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@DiaLancea @DimensionsInJen I remember feeling robbed of the payoff I thought was building for the entire run

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@nckhui @kyle_ingram11 Another thing that’s apparently more important than a budget

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@ChronoKatie Here is a cat. The good news, it is spring migration season and there are lots of birds on the move. If you can find somewhere quiet I’m sure you can see or hear some and that may bring you some peace, or a smile to your face.

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@MusicArtFilm @StuckeyStop Pedro says stop!

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@JWhitebread1 … no one. I should never post while waking

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@JWhitebread1 About 10 years ago I made a comment about Robin Hood and know one knew who he was. So I started introducing short readings about Robin Hood and King Arthur when I get to romanticism (where they had a resurgence)..They have become some of my students favorite readings.

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@hilarym99 Does anyone else remember the “thinking maps” training? I often wonder how much money districts paid for that training to put posters on the wall that only a few teachers used. I’m not saying the maps are bad, but I’m not sure the price was worth it.

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@Lieutenant_Dam @TomPelissero There’s so kicking in “football” sir?

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@REFLOG18 @TomPelissero Why? Freedom sir, freedom

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@SarahBBeverly @hilarym99 Yeah, I’m not a fan of that either. Although you could weave that all together, in practice they probably won’t. I really haven’t liked the social studies rework

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@SarahBBeverly @hilarym99 I think, in theory, they are supposed to get ancient history in middle school now, but it’s insane that they never see it again.

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@SarahBBeverly @hilarym99 Once Nc removed testing from social studies it was no longer deemed worth investing in. I remember being told by a principal to not worry about teaching my 8th grade social studies curriculum and focus on getting their English EOG scores up because that affected our school grade

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@teachthemx3 @griswold Nc here, schools are graded on graduation rate, you’ll be shocked to learn our graduation rate is at a record high 87.7%! If only our literacy rate was equally as high

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@NC_Governor @SenatorBerger @ncspeakerhall I see a 1.5% raise for 1st year teachers and another round of acronym tests in our future. Maybe thy can convince “stakeholders” to donate a biscuit too.

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@IndiciaObscure @AgingRanchHand Anyway, I hope this helps, I’m happy to answer any other questions, feel free to DM me if you want as well, always happy to talk about education!

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@IndiciaObscure @AgingRanchHand Mostly that you can’t just leave what happened at school there. People still post on instagram and such. Most fights still start over IG posts. Put students just share more about their lives and mental health. It’s not a bad thing, just different

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@IndiciaObscure @AgingRanchHand For many students who aren’t interested in college, high school is a value proposition. How can I set up my career. They aren’t as interested in the academic side. Failure is very rare since schools are judged on their graduation rate and there is enormous pressure put on staff

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@IndiciaObscure @AgingRanchHand Absolutely. It’s all reels and TikTok’s. In the last few years I’d argue the connections have grown more real and tighter. But HS drama hasn’t changed

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@IndiciaObscure @AgingRanchHand There is a lot of that. I don’t know the college side of it, but I know the kids are very savvy about using LLMs in a way that’s more difficult to detect. My guess is they have de-emphasized essays and moved towards the other things in their list, but I don’t know.

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@IndiciaObscure @AgingRanchHand The outlet to that, hanging out outside of school, is very rare now as kids go into their own silos at home or to their other activities. So they feel more isolated and alone. Social media allows them to talk to their closest friends whenever which can help.

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@IndiciaObscure @AgingRanchHand But also, colleges have become more selective so some students feel like they have to do everything to get in. Play a sport, be in a club, get straight As in all AP classes etc. It’s about checking boxes and leads to a lot of stress and anxiety.