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Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.

@JZMNOB Look at that little face peeking out! So cute!

#HowISurviveTheNight An impregnable pillow fort

@CorrieTenBoom Wow! This really hit me.

@JanHoving4 Thank you for your posts. I enjoy them 👏🏻

@JanHoving4 @Lin_Anderson I love this! Sadly, we would never see most kids this interested in books today. They are interested in social media instead. So sad.

Kids reading books from the public library. Chicago, 1958.

@Mr_Husky1 That is wonderful!! You have him the foundation so he was able to bloom. Great job 👏🏻

"As a single mom raising five children, I constantly stressed about my boy. He was always a little odd—arriving at pals' homes barefoot or overlooking simple tasks everyone else noticed. He never submitted homework (even when completed in his backpack, after I'd reminded him endlessly), yet scored perfectly on exams. In seventh grade, I had him evaluated for learning disorders, but results showed only ADD (minus hyperactivity) while performing at an 11th-grade academic level. Still, he maintained just two close friendships in high school and skipped all typical social gatherings like proms. I agonized over his ability to connect with others. At 17, when he left for college, my anxieties multiplied. Why hadn't I delayed his schooling earlier? Here I was releasing him into adulthood before legal maturity! Now—he's starting his third year at University of Hartford. His friend circle has expanded beyond counting. He holds a 3.5 GPA while majoring in psychology. Last summer, he counseled at a camp for adults with developmental disabilities—unimaginable years ago given his extreme food sensitivities. This summer, they promoted him to Assistant Camp Director. In January, he independently organized study abroad programs across South Africa, Paris, and Rome—securing his own scholarships and handling all logistics. Words can't capture his transformation. He's shattered every low expectation. Some swans simply need extra time to grow out of their awkward duckling stage. Now I proudly declare: that magnificent swan was always my duckling, and I adore him completely. To parents watching a child with dormant potential—have faith. Their breakthrough is coming!" Credit: Mom Daily/FB

@ewj61 @SNYUConn @SNYtv Awful role model to others. I totally agree, Ellis.

@SNYUConn @SNYtv Sarah Strong parents should immediately put her in the portal asap. Poor example of leadership and to attack a Black woman is not acceptable.

"You can ask Geno the question. He's the one that initiated the conversation. I don't want what happened there to dampen what we were able to accomplish today." Dawn Staley was asked about what was said between her and Geno Auriemma at the end of tonight's game:

@Heidy143Ocampos @SNYUConn Agreed!!

@SNYUConn She's not taking the bait. Puts it right back on Geno. Keeps the focus on her team's win. That's a pro move.

@SNYUConn Thank you @dawnstaley for being a wonderful role model. You handled a bad situation with class but did not back down. You make Philly proud 👏🏻

@saniyafatma1278 That is awesome! So happy for you and your kids 👏🏻 Glad you got out of a dangerous situation and got yourself and your kids to a safe place. It does not matter if it is big or small -it is safe and yours! Well done 👍🏻

I did it!! I finally got myself and my kids out of a toxic living situation and into our own apartment. It’s small, it’s secondhand, and I’ve got $13 to my name, lol, but it’s ours! Here’s to new beginnings! For the longest time, I truly felt stuck, but let this be a reminder: there is light at the end of the tunnel. Keep pushing forward and things will turn around for you too.

@HighlyregardedG @FixingEducation @blueicecream Amen!!

Schools are now structured so that the overwhelming number of student misbehaviors essentially have ZERO consequences. This is horrible for teachers…but it’s even worse for the students who want to learn!

@MrsScienceof6th Your room looks great!! Students must love it 👏🏻

It was a rough day! School was great! After not so much! But I walked 2.5 miles And played 1v1 with my son in hoops! I lost lol

@HSTeachProbs Amen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Not my content, but content I approve. #teacherproblems

Hey @BardCumberland could you RT please? We’re looking to find 62 people to pledge £100 each at kickstarter.com/projects/night… becoming our film’s co-producers and reaching our crowdfunding goal! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧝🏼‍♀️⚔️

@FixingEducation Isn’t it mind boggling? It isn’t fair to anyone - child, other kids, teacher….

How did we get to a point where students can miss 50+ days, struggle with basic reading and math, and still get promoted? Then we act surprised when they’re years behind. This didn’t happen overnight…it’s been building for decades.

@MattSwanson24 @TolentinoTeach 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@TolentinoTeach 100%. any book written about how to teach by someone who hasn't taught in a real classroom post covid should just be ignored.

If you haven’t taught in a classroom post-Covid, you don’t know what it is like to teach the modern student. The students have changed. Teaching has changed. You have to be in the classroom daily to understand what I mean.

@DavWarren3 @TolentinoTeach Amen!

@TolentinoTeach Facts. And anyone who hasn't shouldn't speak on behalf of public education

@TolentinoTeach So, so very true!

@HeyyRB I’m sorry that the students are losing a good teacher but I totally get it. It is a really difficult job that gets harder by the day. Best of luck on your new path.

After 8 years- I’m officially hanging up the teacher cap. Making it through May and I’m done. I always say “one more year” and then regret it so i refuse to do it this year. Idk what’s next, but it’s not this. This is miserable and hasn’t been fun in a hell of a long time.

@EllSimonds @TacoforFive1 So true. My cousin had special needs and he taught us so much about life and unconditional love. He left the world a kinder place.

@TacoforFive1 Special needs parents are amazing. Their strength and resilience could really teach us all something

I love the way his father pays attention to every detail while he helps him get ready for prom. The send off is so special! Not a special needs mom over here ugly crying. 😭

@SharonC30893592 @TacoforFive1 The years fly by, don’t they? I would love to spend a day with my kids again - when they were babies. I miss them - now they are grown.

@TacoforFive1 Totally agree..my graduated high school as my daughter graduated 8th grade.. The next morning I woke up and my daughter was graduating high school prepping for her college years.. My mother didn't warn me not to sleep.. I miss those years!!