Steff

The worst part about loving musicals is there’s so few people out there who you can talk about them with and, even worse, the ones who do want to talk about them are all theater kids

We are training kids to have a zero-percent tolerance for boredom. But deep thought is often boring at the start. By 'gamifying' the classroom, we are effectively lobotomizing the capacity for deep work.

Truly, I feel like the old poems were written by a different person. I still like them, though.

Don’t listen to anyone who tells you a poem isn’t a poem just because it doesn’t rhyme or follow a fixed form. A poem is a distilled feeling, a condensed moment in time—it's language at its very best, like a punch to the gut that leaves you winded, dazed, longing for another.

“i asked ChatGPT” well i asked wiggly and he said you’re a stupid bitch.

I interviewed a teacher who recently left the profession: “I was tired of hearing ‘you are the union’ every time I questioned their priorities. If teachers really had a voice, maybe fewer of us would be walking away.” THOUGHTS?

when people turn 30 they’re sorted into one of these four houses like in harry potter

Mike Miles & #HISD board of managers suggest teacher turnover has no impact on student achievement. With 10,000+ teachers leaving in a year, HISD faces turmoil ahead. #education #teacherturnover marcolearning.com/impact-of-teac…

I too would pass away if I had to say something kind to jd vance

his version of show stoppin number is gonna kill like max jägerman

Leaders, where's your broom? Coach John Wooden was possibly the greatest basketball coach of all time, but during the week, he could be found sweeping the gym before practice. Never be too important to serve.

Do the damn problems. Too many damn people think they can learn without doing the damn problems. Doing the damn problems makes all the damn difference.

The issue with people “letting AI do the reading for them” is that a society that does not read is a society that can’t think critically. It can be easily manipulated by authoritarians. When we don’t read we are less informed, more dependent on tech tools, and more compliant.

We need a literary culture of outstanding amateurs--"hobby" writers who, nonetheless, work at the top of the craft. Not everyone should make a living at it. It's unhealthy to try. Write with the spirit of a cottage gardener or a weekend woodcarver--top skill, with leisure & love.

2018…More teachers resigned than any other year prior 2019…A new record # of resignations 2020…That # SURPASSED. 2021…AGAIN 2022…AGAIN 2023…Broke ALL previous records Questions: What was learned? Answer: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! The career is simply no longer sustainable

Maybe Dickens isn’t overwrought and overly sentimental. Maybe we are underwrought and underly sentimental.

the cult of maximum efficiency is one of the worst things to happen to society. I can’t defend studying Latin or reading for pleasure or spending an hour at the park with my niece in a way that will satisfy shareholders. but they’re worth doing because they’re beautiful and good.

I'm not going to dunk on the "I've never heard of The Odyssey" kid but I will say, once again, that the humanities are in trouble and any conversations about removing the classics from curriculums are dangerous.

Reflecting on my several years as a teacher, a recurring theme stands out: American schools often take on way too much. Schools shouldn’t be the all-in-one solution for many of America’s ills. And when you take on too much, failure is inevitable.