Susan McLaughlin, NBCT

#NBCT. Educator of medium-sized littles. I believe in science. Advocate of glitter. Prankster. Serious moxie for going off-piste. NED 4 #SalivaryGlandCancer.

[Susan McLaughlin, NBCT @Sdmclaughlin]

@lisamurkowski You sold your soul to the devil.

[Susan McLaughlin, NBCT @Sdmclaughlin]

Guess who’s going to Nepal and Bhutan to study the refugee experience? ME! I’m a 2025 @FundforTeachers Fellow! My sweet 4th graders inspired every word of my proposal.

Thanks to @NBPTS @Pbrookins44 for representing us and to the @MHJFoundation for support! #FFTFellow #ReynProud

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Guess who’s going to Nepal and Bhutan on a teacher fellowship to study the Bhutanese-Nepali refugee experience?

ME! I am! I’m a 2025 @FundforTeachers Fellow!

Those sweet kiddos below — and the 100+ Nepali students I’ve taught — inspired every word of my proposal. #FFTFellow

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@JDVance What the heck is wrong with you?

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@Darnell @JeffBezos @washingtonpost @PostOpinions @davidjshipley 100%. I’m incredibly disappointed but Bezos doesn’t care what I have to say.

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@AllisonETEC I have gone through 450 pencils this year with just 50 students. At least 4 or 5 are intentionally snapped in half every day. They just think new ones will magically appear. 😞

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@guy_jung13 @usedgov Ok friend, let’s pay teachers based on factors completely out of their control—poverty, trauma, learning disabilities, and systemic inequities. While we’re at it, let’s pay doctors based on how healthy their patients already are. What could possibly go wrong? @usedgov

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@usedgov Ah yes, the Department of Education bravely standing up against…checks notes…historical context, systemic inequities, and basic critical thinking. Maybe next week, they’ll remind us that gravity exists but insist it’s unfair to falling objects.

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@MarionGoodwill I know prices are going up everywhere but you were my go-to book spot, and an $.80 increase per book is TOO MUCH. These are used books, not eggs. The new price is too much for my teacher wallet. So bummed for my students. 🙁

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@MarionGoodwill I often shop kid’s books for my 4th graders at the Delaware Goodwill. Today I was thrilled to see a set of 12 “Mermaid School” books. My reluctant reader girls love them! Then I saw the new price: $2.29, up 53% from $1.49. That set is now $9.60 more. (1/2)

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@PlayBlooket Dang, Blooket! Didn’t realize the Plus subscription went up $24 a year until I went to renew today. That’s a lot, don’t you think? Now I’m trying to figure out if it’s worth it. 🤦🏼‍♀️ #blooket #teacherlife #TeachersOfTwitter Twitter

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@injunjohn86 @SenSchumer Bro…not all of us became teachers right out of college. I worked for 10+ years in the private sector before becoming a teacher. Plus….we work 2nd jobs….for years. Sheesh.

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@SenBillCassidy Please get this done!!!!

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@SenatorEBrownOH Please get #HR82 to the floor for a vote TONIGHT! I’m a central Ohio teacher retiring in the next 5 - 7 years. Passing the #SocialSecurityFairnessAct is just that — FAIR. Don’t let this stall!

[Susan McLaughlin, NBCT @Sdmclaughlin]

@SenBillCassidy 29-year #teacher here! Don’t stop until #HR82 passes! This will make a gigantic difference for middle-class service workers like me. Don’t let this die! #SocialSecurityFairnessAct #PassHR82Now

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@SenSchumer This is fantastic news! Please don’t let #HR82 die. It impacts the retirement of middle class educators like me. Ohio’s #STRS is bad enough. The #SocialSecurityFairnessAct would make a huge difference! I’ve been waiting years for this. #MakeItHappen

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@SenSchumer Please vote on #HR82! I’m a 29-year educator and it will make a huge difference for teachers, firefighters and other public workers just like me. The #GPO-WEP is ridiculously unfair! #SocialSecurityFairnessAct

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@SenSchumer I know you’re working hard on the spending bill but I’m asking that you take #HR82 to a vote TODAY. I’m a #teacher getting close to retirement. The pension offset is garbage — educators deserve more! #HR82SenateFloorVote #HR82now!

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@Flocabulary Is there a way to export grades to Google Classroom? I can’t figure it out! Help!

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@erastourticks @LucasOilStadium @taylorswift13 Yes! Me me me!