Darren Malia
@dmalia.bsky.social
Husband, high school English teacher, and Dad. Seeking refuge from the madness that will consume the world for next four years.
Battle Cry of Freedom
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Battle Cry of Freedom
In The Garden of Beasts
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In The Garden of Beasts
I think one semester of theory in a university classroom (Freire, Dewey, Hooks etc) as a baseline of pedagogy, and 3 semesters of a full time residency under the guidance of a current practicing teacher, or team of teachers, makes a lot of sense!
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I think one semester of theory in a university classroom (Freire, Dewey, Hooks etc) as a baseline of pedagogy, and 3 semesters of a full time residency under the guidance of a current practicing teacher, or team of teachers, makes a lot of sense!
I did. I guess I assumed he was alright.
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I did. I guess I assumed he was alright.
I really like the idea of using it as an anchor text for AP seminar. It makes that class much more interesting still keeps it anchored in the literary world. My son’s AP seminar class will not read a single novel this year. 😡
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I really like the idea of using it as an anchor text for AP seminar. It makes that class much more interesting still keeps it anchored in the literary world. My son’s AP seminar class will not read a single novel this year. 😡
Is there data or studies that show expired car seats not performing up to safety standards? Just curious because the cynical side of me worries that these dates are more about revenue than safety.
October 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Is there data or studies that show expired car seats not performing up to safety standards? Just curious because the cynical side of me worries that these dates are more about revenue than safety.
Same! I think my overall level of tension and stress is just higher based on what’s happening in the word a d therefore I have a shorter fuse with my students. Not fair to them, but also not to myself to act as though these are normal times. Thanks for the reminder!
October 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Same! I think my overall level of tension and stress is just higher based on what’s happening in the word a d therefore I have a shorter fuse with my students. Not fair to them, but also not to myself to act as though these are normal times. Thanks for the reminder!
Our principal doesn’t allow for discussion of ANYTHING. She doesn’t think staff meetings are a productive space to have open discussions.
October 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Our principal doesn’t allow for discussion of ANYTHING. She doesn’t think staff meetings are a productive space to have open discussions.
Thank you for perfectly expressing my exact thoughts today.
September 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Thank you for perfectly expressing my exact thoughts today.
Doesn’t the same thing apply to big pharmaceutical companies? Taxpayers spend millions of $$ to support the research and development of new drugs. Should we own the patents?
August 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Doesn’t the same thing apply to big pharmaceutical companies? Taxpayers spend millions of $$ to support the research and development of new drugs. Should we own the patents?
Slightly diminish a band: Milwaukee
August 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Slightly diminish a band: Milwaukee
I wonder how much of this is impacted by funding. In some cases, we read from the canon because we have those books on hand and because $$ is so tight it can feel challenging to “take a chance” on something newer and more relatable to students.
July 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I wonder how much of this is impacted by funding. In some cases, we read from the canon because we have those books on hand and because $$ is so tight it can feel challenging to “take a chance” on something newer and more relatable to students.
“Seriously considering” basically means it’s a done deal. What a POS!
July 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Seriously considering” basically means it’s a done deal. What a POS!
This looks great! Thinking about doing a version of this as our first writing assignment with my freshman.
July 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This looks great! Thinking about doing a version of this as our first writing assignment with my freshman.
Wondering the same thing?!?
July 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Wondering the same thing?!?
Wouldn’t “journalistic suicide” presume that they are still concerned about journalistic standards? It’s a pet project for a billionaire, WTF does he care about any of that?
July 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Wouldn’t “journalistic suicide” presume that they are still concerned about journalistic standards? It’s a pet project for a billionaire, WTF does he care about any of that?
That’s what we said!!
July 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
That’s what we said!!
This was literally us just last year!l
Teachers: Can we modify it to suit the needs of our students?
District: No
Teachers: Are there additional supports built in to help support language learners?
District: no, we figured you could create those.
Teachers: Can we modify it to suit the needs of our students?
District: No
Teachers: Are there additional supports built in to help support language learners?
District: no, we figured you could create those.
July 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This was literally us just last year!l
Teachers: Can we modify it to suit the needs of our students?
District: No
Teachers: Are there additional supports built in to help support language learners?
District: no, we figured you could create those.
Teachers: Can we modify it to suit the needs of our students?
District: No
Teachers: Are there additional supports built in to help support language learners?
District: no, we figured you could create those.