Ceci
@ceciiguess.bsky.social
Teacher, complainer, etc. I spend way too much energy convincing kids to read books. I also needlepoint, sew, and play Dungeons and Dragons.
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"There is in our future a TV or Internet populism, in which the emotional response of a selected group of citizens can be presented and accepted as the Voice of the People."
Umberto Eco, ‘Ur-Fascism’
Umberto Eco, ‘Ur-Fascism’
September 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"There is in our future a TV or Internet populism, in which the emotional response of a selected group of citizens can be presented and accepted as the Voice of the People."
Umberto Eco, ‘Ur-Fascism’
Umberto Eco, ‘Ur-Fascism’
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my modest disagreement is that i think it is important to signal virtue even if, privately, you are a piece of shit. performing decency is an important part of maintaining the norm that decency is part of a well ordered society.
you are SUPPOSED to signal virtue. The actual argument, such as it exists, is that people are signaling virtue while not actually being virtuous. But you are supposed to signal virtue and BE VIRTUOUS.
Really was one of the dumbest and most harmful things possible for “virtue signaling” to become some kind of epithet. Sending externally visible signals that you are engaging in pro-social behavior is normal, natural, and good, it’s how society works. Other people can’t read your fucking mind.
July 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
my modest disagreement is that i think it is important to signal virtue even if, privately, you are a piece of shit. performing decency is an important part of maintaining the norm that decency is part of a well ordered society.
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This is what led to book bans targeting Toni Morrison and Maus at the state level. When you threaten people's jobs--or even imprisonment-- they will interpret you as broadly as possible
The White House didn't say "stop teaching about the Tuskegee Airmen when you do US history." The White House said "stop doing DEI and wokeness," and the military interpreted it as "stop saying the Tuskegee Airmen were heroes, and maybe stop teaching about them altogether."
Yeah, that's bad.
Yeah, that's bad.
Here's the thing about the Tuskegee Airmen history - there was nothing in the EO about it. Someone in the Air Force interpreted it that way -- which is far worse.
January 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is what led to book bans targeting Toni Morrison and Maus at the state level. When you threaten people's jobs--or even imprisonment-- they will interpret you as broadly as possible
This isn’t in response to anything in particular except that I’m really enjoying The Corner That Held Them. Something about the Black Death really puts my problems in perspective, yk?
Oh Sylvia Townsend Warner, we’re really in it now
January 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This isn’t in response to anything in particular except that I’m really enjoying The Corner That Held Them. Something about the Black Death really puts my problems in perspective, yk?
Oh Sylvia Townsend Warner, we’re really in it now
January 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Oh Sylvia Townsend Warner, we’re really in it now
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I might be more ok with AI were I not an English teacher and exposed daily to the way it’s undermining an entire generation’s ability to learn how to think complicated thoughts with language, all while making the work of teaching real writing more fraught, tedious, and adversarial!
November 27, 2024 at 7:16 AM
I might be more ok with AI were I not an English teacher and exposed daily to the way it’s undermining an entire generation’s ability to learn how to think complicated thoughts with language, all while making the work of teaching real writing more fraught, tedious, and adversarial!
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 9/20!
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#BookChallenge
November 25, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 9/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 9/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
November 23, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 9/20!
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8/20!
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#BookChallenge
Day 8/20!
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November 22, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 8/20!
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#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7/20!
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Day 7/20!
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November 21, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 7/20!
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#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6/20!
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Day 6/20!
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November 20, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 6/20!
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#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5/20!
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#BookChallenge
Day 5/20!
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November 19, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 5/20!
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#Books
#BookChallenge
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Not only have "learning styles" been debunked, we have to remember that writing is not a learning style or preferred learning mode. It is an essential mode of learning for ALL students and we must ensure that students are consistently engaging with learning through writing.
November 19, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Not only have "learning styles" been debunked, we have to remember that writing is not a learning style or preferred learning mode. It is an essential mode of learning for ALL students and we must ensure that students are consistently engaging with learning through writing.
Just like how teachers need explicit training on how to balance a rubric or how to differentiate instruction, we need to know what is meant by “build relationships”— I suspect that every teacher/admin uses their own definition 📖 #EduSky #IteachEnglish
November 18, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Just like how teachers need explicit training on how to balance a rubric or how to differentiate instruction, we need to know what is meant by “build relationships”— I suspect that every teacher/admin uses their own definition 📖 #EduSky #IteachEnglish
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 4/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
November 18, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 4/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
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I just think we should really consider if we want to move a generation of children away from novels and the experiences and skills and ideas that they contain.
in the era of scripted curriculums, reading a whole book with your class has become an act of subversion
www.kqed.org/mindshift/64...
www.kqed.org/mindshift/64...
It’s Not Too Late to Read That Entire Book With Your Students | KQED
Full-length books offer students invaluable benefits that are often lost when reading is reduced to test-prep passages and excerpts.
www.kqed.org
November 18, 2024 at 1:07 AM
I just think we should really consider if we want to move a generation of children away from novels and the experiences and skills and ideas that they contain.
Lowkey amazing to throw a question about teaching into the void, take a nap, and wake up to thoughtful, helpful responses. You guys are all amazing!!! 📖
November 17, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Lowkey amazing to throw a question about teaching into the void, take a nap, and wake up to thoughtful, helpful responses. You guys are all amazing!!! 📖
📖 What’s everyone’s daily essay grading limit? My ability to give detailed feedback flags after 5, but I’d like to get faster.
November 17, 2024 at 3:01 PM
📖 What’s everyone’s daily essay grading limit? My ability to give detailed feedback flags after 5, but I’d like to get faster.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 2/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 2/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
November 17, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 2/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 2/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
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My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.
Morning.
Morning.
November 16, 2024 at 9:05 AM
My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.
Morning.
Morning.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 2/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 2/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
November 16, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 2/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 2/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
This was my problem w/ the other app… I can’t think of witty things to say more than once a month. And I am bad at sharing not-witty things.
November 15, 2024 at 8:51 PM
This was my problem w/ the other app… I can’t think of witty things to say more than once a month. And I am bad at sharing not-witty things.
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I’m at the stage of coping where I’ve determined that Trump’s victory is the fault of everyone I already found annoying.
November 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM
I’m at the stage of coping where I’ve determined that Trump’s victory is the fault of everyone I already found annoying.
quote with a picture of yourself so people know who they're dealing with.
November 15, 2024 at 4:58 PM
quote with a picture of yourself so people know who they're dealing with.