Joletta Yoder

Former English & journalism educator at Hudson High School | Forever a life-long lover of learning & teaching at ❤️ | Now starting Chpt. 2 of my story...

[Joletta Yoder @therealjoyo]

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[Joletta Yoder @therealjoyo]

@OrevaZSN Amen!

[Rose Smith @itsrosesm]

YOU DON'T "SAVE" SOCIAL SECURITY BY RAISING THE
MINIMUM AGE TO 71.
YOU SAVE IT BY REMOVING EVERYONE STEALING FROM IT.

[blue @bluewmist]

If you want to recover faster from setbacks then skip the "why me" phase entirely and go straight to "what now." Victim mindset isn't just a feeling, it's also a sentence structure.
Change the sentence and you change the trajectory.

[CooperBaggs 💰🍞 @edgaralandough]

Be present this summer because there's a version of you 30 years from now who would give anything to live Summer 2026 again. So answer the message. Make the plan. Say yes. You are currently standing inside the memory she would give everything to return to.

[Rajjath @Rajjath24]

George Orwell on writing:

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“One of the most underrated skills you can learn is the ability to ignore your mood and stick with the plan.”

[The Shift Journal @TheShiftJournal]

Word of the Day

[Harsh @huntheharsh]

Somehow, it’s always an English teacher in school who sees your potential before anyone else and inspires you to become your best self.

[Brian Tolentino M.Ed @TolentinoTeach]

Two teachers can teach the same curriculum with the same activities, and get completely different results.

Because in the end, it’s the teacher who brings the curriculum to life. There’s no way around that.

[Desiree @DesireeAmerica4]

A teacher just said the quiet part out loud: it's time to go back to the old ways.

Maureen Mulvaney, an English teacher at Washburn High School in south Minneapolis, pulled the technology out of her classroom. No screens. No shortcuts. Just Pen, paper, books.

[Brian Tolentino M.Ed @TolentinoTeach]

Students need all kinds of teachers.

- The extroverts who bring energy.

- The introverts who lead with quiet thoughtfulness.

- The serious teachers who bring structure and focus.

- The silly teachers that put students in a state of relaxed alertness.

- The spontaneous teachers who model a creative spirit.

- The organized teachers who bring clarity and consistency.

Part of education is learning how to work with, learn from, and relate to people who are different from ourselves.

[Joletta Yoder @therealjoyo]

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[Principal Jon @Principal_Jon]

In high school I was asked to read:

The Great Gatsby
Of Mice and Men
Grapes of Wrath

My daughter's high school asked her to read:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Have we stopped believing kids can do hard things?

[Dr. Julia Pappas @JuliaPappasPhD]

Ever met someone like this?

They are pretending to help you, while also actively sabotaging your progress.

Apply high discernment to every helping hand.

[blue @bluewmist]

I'm a big fan of the "GPS Theory" when you miss a turn, your GPS doesn't judge you, it recalculates. No matter how many detours you take, it finds another way forward. Life works like that too. You'll make mistakes, but your destination doesn't vanish. The route just changes.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

What a teacher evaluation should look like.
Because great teaching is built through relationships, not rubrics. @SolutionTree
@NAESP @NASSP @AASAHQ

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Teacher Humor…

Student: How can I bring up my grade.
Teacher: Spell way
Student: W-a-y
Teacher: You forgot the F
Student: There’s no F in way
Teacher: Exactly

[Karun Pal @karunpal]

People who crave a slow life are rebels against modern culture. They don’t want constant stimulation. They don’t dream about “grinding” 24/7. They enjoy quiet mornings. Long walks. Thick books. Meaningful work.And being left alone with their thoughts. Because they’re built for depth over noise. For a life that feels good to live. And trying to force a peaceful soul to live in a hyper-stimulated world is one of the fastest ways to lose yourself.

[CyberChick @warriors_mom]

Canvas just got hacked. 275 million students’ data exposed! The 5 steps to take tonight: If your kid does homework through Canvas, listen up. Hackers stole 3.65 terabytes of data, including names, emails, student ID numbers and billions of private messages between kids and teachers …

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