Deanna Lough
@2ndarythoughts.bsky.social
Dee-na
Teacher, consumer of knowledge, lover of the arts, aspiring leader, kid Mom, puppy Mom, and partner for life. She/Her
Teacher, consumer of knowledge, lover of the arts, aspiring leader, kid Mom, puppy Mom, and partner for life. She/Her
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Welcoming four new Worthy Champions in Education! Tahseen Qureshi, Michelle Howell, Deanna Lough and Christie Olsen! www.theworthyeducator.com/walter @2ndarythoughts.bsky.social #EduSky @eduskyteam.com
June 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Welcoming four new Worthy Champions in Education! Tahseen Qureshi, Michelle Howell, Deanna Lough and Christie Olsen! www.theworthyeducator.com/walter @2ndarythoughts.bsky.social #EduSky @eduskyteam.com
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Hey kids, did you remember to treat your autistic person (family/client/self) like a human being today?
#autism #neurodiversity
#autism #neurodiversity
June 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hey kids, did you remember to treat your autistic person (family/client/self) like a human being today?
#autism #neurodiversity
#autism #neurodiversity
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Been thinking a lot lately about psychological safety and trust. Three A’s as a “healthy culture checklist”:
Authenticity - can people show up as themselves?
Agency - do they have a say? Can they speak up?
Autonomy - can they choose how they work?
Last few days I got to see all three up close.
Authenticity - can people show up as themselves?
Agency - do they have a say? Can they speak up?
Autonomy - can they choose how they work?
Last few days I got to see all three up close.
June 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Been thinking a lot lately about psychological safety and trust. Three A’s as a “healthy culture checklist”:
Authenticity - can people show up as themselves?
Agency - do they have a say? Can they speak up?
Autonomy - can they choose how they work?
Last few days I got to see all three up close.
Authenticity - can people show up as themselves?
Agency - do they have a say? Can they speak up?
Autonomy - can they choose how they work?
Last few days I got to see all three up close.
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This is Boomer. He was found as a 12-year-old stray. He was desperately thirsty despite drinking water nonstop. Tests show he has a disorder called Cushing's Disease. He needs lifelong medication and ongoing care to get better. You can help him below ❤️🩹
15outof10.org/boomer/
15outof10.org/boomer/
June 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is Boomer. He was found as a 12-year-old stray. He was desperately thirsty despite drinking water nonstop. Tests show he has a disorder called Cushing's Disease. He needs lifelong medication and ongoing care to get better. You can help him below ❤️🩹
15outof10.org/boomer/
15outof10.org/boomer/
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I often sing the praises of intrinsic motivation and authentic passion for what we do. But the late Herb Lovett, discussing teachers and therapists, pulled me up short when he observed that it's a real problem "when people love what they do more than the people for whom they do it."
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June 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I often sing the praises of intrinsic motivation and authentic passion for what we do. But the late Herb Lovett, discussing teachers and therapists, pulled me up short when he observed that it's a real problem "when people love what they do more than the people for whom they do it."
That […]
That […]
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The system ain't broken by accident. It's broken on purpose.
June 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The system ain't broken by accident. It's broken on purpose.
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In March, VA officials across the US warned that their cancer-tracking databases were no longer being updated. Officials in the Pacific Northwest noted DOGE had marked its contract to maintain a cancer registry for “immediate termination.”
By @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
By @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump Cuts Jeopardize Veterans’ Care, Including To “Life-Saving Cancer Trials”
Despite a congressional mandate to expand care for veterans, internal Veterans Affairs messages obtained by ProPublica paint a stark portrait of how chaotic cost cutting has already imperiled tests…
www.propublica.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In March, VA officials across the US warned that their cancer-tracking databases were no longer being updated. Officials in the Pacific Northwest noted DOGE had marked its contract to maintain a cancer registry for “immediate termination.”
By @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
By @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
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"Many people with food sensory issues experience ridicule for simply expressing their needs & honoring their own preferences … You do not have to understand why someone does not want to eat a certain food to respect their choices." @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/neur...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/neur...
Sensory Sensitivities and Food
Many neurodivergent people struggle with consuming adequate calories and nutrition due to sensory sensitivities. Learn tips to cope from Matthew Broberg-Moffitt, author and chef.
www.psychologytoday.com
June 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"Many people with food sensory issues experience ridicule for simply expressing their needs & honoring their own preferences … You do not have to understand why someone does not want to eat a certain food to respect their choices." @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/neur...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/neur...
Greeting from a very rainy Delaware PRIDE Day!
June 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Greeting from a very rainy Delaware PRIDE Day!
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A biracial girl struggles to feel connected to her family, thinking she doesn’t look like any of them. Seeing her reflection in the mirror, she realizes the only person she needs to look like is herself and celebrates the traits that are uniquely her own.
#JoyPit #PB #OWN #POC #C
#JoyPit #PB #OWN #POC #C
June 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Kids wrote their “worst imaginable college essays” in class to learn what not to do, and basically ended up sounding like adults on the internet
June 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Kids wrote their “worst imaginable college essays” in class to learn what not to do, and basically ended up sounding like adults on the internet
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I would pay cold hard cash to any legislator’s reelection campaign, who asks RFK Jr to 1) define ASD criteria and 2) explain the full evaluation and assessment process.
I feel like if you can’t even define the diagnosis you claim is caused by vaccines, you are disqualified from speaking on it.
I feel like if you can’t even define the diagnosis you claim is caused by vaccines, you are disqualified from speaking on it.
June 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I would pay cold hard cash to any legislator’s reelection campaign, who asks RFK Jr to 1) define ASD criteria and 2) explain the full evaluation and assessment process.
I feel like if you can’t even define the diagnosis you claim is caused by vaccines, you are disqualified from speaking on it.
I feel like if you can’t even define the diagnosis you claim is caused by vaccines, you are disqualified from speaking on it.
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On Sunday, my friend, Jonathan Joss was murdered and it took me a minute to find the words...
Like so many of our lives, Jonathan's existed at the powerful intersections of Indigeneity, queerness, visibility, and vulnerability. He was fierce, funny, flawed, and real in every way that mattered.
Like so many of our lives, Jonathan's existed at the powerful intersections of Indigeneity, queerness, visibility, and vulnerability. He was fierce, funny, flawed, and real in every way that mattered.
June 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
On Sunday, my friend, Jonathan Joss was murdered and it took me a minute to find the words...
Like so many of our lives, Jonathan's existed at the powerful intersections of Indigeneity, queerness, visibility, and vulnerability. He was fierce, funny, flawed, and real in every way that mattered.
Like so many of our lives, Jonathan's existed at the powerful intersections of Indigeneity, queerness, visibility, and vulnerability. He was fierce, funny, flawed, and real in every way that mattered.
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The Tulsa Race Massacre Happened 105 Years Today – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/05/31/t...
The Tulsa Race Massacre Happened 105 Years Today – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture The terrible Tulsa Race Massacre happened 105 years ago today. You might be interested in MAY 31ST &…
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May 31, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The Tulsa Race Massacre Happened 105 Years Today – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/05/31/t...
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“All who value human diversity and the continued expansion of the rights of people with disabilities must push back against eugenics politics” especially now that ableist ghoul Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments “remind us that eugenic ideas are alive and well.”
theconversation.com/uninformed-c...
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Uninformed comments on autism are resonant of dangerous ideas about eugenics
Part of a eugenic logic is the ongoing belief that erasing disability and people with disabilities is a desirable and commonsense objective.
theconversation.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“All who value human diversity and the continued expansion of the rights of people with disabilities must push back against eugenics politics” especially now that ableist ghoul Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments “remind us that eugenic ideas are alive and well.”
theconversation.com/uninformed-c...
theconversation.com/uninformed-c...
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“These are two totally different species of goose. But for some reason, they paired up – and they even produced eggs.”
An unusual pairing of geese draws a gaggle of Portland-area birders
An unusual couple of nesters has attracted the attention of Portland-area birders drawn to a story about the peculiarities of nature.
www.opb.org
May 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
“These are two totally different species of goose. But for some reason, they paired up – and they even produced eggs.”
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Using police powers of the state to control, punish, or manipulate adversarial political actors is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. In a democracy, a conflict between a mayor and the federal government would be mediated by the state, courts, and good faith actors, even if they disagree.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey mayor is arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting its opening, acting US attorney says.
May 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Using police powers of the state to control, punish, or manipulate adversarial political actors is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. In a democracy, a conflict between a mayor and the federal government would be mediated by the state, courts, and good faith actors, even if they disagree.
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"How confident are you in your ability to tell your own story to others?"
Definitely one of my favorite essential questions I've ever opened a unit with—especially after pairing it with our "Sticky Thoughts" old-school polling across all my sophomore classes.
Definitely one of my favorite essential questions I've ever opened a unit with—especially after pairing it with our "Sticky Thoughts" old-school polling across all my sophomore classes.
May 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"How confident are you in your ability to tell your own story to others?"
Definitely one of my favorite essential questions I've ever opened a unit with—especially after pairing it with our "Sticky Thoughts" old-school polling across all my sophomore classes.
Definitely one of my favorite essential questions I've ever opened a unit with—especially after pairing it with our "Sticky Thoughts" old-school polling across all my sophomore classes.
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I don’t have kids but heard the author of this book speak and he was v good www.routledge.com/How-to-Talk-...
How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism
How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism is a practical guide for parents, carers, and others with young men in their lives on how to talk with those young men about fascism and the right-wing, which spe...
www.routledge.com
May 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I don’t have kids but heard the author of this book speak and he was v good www.routledge.com/How-to-Talk-...
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Wanna see something cool?
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
May 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Wanna see something cool?
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
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Recommended: Effective practices for literacy teaching radicalscholarship.com/2025/04/16/r...
Recommended: Effective practices for literacy teaching
Effective practices for literacy teaching, Colin Harrison, Greg Brooks, P. David Pearson, Sari Sulkunen, Renata Valtin (2025) In light of the PISA 2022 student results, which showed a decline in pe…
radicalscholarship.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Recommended: Effective practices for literacy teaching radicalscholarship.com/2025/04/16/r...
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tim curry in famous works of art: thread
April 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
tim curry in famous works of art: thread
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Had a really good experience with this last week, so I wanted to detail each step of the lesson (spoiler: we spent nearly an hour doing "stuff" before students got their actual feedback!)
thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/before-you...
thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/before-you...
Before You Return Feedback To Students
What we did as a class together (key word: together!) before students received their individual essay feedback
thebrokencopier.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Had a really good experience with this last week, so I wanted to detail each step of the lesson (spoiler: we spent nearly an hour doing "stuff" before students got their actual feedback!)
thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/before-you...
thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/before-you...
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"Stories and art bring us together, inspiring us all to discover our unique talents and skills. Libraries are essential to that process—now more than ever."
A great message for #NationalLibraryWeek 2025 from @goraina.bsky.social & @scottmccloud.bsky.social, this year’s Honorary Chairs!
A great message for #NationalLibraryWeek 2025 from @goraina.bsky.social & @scottmccloud.bsky.social, this year’s Honorary Chairs!
April 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Stories and art bring us together, inspiring us all to discover our unique talents and skills. Libraries are essential to that process—now more than ever."
A great message for #NationalLibraryWeek 2025 from @goraina.bsky.social & @scottmccloud.bsky.social, this year’s Honorary Chairs!
A great message for #NationalLibraryWeek 2025 from @goraina.bsky.social & @scottmccloud.bsky.social, this year’s Honorary Chairs!