Jim Mayers

High School English teacher. I like reading, writing, and talking. Real big on maple syrup. I talk about teaching on @thebrokencopier with my friends.

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

@LukeGlaser1 @KyDeptofEd Congratulations bud!

[The Broken Copier @thebrokencopier]

Did @mayersteach and @MarcusLuther6 spend the final ten minutes of the most recent episode not just discussing The Bear but reflecting on why it speaks to the profession of teaching?

Yes, they did. 😂 #summervibes

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

Seems like the day @CollegeBoard releases AP scores, they also removed all teacher access via the course audit forms so we can't view either the scores or instructional reports from our accounts. I had access to all this a few days ago. Anyone else have this?

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

It would be almost 100% if this was a practice encouraged in public schools

[Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS) @jean_twenge]

The number of U.S. 13-year-olds who never read for fun has nearly quadrupled.

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

@kristamm Thanks—that’s extra annoying bc I’ve also paid my registration & my plate is current but they keep getting the sticker lost in the mail.

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

Hey @CityOfBoston & @MayorWu what’s the point of making everyone download a separate parking app just for inside Boston just to give people parking tickets 1h & 40m before the meter expires?

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

Maybe this person needs an IT refresher

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

Got a ticket at 10 am when I clearly paid until 11:40 & police sign says no parking on Sunday, but it’s Saturday.

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

@MarcusLuther6 And generally, a lot of work with precise author’s purpose verbs to accurately capture nuance is really helpful

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

@MarcusLuther6 PDFs of this edition are readily available:

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

I actually still like Facebook because some of my friends are like “check out this cool PhD thesis I did” and other friends are like “I got a new batch of pigs for sale, message me if you want any” and every time I’m like “hell yea keep it up”

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

@MarcusLuther6 “That’s something, right?”

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

my dog takes medicine in the mornings, which I administer in small pieces of hot dogs.

every day I ask her if she is “ready for her morning glizzy,” and every day I grow more and more jealous.

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

@braden_pharis @k8andbake My man 👊🏼

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

@CovingtonEDU Now hold on a minute…

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

I think in a lot of cases where teachers are going outside the school norms, it’s a symptom of a lack of support, leadership, or buy-in to. Asking teachers why they aren’t upholding these rules can often lead to more complex answers than we think. Not always, though.

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

I agree with this, but struggle with the reality that this is not at *all* the case with college professors or employers.

In most post-secondary settings, there is rampant favoritism & discrimination, and it feels a little rich to be pointing at K12 teachers for this.

[North Landesman @MrLandesman]

Teachers should all have the same behavior rules, enforced the same at a grade level. To be effective, they need to work as a team. No school or grade level should have the "hero teacher," the "cool teacher," the "rebel teacher," or the "burnout teacher."

[Jim Mayers @mayersteach]

I feel like Taylor could just announce that she’s only releasing her music on cassette tapes from now on and we’d all be like “ok yea I was pretty much done with the internet anyways”