10/2026
The instagram astrologer said that I’m entering my villain era today and considering how many people already consider me to be the villain in their story? I’m embracing it. Happy October!
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026
An important rule about surviving teaching middle school is that you have to make it fun for yourself. So yes, I did buy a tiny magic 8 ball to consult when kids ask me questions like “can we work with a partner?” Or “can I sit next to my friend today?”
Tiny rainbow colored magic 8 ball with a pen for scale
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026
Oh definitely use that in your evidence. It makes the environment unsafe for kids and also demeans you in front of children which I would argue is objectively harassment.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026
Also, if this is not helpful, I can shut up. But I know how easy it is for principals to dismiss staff and not treat us like humans at a job with rights as employees, and I never want anyone to be harmed because of that.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026
Yes, your feelings matter. And I understand your hesitation. But validate your own experience, this is real and you deserve to be safe at work. If you would tell a kid to report it if it were happening to them, follow the same steps. If the principal didn’t take them seriously, then what? Do that.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026
Do you have a separate policy for hate bias? My system puts bullying, harassment and hate bias into one policy, so it’s all the same form. From the outside I do just want to point out that this is not about your feelings, but about someone else making you unsafe at work.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026
First, I’m sorry that is happening to you. Second, absolutely not your responsibility at this point to talk to her about it. Do you have a policy or forms to report bullying among colleagues? I would go that route.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 28/09/2026
Today a room full of children told me with no uncertainty that Mario and Luigi are twins and like I don’t even know what to do with that level of misinformation. Is this TikTok’s fault too?
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 28/09/2026
We don’t need big ideas. “Ideas” are what happened to all the money. “Ideas” are why teachers have no time to plan for what we know is good teaching. Stop trying to solve education and just admit that you all over complicated everything and stopped trusting the actual experts, teachers.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 28/09/2026
Saw a headline “30 ideas for fixing U.S schools ranked by experts” and I’m not going to read it because IDEAS are the problem. Just pay for staff. Please. Enough teachers and support staff for smaller classes and actual attention to children. That’s it.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 28/09/2026
Watched enough football recaps to be able to know what the kids are talking about today. Good job Ravens.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026
Primetime was an excellent movie but I was deeply unprepared for people in the audience to clap at the end.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026
This Etsy ad about celebrating being human and our human moments being what life is about would be a lot more moving if everything being sold currently on Etsy wasn’t ai slop.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026
Heather is one of the saddest “housewives whose head got too big” downfalls. Her behavior on RHUGT was disgusting and now she’s trying to act remorseful but she’s just sorry fans didn’t like it. Brittani was so delighted to be recognized it was so cute and just genuinely sweet.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026
I ran into Brittani Bateman randomly on the street this summer and she was a *delight* Never would have picked her of all the housewives I would want to meet but definitely would choose her over Heather any day.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026
Yesterday we were reading primary sources and all of my kids defined “riot” as a protest or rebellion that gets violent which led to a super interesting discussion about the meaning of words and who gets to define what something is and anyway can an ai tutor or guide instead of a teacher do that?
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026
It’s true! Can’t throw jolly ranchers at children!
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026
Devastating news
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 25/09/2026
Today a kid asked me why I always call things bananas and what I said out loud was “because I’m choosing a word that is kinder than saying something is crazy” but what I said in my head was “I dunno Gwen Stefani?”
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 25/09/2026
One of the most special days I’ve ever had the opportunity to be a part of. Can’t believe it’s already been ten years!
Program from the dedication ceremony for the National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 24/09/2026
I think my group chat manifested Devon Sawa on Yellowjackets so now I need to figure out what else we can use our powers for.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026
Never thought I’d see 10 plagues headbands on RHONY. Love it
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026
Apparently today is redhead appreciation day so that means all my students are going to have a spectacular day and everyone at work will be nice to me, right?
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Bruno Knocks on Wood for Good Luck
Alt: Bruno Knocks on Wood for Good Luck
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 22/09/2026
Wearing fall clothes to work and I’m SO HAPPY about it. First person who complains about being cold gets the death glare.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 21/09/2026
I just think we should properly fund all of the public schools that all kids go to and that all people should want their tax dollars to go to education for all kids because it’s literally for the good of everyone and also private schools should not get public dollars. That’s all.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 20/09/2026
Because it is wrong period. You don’t need to throw in your belief that Jews have secret special protection all the time.
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 20/09/2026
I really hate that every time someone says or does something Islamophobic, people have to do “if someone said this about a Jew…” It’s just wrong because it’s wrong. Stop putting the safety of Muslims and Jews at odds with each other and just speak up about the thing that is wrong
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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 19/09/2026
I just drove into a parking garage and when I parked my car I had a text message from the garage telling me how to pay. I don’t know what this technology is but I HATE IT.
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