All this judgmental talk of “learning loss” let’s open a thread on all the things we’ve GAINED this year.

"You know every time you paint your room, it gets smaller by one can of paint." #5thGraders

My principals are the best. That’s it, that’s the tweet.

Culture beats strategy. Strategy is important but it is your culture that will determine whether your strategy is successful.

I have them!

SO EXCITED!

Student 1: "Mrs. White, why is it so hard to be a human?" Student 2: "How is it hard? I'm doing it right now, and so are you!" Student 1: "Because I need my mom. Not my step-mom. My mom." 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

"Mrs. White, last night we went to Watami and we got to eat at the hibachi, where they cook in front of you! And I had a McRib." The breakfast conversations are wild this morning, y'all.

Student 1, after I scolded the boys for being loud: "She said boys!" Student 2: "I'm not a boy!" S1: "What, are you a girl?" S2: "No! I identify as an attack helicopter!" It's been a day, y'all

"The best teachers have three things in common: They are all about the students. They always bring positive energy into the classroom. They are relentless about getting better." ~ via 'Essential Truths for Teachers' by Danny Steele & Todd Whitaker

S: “Mr. B needs a minor form” Me: “I told him that the next student who comes in my room asking for a minor form better come bearing chocolate!” S: “I mean I have grandma candy” 😂😂

I am writing a paper on school shootings for grad school. There was a school shooting in Michigan, today, 11/30/21, and it’s already on Wikipedia. I can’t decide if I should feel impressed or just incredulous. (No I am not citing Wikipedia for the paper…)

THIS MADE MY DAY!!

A coach once told me “it’s not the mistake, it’s what you do after.” and that applies to so much more than sports.

“Mrs. White, they need to do a Percy Jackson/Star Wars crossover so they can introduce Darth Satyr” 😂😂 Take notes, Disney+

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Administrators should remember teaching so clearly that they can’t make a decision without thinking about it as a teacher. That’s my TED Talk. And if you’re mad about that statement, you probably need to get back into a classroom and be mad from there. 😬

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My husband is helping me grade papers while I do some self-care to ease some of the pain my pregnant body is currently experiencing. He is appalled by the handwriting and amount of no-names. Things I didn’t even realize he doesn’t have to deal with as a computer teacher 😅😂

Dear Gmail please change the “reply all” button on the app to just “reply” like it is on the web Sincerely, sick of getting school wide emails from people who answer emails on their phone 🙃