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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 04/10/2026

Thinking about the moms who never imagined their tiny little boys could grow up to be monsters. Praying they love their sons enough to demand accountability. This is about Cornell, but it’s also about America.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

So much is just so wrong.

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Christine Dyer @msdsmooth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Let’s practice: You’re awesome. I love that your posts span lots of different topics. ☺️

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The constant social media demands to "say something." Some of us have been DOING things for decades.

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☀️Huma☀️ @huma.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Is God Is is so good if there are men you hate with every fiber of your being.

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Christine Dyer @msdsmooth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yep. Teachers, parents, any and all adults in a kid’s life.

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Christine Dyer @msdsmooth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yep, and we are watching in real time what happens when the egos of elites are threatened. “Getting over it” is rarely chosen over “Dig heels in and do/destroy whatever necessary to protect power over others’.”

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Betty White as Rose Nylund: Agreed

Alt: Betty White as Rose Nylund: Agreed

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Christine Dyer @msdsmooth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Like you said, the strength of the brand name. So many adults learned to connect AP to their identities. Acting against it now would disrupt/dispute? their ego.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 22/09/2026

"Reading the World" is a new documentary about Paulo Freire, the acclaimed Brazilian educator whose revolutionary approach to teaching connected literacy to critical thinking and democratic participation. We speak with one of its co-directors and a consulting producer.

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“Pedagogy of the Oppressed” Brazilian Educator Paulo Freire Profiled in Film, “Reading the World”

Reading the World is a remarkable new documentary about Paulo Freire, the acclaimed Brazilian educator whose revolutionary approach to teaching connected literacy to critical thinking and democratic p...

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Ursula @ladyofsardines.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I left several copies of this little zine I made in my classroom at the start of the year. They are all gone now and no one has said anything but I am pleased.

Words: Why I am saying no to "AI" and saying yes to you.
Image: sharpie black boxes with a green check in on the "you" box and a red x on the "AI" box.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I really appreciated this Movement Memos episode. If you're not listening to Movement Memos, you are really missing out. truthout.org/audio/artifi...

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Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are

“We start to judge our human interactions by what the chatbot can deliver,” says author Sherry Turkle.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This has gotten worse in the last decade or so. It’s become difficult to talk with people I genuinely like. And the moral binary of typical/divergent has codified into the belief that it’s more important for people to talk than it is for others to feel heard. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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‘But enough about you …’ How to survive in a world of monologuists, interrupters and trauma dumpers

Conversations are supposed to be two-sided – but all too often we come up against someone who’s passionately, exclusively in love with the sound of their own voice. Time to fight back …

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I wish more people actually had people: comrades, acquaintances, and friends.

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Christine Dyer @msdsmooth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Yes, and providing an atmosphere in which Ss have a consistent “team” to depend on (made of other students) AND are actively collaborating with others outside of that team. Because when they report back something they learned or were taught to question, a TON of that child’s authentic self shines.

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Christine Dyer @msdsmooth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I am one of those teacher leaders! Let’s chat about how I can use my voice for the benefit of learners—especially those in high school.

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Christine Dyer @msdsmooth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I’m engaged in some Foucauldian discourse analysis and this right here is screaming “…principle[s] of [their] own subjection.”

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Something has really bothered me about the Gloria Steinem discourse—something that's not really about Gloria Steinem. So, I wrote about it.

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Grief Is Not a Verdict: This Is Not Really an Essay About Gloria Steinem

We grieve the worlds we’ve known and what it felt like to live in them.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This essay by a Romanian shows why US/Canadians should read about how people from different cultures observe us and our practices. "Never in my life have I seen people so completely unsupported, even with such a large network of friends." the6thspence.substack.com/p/north-amer...

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North Americans have depressing relationships

Your "mature" relationship is not as mature as you think it is

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CNN @cnn.com · 02/09/2026

New York City is banning the use of generative artificial intelligence for public school students from 2K through 8th grade, part of a larger move to restrict classroom technology in the nation’s largest school district. cnn.it/4iGlH79

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Christine Dyer @msdsmooth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Collect theme ideas as a class. Number them. Then have the kids write down the number of the theme they see the most—and the name(s) of the character(s) who they think support it best. As you discuss characters, have students write the type of conflict affecting a certain character the most.

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Christina Torres Cawdery @biblio-phile.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

BUT REALLY FOLKS WHEN ARE YOU MAKING LUNCH?!?! #edusky also, as a parent: I'd add going over morning routine with your own kids too!

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Jodi Bondi Norgaard @jodibondinorgaard.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I wrote about this pattern. The New York Times has been asking how women should change. Today, Scott Galloway is asked about struggling young men and what society can do to help them. Why do we keep asking women to adapt while asking what society can do to help men? msmagazine.com/2026/07/31/n...

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Never Surrender: Empowered Wives Were Never the Problem

Women are not the problem, media narratives urging women to "surrender" while ignoring patriarchal systems and gender expectations are.

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Alicia Stoller @aliciastoller.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It’s often necessary and energizing to mobilize through shared opposition. But this form of solidarity will always stagnate if we can’t also recognize what we love in common and imagine what we hope to build together. As usual, I think the preschool classroom offers some wisdom in finding balance.

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The Power of Refusal and the Necessity of Imagination

What kids have to teach us about insisting on “no” and striving for “yes”

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Many many people in this country cannot recognize Islamophobia because they are swimming so deeply in it on a daily basis and have so internalized it that it isn't actually legible to them as racism. It's why it's so casually deployed in a way that other forms of racism in the country are not.

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Septima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 24/07/2026

Also these are rhetorical questions, fam. I teach classes on Critical Race Theory, and criminalization and abolition in education. I know the answers. If you don't, I suggest you read things. You can start here an oldie but classic: hechingerreport.org/opinion-usin...

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OPINION: Using critical race theory to understand the backlash against it

Debates about whether critical race theory is taught in schools miss a larger point

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Jess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · 24/07/2026

I can’t believe it took me this long into the Odyssey discourse to think to post this but… if you loved the Sirens and Scylla and Charybdis and you also love stuff Elon Musk would consider too woke, have I got a book for you

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Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman: 9780807055540 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A fresh cultural analysis of female monsters from Greek mythology, and an invitation for all women to reclaim these stories as inspiration for a more wild, more “monstrous” version of feminism...

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Deanna @deestemteach.blacksky.app · 24/07/2026

Leader of the Free World Literacy Crisis

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Counting down to our next #literacies chat with Dr. Barrett Rosser ( drbarrettrosser.bsky.social) all about Black Girls' Literacies! Don't miss out!

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A full on war on the poor and the sick while the public is told by people in both political parties and by punditry not to "demonize" billionaires. Incredible.

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Christine Dyer @msdsmooth.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Please don’t apologize. Your thread is great! 😊

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Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

OMG THIS

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

best thing right now: staying curious about what other teachers are doing in different classrooms, asking questions and engaging in conversation, and figuring this out together. pieces like this? a huge win

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 16/07/2026

Stop acting powerless & claim your power. You do have this. You do have agency. You do have an ability to impact the world. You only neglect your obligation to the human collective to do so. When you realize it's incumbent on each one who can act to act, a duty for our salvation, ways to move open.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Listen, once the consumer tech made us FEEL good/right/in control? Our libidinal desires took over. we are “feeling” our way right into corporate sovereignty and ceremonial government.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Growing up in NYC in the 70s and 80s, we had places we could hang out including roller rinks, boys & girls clubs, teen clubs, and importantly we could spend hours in the parks and in diners and in malls without the constant presence of the cops hassling us.

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 13/07/2026

Hey #EduSky I’ve revamped my “Before the first days!” checklist and it’s no longer ugly 😂😅 If you’re a new teacher: make a copy and even if you don’t fill it out, this document is full of questions you may not even know you have! Mentors: pass it along! 💛 Chanea canva.link/wpylcsy7837y...

Page 1 of Chanea’s “before the first days” checklist Mrs.
BEFORE THE FIRST DAYS
Your digital binder for the important things!

DO NOW
Do very soon
Personal: Your plan to care for yourself and your personhood.
Insurance provider? Premium? Network? Referral system?
Write it down!

Primary care physician information?

If none: What's your plan to find a primary care physician, friend? If yes: next appointment date?

Vision & dental benefits/providers/next appointment

Do you have a journal? (if no, get one! Digital Is great!)

• Can you commit to journaling at least once a week?

Mindfulness activities?

Who can you call when you're overwhelmed?

How many hours of sleep do you need? (be so for real!)

Plan to move your body when school starts?

Do you have a water bottle? (you need a water bottle!)

What's your plan for lunch during the school day? (you need sustenance, fam!)

Consider: What age-appropriate student behaviors might be triggering for you personally? (example: I HATE yelling and even when it's positive, it grates on my nerves)

Ideas on how to address this behavior before it becomes a problem for you?

Sources of information (list any websites, contacts, phone numbers, etc here to circle back to in order to address any of the above)

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Professional: Your plans to do the mechanics of your job
Where is the copy machine?
How do you get paper?
Who is your immediate boss? Your principal?
How many sick days do you have? Personal days?
How do you call in?
Sub plans? Who do you send them to? Where are they stored?
What should be included?
Who do you go to when you need supplies?
Restroom? Where do YOU go? Your students?
Restroom and hallway policy?
What are you teaching? Grade level? Content? Curriculum?
Do you have a PLC (professional learning community)? (When) do you meet?
Does your school have a learning management system? Do you know how to use it?
How do you document students' grades during the grading period?
What other duties are you responsible for? (hallway monitoring. lunch duty, after school, etc)
Sources of information (list any websites, contacts, phone numbers, etc here to circle back to in order to address any of the above)

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Pedagogical: Your plan for the type of teacher you want to be
How will you learn your students' names?
How will you reach out to home adults close to the beginning of the year?
Plan for sustaining contact?
What and where are your curriculum resources?
Lesson plans? Do you turn them in? Is there a template your
cenoo 1icoc?
What unit do you start the school year with?
Are you expected to stay paced with your team?
What standards are you supposed to teach during the first unit?
How will your students demonstrate mastery of these standards?
What data informs your decision-making?
Plan for addressing EPs and 504 plans? English language learners?
How will you document this? (link)
Where will you document reflection on your lessons and units?
How will you deal with due dates and late work?
What is your professional goal (what will you accomplish to become a better teacher?) How is that measured?
What is your student learning goal? How is it measured?
What interventions are in place to address minor behavioral issues within your classroom? (parent phone call, behavioral documentation sheet, class agreement, etc)
What interventions are in place to address major behavioral issues within your classroom? (counselor intervention, parent contact, office referral, coaching session, principal intervention, etc)
Sources of information (list any websites, contacts, phone numbers, etc here to circle back to in order to address any of the above)

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Christine Dyer @msdsmooth.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Yikes. That’s some ism-filled phrasing: “Students who are impulsive, easily distracted, put off by a hard slog are rarely those who accomplish great things and contribute most to the endeavors of their lives.”

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Jennifer Gonzalez @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

When asked what percentage of their planning time they got to use for grading and planning, nearly half said they got less than 20 percent of what they were supposed to get for that day. www.cultofpedagogy.com/planning-pro...

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The Planning Period Project | Cult of Pedagogy

Planning time rarely gets more than a mention when we talk education reform, but lack of time is a significant part of what's pushing teachers out of schools.

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