Brett Bigham (I go by Mr B-the PhD is honorary)
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Brett Bigham (I go by Mr B-the PhD is honorary)
@2014ortoy.bsky.social
Oregon State Teacher of the Year-NEA Educator of Excellence-NASET Outstanding SPED Teacher of the Year-MUGU India's Global Education Innovator-I make Ability Guidebooks -books to help Autistic people get out into the world. Champion of LGBTQ rights.
This is the scariest my porch has EVER looked on Halloween.

Truth is, my neighbor, who works for the US Dept of Geological Surveys, was furloughed six weeks ago-paid at first, then unpaid. I had taken over a bag of cat food and offered it and he was almost gleeful to take it.

Scary times.
November 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Fascists always go after the teachers pretty much right away. When the Nazis invaded Poland, one of the first thing they did was execute the teachers.

Fascists do not like people who champion critical thinking.

There is a reason the right went after the Department of Education first.
October 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I was looking through old magazines last night. Sometimes I miss the old days. This article is enough to make a person cry.

My guess is Jackie O snubbed him NY society, so he chopped down her rose bushes. Hillary Clinton's office was in the East wing, so he tore it down.

(there is more!)
1/2
October 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Excited for tonight’s Teacher of the Year panel at Oregon State. I dreamed two nights ago that I said something that upset trump and got the school shut down. Hopefully it goes be than that!!
October 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I think he meant to say they won't open the government because of that 218th vote to release the Epstein files. If they close the government, they can't swear in a new Congresswoman. Without her vote, no Epstein files.

Simple as that.
October 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Please, please, please let's call the next one Jeffrey.
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
In 2014 I was honored at the White House. Before I left my boss told me if I said I was gay I would be fired.

The White House press asked if I wanted to make a statement.

This was my statement to the press, and a declaration of war with my school district. Spoiler: I won the war.
August 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is just one of the free posters you can download at www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-re...

LOL... by the way, I'm just sharing good resources. I am not an employee of SPLC in any way. I just think they are supremely cool.
August 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I have a place in my heart for John Lewis. I have a letter from him that is a cherished possession.

A few years ago Portland State University awarded me an honorary PhD because of my work in social justice. John Lewis (and Bill Clinton) were previous honorees.

I live by this quote of Mr Lewis.
August 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Some more of Learning for Justice's free downloadable posters.

Share this with your teacher friends!

www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-re...

Disclosure:Learning for Justice is supported by Southern Poverty Law Center who were the ones who used me in their amicus brief to the Supreme Court
August 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I am going to share some of the Learning for Justice social justice posters.

Free to download. (they have free curriculum too).
www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-re...
August 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
OMG! Someone posted this on reddit and I had to steal it. She saw this in a park near her house.

New best practice for every city.

#autism #specialeducation
August 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I am not making this up...the stock market sent a very clear message today about how it feels about trump.
April 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
donald trump just signed an executive order that "Canadian Geese" are now called "Freedom Geese."

OK, I'm kidding, but you believed it, didn't you? That's where we are as a nation.
April 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Newsweek is reporting that airlines have removed over 300,000 seats (meaning cancelled flights) MONTHLY from Canada to the US.

That is a huge drop in visitors that are going to impact every state that has tourism.

Are we winning our trade war with Canada yet?
March 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
ron desantis keeps saying that Florida tourism is up, Up, UP!

Why then is Newsweek saying last April: 1.3 million airline bookings from Canada to Florida.

This year there have been less than 300,000.

Someone needs to help ron with his math.
March 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The U.S. response to the Asian earthquake, is the same response we are going to get during the next hurricane with FEMA being destroyed by trump.

We are in a world of hurt.
March 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Biden would have search units already on the ground in SE Asia. trump said the the US was going to help but here is what we are actually doing:

NOTHING.

It's trump so not even hopes and prayers.

@meidastouch.com
March 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Someone on Reddit asked if someone could photo shop a man out of the back of a photo of their #cat.

I gave it a go. What do you think? Do I have a future in web-graphics?
March 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
March 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
trump liked the idea until he realized cartons don't roll.
March 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Here Catherine, I made you a graphic to go with your post. It will be so sad when trump realizes cartons don't roll.
March 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I just pulled up tesla's stock page. It went down $3 in a few minutes.

Also trump stock is worth half of what it was in November.

Today's episode of "The Stock Market" is popcorn worthy.
March 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Our #cat Monty was born with double teeth. We've known they would eventually have to come out. That eventually is next week.

It is going to cost almost as much as purchasing TWO brand new Gremlins off the show-room floor.

I'm sorry. but that's just how my brain does math.
March 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I miss #BettyWhite.
February 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM