Realizing how many movies I have to watch between now and December 31

Love when a classic book is relatable. Destroying your sister's stuff cause you're mad at her? Little women. Doing something and hoping your crush will notice you? Great Gatsby. Hate aging? Dorian Gray. Loving an ugly guy? Jane eyre.

children are the future. so we should never let our cynicism and pessimism get in the way of moulding them to be the radically caring and compassionate individuals the world desperately needs

“I am a big believer in not letting robots dream for us” that’s my guy.

As a teacher, my love language is silence when I get home. 🙃

Other things that will save you - Friends - 1h of exercise a day - A passion project - A fulfilling career - The fulfilment of persistent and steady virtue - Learning constantly - Love, cherishing someone - Getting to know yourself deeper and steadier - Seeing the world

A beautiful woman named Scam Likely keeps calling me

James Baldwin:

Year 7️⃣ has officially started! 🎉

returning to the classroom every year is not so much a choice as an opportunity. september is not for the weak. each class, each kid, each day, offers a chance to remember, to learn, relearn, and practice whatever it is we do that makes it all somehow work

If you want to push back against tech's encroachment into every corner of our lives, you have to read books. They're eager to create a future in which most people are illiterate and hooked on slop, a world without imagination or knowledge. Reading is resistance.

keeping the streak alive

“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.

Read privately. Read publicly. Read perfomatively. Read however you like. Who cares! We have a literacy crisis people!

I'm going to put it out there: I miss homework diaries. Planners. Whatever you want to call them. Where students wrote their homework down. Instead of everything being on an app...

Logging off for the #FirstDayOfSpring 🌸 ✨