— emily

i write twitter threads instead of chapel talks.

[— emily @emdashemily]

for me, teaching while grieving means going to a professional development training and crying during every picture book because i feel so much more sensitive to everyone’s pain, even fictional pain.

i’m praying that this sensitivity makes me a better, more empathetic teacher.

[— emily @emdashemily]

dear parents,

it’s 2023. please stop telling your kids that the best way to deal with another kid bothering them is to “take revenge” 🙃 before they even ask an adult for help 🙃

sincerely,
all teachers everywhere 🙃

[— emily @emdashemily]

almost two hours past contract time and i’m heading home. there are still at least a dozen teacher cars in the parking lot. and we wonder why the teacher exodus grows every year…

[OurCofELike @OurCofELike]

I understand that the King asked for this poem by ⁦@malcolmguite⁩ to be read at the Royal Carol Service. It deserves to be read everywhere this Christmas.

[Rafał Zaorski @privateZaorski]

I reckon one of the best examples of Cognitive Load Theory in practice is the load placed on teachers by Behaviour Management.

Every ounce of concentration taken by BM is a loss in attention devoted to teaching the content. And there is a finite amount of attention available.

[Read Jackson Rising @JPHilllllll]

Wow. Didn’t know Bo Burnham was a real one. Couldn’t be more relevant

[trash jones @jzux]

am i burnt out or have i just always been kinda stupid

[— emily @emdashemily]

oh and please don’t tell said teacher that your seven-year-old is “just trying to be the alpha male” 🥰

[— emily @emdashemily]

if you send your child to a school outside of your home, please believe their teacher if they raise a concern about your child. please. we are desperate out here

[Matcha Man Randy Savage @culchiephobic]

The haters don’t want you to be snug as a bug in a rug

[cowboy like jeeb 🤠 | percy jackson tv show! @ohgreekgod]

it has been a whole decade since rick riordan pulled the most painful cliffhanger ever

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

happy autumn to the house in Knives Out

[— emily @emdashemily]

give a girl a medium dunkin’ coffee and you quench her thirst for the morning. give a girl a large dunkin’ coffee and she’ll never thirst again

[abby monteil @abbyemonteil]

jo march: estranged from her best friend, dead sister, writing career in shambles:

amy march in paris:

[Shea Serrano @SheaSerrano]

make 100 seasons of survivor i’m gonna watch 100 seasons of survivor

[Joshin and Jokien @joshcarlosjosh]

I mean, it's one student loan, Joe. What could it cost, ten thousand dollars?

[— emily @emdashemily]

@alieharper49 still doesn’t really feel real! and yes tine has certainly flown 🥲♥️

[— emily @emdashemily]

at times like these, when i’m coughing up a lung on the treadmill, i feel like i need to wear a sign on my forehead that says “not sick, just asthmatic”

[— emily @emdashemily]

@alieharper49 @reaIsnowhite an icon, obviously 👩🏼‍🔬

[Megi @reaIsnowhite]

i’ve never been a woman in stem, but i was a girl on tumblr