Matt Brady
@mattbrady669.bsky.social
Totally down with #STEM Ed, #scicomm, pop culturexSTEM, #storytelling, comics and all the nerd stuff. Now is when we become heroes.
I think as teachers we all have lists like this floating around somewhere. Being home, snowed in, grading, and grading and grading - I was finally able to see the patterns, and what my kids’ work was telling me.
#parenting #teaching #teachers
#education #learninghabits
#saccountability
#phones
#parenting #teaching #teachers
#education #learninghabits
#saccountability
#phones
I Can't Learn It For You
What My Students Are Telling Me — and What I Need Them to Hear Back
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I think as teachers we all have lists like this floating around somewhere. Being home, snowed in, grading, and grading and grading - I was finally able to see the patterns, and what my kids’ work was telling me.
#parenting #teaching #teachers
#education #learninghabits
#saccountability
#phones
#parenting #teaching #teachers
#education #learninghabits
#saccountability
#phones
After I wrote “I Can’t Change Your Kid,” the most common response was simple:
Okay—but what can you change?
This piece is my answer. It’s about real power, real limits, and the damage we do when we blur the two.
Okay—but what can you change?
This piece is my answer. It’s about real power, real limits, and the damage we do when we blur the two.
What I Can Change (And What I Refuse to Pretend I Can)
Where the classroom ends and pretending begins
open.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
After I wrote “I Can’t Change Your Kid,” the most common response was simple:
Okay—but what can you change?
This piece is my answer. It’s about real power, real limits, and the damage we do when we blur the two.
Okay—but what can you change?
This piece is my answer. It’s about real power, real limits, and the damage we do when we blur the two.
“I can’t change your kid”
isn’t cruelty. It’s the last honest sentence left in education.
#Education
#Teachers
#TeacherBurnout
#PublicEducation
#Boundaries
#Accountability
open.substack.com/pub/bradytea...
isn’t cruelty. It’s the last honest sentence left in education.
#Education
#Teachers
#TeacherBurnout
#PublicEducation
#Boundaries
#Accountability
open.substack.com/pub/bradytea...
I Can't Change Your Kid
A Classroom Reality Check No One Wants to Say Out Loud
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:46 PM
“I can’t change your kid”
isn’t cruelty. It’s the last honest sentence left in education.
#Education
#Teachers
#TeacherBurnout
#PublicEducation
#Boundaries
#Accountability
open.substack.com/pub/bradytea...
isn’t cruelty. It’s the last honest sentence left in education.
#Education
#Teachers
#TeacherBurnout
#PublicEducation
#Boundaries
#Accountability
open.substack.com/pub/bradytea...
Armed men show up near our schools.
I wrote about what it actually feels like to teach in a moment like that — the fear, the refusal, and the line we hold for our kids.
“The machinery of tyranny is vast, but it cannot erase the smallest act of refusal.”
I wrote about what it actually feels like to teach in a moment like that — the fear, the refusal, and the line we hold for our kids.
“The machinery of tyranny is vast, but it cannot erase the smallest act of refusal.”
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Armed men show up near our schools.
I wrote about what it actually feels like to teach in a moment like that — the fear, the refusal, and the line we hold for our kids.
“The machinery of tyranny is vast, but it cannot erase the smallest act of refusal.”
I wrote about what it actually feels like to teach in a moment like that — the fear, the refusal, and the line we hold for our kids.
“The machinery of tyranny is vast, but it cannot erase the smallest act of refusal.”
Reading @ryannorth.ca’s secret email is always one of the highlights of my month.
And I still remain I unconvinced about the Louvre thing…
And I still remain I unconvinced about the Louvre thing…
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reading @ryannorth.ca’s secret email is always one of the highlights of my month.
And I still remain I unconvinced about the Louvre thing…
And I still remain I unconvinced about the Louvre thing…
Oh...for shit's sake. Glad I have printed copies and PDFs. These are wonderful GNs
March 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Oh...for shit's sake. Glad I have printed copies and PDFs. These are wonderful GNs
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Welcome to the oligarchy
The Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned from her position at the Washington Post after her cartoon depicting Jeff Bezos and other billionaires genuflecting toward Trump was killed.
Her piece here: https://bit.ly/3Pk1g07
Her piece here: https://bit.ly/3Pk1g07
January 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Welcome to the oligarchy
This isn’t a “mea culpa” - this is an old man not admitting he was guessing, replacing his wishes for reality. Now all he’s left with is “LISTEN TO ME! I WAS SOMEONE ONCE!” Jesus.
January 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This isn’t a “mea culpa” - this is an old man not admitting he was guessing, replacing his wishes for reality. Now all he’s left with is “LISTEN TO ME! I WAS SOMEONE ONCE!” Jesus.
This is, perhaps, my most important New Year’s resolution:
Befriend a Crow and Get a Gift: How to Attract Crows to Your Yard • whimsyBirdy
I was so excited to learn that you can befriend a crow and they will bring you a gift! Here's some easy tips you can use to make this happen.
whimsybirdy.com
January 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is, perhaps, my most important New Year’s resolution:
We all need to hear and see a donkey snacking on oranges today.
January 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We all need to hear and see a donkey snacking on oranges today.
I’m going to be busy for the next 79 hours, give or take
December 30, 2024 at 7:30 PM
I’m going to be busy for the next 79 hours, give or take
Always worth remembering - Musk did not invent anything at or start Tesla. He sued to be named founder after he ran the funding (and later booted the real founders). This is not hidden information.
He also bought the title of “chief engineer” when he bought Space X.
See also, co-presidency of US
He also bought the title of “chief engineer” when he bought Space X.
See also, co-presidency of US
December 30, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Always worth remembering - Musk did not invent anything at or start Tesla. He sued to be named founder after he ran the funding (and later booted the real founders). This is not hidden information.
He also bought the title of “chief engineer” when he bought Space X.
See also, co-presidency of US
He also bought the title of “chief engineer” when he bought Space X.
See also, co-presidency of US
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Reposted by Matt Brady
If you are a teacher, you do not know the status of your students.
Really, you don't.
Haven't got a clue, move along, officer.
Really, you don't.
Haven't got a clue, move along, officer.
‘We’re again saving the very worst piece of legislation for the middle of the night where everyone has tuned out.’
After midnight, the #Ohio House passes 11th-hour bill forcing teachers and counselors to out #LGBTQ+ students. The bill now heads to Gov. DeWine.
thebuckeyeflame.com/2024/12/19/p...
After midnight, the #Ohio House passes 11th-hour bill forcing teachers and counselors to out #LGBTQ+ students. The bill now heads to Gov. DeWine.
thebuckeyeflame.com/2024/12/19/p...
Ohio House passes 11th-hour bill forcing teachers and counselors to out LGBTQ+ students; now heads to governor
'We’re again saving the very worst piece of legislation for the middle of the night where everyone has tuned out.'
thebuckeyeflame.com
December 28, 2024 at 10:14 AM
If you are a teacher, you do not know the status of your students.
Really, you don't.
Haven't got a clue, move along, officer.
Really, you don't.
Haven't got a clue, move along, officer.
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12 years since Sandy Hook and still, we're mourning lives lost to mass shootings.
➡️Over 1.2 million Americans shot
➡️480,000 killed by guns
➡️5,400+ mass shooting incidents.
NO MORE "thoughts and prayers". We demand action.
#EndGunViolenceNow
➡️Over 1.2 million Americans shot
➡️480,000 killed by guns
➡️5,400+ mass shooting incidents.
NO MORE "thoughts and prayers". We demand action.
#EndGunViolenceNow
December 16, 2024 at 9:03 PM
12 years since Sandy Hook and still, we're mourning lives lost to mass shootings.
➡️Over 1.2 million Americans shot
➡️480,000 killed by guns
➡️5,400+ mass shooting incidents.
NO MORE "thoughts and prayers". We demand action.
#EndGunViolenceNow
➡️Over 1.2 million Americans shot
➡️480,000 killed by guns
➡️5,400+ mass shooting incidents.
NO MORE "thoughts and prayers". We demand action.
#EndGunViolenceNow
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Republican Governor Larry Hogan posted video of the constellation Orion and claimed the stars were “large drones” above his home.
Just a reminder that Republicans want to shut down the Department of Education.
Just a reminder that Republicans want to shut down the Department of Education.
December 15, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Republican Governor Larry Hogan posted video of the constellation Orion and claimed the stars were “large drones” above his home.
Just a reminder that Republicans want to shut down the Department of Education.
Just a reminder that Republicans want to shut down the Department of Education.
I wish I felt something about this…I wish I felt something about this…I wish I felt something about this…I wish I felt something about this…
I’m not a horrible person, I’m just a teacher, and I hate that I am so, so calloused about what has come to pass as acceptable working conditions for teachers
I’m not a horrible person, I’m just a teacher, and I hate that I am so, so calloused about what has come to pass as acceptable working conditions for teachers
AT LEAST FOUR STUDENTS SHOT DEAD!!!!
It's never too early to fight for gun safety. Something Trump could give a shit about!
Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Madison: 4 killed, 5 hurt
abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-...
It's never too early to fight for gun safety. Something Trump could give a shit about!
Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Madison: 4 killed, 5 hurt
abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-...
Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Madison: 4 killed, 5 hurt
Four people were killed and five others have been hospitalized from a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, police said.
abcnews.go.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:47 PM
I wish I felt something about this…I wish I felt something about this…I wish I felt something about this…I wish I felt something about this…
I’m not a horrible person, I’m just a teacher, and I hate that I am so, so calloused about what has come to pass as acceptable working conditions for teachers
I’m not a horrible person, I’m just a teacher, and I hate that I am so, so calloused about what has come to pass as acceptable working conditions for teachers
Ha! @sarahljaffe.bsky.social - comics love you back, tho
December 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Ha! @sarahljaffe.bsky.social - comics love you back, tho
#teachers! As the semester/quarter/hellscape ends, please remember: you CANNOT award extra credit for anything that has a financial element to it.
a cartoon character with an angry face is sitting at a desk
ALT: a cartoon character with an angry face is sitting at a desk
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2024 at 4:51 PM
#teachers! As the semester/quarter/hellscape ends, please remember: you CANNOT award extra credit for anything that has a financial element to it.
Wait - the real reason the two teams of X-Men are gonna beef is going to come down to beer, isn’t it?
What would Kurt buy? What would Scott prefer was in the store in Merle?
@gailsimone.bsky.social @jedmackay.bsky.social we see what you’re setting up here.
What would Kurt buy? What would Scott prefer was in the store in Merle?
@gailsimone.bsky.social @jedmackay.bsky.social we see what you’re setting up here.
December 16, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Wait - the real reason the two teams of X-Men are gonna beef is going to come down to beer, isn’t it?
What would Kurt buy? What would Scott prefer was in the store in Merle?
@gailsimone.bsky.social @jedmackay.bsky.social we see what you’re setting up here.
What would Kurt buy? What would Scott prefer was in the store in Merle?
@gailsimone.bsky.social @jedmackay.bsky.social we see what you’re setting up here.
@ssnyder1835.bsky.social - you can come by and teach my chemistry class anytime! CH3COOH + NaCl(aq) -> CH3COONa + HCl
Nice. (Absolute Batman #2) #absolutebatman #batman #scicomm #popscience #chemsitry
Nice. (Absolute Batman #2) #absolutebatman #batman #scicomm #popscience #chemsitry
December 10, 2024 at 10:29 AM
@ssnyder1835.bsky.social - you can come by and teach my chemistry class anytime! CH3COOH + NaCl(aq) -> CH3COONa + HCl
Nice. (Absolute Batman #2) #absolutebatman #batman #scicomm #popscience #chemsitry
Nice. (Absolute Batman #2) #absolutebatman #batman #scicomm #popscience #chemsitry
Jimmy Fallon has a Christmas Special?
Cool. Wake me up when it approaches this level of awesome.
Cool. Wake me up when it approaches this level of awesome.
The Dean Martin Christmas Show 1968 - FULL EPISODE
YouTube video by Deano Martin
youtu.be
December 1, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Jimmy Fallon has a Christmas Special?
Cool. Wake me up when it approaches this level of awesome.
Cool. Wake me up when it approaches this level of awesome.
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Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it
November 29, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it