Michelle Strattard
@chellestrat.bsky.social
High School History teacher - Model UN - GSTA 🏳️🌈 - 2021 Maine History Teacher of the Year - she/her - all opinions are my own
I love when I learn something new and it completely upends my lesson plans, it a good way! Today it was the story of Pvt. John Poor of IL, stationed at Ft William, Cape Eliz, ME who might be the first Am. soldier to have died in WW1, days before we dec lwar.
Story by Troy Bennett
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Story by Troy Bennett
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Maybe World War I started here
Some say the first American to fall in the War to End All Wars died in Cape Elizabeth
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November 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I love when I learn something new and it completely upends my lesson plans, it a good way! Today it was the story of Pvt. John Poor of IL, stationed at Ft William, Cape Eliz, ME who might be the first Am. soldier to have died in WW1, days before we dec lwar.
Story by Troy Bennett
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Story by Troy Bennett
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November in Maine
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
November in Maine
Some good news this morning! Can Kim Davis just quietly fade from public discourse already?
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Some good news this morning! Can Kim Davis just quietly fade from public discourse already?
Who would’ve thought that here in the year 2025 I would be jamming to brand new Dion. 🤘🏻
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Who would’ve thought that here in the year 2025 I would be jamming to brand new Dion. 🤘🏻
Hey #HATM I noticed yesterday that UHF is on Prime!
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November 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Hey #HATM I noticed yesterday that UHF is on Prime!
It has been a rough start to this school year to say the least. First quarter is finally over and grades submitted so I decided to give my room some attention. A student offered to rearrange desks and I finally got my words of wisdom wall back up!
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It has been a rough start to this school year to say the least. First quarter is finally over and grades submitted so I decided to give my room some attention. A student offered to rearrange desks and I finally got my words of wisdom wall back up!
Woo hoo!!!👏🏻 Mainers say no to voter id and protect access to absentee ballots!!
Maine's Question 1 has been soundly defeated. DecisionDesk just called it with 39% reported. #MEpolitics #maine
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Woo hoo!!!👏🏻 Mainers say no to voter id and protect access to absentee ballots!!
Know what @pressherald.com election results should be free to view. Not just the statewide ones, but all the local ones and town by town. It was last year. I like to go over them the next day with my students. Even if it’s not for a teacher, it should be accessible!
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Know what @pressherald.com election results should be free to view. Not just the statewide ones, but all the local ones and town by town. It was last year. I like to go over them the next day with my students. Even if it’s not for a teacher, it should be accessible!
When the sweater weight, the woodstove, and the couch all come together in that special way, that to do list is not getting done.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
When the sweater weight, the woodstove, and the couch all come together in that special way, that to do list is not getting done.
Maine has this too!
Reminder: In Virginia, you can register to vote on Election Day through same-day voter registration. This lets you register in person and cast a provisional ballot if you missed the regular registration deadline. Your vote will be counted once eligibility is confirmed, so don’t sit this one out!
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Maine has this too!
Ok Mainers, tomorrow we do our part to defend democracy in this state.
We have one of the highest voter turnout rates in the country, partly due to our absentee voting access (40%!). We averaged 74% in 2024. Usually double digit % points above the national average.
Fraud is virtually 0.
We have one of the highest voter turnout rates in the country, partly due to our absentee voting access (40%!). We averaged 74% in 2024. Usually double digit % points above the national average.
Fraud is virtually 0.
November 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ok Mainers, tomorrow we do our part to defend democracy in this state.
We have one of the highest voter turnout rates in the country, partly due to our absentee voting access (40%!). We averaged 74% in 2024. Usually double digit % points above the national average.
Fraud is virtually 0.
We have one of the highest voter turnout rates in the country, partly due to our absentee voting access (40%!). We averaged 74% in 2024. Usually double digit % points above the national average.
Fraud is virtually 0.
1. Since we’re on an Irish theme tonight, Sing Street! Bonus the soundtrack is so good.
2. 🤷🏻♀️
3. I had some pizza and fruit at the afterparty for my fiddle orchestra’s final concert of the year!
# HATM
2. 🤷🏻♀️
3. I had some pizza and fruit at the afterparty for my fiddle orchestra’s final concert of the year!
# HATM
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November 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
1. Since we’re on an Irish theme tonight, Sing Street! Bonus the soundtrack is so good.
2. 🤷🏻♀️
3. I had some pizza and fruit at the afterparty for my fiddle orchestra’s final concert of the year!
# HATM
2. 🤷🏻♀️
3. I had some pizza and fruit at the afterparty for my fiddle orchestra’s final concert of the year!
# HATM
Know what’s gross? I’m watching Hocus Pocus on Disney+ with my mom and I’ve seen no less than 5 Liberty University ads.
November 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Know what’s gross? I’m watching Hocus Pocus on Disney+ with my mom and I’ve seen no less than 5 Liberty University ads.
Happy Halloween! 🎃
May the blessings of the Great Pumpkin be upon you!
I hope none of you get a rock. Unless you want one.
May the blessings of the Great Pumpkin be upon you!
I hope none of you get a rock. Unless you want one.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃
May the blessings of the Great Pumpkin be upon you!
I hope none of you get a rock. Unless you want one.
May the blessings of the Great Pumpkin be upon you!
I hope none of you get a rock. Unless you want one.
After school a bit later than usual to get some grading one (quarter ended today) and the janitor just started blasting classic rock in the hallway and is singing along at the top of his lungs. 😂 🤘🏻 We all gotta find ways to make the job more fun.
October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
After school a bit later than usual to get some grading one (quarter ended today) and the janitor just started blasting classic rock in the hallway and is singing along at the top of his lungs. 😂 🤘🏻 We all gotta find ways to make the job more fun.
Having pop culture class on Halloween means getting to introduce my seniors the the glory that is dancing pumpkin man and David S. Pumpkins.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Having pop culture class on Halloween means getting to introduce my seniors the the glory that is dancing pumpkin man and David S. Pumpkins.
I’ve been telling my HS kids that news is now explaining it to parents. That usually signals the death of a trend.
How teachers are dealing with the very weird and disruptive 67 trend among students. Love this quote:
“I haven’t heard them say it since,” said Anderson. “As soon as I showed the buy-in to it, it was not cool anymore.”
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“I haven’t heard them say it since,” said Anderson. “As soon as I showed the buy-in to it, it was not cool anymore.”
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Six Seven! The 2025 Dictionary.com Word of the Year Causes School Chaos
As the new trend spreads, teachers are left to wonder—should they stop it or embrace it?
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October 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I’ve been telling my HS kids that news is now explaining it to parents. That usually signals the death of a trend.
Just a reminder as the nation fixates on our senate primary it all may be moot if Q 1 passes. It would restrict early voting, absentee voting, require very specific forms of ID end and ballot requests by family members. Maine has some of the highest voter participation rates in the country. 74%!
10/29 Maine’s Question 1 would disenfranchise some Wabanaki citizens in Maine #maine #MEpolitics
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Just a reminder as the nation fixates on our senate primary it all may be moot if Q 1 passes. It would restrict early voting, absentee voting, require very specific forms of ID end and ballot requests by family members. Maine has some of the highest voter participation rates in the country. 74%!
Excellent op-ed by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social I love the Popeye reference. I call him Oyster Daddy in my head. 😂 (gift article).
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
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Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
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October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Excellent op-ed by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social I love the Popeye reference. I call him Oyster Daddy in my head. 😂 (gift article).
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Huh, I did not know he went to Bowdoin. That practically makes him a Mainah, at least a temporary one.
Jeremy W. Peters identifies the tell-tale sign of “leftist dogma” in @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: pronouncing Haiti’s name correctly
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Huh, I did not know he went to Bowdoin. That practically makes him a Mainah, at least a temporary one.
Well, I guess I have to thank the dept of labor for making my pop culture lesson about 1950’s social conformity, the HUAC and McCarthyism relevant. 🤣🤣 We talked a lot of how the nuclear family was defined, represented on TV, and who gets left out of that definition.
October 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Well, I guess I have to thank the dept of labor for making my pop culture lesson about 1950’s social conformity, the HUAC and McCarthyism relevant. 🤣🤣 We talked a lot of how the nuclear family was defined, represented on TV, and who gets left out of that definition.
Seems like a good time to highlight this excellent voter guide for the senate race by @mainemorningstar.com (Thank you!!)
mainemorningstar.com/race-details...
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2026 US Senate, Maine (2026 Election Voter Guide) – Maine Morning Star
The 2026 race for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ seat is seen as one of the most closely watched elections this midterm cycle. As the only Republican senator representing a state that voted against Presiden...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Seems like a good time to highlight this excellent voter guide for the senate race by @mainemorningstar.com (Thank you!!)
mainemorningstar.com/race-details...
mainemorningstar.com/race-details...