Steve Poole
@poolehall.bsky.social
Special Education music teacher. Married to a piano teacher. Father to a trans daughter and a disabled son due to #POTS
Recovering social media hermit since 2016.
Recovering social media hermit since 2016.
A very well researched/written article that makes me sad for America. apple.news/ARfN3FgPGSte...
Opinion | As boys shift to the right, we are seeing the rise of the ‘new chill girl’ — Guardian US
Even in comparatively liberal spaces, such as my high school, girls who wince at locker room talk risk exclusion
apple.news
September 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A very well researched/written article that makes me sad for America. apple.news/ARfN3FgPGSte...
America is no longer a country that defends freedom here and around the world. It has become a war nation and is rebranding itself to make it known to all. Is this the first step in Trump’s plan to invade Canada and Greenland?
September 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
America is no longer a country that defends freedom here and around the world. It has become a war nation and is rebranding itself to make it known to all. Is this the first step in Trump’s plan to invade Canada and Greenland?
Getting ready for our winter concert. Not sure if I was bored or inspired. I’ll let you decide.
September 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Getting ready for our winter concert. Not sure if I was bored or inspired. I’ll let you decide.
The worst thing about Trump’s presidency isn’t what we learned about Him (we already knew he was a sleazy, lying, child molesting, convicted felon). The worst thing is what we learned about our friends and family.
July 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The worst thing about Trump’s presidency isn’t what we learned about Him (we already knew he was a sleazy, lying, child molesting, convicted felon). The worst thing is what we learned about our friends and family.
American English is messed up. There is one silent K in knight. Only one silent K in knickerbocker. And three silent Ks in Republican.
July 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
American English is messed up. There is one silent K in knight. Only one silent K in knickerbocker. And three silent Ks in Republican.
I just finished unscrewing battery compartments and removing batteries from all of our adaptive musical instruments and toys. As much as these instruments cost, they really need to start making them with rechargeable batteries built in. #specialeducationteacher #music #adaptiveinstruments
June 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I just finished unscrewing battery compartments and removing batteries from all of our adaptive musical instruments and toys. As much as these instruments cost, they really need to start making them with rechargeable batteries built in. #specialeducationteacher #music #adaptiveinstruments
As a music special educator, I have to measure growth in different ways. Ex, I have a student that immediately threw any instrument I handed her. By the end of the year she would hold it until I picked them up. Not play, but not throwing either. That is success.
June 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
As a music special educator, I have to measure growth in different ways. Ex, I have a student that immediately threw any instrument I handed her. By the end of the year she would hold it until I picked them up. Not play, but not throwing either. That is success.
I left the Republican Party in 2016 because of Trump. I should have left far sooner. They have been showing their racism, misogyny, hatred of people that think different or live differently, and their desire for power at the expense of all others for decades now. Please forgive me for my stupidity.
May 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I left the Republican Party in 2016 because of Trump. I should have left far sooner. They have been showing their racism, misogyny, hatred of people that think different or live differently, and their desire for power at the expense of all others for decades now. Please forgive me for my stupidity.
Forget politics for a few minutes and enjoy Switch 2 day.
April 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Forget politics for a few minutes and enjoy Switch 2 day.
A great day to revisit Wil Wheaton's excellent takedown of Elon Musk from 2022:
I can not fathom the emptiness, the insecurity, the insatiable need for attention and validation, the staggering arrogance, the malevolence and total void of human experience that is Elon Musk. 1
I can not fathom the emptiness, the insecurity, the insatiable need for attention and validation, the staggering arrogance, the malevolence and total void of human experience that is Elon Musk. 1
February 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A great day to revisit Wil Wheaton's excellent takedown of Elon Musk from 2022:
I can not fathom the emptiness, the insecurity, the insatiable need for attention and validation, the staggering arrogance, the malevolence and total void of human experience that is Elon Musk. 1
I can not fathom the emptiness, the insecurity, the insatiable need for attention and validation, the staggering arrogance, the malevolence and total void of human experience that is Elon Musk. 1
Trump ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.
If you or someone you know has cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or one of many countless illnesses that needs a cure — this could have devastating effects.
www.science.org/content/arti...
If you or someone you know has cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or one of many countless illnesses that needs a cure — this could have devastating effects.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”
www.science.org
January 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Trump ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.
If you or someone you know has cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or one of many countless illnesses that needs a cure — this could have devastating effects.
www.science.org/content/arti...
If you or someone you know has cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or one of many countless illnesses that needs a cure — this could have devastating effects.
www.science.org/content/arti...
I wonder if anyone has checked to see just how many of these new executive orders were part of the Project 2025.
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I wonder if anyone has checked to see just how many of these new executive orders were part of the Project 2025.
Can you guess which one was left overnight in the car during freezing weather?
January 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Can you guess which one was left overnight in the car during freezing weather?
Walking into admin with a $5000 wishlist of adaptable instruments. I put an order of priority on the instruments, but told them that if I had a budget of about $50k I would probably be set. Always ask for more than you need. #startrek wisdom from Scotty. Right @georgetakei.bsky.social?
January 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Walking into admin with a $5000 wishlist of adaptable instruments. I put an order of priority on the instruments, but told them that if I had a budget of about $50k I would probably be set. Always ask for more than you need. #startrek wisdom from Scotty. Right @georgetakei.bsky.social?
Raise your hand if you have ever walked into a room in someone else’s home (or at work) and asked Alexa to turn the lights on. 🙋♂️ Now raise your hand if it took you a few tries to realize why it wasn’t working. 🙋♂️
December 31, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Raise your hand if you have ever walked into a room in someone else’s home (or at work) and asked Alexa to turn the lights on. 🙋♂️ Now raise your hand if it took you a few tries to realize why it wasn’t working. 🙋♂️
I got a spam call from the Trump Victory Pac today. Blocked.
December 20, 2024 at 8:07 PM
I got a spam call from the Trump Victory Pac today. Blocked.
I am so proud of my students that participated in a winter concert. This is the first time that this school has ever had a band concert. Band for special needs students looks a little different than Gen Ed. We used boomwhackers, jingle bells, and scarves for our program. #musicteacher
December 20, 2024 at 3:48 AM
I am so proud of my students that participated in a winter concert. This is the first time that this school has ever had a band concert. Band for special needs students looks a little different than Gen Ed. We used boomwhackers, jingle bells, and scarves for our program. #musicteacher
Life is more rewarding when you are pulling for others to achieve rather than walking over them to get ahead. Success at the expense of relationships is emptiness. #success #relationships #mentoring #teaching
December 18, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Life is more rewarding when you are pulling for others to achieve rather than walking over them to get ahead. Success at the expense of relationships is emptiness. #success #relationships #mentoring #teaching
What’s up? I’m playing Animal Crossing New Horizons. You?
December 15, 2024 at 1:40 AM
What’s up? I’m playing Animal Crossing New Horizons. You?
So much fun at the Cookies with Santa book fair at school tonight. I love getting to share positive things about my students with their parents. #musicteacher #Specialneeds
December 11, 2024 at 11:55 PM
So much fun at the Cookies with Santa book fair at school tonight. I love getting to share positive things about my students with their parents. #musicteacher #Specialneeds
In one music class today…
I played my usual welcome song and then after a short pause started playing Feliz navidad. One student starts yelling, “No, that’s wrong. You’re not listening to me. You forgot the, and starts singing “Welcome to music it’s real cool.” So I sang it again. #musicteacher
I played my usual welcome song and then after a short pause started playing Feliz navidad. One student starts yelling, “No, that’s wrong. You’re not listening to me. You forgot the, and starts singing “Welcome to music it’s real cool.” So I sang it again. #musicteacher
December 9, 2024 at 11:04 PM
In one music class today…
I played my usual welcome song and then after a short pause started playing Feliz navidad. One student starts yelling, “No, that’s wrong. You’re not listening to me. You forgot the, and starts singing “Welcome to music it’s real cool.” So I sang it again. #musicteacher
I played my usual welcome song and then after a short pause started playing Feliz navidad. One student starts yelling, “No, that’s wrong. You’re not listening to me. You forgot the, and starts singing “Welcome to music it’s real cool.” So I sang it again. #musicteacher
The kid in me says, “I have more time for video games, crossword puzzles, and reading.”
The adult in me says, “Get some rest you have a lot of work to do tomorrow.”
The teacher in me says, “And what can we learn from this situation?”
The kid in me says, “Sometimes I hate my teacher.”
The adult in me says, “Get some rest you have a lot of work to do tomorrow.”
The teacher in me says, “And what can we learn from this situation?”
The kid in me says, “Sometimes I hate my teacher.”
December 5, 2024 at 2:53 AM
The kid in me says, “I have more time for video games, crossword puzzles, and reading.”
The adult in me says, “Get some rest you have a lot of work to do tomorrow.”
The teacher in me says, “And what can we learn from this situation?”
The kid in me says, “Sometimes I hate my teacher.”
The adult in me says, “Get some rest you have a lot of work to do tomorrow.”
The teacher in me says, “And what can we learn from this situation?”
The kid in me says, “Sometimes I hate my teacher.”
It is always sad when an instrument breaks. Adaptive instruments are so much more expensive that it is downright heartbreaking 😿. Trying to get it replaced is the school can find the funds.
December 3, 2024 at 2:38 PM
It is always sad when an instrument breaks. Adaptive instruments are so much more expensive that it is downright heartbreaking 😿. Trying to get it replaced is the school can find the funds.
A parent’s view of love - being willing to forgive your child unconditionally of doing something wrong even when you said you would not do that.
The Republicans’ view of love - pardoning insurrectionists that injured (and led to the deaths of) police officers while threatening to hang the VP.
The Republicans’ view of love - pardoning insurrectionists that injured (and led to the deaths of) police officers while threatening to hang the VP.
December 3, 2024 at 3:10 AM
A parent’s view of love - being willing to forgive your child unconditionally of doing something wrong even when you said you would not do that.
The Republicans’ view of love - pardoning insurrectionists that injured (and led to the deaths of) police officers while threatening to hang the VP.
The Republicans’ view of love - pardoning insurrectionists that injured (and led to the deaths of) police officers while threatening to hang the VP.