Bethany
@bethanyua.bsky.social
Spent three years teaching high school English. String bassist. Married to a techie.
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It could take decades to recover from where we are.
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
It could take decades to recover from where we are.
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Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
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neither men nor women should have to get married in order to qualify for a job, ffs.
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
neither men nor women should have to get married in order to qualify for a job, ffs.
I’m starting to feel like an old-timey telephone switchboard operator when I check texts, plugging and unplugging lines, connecting people and topics and schedules and giving short responses and rushing to get out of the way so others can move forward and I’m feeling hurried but sitting still.
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I’m starting to feel like an old-timey telephone switchboard operator when I check texts, plugging and unplugging lines, connecting people and topics and schedules and giving short responses and rushing to get out of the way so others can move forward and I’m feeling hurried but sitting still.
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The idea that stuck with me: balancing patience & urgency.
Just yesterday, my team of SpEd Ts was discussing the difficulty of holding a sense of urgency for our HS Ss while patiently waiting for that point when they can do so themselves.
No easy answers, but we all sit with that in varying ways.
Just yesterday, my team of SpEd Ts was discussing the difficulty of holding a sense of urgency for our HS Ss while patiently waiting for that point when they can do so themselves.
No easy answers, but we all sit with that in varying ways.
Full conversation on this and other "lessons" from this year with @mrneibauer.bsky.social here from earlier this week:
thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...
thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...
What Has This School Year Taught Us?
a conversation with Adrian Neibauer
thebrokencopier.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The idea that stuck with me: balancing patience & urgency.
Just yesterday, my team of SpEd Ts was discussing the difficulty of holding a sense of urgency for our HS Ss while patiently waiting for that point when they can do so themselves.
No easy answers, but we all sit with that in varying ways.
Just yesterday, my team of SpEd Ts was discussing the difficulty of holding a sense of urgency for our HS Ss while patiently waiting for that point when they can do so themselves.
No easy answers, but we all sit with that in varying ways.
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Every single one of us will either become sick, injured, or otherwise disabled in time. The true measure of humanity's strength is not in a show of brutality against each other. Nature itself is a ravening force, and it would've eaten us alive if we did not make an effort to care for anyone else.
December 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Every single one of us will either become sick, injured, or otherwise disabled in time. The true measure of humanity's strength is not in a show of brutality against each other. Nature itself is a ravening force, and it would've eaten us alive if we did not make an effort to care for anyone else.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Sigh
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Sigh
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
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Excellent as always. I’d also add that this man wants women to dress in a way where he doesn’t have to manage the thoughts and feelings he’s experiencing.
And instead of simply noting a simple attraction and moving on with his day, he embarrasses his wife with his words and actions.
And instead of simply noting a simple attraction and moving on with his day, he embarrasses his wife with his words and actions.
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Excellent as always. I’d also add that this man wants women to dress in a way where he doesn’t have to manage the thoughts and feelings he’s experiencing.
And instead of simply noting a simple attraction and moving on with his day, he embarrasses his wife with his words and actions.
And instead of simply noting a simple attraction and moving on with his day, he embarrasses his wife with his words and actions.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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i just want to say that i wrote this exactly one year ago.
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
i just want to say that i wrote this exactly one year ago.
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We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way to get rid of Citizens United. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way to get rid of Citizens United. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
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This is awesome. I hope also that they are all paying with pennies and are carefully counting out the exact change as they reach the checkout.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is awesome. I hope also that they are all paying with pennies and are carefully counting out the exact change as they reach the checkout.
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