Adrian Neibauer
@mrneibauer.bsky.social
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I attended my oldest’s kindergarten parent-teacher conf last week. This part about advice really resonated. My son is more than fine academically, but still working on the social side. The way she laid that out was considerate and she engaged it as more an invitation for partnership than criticism.
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I attended my oldest’s kindergarten parent-teacher conf last week. This part about advice really resonated. My son is more than fine academically, but still working on the social side. The way she laid that out was considerate and she engaged it as more an invitation for partnership than criticism.
Meeting with parents for our first conference gives me a chance to build a meaningful partnership with them. It’s also a practice in non-judgment. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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Fall Conferences
A Practice in Non-judgement
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November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Meeting with parents for our first conference gives me a chance to build a meaningful partnership with them. It’s also a practice in non-judgment. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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I have many feels watching this.
“The only way to honor them is to live a life worthy of their sacrifices.”
I’ve always striven to be the best teacher/husband/father/human I can be. Now that I’m a proud father of a Marine, I realize that I still have much work to do.
youtu.be/6Vw0jTk4rqQ
“The only way to honor them is to live a life worthy of their sacrifices.”
I’ve always striven to be the best teacher/husband/father/human I can be. Now that I’m a proud father of a Marine, I realize that I still have much work to do.
youtu.be/6Vw0jTk4rqQ
250th Marine Corps Birthday message
YouTube video by Marines
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November 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I have many feels watching this.
“The only way to honor them is to live a life worthy of their sacrifices.”
I’ve always striven to be the best teacher/husband/father/human I can be. Now that I’m a proud father of a Marine, I realize that I still have much work to do.
youtu.be/6Vw0jTk4rqQ
“The only way to honor them is to live a life worthy of their sacrifices.”
I’ve always striven to be the best teacher/husband/father/human I can be. Now that I’m a proud father of a Marine, I realize that I still have much work to do.
youtu.be/6Vw0jTk4rqQ
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Teaching is not fun right now.
It’s actually pretty draining and soul-crushing.
It’s actually pretty draining and soul-crushing.
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Teaching is not fun right now.
It’s actually pretty draining and soul-crushing.
It’s actually pretty draining and soul-crushing.
Trying something new in the classroom is both the most exciting and scary thing. This is such a great reflection of that pedagogical process! #TeacherSky
Trying something new in the classroom can be a "best of times but also worst of times" experience—esp. if you want that "new" to be both good/sustainable
That's what I reflected on today: learnings from bringing a new strategy/system into the classroom
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That's what I reflected on today: learnings from bringing a new strategy/system into the classroom
thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/bringing-s...
Bringing Something New Into the Classroom
my experience bringing literary theory into our classroom this year (so far!)
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November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trying something new in the classroom is both the most exciting and scary thing. This is such a great reflection of that pedagogical process! #TeacherSky
“My kid used to love reading. What you’re doing now, they don’t like it anymore.”
I’m hearing this a lot during parent conferences this week. It breaks my heart and I don’t know how to respond, but I do know that we are losing young readers. #TeacherSky
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I’m hearing this a lot during parent conferences this week. It breaks my heart and I don’t know how to respond, but I do know that we are losing young readers. #TeacherSky
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The Cost of Standardization
What We Lose When Every Classroom is the Same
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November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
“My kid used to love reading. What you’re doing now, they don’t like it anymore.”
I’m hearing this a lot during parent conferences this week. It breaks my heart and I don’t know how to respond, but I do know that we are losing young readers. #TeacherSky
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I’m hearing this a lot during parent conferences this week. It breaks my heart and I don’t know how to respond, but I do know that we are losing young readers. #TeacherSky
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I’m grateful for supportive parents who acknowledge the challenges I’m facing (and praise my efforts) to make learning engaging despite the pressure to standardize teaching and learning to drilled isolated skills. They love how excited their child is to come to school. That matters! #TeacherSky
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I’m grateful for supportive parents who acknowledge the challenges I’m facing (and praise my efforts) to make learning engaging despite the pressure to standardize teaching and learning to drilled isolated skills. They love how excited their child is to come to school. That matters! #TeacherSky
As the days get darker, simple pleasures help me stay grounded. What simple pleasures do you enjoy? #TeacherSky #SubstackSky
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Adrian's Top Five
Five Simple Pleasures
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November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
As the days get darker, simple pleasures help me stay grounded. What simple pleasures do you enjoy? #TeacherSky #SubstackSky
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I don’t know what this says about me, but I strongly believe that Doo-wop is the best genre of music ever created.
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I don’t know what this says about me, but I strongly believe that Doo-wop is the best genre of music ever created.
"I want my son/daughter to be in your class" is the single best compliment I can receive. #TeacherSky #EduSky
November 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"I want my son/daughter to be in your class" is the single best compliment I can receive. #TeacherSky #EduSky
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I think the term "college and career readiness" is an incredibly well-intentioned shift in education that has left many, many high school students disengaged + disconnected from their learning.
They deserve to learn things that have value + enrich their lives in the present—not just the future.
They deserve to learn things that have value + enrich their lives in the present—not just the future.
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I think the term "college and career readiness" is an incredibly well-intentioned shift in education that has left many, many high school students disengaged + disconnected from their learning.
They deserve to learn things that have value + enrich their lives in the present—not just the future.
They deserve to learn things that have value + enrich their lives in the present—not just the future.
Teaching has always been hard. Teaching through the pandemic was hard. Teaching this year feels harder than usual. A different type of hard. #TeacherSky
October 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Teaching has always been hard. Teaching through the pandemic was hard. Teaching this year feels harder than usual. A different type of hard. #TeacherSky
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When multiple students say stuff like “You aren’t going to tell us how many paragraphs our paper has to have or how many pieces of evidence we have to have per paragraph? But that’s how we were trained!” it really shows how algorithms replaced writing well before chatbots.
It’s about pedagogy. 🤷♂️
It’s about pedagogy. 🤷♂️
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
When multiple students say stuff like “You aren’t going to tell us how many paragraphs our paper has to have or how many pieces of evidence we have to have per paragraph? But that’s how we were trained!” it really shows how algorithms replaced writing well before chatbots.
It’s about pedagogy. 🤷♂️
It’s about pedagogy. 🤷♂️
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One of the ongoing challenges as a teacher has been navigating "two classrooms" at once: one for students who are there regularly/moving forward confidently; the other for students who are frequently absent and very much disconnected from what we're doing.
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On Empty Desks
Podcast Episode · The Broken Copier · 10/29/2025 · 16m
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October 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
One of the ongoing challenges as a teacher has been navigating "two classrooms" at once: one for students who are there regularly/moving forward confidently; the other for students who are frequently absent and very much disconnected from what we're doing.
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Teaching English learners is complex. Educators share a few tested strategies. @larryferlazzo.bsky.social
Teaching English Learners Is Complex. Here Are Some Tested Strategies (Opinion)
Teachers can start by shifting how we think about language development.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Teaching English learners is complex. Educators share a few tested strategies. @larryferlazzo.bsky.social
I don't care how long it takes me to write individual student comments on their report cards. Reflecting on each student as a human being, allows me to better help them with their academic goals because I know them. I'm not using AI to mine students' data into a report; I'm co-creating their story.
October 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I don't care how long it takes me to write individual student comments on their report cards. Reflecting on each student as a human being, allows me to better help them with their academic goals because I know them. I'm not using AI to mine students' data into a report; I'm co-creating their story.
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"I have learned how to be a good teacher, and as with any relationship, I have learned how to give and take, even when I give more than I should."
Talk about a stretch of writing for teachers to read to begin the week... 🙏 @mrneibauer.bsky.social
adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/teaching
Talk about a stretch of writing for teachers to read to begin the week... 🙏 @mrneibauer.bsky.social
adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/teaching
October 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"I have learned how to be a good teacher, and as with any relationship, I have learned how to give and take, even when I give more than I should."
Talk about a stretch of writing for teachers to read to begin the week... 🙏 @mrneibauer.bsky.social
adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/teaching
Talk about a stretch of writing for teachers to read to begin the week... 🙏 @mrneibauer.bsky.social
adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/teaching
What do playing with toddlers and almost becoming a professional clown have to do with teaching? They remind me of why I fell in love with teaching. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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October 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
What do playing with toddlers and almost becoming a professional clown have to do with teaching? They remind me of why I fell in love with teaching. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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I am sort of curious if at some point we distinguish between pre-AI literature and post-AI literature as a society?
A line between when authenticity was taken for granted and when every text was read with at least a wondering of skepticism?
A line between when authenticity was taken for granted and when every text was read with at least a wondering of skepticism?
October 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I am sort of curious if at some point we distinguish between pre-AI literature and post-AI literature as a society?
A line between when authenticity was taken for granted and when every text was read with at least a wondering of skepticism?
A line between when authenticity was taken for granted and when every text was read with at least a wondering of skepticism?
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Weekly report:
Last week 173 teachers signed up at ZEP for people’s history lessons from Mesa, Arizona; Carlsbad, Oxnard, and San Jose, CA; Arlington, MA; Minneapolis, MN; Charlotte, NC; Gladstone, OR; Schwenksville, PA; Plano, TX; Pomeroy, WA; & many more cities.
Some reasons why ⬇️🧵
Last week 173 teachers signed up at ZEP for people’s history lessons from Mesa, Arizona; Carlsbad, Oxnard, and San Jose, CA; Arlington, MA; Minneapolis, MN; Charlotte, NC; Gladstone, OR; Schwenksville, PA; Plano, TX; Pomeroy, WA; & many more cities.
Some reasons why ⬇️🧵
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Weekly report:
Last week 173 teachers signed up at ZEP for people’s history lessons from Mesa, Arizona; Carlsbad, Oxnard, and San Jose, CA; Arlington, MA; Minneapolis, MN; Charlotte, NC; Gladstone, OR; Schwenksville, PA; Plano, TX; Pomeroy, WA; & many more cities.
Some reasons why ⬇️🧵
Last week 173 teachers signed up at ZEP for people’s history lessons from Mesa, Arizona; Carlsbad, Oxnard, and San Jose, CA; Arlington, MA; Minneapolis, MN; Charlotte, NC; Gladstone, OR; Schwenksville, PA; Plano, TX; Pomeroy, WA; & many more cities.
Some reasons why ⬇️🧵
Talked with teachers in my building. Everyone is feeling more stressed this year. More meetings. More unreasonable expectations. More admin control. Less time. Less agency. Less autonomy. What started as a heaviness is now overwhelming fatigue and weariness. #TeacherSky
October 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Talked with teachers in my building. Everyone is feeling more stressed this year. More meetings. More unreasonable expectations. More admin control. Less time. Less agency. Less autonomy. What started as a heaviness is now overwhelming fatigue and weariness. #TeacherSky
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Reason # 1,759 why the high stakes standardized testing regime is even more detrimental to the very purpose of writing in the age of LLMs than it was in the before times. Too many students experiences with writing begin and end with exercises in mindless compliance and contrived performance.
the point of having high school students write is for their development
October 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Reason # 1,759 why the high stakes standardized testing regime is even more detrimental to the very purpose of writing in the age of LLMs than it was in the before times. Too many students experiences with writing begin and end with exercises in mindless compliance and contrived performance.
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Welcome to #EduSky 🍎 a communuty for educators!
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November 20, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Welcome to #EduSky 🍎 a communuty for educators!
Check out the list: tinyurl.com/EduSky
Join the list: tinyurl.com/EduSkyForm
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Join the list: tinyurl.com/EduSkyForm
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Please read this essay aloud.
“[Teaching] is about being present. About staying long enough to know what to ask. About saying: ‘I think I know what you mean,’ even if we’re wrong. Especially if we’re wrong.”
Thanks @heymrsbond.com for sharing this. It impacted me.
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“[Teaching] is about being present. About staying long enough to know what to ask. About saying: ‘I think I know what you mean,’ even if we’re wrong. Especially if we’re wrong.”
Thanks @heymrsbond.com for sharing this. It impacted me.
therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...
Human Error Is the Point: On Teaching College During the Rise of AI - The Rumpus
My syllabus is a mess of half-remembered intentions. I re-use icebreakers that I know don’t work. I forget to grade the first assignment until Week Four. I write emails that begin with “So sorry for t...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Please read this essay aloud.
“[Teaching] is about being present. About staying long enough to know what to ask. About saying: ‘I think I know what you mean,’ even if we’re wrong. Especially if we’re wrong.”
Thanks @heymrsbond.com for sharing this. It impacted me.
therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...
“[Teaching] is about being present. About staying long enough to know what to ask. About saying: ‘I think I know what you mean,’ even if we’re wrong. Especially if we’re wrong.”
Thanks @heymrsbond.com for sharing this. It impacted me.
therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...
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I’ve thought about this article every day for 14 days. It so perfectly encapsulates why showing up in all of our humanity beats machines every single time. “What A.I. can’t do is feel the shape of silence after someone says something so honest we forget we’re here to learn.”
Nope. That’s my job.
Nope. That’s my job.
October 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I’ve thought about this article every day for 14 days. It so perfectly encapsulates why showing up in all of our humanity beats machines every single time. “What A.I. can’t do is feel the shape of silence after someone says something so honest we forget we’re here to learn.”
Nope. That’s my job.
Nope. That’s my job.