There Will Be Sun

Kyle | Georgia 🍑 🏳️‍🌈 🎭 📚 🍎

[g1deonthen1nth]

we have GOT to cut to the fucking feeling

[battlecrazed-axe-mage]

The linked article

[lastweekseyeliner]

so ive worked in childcare for a bit now. during the pandemic, the place i worked started a day program for kids whose parents needed to return to work. turns out the school district uses memorization and cueing, and when combined with online learning that read all the instructions to them, overwhelmingly the kids aged 5-9 just... couldnt read.

i brought in a bunch of my books from childhood, and we started having one-on-one reading lessons with the littles. then i went out and bought about fifty more books secondhand. first step was covering the pictures so the kids couldnt guess what the words said and had to actually TRY reading them first. second step was making a list of new words for each kid so we could learn about those words, what they meant, and if the kids were old enough, some of the etymology behind them (because if you can recognize latin root words, it's easier to make connections for pronunciation later on eg. unicorn -> universe).

the kids HATED this. reading was previously the easiest class and now it was really, really hard. but reading class had also previously been the most boring class; their books were ten pictures with a single sentence on the opposite page. we got through it by taking turns reading books the kids picked out from my collection- they would read one sentence or paragraph, then i would read the whole page complete with funny voices, then it would be their turn again, etc. it turns out that if kids are motivated to hear the rest of a good story or a lot of information about a topic they love, they're more willing to struggle.

the kids improved so rapidly that i honestly almost cried a few times from how proud i was. one little girl (kindergarten aged) went from being unable to sound out the whole alphabet to reading goodnight moon by herself in two months :'>

all this, though, was NOT my job. my job was to keep the kids on task during their online schooling and prevent them from killing each other or starving. i am not a teacher. the school system was failing these kids to the degree that outside individual reading lessons were necessary, and school systems across the US are still doing this!

if you are a parent or teacher or childcare worker, PLEASE check to see what your kid is being taught. ask to see examples of lesson materials. raise concerns about the importance of phonics over any other reading strategy. join the pta, go to school board meetings, send emails- just make sure your kid is actually learning to read.

[swordmaid]

when the root of the tragedy was love.

[aniconist]

when people are like “he’s not even attractive you could find a guy that looks like him at any gas station” i’m like….. well you see there’s beauty everywhere actually

[what-even-is-thiss]

You can also find a sunset at a gas station

[thriftedspacesuit]

time to break out my favorite photo I ever took

[catchymemes]

[letsallgotothelobby]

Back by popular demand

[adamsmasher]

[howglorygoes]

there is something so electric about knowing you’re near the ocean but not having seen it yet

[howglorygoes]

Does anyone have the video of a female dance troupe performing a fast number I think outside in business attire?

[systemic-dreams]

[anxietyproblem]

[wizardarchetypes]

craziest thing in the world is how many restaurants have started not including fries or any side whatsoever with their burgers meanwhile the burgers cost the downpayment on a new car. you want $19 for a fucking sandwich and you aint gonna give me even a scoop of coleslaw on the side? you’ve truly lost your fucking mind. i’m filing a class action lawsuit atp

[immortalbeingz]

[blood-orange-juice-deactivated2]

[daphneorsmthng]

[curioscurio]

I would NOT eat a Chikorita but I have enough sense to know that it should be served cold with a strawberry balsamic vinegarette and a sprinkle of feta

[howglorygoes]

I need there to be an episode of mythbusters called “intrusive thoughts while driving” so I don’t have to wonder what would happen if I engaged the parking brake while driving on the highway anymore

[iwilleatyourenglish]

i was reading an article about how some professional clowns are afraid IT is going to cause business issues, and this one guy came forward to say he didn’t think it’d be a big deal and everything from his statement to description sounds like something made up for a tumblr shit post:

“‘A load of the folks who say ‘this is terrible for the industry’ have been clowning for about five minutes – they’ve not been through this before,’ says Ian Williams, honorary secretary of Clowns International, which claims to be the world’s oldest clown organisation. ‘It’s not going to kill off clowning. [The TV miniseries adaptation of It, starring Tim Curry] came out 27 years ago. I was clowning then, I’m still clowning now.’”

[iwilleatyourenglish]

i’m sharing this again because this guy is possibly my hero he’s seen it all and does not give a fuck

he was clowning then and he’s clowning now

[wordcubed]

Spent a few moments wondering why clowns are afraid of Information Technology

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as a vaporeon your only mission in life is to slap your biiiiiiiig damn tail and splash around

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as a flareon your only mission in life around is to be fluffy and have an awesome attack stat

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as a jolteon your only mission in life is to run around super fuckin fast and be spikey and cool

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as an umbreon your only mission on life is to glow and lurch around and go "rrrreaerrr" and stare at stuff with your red eyes

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as an espeon your only mission in life is to hear a whole lotta stuff with your big ears and make stuff float and bask in the sun

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as a leafeon your only mission in life is to have dope defenses and go around in forests and be cool and green

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as a glaceon your only mission in life is to walk around graciously in the cold and lay comfortably in the snow

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as a sylveon your only mission in life is to go around joyously and hold onto stuff with your big ribbons and go "(whistling sound)"

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as an eevee

evui

[j-tee]

Bug party