Sarah Joncas
@sarahmjoncas.bsky.social
Music teacher, educators union member, tech lover, flute player, writer. (she/her)
There’s No Place Like Home from Wicked For Good is the older sibling of Home from the Wiz. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
There’s No Place Like Home from Wicked For Good is the older sibling of Home from the Wiz. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
Watching local election results come in this year is like watching a car crash 😖
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Watching local election results come in this year is like watching a car crash 😖
Absolutely heartbreaking… another case of the system failing everyone involved www.wcvb.com/article/teen...
Staff member at Mass. school dies after alleged assault by student
The teen was allegedly trying to leave a dorm building without permission.
www.wcvb.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Absolutely heartbreaking… another case of the system failing everyone involved www.wcvb.com/article/teen...
The system is broken, and it’s breaking people. Doing this work in this moment is too much.
October 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The system is broken, and it’s breaking people. Doing this work in this moment is too much.
Two days back at work and this is how I’m coping 😴
August 31, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Two days back at work and this is how I’m coping 😴
When you have to deal with two egregious contract violations before the school year even starts, you start a countdown of paper chain before the first day. 1 down, 182 to go. (And before anyone gets on my case about the impact on kids, this is in my home, not my classroom)
August 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
When you have to deal with two egregious contract violations before the school year even starts, you start a countdown of paper chain before the first day. 1 down, 182 to go. (And before anyone gets on my case about the impact on kids, this is in my home, not my classroom)
This is fascism. Also alarming complicity with fascism from the DC Mayor buried at the end:
"So we are going to keep talking to the president, working with his people on the issues that are a high priority for him," Bowser said.
"So we are going to keep talking to the president, working with his people on the issues that are a high priority for him," Bowser said.
JUST IN: President Donald Trump says National Guard soldiers will be deployed on the streets of Washington, D.C., and he asserted federal control over the city's Metropolitan police department.
Trump asserts control of Washington DC police, will deploy National Guard in nation's capital
President Trump promised a weekend crackdown on Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal agents to also be a show of force across the district.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is fascism. Also alarming complicity with fascism from the DC Mayor buried at the end:
"So we are going to keep talking to the president, working with his people on the issues that are a high priority for him," Bowser said.
"So we are going to keep talking to the president, working with his people on the issues that are a high priority for him," Bowser said.
Trying to pack for San Francisco and Seattle, but multiple layering pieces in summer feels wrong
August 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Trying to pack for San Francisco and Seattle, but multiple layering pieces in summer feels wrong
Reposted by Sarah Joncas
August is the Sunday of months.
August 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
August is the Sunday of months.
I took linguistics (because it let me avoid taking math) and it was by far one of the most interesting classes I ever took.
What was your favorite early clas NOT in your eventual major. Mine was Ethnomusicology: an introduction to folk music.
I invariably get, "Ooh anthro that was my favorite class/cool professor" from people I meet. I tend to think soms of it is our outré material, being willing to talk "taboo" subjects in a cross-cultural context.
Ironically MY favorite class was probably Geology 101...
Ironically MY favorite class was probably Geology 101...
July 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I took linguistics (because it let me avoid taking math) and it was by far one of the most interesting classes I ever took.
Went to Powell’s to try to get a physical copy of On Tyranny (when @neapresident.bsky.social gives directions at #NEARA, I listen). They’re sold out! I was able to order it, and ship a whole bunch of other books home, including this beautiful picture book.
July 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Went to Powell’s to try to get a physical copy of On Tyranny (when @neapresident.bsky.social gives directions at #NEARA, I listen). They’re sold out! I was able to order it, and ship a whole bunch of other books home, including this beautiful picture book.
Another #NEARA in the books! Always one of the most energizing, and most exhausting, weeks of the year. Seeing the brilliance of so many educators and union leaders in one space is always inspiring, but even more so in this moment.
July 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Another #NEARA in the books! Always one of the most energizing, and most exhausting, weeks of the year. Seeing the brilliance of so many educators and union leaders in one space is always inspiring, but even more so in this moment.
Tomorrow’s side quest: acquiring Garrett’s popcorn in the 20 minutes between flights at MDW
June 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Tomorrow’s side quest: acquiring Garrett’s popcorn in the 20 minutes between flights at MDW
Packing is way more stressful than traveling
June 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Packing is way more stressful than traveling
Fort Lauderdale is a vibe… not the vibe I expected but a vibe nonetheless
June 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Fort Lauderdale is a vibe… not the vibe I expected but a vibe nonetheless
New England travel struggles: the line at security may be short, but the line for dunks is longggggg
June 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
New England travel struggles: the line at security may be short, but the line for dunks is longggggg
Reached the point in contract bargaining where I need a whole new prep work playlist (iykyk), and rediscovering this at an unreasonably late hour was an experience: youtu.be/Zk7Hhh9OhMY?...
In Her Family
YouTube video by Pat Metheny - Topic
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June 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Reached the point in contract bargaining where I need a whole new prep work playlist (iykyk), and rediscovering this at an unreasonably late hour was an experience: youtu.be/Zk7Hhh9OhMY?...
Sometimes my playlist has IMPECCABLE timing
June 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sometimes my playlist has IMPECCABLE timing
What's your union origin story?
Mine: I wrote a series of blog posts criticizing DESE's poor use of sources in their COVID guidance, was asked to join our health and safety committee, said yes, and the rest is history.
Mine: I wrote a series of blog posts criticizing DESE's poor use of sources in their COVID guidance, was asked to join our health and safety committee, said yes, and the rest is history.
May 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
What's your union origin story?
Mine: I wrote a series of blog posts criticizing DESE's poor use of sources in their COVID guidance, was asked to join our health and safety committee, said yes, and the rest is history.
Mine: I wrote a series of blog posts criticizing DESE's poor use of sources in their COVID guidance, was asked to join our health and safety committee, said yes, and the rest is history.
Just MA town meeting things: people calling for a standing vote just for kicks when it's very clear whether or not the motion carried
May 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Just MA town meeting things: people calling for a standing vote just for kicks when it's very clear whether or not the motion carried
Teacher Appreciation Week, also known as educators union social media superbowl week
May 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Teacher Appreciation Week, also known as educators union social media superbowl week
It’s fascinating how the idea of sharing space without sharing conversation is incomprehensible to some. Maybe it’s the new englander in me or a generational thing, but I’m just so confused about people talking to strangers as a hobby?
April 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It’s fascinating how the idea of sharing space without sharing conversation is incomprehensible to some. Maybe it’s the new englander in me or a generational thing, but I’m just so confused about people talking to strangers as a hobby?
Needed a suitcase with wheels for a three day trip because I refuse to pack lightly
April 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Needed a suitcase with wheels for a three day trip because I refuse to pack lightly
I landed on the early 2000s music side of TikTok and two days before break is NOT THE TIME
April 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I landed on the early 2000s music side of TikTok and two days before break is NOT THE TIME
Cancelled my spring break trip to Canada 😭 It was a complicated decision and I'm super sad, but the risk of being hassled at the border coming home is too high for me.
April 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Cancelled my spring break trip to Canada 😭 It was a complicated decision and I'm super sad, but the risk of being hassled at the border coming home is too high for me.