c jones (they/them)
@mxjonescn.bsky.social
non-binary middle school history teacher in the bay area
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❤️ my dog and spouse
BAWP Fellow: Cohort 50
Guerrilla Cartography board member.
learning to play drums.
AI hater
oh, and protect trans kids. free palestine. end the occupation.
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❤️ my dog and spouse
BAWP Fellow: Cohort 50
Guerrilla Cartography board member.
learning to play drums.
AI hater
oh, and protect trans kids. free palestine. end the occupation.
will never not be furious that my students’ learning and my work are measured by the results of meaningless, demoralizing standardized tests that could not possibly capture what is and is not happening in our schools.
February 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
will never not be furious that my students’ learning and my work are measured by the results of meaningless, demoralizing standardized tests that could not possibly capture what is and is not happening in our schools.
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happy 250th birthday, america. to get you in the spirit, we’ve recreated the conditions of the founding era.
January 24, 2026 at 5:22 PM
happy 250th birthday, america. to get you in the spirit, we’ve recreated the conditions of the founding era.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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All this to fill private prison quotas in the contracts signed with those companies.
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 AM
All this to fill private prison quotas in the contracts signed with those companies.
yikes.
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 6, 2026 at 3:02 AM
yikes.
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My book is HERE! Preorders begin in February! Release date in March! Screaming crying throwing UP 😭
September 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
My book is HERE! Preorders begin in February! Release date in March! Screaming crying throwing UP 😭
having the hardest school year i have had maybe ever? year 14 and it’s harder than year 1. 💔😭
September 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
having the hardest school year i have had maybe ever? year 14 and it’s harder than year 1. 💔😭
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People in Los Angeles have been protesting 24 hours for 2 weeks straight and no news outlet is covering it!
8/8/25
8/8/25
August 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
People in Los Angeles have been protesting 24 hours for 2 weeks straight and no news outlet is covering it!
8/8/25
8/8/25
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"At the end of the day, I believe my job is to teach skills around reading, writing, and critical thinking as a high school English teacher—not to offer shortcuts around them."
Part of my reasoning about why I'm not proactively bringing AI tools into our classroom this year:
Part of my reasoning about why I'm not proactively bringing AI tools into our classroom this year:
August 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"At the end of the day, I believe my job is to teach skills around reading, writing, and critical thinking as a high school English teacher—not to offer shortcuts around them."
Part of my reasoning about why I'm not proactively bringing AI tools into our classroom this year:
Part of my reasoning about why I'm not proactively bringing AI tools into our classroom this year:
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Have a least-favorite roommate.
Admire the voluptuous nature of a cloud.
Hunt down the nautical animal that took its appendage.
buff.ly/h9Afiz1
Admire the voluptuous nature of a cloud.
Hunt down the nautical animal that took its appendage.
buff.ly/h9Afiz1
Artificial Intelligence Cannot
Experience a heart attack while working in the herb garden. Wonder what its middle school bully is doing now. Show up to court in a white linen sui...
www.mcsweeneys.net
June 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Have a least-favorite roommate.
Admire the voluptuous nature of a cloud.
Hunt down the nautical animal that took its appendage.
buff.ly/h9Afiz1
Admire the voluptuous nature of a cloud.
Hunt down the nautical animal that took its appendage.
buff.ly/h9Afiz1
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the destruction of chattel slavery is one of the great accomplishments in our nation's history and the reason conservatives hate celebrating it is because doing so legitimizes the black counter-narrative of the united states
June 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
the destruction of chattel slavery is one of the great accomplishments in our nation's history and the reason conservatives hate celebrating it is because doing so legitimizes the black counter-narrative of the united states
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Real "imperial boomerang" here: abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
More US troops are in LA than in Iraq, Syria
abcnews.go.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Real "imperial boomerang" here: abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
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At this juncture I’d like to point out:
* we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing
* there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world
* a united approach could stop the climate crisis
But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.
* we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing
* there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world
* a united approach could stop the climate crisis
But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.
April 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
At this juncture I’d like to point out:
* we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing
* there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world
* a united approach could stop the climate crisis
But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.
* we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing
* there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world
* a united approach could stop the climate crisis
But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.
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My wife, a historian, is seeking SPECIFIC examples of history being disappeared that may not have gotten much national attention. Plaques, parks, history books removed from schools or libraries. If it was a big national story, we know, thanks. What’s happening near you?
April 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My wife, a historian, is seeking SPECIFIC examples of history being disappeared that may not have gotten much national attention. Plaques, parks, history books removed from schools or libraries. If it was a big national story, we know, thanks. What’s happening near you?
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Research says: Don’t treat young children’s education as merely a precursor to “real” learning.
Here’s why. 🧠🌟
#EarlyChildhoodEducation #PreK #kindergarten
Here’s why. 🧠🌟
#EarlyChildhoodEducation #PreK #kindergarten
Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development
Rich experiences—from play to the arts and relationships—fundamentally shape a young child’s development.
edut.to
April 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Research says: Don’t treat young children’s education as merely a precursor to “real” learning.
Here’s why. 🧠🌟
#EarlyChildhoodEducation #PreK #kindergarten
Here’s why. 🧠🌟
#EarlyChildhoodEducation #PreK #kindergarten
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Lots of people I know that were furious about kids having to wear masks are real quiet about a two year old citizen being wrongfully deported
April 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Lots of people I know that were furious about kids having to wear masks are real quiet about a two year old citizen being wrongfully deported
you know you’re teaching gen z when your student call FANBOYS conjunctions FEMBOYS conjunctions by mistake. 😅 #EduSky #BlackEduSky
April 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
you know you’re teaching gen z when your student call FANBOYS conjunctions FEMBOYS conjunctions by mistake. 😅 #EduSky #BlackEduSky
has your school or workplace made a statement reaffirming their commitment to DEI, trans/gnc folks etc? if so, i’d love to see it #EduSky #BlackEduSky
March 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
has your school or workplace made a statement reaffirming their commitment to DEI, trans/gnc folks etc? if so, i’d love to see it #EduSky #BlackEduSky
nothing has made me laugh harder this year than my 8th grade class’ reaction to the clip of Larry Wilmore calling Obama “my n***a.” (in a clip about the history of the n-word). they were so shook 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
February 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
nothing has made me laugh harder this year than my 8th grade class’ reaction to the clip of Larry Wilmore calling Obama “my n***a.” (in a clip about the history of the n-word). they were so shook 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
anyone have good resources for students curious about LQBTQIA+ Muslim youth creating inclusive spaces and interpreting scripture/theology in queer-affirming ways? looking for sources for a student research project. #EduSky #BlackEduSky
January 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
anyone have good resources for students curious about LQBTQIA+ Muslim youth creating inclusive spaces and interpreting scripture/theology in queer-affirming ways? looking for sources for a student research project. #EduSky #BlackEduSky
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School administrators: please observe your teachers! Tell them specific and key instructional practices they do well! Let them know that you see them professionally, and say more than just "You're great!"
January 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
School administrators: please observe your teachers! Tell them specific and key instructional practices they do well! Let them know that you see them professionally, and say more than just "You're great!"
me in my 8th grade US history class tomorrow
Well, America, we had a good run. I mean, mostly. Okay, not entirely. *flips through a history book* You know what, forget I said anything.
January 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
me in my 8th grade US history class tomorrow
my internet glitched and i lost 10 narrative report card comments…i am taking deep breaths…then taking a nap before i rewrite them 😭 #EduSky
January 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
my internet glitched and i lost 10 narrative report card comments…i am taking deep breaths…then taking a nap before i rewrite them 😭 #EduSky
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Zuck is not having a midlife crisis, he's pivoting to an open embrace of fascism. The aesthetics are secondary and primarily about his awareness of how many people can be deceived by even the worst attempts of oligarchs to pretend to be cool and normal.
January 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Zuck is not having a midlife crisis, he's pivoting to an open embrace of fascism. The aesthetics are secondary and primarily about his awareness of how many people can be deceived by even the worst attempts of oligarchs to pretend to be cool and normal.