Caitlin 🚗 🧀 Driscoll

Half dad on my father's side. Unionized. Personal account, tweets are my own views. I teach little kids and coach big ones.

[Caitlin 🚗 🧀 Driscoll @TeacherOnTopic]

First day of school with students was today. My day went somewhat off the rails before I even left the house.

I was zipping my backpack, getting ready to leave so I would be at work five minutes early, when there was an urgent pounding on the door.

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I am so accustomed to children grabbing my hand to hold that when it happened at a ball game recently, I didn't even really notice. The friend I was with had to tell the kid I wasn't his mom.

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It feels like it should be wrong to put a stuffed animal into your luggage.

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Who wants to have feelings https://t.co/DaCarlB0WU

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did you know I dream of tacos and no war?

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@mrs_g_rider for a second i thought you were from my state, lol

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This is not immaterial!

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When you see Oklahoma's abbreviation listed right after Ohio's, it's like, oh ok

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Sesame street got me on the ropes with this

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Just for today, try to be little again. 💛

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Everyone who walks by on the sidewalk, she asks their name. I think she might already be running for mayor. (Her parents sit on the porch and watch her chalk the sidewalk or play in the rain. I like to sit on my porch and pretend I'm gonna read but really I'm there to gab.)

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My next door neighbor kid is five and is going to start attending the school where I teach this fall.

Neighbor Kid: HI CAITLIN
Me: You know, you're going to need to call me a different version of my name pretty soon.
Neighbor Kid: You mean like Cait?

[Caitlin 🚗 🧀 Driscoll @TeacherOnTopic]

Today was the last day of summer school. Looking forward to being a different kind of tired starting tomorrow.

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LOUD

[Blonde Musings 🇺🇸 @musings_blonde]

What’s something that was true about you at age 5 that is still true today?

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@MsWitmerAP My sister lives here (in Lancaster), I came for the weekend to celebrate our birthday. Back to Ohio today!

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I didn't want to be disrespectful and take a photo, but we walked past an Amish buggy with four passengers and at least two visible Stanley cups.

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@Mrs_CHibbard I just thought it was funny because in some contexts they are status symbols.

[dr. alicia andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz]

my parents expected As & were aghast at A-s. there was no celebration of excellence & no tolerance for mediocrity. grades were a measure of my worthiness.

I think about this when I assess my students. what do grades mean to them & what are alternative ways to motivate learning?

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@Jamjohns1278 Downtown Ohio????

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you know what people love at parades? fire engines. bright and loud and heroes use 'em

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I don't mean to brag but I'm like if Pedro Pascal was a chick. Not as in looks, but like. The vibe.

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Kids around the corner are selling balloons. (Last year they sold paper airplanes.) I had no cash but they insisted on giving me a freebie, so now I am walking the dog all over the the neighborhood while carrying this lovely, um, sword.