Timothy Schultz

@goodreads Silence by Shusaku Endo! I'm preparing to be sad.

It’s Friday! What are you planning on reading this weekend?

@TeachMrReed "This is a really good poem, Tim. I mean it! You should submit this someplace." I ended up winning a $500 prize the next year for it at college! & then the professor that judged the contest said, "Hun, you wrote a beautiful poem; I want you to take all of my classes," so I did.

What’s something — good or bad — a teacher said to you that you’ll never forget?

@goodreads - Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami - Beowulf, trans. by Seamus Heaney - The Joy-Luck Club by Amy Tan - Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

What's a book you wish you could read again for the first time?

@MKJWMom @MrsChaseEnglish Thank you for the shout-out, Kim! I hope you, Ian, and the rest of your family are well :)

@MrsChaseEnglish @tschultzteach In honor of teacher appreciation week - which in my book is every day! - You both will hold a special place in my heart for the amazing impact you made in Ian’s life! 🥰

A few of my students were asking about the music I've been playing during our independent work times. If you want some good beats to be productive to, listen to Nujabes! youtu.be/2BtUVKYxfI8

@likaluca Blackberry-Picking by Seamus Heaney!

@goodreads Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

What was the last book you recommended to a friend?

@goodreads "The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai" by Ha Jin!

It’s Friday! What are you planning on reading this weekend?

@GabrielleBates The entirety of Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf.

Is there a poem you can think of that you would want read to you as you died?

@goodreads The Collected Poems of Federico Garcia Lorca!

It’s Friday! What are you planning on reading this weekend?

@kenyonreview Both! I like to write rough drafts at the coffee shop, and then type up those drafts at home. Writing feels more purposeful and personal to me if done by hand initially.

Do you write or type your work? Why?

@kenyonreview The Bic Atlantis ballpoint pen is the only one I (un)officially endorse due to its comfort and smearlessness, as well as Moleskine Cahier notebooks for their simplicity, flexibility, and high-quality paper.

Arguably the most important question to ask a writer: What is your favorite writing utensil? We want specifics ✏️🧐✒️

Why Are Teachers So Tired All The Time? 😴 Research shows we make about 1,500 decisions a day! The constant requirement to ‘be on’ becomes DRAINING to our brains and bodies. It is called ‘Decision Fatigue’. This explains a lot!!

@TeachMrReed For my Public Speaking class, I assigned a high-interest assignment (making a podcast for about whatever they want) and paired kids up with similar interests. They are all talking and coming up with great ideas! As for my core ELA classes, I'm still working on that...

Why/how are we doing virtual small groups?

Light breaks where no sun shines; Where no sea runs, the waters of the heart Push in their tides; —Dylan Thomas, born #otd in 1914 poets.org/poem/light-bre…

For the rest of the week, the seniors & I are taking a respite from our research to write some eerie flash fiction for Halloween! Take some time to do something fun in your week :)

@d155_theo @carlosgd92 You too, Anita!

@tschultzteach @carlosgd92 Have a great year, Tim!

Forgot to post a 1st day of school pic, so here's a 2nd day one instead

@Alberto90472125 Of course, Alberto! You're the man, and I hope you have a nice, relaxing summer before college starts up!

My Freshmen and I are working on a Google Slides "scrapbook" about how our year of school went. I decided to include a picture of Freshie Mr. S vs. Quarantine Beard Mr. S.