Jason Proffitt

HS English & TOK Teacher; Interested in connecting with fellow teachers worldwide, Blended Teacher, AP Lit; opinions are my own

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

One of the toughest jobs in education is being a principal.
Every day, principals are balancing mandates, district expectations, meetings, parent concerns, student needs, staffing issues, budgets, discipline, testing pressures, and a thousand other responsibilities most people never see.
And somehow in the middle of all that, the best principals still find ways to encourage their teachers.
They show up in classrooms. They check on people. They celebrate small wins. They protect staff when they can. They try to keep morale up even when they’re exhausted themselves.
Great principals live in the tension between leading systems and leading people.
And the ones who never lose sight of their staff in the middle of all the pressure deserve more appreciation than they often receive.
To the principals who continue fighting for kids while also trying to support, encourage, value, and appreciate their teachers:
Thank you.
Your staff may not always see everything you do behind the scenes, but your presence, support, and leadership matter more than you know.
Education is still a people business. And great principals never forget that. @NAESP @NASSP

[Church Curmudgeon @ChrchCurmudgeon]

If you changed your church’s name from “First Baptist” to “The Movement,” you don’t get to complain about branding.

[Jason Proffitt @JasonProff]

@RaspberryWeiner @SarahSeitzinger OMG, it's even Korean!

[AP for Students @APforStudents]

The 2025 AP English Literature and Composition free-response questions are now available.

Set 1: https://t.co/dmTFiBPcvX
Set 2: https://t.co/5ANDGygFRY

#APExams

[Ed Hansberry @ehansalytics]

Name a bigger lie.

I'll wait.

[Hunters Lane High @hunters_lane]

Hunters Lane Debate Team was honored for a successful season at the Nashville Urban Debate League banquet Monday night. Sophomore Calvineshia won the Ascencion Rising Star Award, the only novice debater to be so honored. Congratulations, debaters!

[Jason Proffitt @JasonProff]

@JoshuaWomack82 Player Drafted By Cleveland Browns Decides To Just Retire Instead https://t.co/MxDHNJzwRF via @TheBabylonBee

[Hunters Lane High @hunters_lane]

Tonight was the Academies of Nashville Awards
🏆Dr. Kessler won Partner Choice Academy Champion
🏆Dr. King won Academy Innovator of the Year
🏆Ms. Payne Award on Student Choice Teacher of the Year
🏆Erin Farmer (not present) Omni Hotel Partner of the Year

[Wes Rucker @wesruckerTBA]

FINAL IN CHARLOTTE: Tennessee 62, Texas 58.

#Vols advance to Sweet Sixteen. Will play Creighton or Oregon in Detroit on Friday.

[Amy Mantravadi @AmyMantravadi]

Books of the Bible as GIFs from The Office. A thread.

[Hunters Lane High @hunters_lane]

Big wins for HLHS Debate Team at Tournament # 4 at Lawson HS today! Bethany & Catherine went undefeated over LHS & OHS & came in 2nd in the tournament. Catherine was top speaker for the tournament, Bethany earned 3rd speaker, & Franky was 7th! Layla and Nina beat Hume Fogg.

[Dr. Henry Cloud @DrHenryCloud]

Your capacity for time and energy is going to be stretched. It’s time to prune some stuff and decide what you will and won’t be able to do.

[Hunters Lane High @hunters_lane]

Hunters Lane Debate Team found success in their first tournament of the season at Lawson HS. The varsity team of Valeria and Joe went 2-2 versus Hume-Fogg. Joe was named 4th best varsity speaker. Kenia, Mia, Nina, and Layla won speaker awards. Mr. Proffitt was voted best judge.

[Jason Proffitt @JasonProff]

@insultsrare Women are you feeling like I have been? (middle button whole way)

[Jason Proffitt @JasonProff]

@JoshuaWomack82 Sorry brother 😞

[AP for Students @APforStudents]

Did you know students who earn a 2 on an AP Exam do significantly better in introductory college classes? Learn more about the benefits of taking an AP Exam, no matter your score. #APExams https://t.co/vkhb0ESOMq

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

PSA: 📣
🌐 https://t.co/leSsDUnQAd

[Hunters Lane High @hunters_lane]

After serving @MetroSchools for 5️⃣0️⃣ years and HLHS since the day it opened, Mr. Harned is retiring. His impact is wide and deep. We 🧡💙 you Mr. Harned! @dharned531 @MetroSchools

[Jason Proffitt @JasonProff]

@DudespostingWs @SarahSeitzinger

[Hunters Lane High @hunters_lane]

A group of Hunters Lane faculty members is learning new tricks to increase student engagement today in Orlando, FL! We are excited to show our Warriors what we learned in 20 days for the FIRST day of school on August 8! Be there in SSA! @KaganOnline