Those Who Can, Teach

Third year 7th grade English and ESL teacher in Michigan.

[nicolezaridze]

HAPPY FALL

[hafael-archive]

[unicornempire]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMHm!

[exeggcute]

[latinopercy]

rick riordan really went there with the original percy jackson series.. he wrote a story about a kid with adhd living in an abusive, low income household who realizes that the generation before him created a world that he and the rest of his generation could not possibly thrive in and then refused to acknowledge that the society they crafted was detrimental to their children,, percy must make the decision to demand change in the end;

meanwhile his antagonist is a blond haired blue eyed kid from one of the top 20 richest towns in the united states who should have had it all but was denied it, causing him to come to the same realization years before percy ever does, but he believes the answer to their problems is to look to the past, to the traditions and methods of the Good Old Days without recognizing that the corruption and depravity of that era will only continue the cycle if they are implemented in the present day – luke believes the world needs to return to its former glory whereas percy realizes that the system will always be corrupt if they don’t invest in an entirely new way to support the younger generation and basically what im saying is rick riordan has been stoking the revolution in us since middle school

[earthnode]

me putting a comma where it doesn’t belong: it’s sexy, it’s spicy, it adds a twist, a little color, a little interest

[sashacoki]

THEORIES OF MOTIVATION!

[shesnake]

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018)

[anarcho-communism-revolution]

[glumshoe]

any group of children between ages 7 and 14 will, if left unattended for over 40 seconds, begin to form weird cults

[glumshoe]

seriously you go into another room to get a band-aid and you come back to find a quartet of ten year-olds prostrating themselves around a dirty baby sock they found on the floor and chanting “speak to us, master” and that’s just life

[obsessionsofabooklover-deactiva]

I am a teacher and my students formed an unhealthy obsession with a can of unopened sprite I had on my shelf. They called it their god. One day I found them holding rulers in the form of a cross singing Kumbaya, so I hid the Sprite as it was becoming a distraction. So the students made a change.org petition to find it.

[artsy-therapist]

Thoughtful Thursday

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Source: journey_to_wellness

[dashiellqvverty]

how about “stanning” your local library

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[mjalti]

[crazy-aunt-deactivated20170429]

Summer means poor children are not getting 2 free meals a day at school so if you’re able, please consider donating to your local food bank.

[iliveondaydreams]

Until September 2nd, if you’re under 18, you can receive free lunch at public library branches in NYC (proof of age shouldn’t be required), and from trucks at certain locations around the city. Some schools should be open and providing them, too!!

[crazy-aunt-deactivated20170429]

This is so helpful for anyone that needs it!

[the-vaudevillain-deactivated202]

here is a website where you can find similar programs based on your location.

[genderphobia-deactivated2018101]

BOOST!!!!!!

[auntymurda]

TO!

[profeminist]

Find Summer Meals in Your Community:   https://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks  

[pregnancy-resources]

Reblogging now instead of queuing for any pregnant or parenting teens in need of food!

[spitblaze]

me externally: lit teachers arent pulling text analysis out of their asses

me internally: the reason people and especially students like to blame English for seemingly making up meanings where they cant see it is because literature is an art and art is widely regarded as ‘easy’, ‘anyone can do that’, ‘its stupid and useless’ unlike math and science which are widely regarded as difficult but important subjects so while students will readily admit that they have trouble with math or science they’re more likely to shift the blame when they dont understand a more artistic subject, seeing it as a sign of weakness that they dont get something thats supposed to be dumb and easy rather than seeing it as an important topic that’s just as crucial to their knowledge as any stem subject and just as difficult and in-depth as any math or science can be 

[betweeneachpage]

Angie Thomas is my Queen 👑👑👑

[uponthepages]

i love her 

[neutrois]

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