mastodon 4.6.8He/him, educator, anarchist, music scene dad, folk punk cryptid in the Kingdom of Great Jersey
Ready for bed
I've got 99 problems and I'm pretty sure they're all red balloons
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org every time I see the words "touts" and "executive" in a headline I automatically brace myself for some weapons grade BS
The sweetest old lady
@futurebird@sauropods.win I don't want to be unkind, because many of my admins are lovely people, but in my district (and many "urban" districts) the admins were teachers who didn't really like/weren't very good at teaching. The ones with the humility and self awareness to acknowledge that are great. The ones who regard themselves as higher up in a hierarchy are.... Not.
@futurebird@sauropods.win yes. Teaching is an art! I have had that same conversation with admins, as well as with textbook company "coaches" who come with curriculum purchases these days.
RE: https://kolektiva.social/@beanbagashtray/116386581108622197
Updating to say, we raised $700 and had an amazing evening!
FOSS appreciation post: As a Person Who Uses Linux for personal computing, it is pretty furiously triggering when I'm required to use non Linux devices to Do Things. For example when my kid needs adobe for their college classes, or when I want to simply *play an mkv file* on my MacBook at work. To most people in my life I'm an irascible crank about it, just for wanting things to, I dunno, be easy and under my control. Margaret Killjoy this week: "Computers used to make us more free but now they make us less free" seemed wrong to me until I considered how it feels to step outside Linux world.
@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Whether or not the US ever gets back to "normal," this is the energy that ought to be held towards anyone who supported trump, from the ones who worked in the administration down to the codger up the street with a sign on his lawn. The rest of their lives, I hope they live in fear that someone will find out they were maga. In 2048 I want to read about a 63 year old middle manager on the verge of retirement getting canned because his employer finds out he worked for doge.
Very excited to share the announcement for the first show I've ever put together! If you are in South/central Jersey or Philly please come out. Thanks to folks here who offered advice and encouragement
RE: https://gamepad.club/@scarlett/116539258124974974
I've often wondered if the favorite button is more of a "like" or a "save this for later," culturally on here...
@small_cypress@indieweb.social ALL of this. I teach HS in an inner city district and I see you. Heartening to see a fellow teacher doing the work. It can be a weirdly lonely job when every time one talks to a non-teacher, all one gets is the convo stopping "oh I could NEVER do your job ..."
@ratonapea@ohai.social WELCOME!
Benefit show TONIGHT!
There will be baked goods as well! Bring cash!
At Dorothea Dix UU congregation in Bordentown NJ
A benefit for transgender folks living in hostile states
Pjn-x, Philly folk punk
The Skirts, Philly folk punks
No, Buddy! South Jersey Indie punks
Doors @ 6:30,
Music @ 7
$10!
Come on out!!!!!
Please share!
#diypunk #folkpunk #punk #philly #nj #TransLivesMatter #MutualAid
@popey@mastodon.social I think I may have one of those hanging around in a drawer somewhere
Morning of the fifth day of state testing in my school today. Everyone is exhausted, teachers and students and security and admins. I'm on hall duty, just observing the lovely humanity of teachers greeting the kids, fist bumps and hugs and quiet words of encouragement, taking on the task of loving other people's children through a rough week in the middle of a rough year in a rough world. The kind of kindness that test scores and data will never manage to capture, but I am so grateful for my career and colleagues today.
