Colleen Bentfield
@colbent606.bsky.social
Teacher person looking for other teacher people to help make it all make sense. I also enjoy wisconsin sports and sarcasm. Views are my own.
I love that book. It’s on permanent display in my classroom. Great tattoo!
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I love that book. It’s on permanent display in my classroom. Great tattoo!
Oh gosh can I relate. I switched schools and that helped some but teaching/motherhood/womanhood is so this. Everything looks great and you’re “so good at it” but there’s nothing left of you for you. I have no good advice just solidarity.
October 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Oh gosh can I relate. I switched schools and that helped some but teaching/motherhood/womanhood is so this. Everything looks great and you’re “so good at it” but there’s nothing left of you for you. I have no good advice just solidarity.
That is a great poem. Sad but true.
September 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
That is a great poem. Sad but true.
My dad is a huge Hendrix fan and when I was a kid I was convinced he said “excuse me while I kiss this guy” 🥴
May 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My dad is a huge Hendrix fan and when I was a kid I was convinced he said “excuse me while I kiss this guy” 🥴
Thanks for sharing! As a kid my older brothers watched Jaws with me way too little to be watching and it began a life long obsession with sharks particularly great whites. It’s been awesome to see how much has been learned in the last 20 or so years.
March 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Thanks for sharing! As a kid my older brothers watched Jaws with me way too little to be watching and it began a life long obsession with sharks particularly great whites. It’s been awesome to see how much has been learned in the last 20 or so years.
Oh bummer. That’s about as exciting as I’ve got. 🤣 I will say I’ve found some creators on tik tok who have great ideas and tips for kids with dyslexia. I work in a state where “we don’t recognize” it as a specific disability. Like somehow kids just stop being dyslexic then.
March 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Oh bummer. That’s about as exciting as I’ve got. 🤣 I will say I’ve found some creators on tik tok who have great ideas and tips for kids with dyslexia. I work in a state where “we don’t recognize” it as a specific disability. Like somehow kids just stop being dyslexic then.
A great place to look for free resources is the university of Florida literacy institute
March 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A great place to look for free resources is the university of Florida literacy institute
I have seen people use pop its sort of like moving a chip for sound boxes. I’ve also seen people use little balls of playdoh and you squish it for each sound you hear. The child then goes back and sees how many sounds the work has, then assigns letters to those sounds.
March 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I have seen people use pop its sort of like moving a chip for sound boxes. I’ve also seen people use little balls of playdoh and you squish it for each sound you hear. The child then goes back and sees how many sounds the work has, then assigns letters to those sounds.
Beyoncé is the “current” singer I keep coming back to time after time. I think part of the problem is obviously the auto tune stuff but also everything has become a “package” deal. People sing, dance, act, model, sell make up, etc. and they aren’t necessarily great at any one thing just mediocre.
January 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Beyoncé is the “current” singer I keep coming back to time after time. I think part of the problem is obviously the auto tune stuff but also everything has become a “package” deal. People sing, dance, act, model, sell make up, etc. and they aren’t necessarily great at any one thing just mediocre.
After 16 years teaching in one school I started at a new school. Though change felt scary I needed it and am happy I took the leap.
December 31, 2024 at 1:09 AM
After 16 years teaching in one school I started at a new school. Though change felt scary I needed it and am happy I took the leap.
Lawry’s seasoned salt, garlic powder, …..almond extract for the sweets 🤷🏼♀️
December 30, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Lawry’s seasoned salt, garlic powder, …..almond extract for the sweets 🤷🏼♀️
I had a fair amount of loan forgiveness for working in “certain schools” but I look at these young people and have no clue how they’re going to pay that off.
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December 30, 2024 at 7:59 PM
I had a fair amount of loan forgiveness for working in “certain schools” but I look at these young people and have no clue how they’re going to pay that off.
This is so sad. I use Sesame Street often in my classroom and it’s still very relevant and engaging to kids.
December 16, 2024 at 1:43 AM
This is so sad. I use Sesame Street often in my classroom and it’s still very relevant and engaging to kids.
Superwoman by Alicia Keys
December 8, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Superwoman by Alicia Keys
I read it when with
My 2nd grade class when it first came out and they were completely sucked in. I read it with many classes after and my own children. Went to see it with my kids and though it isn’t exactly the book it definitely hit the mark. Reading it right now with my current class.
My 2nd grade class when it first came out and they were completely sucked in. I read it with many classes after and my own children. Went to see it with my kids and though it isn’t exactly the book it definitely hit the mark. Reading it right now with my current class.
December 8, 2024 at 6:00 AM
I read it when with
My 2nd grade class when it first came out and they were completely sucked in. I read it with many classes after and my own children. Went to see it with my kids and though it isn’t exactly the book it definitely hit the mark. Reading it right now with my current class.
My 2nd grade class when it first came out and they were completely sucked in. I read it with many classes after and my own children. Went to see it with my kids and though it isn’t exactly the book it definitely hit the mark. Reading it right now with my current class.
In theory yes. I’d argue in the US (at least my corner of it) many including myself don’t celebrate in that way. I think if our economy wasn’t completely dependent on the consumerism of Christmas it might look way different.
December 7, 2024 at 4:05 AM
In theory yes. I’d argue in the US (at least my corner of it) many including myself don’t celebrate in that way. I think if our economy wasn’t completely dependent on the consumerism of Christmas it might look way different.
My 2nd grader will be sooo happy! He has reread ALL of the others over and over.
December 4, 2024 at 1:50 AM
My 2nd grader will be sooo happy! He has reread ALL of the others over and over.
As a Wisconsinite who couldn’t stand him for quite some time as our quarterback…yup.
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December 3, 2024 at 3:54 AM
As a Wisconsinite who couldn’t stand him for quite some time as our quarterback…yup.
Just waiting on the final parts of the prophecy to be complete.
December 1, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Just waiting on the final parts of the prophecy to be complete.
I was just looking at this book with one of my students in the library on Tuesday. Didn’t realize it was written by you. 👍 we had a good giggle. 😂
December 1, 2024 at 8:39 PM
I was just looking at this book with one of my students in the library on Tuesday. Didn’t realize it was written by you. 👍 we had a good giggle. 😂
3 days off
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November 27, 2024 at 2:19 AM
3 days off
White midwesterner here and respectfully I wouldn’t touch that with a ten foot pole. 😬
November 23, 2024 at 6:18 PM
White midwesterner here and respectfully I wouldn’t touch that with a ten foot pole. 😬