David Jones

Experience kindness.

A pretty damn good infield huh? #ForTheLou #STLCards

The teacher in the classroom is the difference maker!

In the last 25 years, wages for college graduates have risen 28%. During the same period, wages for teachers increased only 2%. This data is consistently true with nearly EVERY state, regardless of the political party in charge. MUST DO BETTER! epi.org/publication/te…

Please help me honor Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Michael T. Ernst who died on February 19, 2023. Rest easy Hero 🇺🇸

Every child deserves a clean slate. ❤️

if you're looking for a mission statement for the school wall that's worth living out in the school halls:

A little summer camp football action at Montana State! Never thought I’d be coaching in the snow on June 17th!

“Train your mind to see the good in everything..."

An essay I wrote about my grandfather last summer for @BitterSouth is making the rounds again, so it feels right to let you know that his wife, my grandma, turned 89 yesterday. Here they are at their wedding shower 70 years ago. bittersoutherner.com/feature/2023/o…

Powerful. 🤎

Who was the best defensive player at his position that you ever saw play? Please contribute. I'll start. Ozzie Smith at shortstop. 🔥

There will never be another like him. #STLCards

"Yeah, what paper you write for, Ernie?" Yogi Berra, on being introduced to Ernest Hemingway, after being told Hemingway was a writer

Teachers 🙌❤️

Honored to have my essay among the Best Stories of 2023 over at @BitterSouth —with so many amazing writers: (@taybrown @DavidPeisner @MauriceRuffin @rienfertel @gabriellecalise @Mustafa3000 @shanegoesforth @wyatt_williams @silasdhouse @katemedley ) bittersoutherner.com/the-best-stori…

Happy World Kindness Day!

Dear elementary schools: Creating some random dress-up-as-the-storybook-character-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up-and-join-your-favorite-sports-team day for Halloween is really just the worst. Please stop. We’re already out here hodgepodging a regular costume until midnight