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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Substitute teaching is strange work. I've been a teacher and teacher educator for more than 20 years and nearly every time I sub I run into something I've never seen before.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There were a few kids that had issues, but there was no way I was going to call a student out by name over speakerphone in front of the entire class. Nope. Not gonna do that. And as I said, I already left a detailed note on her desk.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

When I answered, the teacher I subbed for introduced herself and told me I was on speakerphone with her class. She wanted to know if her students were lying to her about how the day went. She also asked me if there were any specific students that had behavior problems. 😬

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I had a bizarre experience yesterday. Friday I subbed for a 6th grade teacher. It was a decent day with no major issues. Classes were noisy from time to time, but no major problems. I left the teacher a thorough note accounting for the day period by period. Yesterday I got a call from the teacher.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There are many right ways to be a quality human. This ain't one of 'em.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I sidestepped this issue by writing a book whose sole audience is graduate students learning to conduct research in special education. Boom. Problem solved.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I actually don't mind the syllabus thing. Everything else packaged into the law tho... definitely not a fan.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Public posting of full reading lists and syllabi for undergraduate courses is required for all public colleges and universities in Ohio. Mine are here: kent.simplesyllabus.com/en-US/syllab...

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Simple Syllabus

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"The data center is also going to cook you breakfast, wash your car, drop the kids off at school, and make you feel loved like your parents never did."

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Timeline of desk rejection: 5 days - Fine. Thank you. 5 weeks - inconsiderate and unprofessional, but still much faster than a full review 5 months - Total bullshit

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Yes, of course. To @eikofried.bsky.social's point, if they only publish invited papers they'd likely have an acceptance rate that is incredibly high, which would be very suspect. Quickly rejecting every non-invited paper could get them down to 30% acceptance.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm willing to bet they have a huge number of desk rejects. A lot of desk rejects (in this case all non-invited papers) keeps the review time low and depresses the acceptance rate.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Prior to the announcement of changes to OSF my team submitted a grant application that heavily relied on OSF. Pretty sure that application is now dead in the water. Has anyone out had successful transitioning to a different platform?

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I dropped my kid off at college 500 miles away a couple weeks ago. Am I worried? Of course. But parenting is about raising kids to become fully independent, functional, (and kind) people, not to keep them kids that need to be taken care of forever.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Ownership is the big one. If you publish a survey, assessment, or tool as part of the supplementary files, turn over ownership and usage rights to the publisher. Keeping those documents in a separate repository preserves your ownership and rights.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If it’s just a couple of extra tables I don’t mind those being added as supplementary files. But I totally agree that data files, instruments, and other such items should be housed in a repository and linked in the manuscript, especially if the author wants to retain the rights to their creations.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Students in my class this term listened to Ep. 1-3 last week and 4-6 this week. Great discussion. It's just packed w/ history, research, and irony. My god, the irony...

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is becoming the Prime MO. I’m still bitter they cancelled Etoile. That show was fabulous.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

He won't. DeWine is a coward, as are the rest of the Ohio GOP.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Kent Stage does a midnight screening of RHPS every 6-8 weeks. It's baked into the culture of the town. Through the lens of today, it's got issues, to say the least. But I don't think most people today realize what an absolute lifeline it was for so many people over a span of 50+ years.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"Invite only" should not be a thing for an academic journal. Full stop.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Timed tests do not cause anxiety, people do.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Students do not benefit from teachers catering to different learning styles.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Dyslexia is not seeing letters flipped, backwards, or upside down.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Everyone doesn't learn differently.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It's back to school, which means it is peak season for tattoo shops in college towns across the country. Are you considering getting inked? Here's a handy guide to get you started. drive.google.com/file/d/13jhr...

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So you want to get a tattoo.pdf

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Bingo. Throughout the year my journal receives one submission every 2-3 days. Right now we're averaging 2 per day.

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Anna Stokke (Host of Chalk & Talk Podcast) @rastokke.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Conceptual understanding before procedures? This idea is not supported by evidence but it's used to justify so many bad instructional choices! More on this below and in the episode. 🎧 Full episode in the link below #MathEducation #ScienceOfLearning #ChalkandTalk

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Moreno is an abject sack of shit and so is his son in law. Just the worst Ohio has to offer. (Yes, including Jim Jordan).

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This article features quotes from my former doc student and Ohio @cecmembership.bsky.social president @jenwebb58.bsky.social

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

One of my all time favorites. It’s just classic everything.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

That's got to be it. 1 f-bomb gets you PG-13. 2 is a guaranteed R.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

In two of my courses I've moved away from having students write reports in favor of submitting demonstration videos. It's not something that can work for all classes or assignments, but it sure has helped.

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Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

About Trump v. Barbara: Do not give the Court and the CJ credit for reading and upholding the Constitution. It's a travesty that this is not a unanimous decision... it's also a travesty that the Court let this question percolate for a year, giving credence to a crank theory of citizenship.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Just an utter failure of public policy. I don't blame individual teachers for leaving their position or profession. Teaching is wicked-hard and only getting harder as state and federal government continues to piss all over public education.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Headline: Democratic Party stunned to find out winning elections isn’t about waiting your turn.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

jfc. How unfortunate for all those kids. Teachers too.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

from my own perspective this is one of the greatest harms done by this government and plotting a course to reverse this damage is must be a very priority in our speech and our activism

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