Abby Pierson
@abbypierson.bsky.social
Teacher | Phys Sci | Astronomy |Chemistry | Physics 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ she/her | Peloton fanatic 🚴
Interested in learning how kids learn, improving my teaching, & learning abt supporting those with ASD / ADHD in my classroom
Mom of 3 neurodiverse teens
Interested in learning how kids learn, improving my teaching, & learning abt supporting those with ASD / ADHD in my classroom
Mom of 3 neurodiverse teens
My brother has cerebral palsy and didn’t talk until he was older. My dad was a computer programmer, so he wrote some BASIC programs to help him communicate, and a game with Ernie, Burt, and Big Bird. It was on an Apple IIe (I think), 1984-ish.
August 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My brother has cerebral palsy and didn’t talk until he was older. My dad was a computer programmer, so he wrote some BASIC programs to help him communicate, and a game with Ernie, Burt, and Big Bird. It was on an Apple IIe (I think), 1984-ish.
Is “geriatric millennial” older than a “young GenXer”? Asking for a friend…
June 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Is “geriatric millennial” older than a “young GenXer”? Asking for a friend…
This is what I’ve made clear to my husband I want when it’s time. I have no idea if it’s legal where I live, though. I should probably find out…
May 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This is what I’ve made clear to my husband I want when it’s time. I have no idea if it’s legal where I live, though. I should probably find out…
Teachers do not actually live at school.
May 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Teachers do not actually live at school.
If he comes to my house, I can show him what happens when you don’t!
May 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If he comes to my house, I can show him what happens when you don’t!
Both Maine Congress people are D. Sen Susan Collins is the only R they send to Washington. It is crazy. My great grandmother’s cottage in Ferry Beach is surrounded by rentals that primarily rent to Canadian tourists. I can’t imagine how the coastal region will suffer this year
March 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Both Maine Congress people are D. Sen Susan Collins is the only R they send to Washington. It is crazy. My great grandmother’s cottage in Ferry Beach is surrounded by rentals that primarily rent to Canadian tourists. I can’t imagine how the coastal region will suffer this year
The google draw template shared above works well for my purposes. Of course, we only deal with forces at right angles in 9th grade.
March 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The google draw template shared above works well for my purposes. Of course, we only deal with forces at right angles in 9th grade.
Ooooh!!! This looks great. Thanks!
March 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Ooooh!!! This looks great. Thanks!
If a school is writing standards based grading from the ground up, I can agree with what you’re saying. But many of us don’t live in that world.
March 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If a school is writing standards based grading from the ground up, I can agree with what you’re saying. But many of us don’t live in that world.
I would argue the two practices you’re singling out were designed as bandaids in a reality where teachers do not get to design or choose their grading software and have to use what the district provides and the policies the district has written.
March 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I would argue the two practices you’re singling out were designed as bandaids in a reality where teachers do not get to design or choose their grading software and have to use what the district provides and the policies the district has written.
The real value of college isn’t career training. It’s learning about perspectives different from your own, and how to think critically from a more expansive pov. Not everyone has to go to college, but I still think we underestimate its value. And it should be so damn expensive.
December 29, 2024 at 1:57 AM
The real value of college isn’t career training. It’s learning about perspectives different from your own, and how to think critically from a more expansive pov. Not everyone has to go to college, but I still think we underestimate its value. And it should be so damn expensive.
I feel like this balance is much easier now that I’m in my 40’s than it was in my 20’s. Not sure if that’s simply the age difference or me being more comfortable in my own skin or maturity.
December 2, 2024 at 12:05 AM
I feel like this balance is much easier now that I’m in my 40’s than it was in my 20’s. Not sure if that’s simply the age difference or me being more comfortable in my own skin or maturity.
And schools do not exist in a vacuum. Many of the problems have partial origins outside the classroom. Screen addiction, family culture, stress, values…
November 30, 2024 at 1:30 PM
And schools do not exist in a vacuum. Many of the problems have partial origins outside the classroom. Screen addiction, family culture, stress, values…
The Lego Movie is a favorite in this house!
November 25, 2024 at 12:09 AM
The Lego Movie is a favorite in this house!