Mr. Roth-Ritchie

I teach English at HDHS and enjoy tinkering with tech, working in the theatre, being in the woods, playing music, and generally, living life to the fullest.

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

Incredible weekend at River Rage. #hdhspride Oscats finished 8th in qualifiers and were honored to be invited to join a strong alliance led by the Outliers with Big Bad Bob & the Cardinals. Next week, they hope to do it again: Battle of the Bay. Thanks team 501 for hosting.

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

Experiencing Plato's Theory of Forms with @PlayDoh in Film&Lit. Incredible samples of the ideal chair. Diving deep into representation v reality -- psych, art, & lit. Student analysis is on point. Next week, we go deeper with @banksy Sharks too thanks to @DamienHirst #hdhspride

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

A spectacular ride in Fox the other day. Aspen and Maple pretty much at full peak. An incredible day all around. We live in such a beautiful place. #hdhspride

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

The other day, the Oscats got vision targeting working on Sally IV. Wonderful job everyone. This will pay dividends in the future. :) #hdhspride

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

The Oscats had an incredible time at the Thunder Over NH airshow. Thank you @NEFIRST and all our sponsors: especially Duncan-Jenkins trust, @Osram_SA and the NHDOE for the opportunity. #hdhspride was in full force.

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

The Oscats played incredibly today in Alliance Antics, an NEFirst off-season competition. Excellent programming, driving, and strategy. #hdhspride

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

#SAU34KnollingChallenge with robots. Mini aspires for more; Full-size remembers the past.

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

An incredible week with the Oscats. They dusted off the 2020 robot, got it driving and launching projectiles, began mapping trajectories for the next virtual event, and designed and built a cart from scratch. They did this all while maintaining consistent safety. #hdhspride

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

Congratulations Oscats for earning third in the Innovation Award of the Color Conundrum Challenge. Thank you to our sponsors, @NEFIRST and @BAESystemsInc for providing the game and resources for this game. We are excited for those upcoming. #HDHSPride
https://t.co/uVJtVCph1s

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

I am honored to be included in Github's Arctic Code Vault. https://t.co/INrKKWFZjy It is incredible to know I had a hand in shaping codebases that will live on for posterity.

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

@Maire_from_NJ I am consodering re-wording #1

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

@Maire_from_NJ I do not have any artwork yet, but here is what I have been thinking as a HS alternative for my room whenever we return. Something like...

Wearing a mask communicates that...
*I value the lives of people around me...
*I understand science, and...
*I care about health and safety.

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

I love Quanta Magazine. They take complex ideas and explain them in relatively simple terms. This is an incredibly timely article that goes from basic to complex quickly and efficiently, but most importantly, it is really neat.

https://t.co/v5ajYh6Efs

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

Doh. Efficiently.

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

Yesterday when cooking, I was running late and wanted it to be done so I could get on with my day. I had the thought, "Whatever; it's been a while, long enough." But stopped: it didn't matter. It was still under-cooked. It took as long as it needed regardless of my impatience.

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

I did this a lot as well with all of my classes. It was amazing. My favorite was reading parts of S. (Ship of Theseus) to the honors class to show them how I enjoy challenging literature from chosing a novel to understanding through multiple passes.

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

@jaclynkingnh I do not even have folders on my desktop. :)

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

I agree. I saw In The Heights (which I loved) and have listened to the soundtrack for years. Yet, nothing could have prepared me for how incredible @HamiltonMusical is. It is now one of my favorites along with Hedwig and Rent. Perhaps I adore superb modern Operas.

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

I try to stay neutral in discussions of politics; yet, I am increasingly appalled by the current political landscape.
Whether to be kind to people or not is not a political question and is not open for debate. Those who attempt to convince us otherwise are eroding our country.

[Mr. Roth-Ritchie @JRothRitchie]

I have spent a long time working on strategies to foster these values in my classroom. I wonder, in light of this article, what I do that impedes our progress and what I can change to make further gains. RP seem to be an excellent starting point.

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

"Though they are well intentioned, catch-all phrases like grit and resilience place the responsibility on students to endure an unjust system." https://t.co/M5mSBBprLM