Amanda Perschall

Teaching, traveling, reading, baking. All full of sass.

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

Underrated benefit of reading a great number & variety of books is that it will make you a more interesting person. As C. S. Lewis said, the person who doesn't read lives in a tiny world; reading lends us the perspective of a thousand lives.

[Amanda Perschall @nancystate]

And do it all early for the seniors who get out before everyone else, while still conducting regular classes for your underclassmen. 🙃

[SageOnTheStage @sage_stage]

Things that need to happen simultaneously-

Teach until the last day

Allow time for make up work

Notify parents of missing work with opportunity to make it up.

Grade current and late work

Submit final grades

Have a great summer everybody! Enjoy your time off!

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

“When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” C. S. Lewis

[Progress MO @ProgressMO]

Amendment 5, the Everything Tax, would override the Hancock Amendment and allow politicians to implement new taxes on groceries with no vote from the public.

[𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝 @Be_like_legend]

Autism didn’t explode. Our ability to spot it did. Broader definitions + screening = more diagnoses. Progress, not poison.

[Brian Tolentino M.Ed @TolentinoTeach]

10 Ways to Rebel at the End of the School Year as a Teacher

1. Fart in class. Then immediately blame it on the student who has been giving you problems all year.

2. Give extra credit for writing about giant squid. Don’t tell students why.

3. Randomly award “aura” points for sneezing.

4. Plug in the pencil sharpener so it sits on the floor.

5. Call on random students that don’t exist.

6. Declare a student the “Assistant Regional Manager of Learning.”

7. End class with an inspirational quote: “Those who doubt you probably have a good reason.”

8. Make students write with their non-dominant hand and insist it's a research-based strategy for building grit and resilience.

9. Tell students they can't leave class until they can read an analog clock.

10. When students ask what you're doing this summer, say "Swimming across the Pacific, bruh.”

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

In case you forgot, we live on a planet where lightning turns sand into glass, dolphins give each other names, the ocean glows in the dark, and rain has a scent before it falls. You stand here with a beating heart, a steady moon above, and a world quietly, absurdly beautiful.

[Senate Democrats @MoSenDems]

NEW from @kytv : A southwest Missouri domestic violence shelter that serves 10 counties says it could lose up to $200,000 in funding per year if Amendment 5 passes on Missouri ballots this August.

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

#OTD The Immigration Act of 1924 was enacted. Influenced by eugenics, the Act restricted immigration, limiting it to mostly Northern and Western Europeans and reshaping the U.S. population. Learn more about the legacy of the Act at the @tenementmuseum: https://t.co/t0lwkhjL2u

[National Constitution Center @ConstitutionCtr]

#OnThisDay in 1787, the #ConstitutionalConvention in Philadelphia starts in earnest and the first votes are taken in what is now called Independence Hall.

https://t.co/W6LDrzGhJy

[National Council for History Education @historyed]

History education starts with local leadership, and NCHE’s state councils are leading the way.

Explore our councils' upcoming programming:

https://t.co/qaMZ048bg3 • https://t.co/BeoCNm0Xok • https://t.co/FjJDlcg3N0 • https://t.co/pRXdvD9YC1 • https://t.co/U5RdljE0pm

[Amanda Perschall @nancystate]

Looking to make decisions about classrooms without including the people leading those classrooms? 🤬

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Teachers…if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.

Having a seat at the table isn’t just about contract negotiations. It’s about discipline policies, grading expectations, curriculum changes, classroom sizes, attendance policies, technology decisions, and countless other choices that directly impact teachers and students every day.

When teachers have no voice in those decisions, they’re often the ones forced to deal with the consequences afterward.

[Amanda Perschall @nancystate]

SO excited to use this new series next fall! Thanks @RetroReport for the new content!!

[Retro Report @RetroReport]

The Articles of Confederation created a loose “league of friendship” among 13 sovereign states with a limited central government.

Because it could not levy taxes, raise a standing army, or effectively regulate interstate commerce, the system proved unworkable and was later replaced by the U.S. Constitution.

Learn more in the second video in our #America250 series: https://t.co/01z02O8UiM

[Respect MO Voters @RespectVoters]

Amendment 4 will appear on our primary ballots on August 4, 2026. It would require a majority in EVERY congressional district to pass amendments brought by the people of Missouri — BUT amendments brought by politicians could still pass with a simple statewide majority.

[Missi Hesketh for MO 7th @MissiforMO]

Great. Anyone want to start a pool on what % voter turnout will be? Canvassers will definitely be incorporating this into their discussions. Gotta show up, folks.

[Amanda Perschall @nancystate]

@socialstudiestx @historyherway @history_dame In some locations they’re called Caramel deLites. It depends on what part of the country you’re in so which of the bakeries are the supplier.

[Amanda Perschall @nancystate]

@socialstudiestx @historyherway @history_dame Nope. Tagalongs are the peanut butter chocolate ones. Samoas are the coconut chocolate ones.

[Amanda Perschall @nancystate]

@RetroReport Of course you can!

[Amanda Perschall @nancystate]

My APUSH students and I wrapped up the semester by watching the @RetroReport video "Extremism in America." It provoked the best classroom discussions! They were fascinated as we learned about such recent history. https://t.co/VBmDNu8FhH

[David Frum @davidfrum]

I said on @MSNOW just now:

What *is* the Trump slush fund?

It's not an appropriation: Congress did not vote.

It's not a settlement: There was no valid litigation because (as the judge said) Trump was suing himself.

On what basis is this money leaving the Treasury?