This one in Pidgeonholes is stunning. It is no small thing to be experimenting with form and imagery and chronology and character in this way… and in such a small space! Meagan Johanson ✏️ knows what’s up. pidgeonholes.com/2022/06/nestin…

The president of the American Federation of Teachers, which has 65,000 members in Texas, addressed protesters at the Washington D.C. March for Our Lives rally: bit.ly/3tvEo38

Kids don’t hate learning. Kids hate the intimidation of timed testing environments and the embarrassment of being labelled wrong.

This photo of Jeff Bezos riding Space Mountain completely alone is one of the funniest, most pathetic demonstrations of wealth I’ve ever seen. Imagine having the power eradicate poverty & choosing to instead spend your money and time doing shit like this.

You want me to celebrate what exactly.

“English teachers should not indoctrinate kids with politics and only teach them about literature.” Teaching A Christmas Carol without discussing its anti-poverty themes is impossible. Literature is political.

“A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it.” 
— Roald Dahl #quote #quotes #WritingCommunity #5amwritersclub #amwriting

are you returning something to target or are you identifying why your life sucks

This is a very powerful way to use urban art

I need men to read more fiction. Please, I am begging you.

Dear TV Mom and Dad ( Joanna Robinson + @davechensky ) The best actress Emmy is decided, right? Put that statuette in escrow. Who is doing better work than Seehorn? Who has fascinated and moved us more deeply than this?

One of the greatest actors of our time. Excellent in everything. Philip Seymour Hoffman in _The Savages_ (2007)

whoa this one pidgeonholes.com/2022/08/advice…

The guy with the worst grades should get to give a graduation speech too. Let me hear both sides

Unpopular opinion: I don't think high schoolers should be forced to read classic literature. I know, I wasn't ready until much later. Rather, I'd like to see them read contemporary fiction that meets them where they are and turns them into lifelong readers. That's our future.

Sr. Regional Advocacy Director - Houston RaiseYourHandTexas Katy ISD Lamar CISD Marisa Bowe, M.Ed Teach Green Mrs. Jenni Stehling's Class I don’t prepare for standardized tests, as that is basically teaching the test. These tests assess rote memorization of material that is long-forgotten after the exam. Oral defense of concepts, critical thinking, & writing are measured in my class, but not on the STAAR.