Adrian Neibauer
@mrneibauer.bsky.social
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It’s meeeeeeeee!
Let me know what you think.
Let me know what you think.
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes. n.pr/4c3cdzs
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM
It’s meeeeeeeee!
Let me know what you think.
Let me know what you think.
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The way there was a difference between teachers who taught pre and post-COVID lockdown, there will be a difference between who taught through Trump 2.0 and who did not.
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 AM
The way there was a difference between teachers who taught pre and post-COVID lockdown, there will be a difference between who taught through Trump 2.0 and who did not.
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In this post @mrneibauer.bsky.social shares how forming caring relationships in his class are imprnt when welcoming new members. This is about his exp w/ his class, but we would all be missing the lesson if we thought the lesson was only 4 the class. adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/new-student #edusky
A New Student
Welcoming the Newest Member of our Classroom Family
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January 26, 2026 at 3:47 PM
In this post @mrneibauer.bsky.social shares how forming caring relationships in his class are imprnt when welcoming new members. This is about his exp w/ his class, but we would all be missing the lesson if we thought the lesson was only 4 the class. adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/new-student #edusky
Receiving a new student is a great opportunity to strengthen one’s classroom community. Seeing my class welcome their classmate warmed my heart. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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A New Student
Welcoming the Newest Member of our Classroom Family
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January 26, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Receiving a new student is a great opportunity to strengthen one’s classroom community. Seeing my class welcome their classmate warmed my heart. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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Field trips are exhausting. #TeacherSky
January 22, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Field trips are exhausting. #TeacherSky
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For TIME, Debbie Millman wrote about the Nike/LeBron James collab and the very odd idea to commemorate MLK Jr with a... sneaker. time.com/7355842/mlk-...
MLK’s Life and Death Cannot Be Reduced to a Sneaker
Solidarity that means anything must involve exposure to risk, writes Debbie Millman.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:55 PM
For TIME, Debbie Millman wrote about the Nike/LeBron James collab and the very odd idea to commemorate MLK Jr with a... sneaker. time.com/7355842/mlk-...
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You make your school a place Ts want to be in. ❤️
January 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM
You make your school a place Ts want to be in. ❤️
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"Leaders who do not act dialogically, but insist on imposing their decisions, do not organize the people—they manipulate them. They do not liberate, nor are they liberated: they oppress."
-Paulo Freire
-Paulo Freire
ICYMI: A year ago today, I reflected on my white identity and wrote a love letter to my fellow white educators. The things I shared then are even more important now. #TeacherSky
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January 21, 2026 at 11:48 AM
"Leaders who do not act dialogically, but insist on imposing their decisions, do not organize the people—they manipulate them. They do not liberate, nor are they liberated: they oppress."
-Paulo Freire
-Paulo Freire
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I really wish there was a column in teacher observation forms for "were students smiling and laughing?" because, at the end of the day, that might matter the most
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I really wish there was a column in teacher observation forms for "were students smiling and laughing?" because, at the end of the day, that might matter the most
ICYMI: A year ago today, I reflected on my white identity and wrote a love letter to my fellow white educators. The things I shared then are even more important now. #TeacherSky
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January 21, 2026 at 12:52 AM
ICYMI: A year ago today, I reflected on my white identity and wrote a love letter to my fellow white educators. The things I shared then are even more important now. #TeacherSky
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"And there's a cost."
Going to keep saying this again and again throughout 2026: not enough consideration is being given to the cost of shifting so disproportionately towards excerpts/test-prep readings in our classrooms.
Students need books.
(And they want them, too!)
Going to keep saying this again and again throughout 2026: not enough consideration is being given to the cost of shifting so disproportionately towards excerpts/test-prep readings in our classrooms.
Students need books.
(And they want them, too!)
January 20, 2026 at 3:03 AM
"And there's a cost."
Going to keep saying this again and again throughout 2026: not enough consideration is being given to the cost of shifting so disproportionately towards excerpts/test-prep readings in our classrooms.
Students need books.
(And they want them, too!)
Going to keep saying this again and again throughout 2026: not enough consideration is being given to the cost of shifting so disproportionately towards excerpts/test-prep readings in our classrooms.
Students need books.
(And they want them, too!)
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Writers, authors, scholars, professors, teachers:
I need compelling persuasive/argumentative NONFICTION texts my students can read and study in ordered to better understand the genre. Preferably no more than 10 pages and about issues that are current.
I need compelling persuasive/argumentative NONFICTION texts my students can read and study in ordered to better understand the genre. Preferably no more than 10 pages and about issues that are current.
January 19, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Writers, authors, scholars, professors, teachers:
I need compelling persuasive/argumentative NONFICTION texts my students can read and study in ordered to better understand the genre. Preferably no more than 10 pages and about issues that are current.
I need compelling persuasive/argumentative NONFICTION texts my students can read and study in ordered to better understand the genre. Preferably no more than 10 pages and about issues that are current.
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"They don’t know each other because they can’t communicate with each other, and they can’t communicate with each other because they are separated from each other."
Talk about a line from Dr. King that resonates today...
Talk about a line from Dr. King that resonates today...
When I feel exhausted and despondent, I turn to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to remind me that I can, and must continue to teach, care for, and dialogue with my students. I can always create a stable and safe learning environment. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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The Realistic Position
On May 23, 1962, the Reverend Dr.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:23 PM
"They don’t know each other because they can’t communicate with each other, and they can’t communicate with each other because they are separated from each other."
Talk about a line from Dr. King that resonates today...
Talk about a line from Dr. King that resonates today...
When I feel exhausted and despondent, I turn to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to remind me that I can, and must continue to teach, care for, and dialogue with my students. I can always create a stable and safe learning environment. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
open.substack.com/pub/adrianne...
open.substack.com/pub/adrianne...
The Realistic Position
On May 23, 1962, the Reverend Dr.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:35 PM
When I feel exhausted and despondent, I turn to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to remind me that I can, and must continue to teach, care for, and dialogue with my students. I can always create a stable and safe learning environment. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
open.substack.com/pub/adrianne...
open.substack.com/pub/adrianne...
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a brief story from this past week that reaffirms (once again) why writing can and should be thinking AND why we need to continue resisting tools that sacrifice what writing can/should be in our classrooms (and beyond them)
January 18, 2026 at 11:44 PM
a brief story from this past week that reaffirms (once again) why writing can and should be thinking AND why we need to continue resisting tools that sacrifice what writing can/should be in our classrooms (and beyond them)
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In talking to novice teachers more often in the last couple of years, the part about being overwhelmed and being told to do one more thing really stands out here. But, for me, this is what I try to emphasize with new teachers: how can you create and sustain an ongoing dialogue about learning?
January 18, 2026 at 11:40 PM
In talking to novice teachers more often in the last couple of years, the part about being overwhelmed and being told to do one more thing really stands out here. But, for me, this is what I try to emphasize with new teachers: how can you create and sustain an ongoing dialogue about learning?
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Honestly love the framing from Minneapolis because it's true:
So many are saying, they're our *neighbors.* Why wouldn't we defend them?
The difference between the Twin Cities and so much of this country is they don't have that asterisk next to "neighbor" that says "terms and conditions apply."
So many are saying, they're our *neighbors.* Why wouldn't we defend them?
The difference between the Twin Cities and so much of this country is they don't have that asterisk next to "neighbor" that says "terms and conditions apply."
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Honestly love the framing from Minneapolis because it's true:
So many are saying, they're our *neighbors.* Why wouldn't we defend them?
The difference between the Twin Cities and so much of this country is they don't have that asterisk next to "neighbor" that says "terms and conditions apply."
So many are saying, they're our *neighbors.* Why wouldn't we defend them?
The difference between the Twin Cities and so much of this country is they don't have that asterisk next to "neighbor" that says "terms and conditions apply."
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Hey teachers:
Speaking truth to power in your classroom, especially in places that want silence and compliance, is activism. Telling the truth in a room full of students is THE WORK. Refusing to back down and refusing to lie in your curricular decisions is protest. +
Speaking truth to power in your classroom, especially in places that want silence and compliance, is activism. Telling the truth in a room full of students is THE WORK. Refusing to back down and refusing to lie in your curricular decisions is protest. +
January 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Hey teachers:
Speaking truth to power in your classroom, especially in places that want silence and compliance, is activism. Telling the truth in a room full of students is THE WORK. Refusing to back down and refusing to lie in your curricular decisions is protest. +
Speaking truth to power in your classroom, especially in places that want silence and compliance, is activism. Telling the truth in a room full of students is THE WORK. Refusing to back down and refusing to lie in your curricular decisions is protest. +
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Oh, and before you listen, make sure you've read Adrian's incredible reflection on literacy that he shared back in December—which was the driving reason I wanted to have this conversation with him:
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The Sanctity of Literacy
Reading is a magical, communal experience
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January 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Oh, and before you listen, make sure you've read Adrian's incredible reflection on literacy that he shared back in December—which was the driving reason I wanted to have this conversation with him:
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This absolutely matters. #TeacherSky
"What can I do to live out that part of my identity?"
In this conversation about reading with @mrneibauer.bsky.social, one place I landed was more of an "adult focus": how can we lean into our own identities as readers more often and more authentically?
I feel like that matters, too.
In this conversation about reading with @mrneibauer.bsky.social, one place I landed was more of an "adult focus": how can we lean into our own identities as readers more often and more authentically?
I feel like that matters, too.
January 17, 2026 at 2:11 PM
This absolutely matters. #TeacherSky
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"They'll remember the color of the textbook, you know, but I don't think they're gonna remember much of the stories or the texts that they read in there."
Really excited to share this conversation about reading with @mrneibauer.bsky.social tomorrow AM (including some Q's from folks on here!)
Really excited to share this conversation about reading with @mrneibauer.bsky.social tomorrow AM (including some Q's from folks on here!)
January 17, 2026 at 12:20 AM
"They'll remember the color of the textbook, you know, but I don't think they're gonna remember much of the stories or the texts that they read in there."
Really excited to share this conversation about reading with @mrneibauer.bsky.social tomorrow AM (including some Q's from folks on here!)
Really excited to share this conversation about reading with @mrneibauer.bsky.social tomorrow AM (including some Q's from folks on here!)
After an especially challenging week with my students, when I begin to lose faith in my job as a teacher, my students remind me that I must be doing something right. #TeacherSky
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
After an especially challenging week with my students, when I begin to lose faith in my job as a teacher, my students remind me that I must be doing something right. #TeacherSky
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Hey home adults,
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
January 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Hey home adults,
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
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The increasing abandonment of the very-bold notion of public education that our country has imperfectly trudged towards throughout its history is one of the worst things about this moment
This little nugget is sitting at the heart of every single article about strikes and budgeting in public school districts … and I find it fascinating that the reasons for it are rarely named much less explored.
We can’t keep glossing over what’s happening here.
We can’t keep glossing over what’s happening here.
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The increasing abandonment of the very-bold notion of public education that our country has imperfectly trudged towards throughout its history is one of the worst things about this moment
ICYMI, I wrote this a year ago today and the message is still very applicable now. I want to find ways to wander with deliberation through this second-half of the school year. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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Finding a Path Instead of Forging the Road
One of the most defining features of having an extended break from teaching, is the gradual returning of ease that always accompanies rest.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:30 AM
ICYMI, I wrote this a year ago today and the message is still very applicable now. I want to find ways to wander with deliberation through this second-half of the school year. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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