Jamie
@itsthejam.bsky.social
Middle school US history teacher, lover of public schools, proud union member, expert in Real Housewives and the extended 90 Day Universe and also I do like some other stuff I just don’t talk about it as much.
Are Jimmy Eat World not coming to DC or Baltimore because they are playing the DC warped tour? Do they not understand that I am too old for the warped tour?
February 10, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Are Jimmy Eat World not coming to DC or Baltimore because they are playing the DC warped tour? Do they not understand that I am too old for the warped tour?
Today would have been the 40th birthday of a friend of mine who was taken from us because guns are entirely too accessible in this country and we don’t take domestic violence seriously.
I miss her every day. She really would have really loved KPop Demon Hunters.
I miss her every day. She really would have really loved KPop Demon Hunters.
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Today would have been the 40th birthday of a friend of mine who was taken from us because guns are entirely too accessible in this country and we don’t take domestic violence seriously.
I miss her every day. She really would have really loved KPop Demon Hunters.
I miss her every day. She really would have really loved KPop Demon Hunters.
The best thing about today was when one of my students who is Puerto Rican told her classmates about how special the halftime show was for her and explained to them some of the moments that stood out to her.
February 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The best thing about today was when one of my students who is Puerto Rican told her classmates about how special the halftime show was for her and explained to them some of the moments that stood out to her.
Today I emailed my Tech Support to ask them how to turn off Gemini even though I know that the answer is that I can’t, just because I want them to know how annoyed I am.
February 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Today I emailed my Tech Support to ask them how to turn off Gemini even though I know that the answer is that I can’t, just because I want them to know how annoyed I am.
I switched my browser at work from Chrome to Firefox so I could avoid the AI “features” and now I’m just being haunted in my Google drive and slides and docs anyway. No, I do not want you to “beautify” my slide, please leave me alone.
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I switched my browser at work from Chrome to Firefox so I could avoid the AI “features” and now I’m just being haunted in my Google drive and slides and docs anyway. No, I do not want you to “beautify” my slide, please leave me alone.
Nothing quite like checking instagram during/after significant cultural events to see which bravolebs…..react exactly the way you expected them to.
And specifically to Jill Zarin- not today, forehead.
And specifically to Jill Zarin- not today, forehead.
February 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Nothing quite like checking instagram during/after significant cultural events to see which bravolebs…..react exactly the way you expected them to.
And specifically to Jill Zarin- not today, forehead.
And specifically to Jill Zarin- not today, forehead.
Literally the other day I had to add 17 “I’m not telling you a political opinion right now” caveats before answering a kid’s question about if I saw what the president posted and was it racist. But yeah. Cool. Pray in class. Awesome.
MAGA: Teachers are such powerful influences on students they can turn them into political radicals by assigning an excerpt from Ta-Nehisi Coates or convince them to change their gender based on pronoun use -- but not when by praying right in front of them on school property during the school day.
New Education Department guidance allows teachers to pray with students
Teachers can say grace before lunch as long as they aren’t pressuring students to participate or favoring those that do, the Trump administration said.
www.k12dive.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Literally the other day I had to add 17 “I’m not telling you a political opinion right now” caveats before answering a kid’s question about if I saw what the president posted and was it racist. But yeah. Cool. Pray in class. Awesome.
Congrats to Breezy Johnson. I’m just so curious if any of her teachers ever refused to call her Breezy because it was against their religious beliefs 🤔
February 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Congrats to Breezy Johnson. I’m just so curious if any of her teachers ever refused to call her Breezy because it was against their religious beliefs 🤔
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Can you wait for me to finish these directions and then I’ll let you go to the bathroom?”
“Can you wait for me to finish these directions and then I’ll let you go to the bathroom?”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Where are your citations?"
"Where are your citations?"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"No, you can't leave that here."
"No, you can't leave that here."
February 8, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Can you wait for me to finish these directions and then I’ll let you go to the bathroom?”
“Can you wait for me to finish these directions and then I’ll let you go to the bathroom?”
I’m happy for that dude who can do backflips on ice and whatever I’m sure he’s a good skater but
Justice for Surya Bonaly
Justice for Surya Bonaly
February 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I’m happy for that dude who can do backflips on ice and whatever I’m sure he’s a good skater but
Justice for Surya Bonaly
Justice for Surya Bonaly
Having some real Bitmoji classroom flashbacks with everyone posting their (very stupid) ChatGPT caricatures. Are we really this excited because a computer can do a bad facsimile of something every bar mitzvah in the 90s had as a party favor?
February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Having some real Bitmoji classroom flashbacks with everyone posting their (very stupid) ChatGPT caricatures. Are we really this excited because a computer can do a bad facsimile of something every bar mitzvah in the 90s had as a party favor?
I know I’ve said this before but I remain very sad about the Washington Post. I was raised to love to read and be informed and up to date on the news, and culture and the world, and a daily paper on the kitchen table was no small part of that.
February 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM
I know I’ve said this before but I remain very sad about the Washington Post. I was raised to love to read and be informed and up to date on the news, and culture and the world, and a daily paper on the kitchen table was no small part of that.
Well, the kids have brought back 21.
February 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Well, the kids have brought back 21.
What’s the gruns scam? How did they get literally every single celebrity and influencer? It’s just fiber candy.
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
What’s the gruns scam? How did they get literally every single celebrity and influencer? It’s just fiber candy.
Happy birthday, trees!
February 1, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Happy birthday, trees!
Maybe they should try respecting their employees
America is drinking more coffee but less of it from Starbucks
America is drinking more coffee but less of it from Starbucks
Starbucks is facing unprecedented competition, which will make it harder to win back the customers it already lost.
buff.ly
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Maybe they should try respecting their employees
One fun thing to do when you watch reality tv is pay attention to whose tattoos are getting blurred out and then try to guess what copyrighted character it is.
I was not expecting the reveal when I checked instagram to be Michael Jackson.
I was not expecting the reveal when I checked instagram to be Michael Jackson.
January 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
One fun thing to do when you watch reality tv is pay attention to whose tattoos are getting blurred out and then try to guess what copyrighted character it is.
I was not expecting the reveal when I checked instagram to be Michael Jackson.
I was not expecting the reveal when I checked instagram to be Michael Jackson.
“I won’t have my cortisol spike” Amanda, girl, have you ever seen a Bravo show? What are you doing here?
January 31, 2026 at 1:50 PM
“I won’t have my cortisol spike” Amanda, girl, have you ever seen a Bravo show? What are you doing here?
Really enjoyed this YA book about Emma Goldman by @dheiligman.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Really enjoyed this YA book about Emma Goldman by @dheiligman.bsky.social
(I wish we hadn’t taught the gentiles may their memory be a blessing you don’t need to say it if you’re not Jewish and the person you’re referring to isn’t Jewish, say something meaningful to *you*)
January 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM
(I wish we hadn’t taught the gentiles may their memory be a blessing you don’t need to say it if you’re not Jewish and the person you’re referring to isn’t Jewish, say something meaningful to *you*)
The fact that there are a million options of gifs to respond to the devastating news of Catherine O’Hara’s death with? An actual queen, hall of fame tv/movie mom to all millennials, RIP to a true legend.
January 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The fact that there are a million options of gifs to respond to the devastating news of Catherine O’Hara’s death with? An actual queen, hall of fame tv/movie mom to all millennials, RIP to a true legend.
I went to the doctor for a physical yesterday and she was telling me I would get my blood test results faster than she would call me about them and “some people like to use ChatGPT to look up the results” and I literally shouted NOT ME before she could even finish the sentence.
January 30, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I went to the doctor for a physical yesterday and she was telling me I would get my blood test results faster than she would call me about them and “some people like to use ChatGPT to look up the results” and I literally shouted NOT ME before she could even finish the sentence.
This is so bad! Ask a teacher about how current tech has made kids UNABLE to be uncomfortable. They get everything in an instant. They never wait. They never don’t know. They’re never bored. Etc etc so they’re unable to push or struggle through things, making learning and problem solving very hard.
A friend's kid told her it was better to talk to ChatGPT because while her mother asked her why she pushed another kid, ChatGPT was just sympathetic. Removing all friction is a problem. (Also, I've scheduled a chat with the 10-year-old to explain how LLMs work.) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
Opinion | Students Are Skipping the Hardest Part of Growing Up
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:07 PM
This is so bad! Ask a teacher about how current tech has made kids UNABLE to be uncomfortable. They get everything in an instant. They never wait. They never don’t know. They’re never bored. Etc etc so they’re unable to push or struggle through things, making learning and problem solving very hard.
Winter break part two could not have come at a better time for all the new teachers that were drowning under end of quarter grading. I hope they all enjoyed the time to catch up and are feeling refreshed when we go back next week.
(This is very genuine! I’m happy for them to catch a break.)
(This is very genuine! I’m happy for them to catch a break.)
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Winter break part two could not have come at a better time for all the new teachers that were drowning under end of quarter grading. I hope they all enjoyed the time to catch up and are feeling refreshed when we go back next week.
(This is very genuine! I’m happy for them to catch a break.)
(This is very genuine! I’m happy for them to catch a break.)
THERE ARE COMPETING TOP MODEL DOCUMENTARIES OMG this is about to be nuts
January 30, 2026 at 12:59 PM
THERE ARE COMPETING TOP MODEL DOCUMENTARIES OMG this is about to be nuts