Jessica Fielder

I knit, I spin, I look at the stars. She/her/hers. Opinions are my own.

[Shasti @sh44sti]

by 30 every man should have:
- sworn brothers in arms
- 1 mighty general to entrust wives and infant sons to should your province fall
- heavenly seal from the child emperor
- formidable military strategist who was discovered in a cave

[Rabbi Daniel Bogard @RavBogard]

For Jews who can become pregnant, access to abortion services is a religious *requirement*, and has been for thousands of years. Surprised? Let's dig into some of the texts 🧵 1/

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Congress must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country NOW. And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there are not, we must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.

[C Thi Nguyen @add_hawk]

OK, tried out a new unit in my intro to philosophy class, and it is my new favorite unit: "Are Grades Bullshit?"

I have never seen intro students more intensely engaged, more edge-of-their-seat, and more mind-blown.

Thread:

[Joey Rodriguez @Astro_JRod]

In-person, timed physics exams with no access to external resources are a awful way to predict whether students will be great scientists…waste of time for everyone involved.

[Jessica Fielder @starryknit]

@jazztronomy Yes, absolutely.

[Daniel | ScienceSocks et al. @ScienceSocks]

Pillars of 👀

[Jessica Fielder @starryknit]

@noukon Tuesday’s coming, did you bring your coat?

[Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel]

Academia: You must be brilliant, creative, and organized. You must do this while teaching 3-4 courses, writing grants, publishing manuscripts, mentoring students, reviewing papers, serving on committees, & presenting at conferences.

Academia: And work-life balance is CRITICAL.

[Jessica Fielder @starryknit]

@neomeruru If you like Hue, you might also like Tint!

[Jessica Fielder @starryknit]

@pankisseskafka I also came here to recommend The Power.

[Katie Mack @AstroKatie]

When all this is over I will never take coffee shops for granted again

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

We were moved by a poet during the inauguration. We clung to film and TV like a raft in quarantine. Let's never again pretend that art and artists don't matter.

[Rebecca Saltzman @beccasaltz]

One of the girls in my 9 year old’s class just said “My favorite author, other than myself, is Judy Blume,” and that’s the energy I want to see from all women writers going forward

[Liz Ryan @humanworkplace]

RETWEET if you ever had a job where you were pressured to come to work when you were sick

[Stephanie Insley Hershinow @S_Insley_H]

Dr. Biden looking awfully calm for someone with four syllabi to finalize this week.

[Jessica Fielder @starryknit]

This is so important, and fundamental to basically my entire teaching philosophy.

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

Every person is different, but if I have a learning tip that I haven’t heard much elsewhere it’s “talk it out.” Like, with your voice. Alone or to someone else. Speak your understanding in your words with your voice.