Elaine
@elainevan.bsky.social
Writer and feminist. Work published in Kenyon Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, the Ploughshares blog, Grain, The Normal School and elsewhere. You can find me here: www.elainevandergeld.com
We had something similar—lake front, about an acre of land bought for $50 in the 50s, cottage built by hand, but then grandparents died and passed it on to my aunt and uncle for everybody’s use, and after some time they sold it for an RV instead :(
May 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We had something similar—lake front, about an acre of land bought for $50 in the 50s, cottage built by hand, but then grandparents died and passed it on to my aunt and uncle for everybody’s use, and after some time they sold it for an RV instead :(
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May 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Dropping a line— I’m a contributor :D
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January 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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It’s about not wanting vandalism and toilet parties and skipping out of class, I think. But the instinct is so far removed from my approach that I find the rationale hard to understand. Like, just talk to the folks who cause problems rather than proactively penalise and monitor every kid?
October 6, 2023 at 5:21 PM
It’s about not wanting vandalism and toilet parties and skipping out of class, I think. But the instinct is so far removed from my approach that I find the rationale hard to understand. Like, just talk to the folks who cause problems rather than proactively penalise and monitor every kid?
To be clear: my school absolutely lets kids go when they want. I don’t even want kids to ask me. I’d prefer they just go. Do we end up with stuff like vandalism and little parties in the toilets? Yes. Policing bodily functions is worse.
October 6, 2023 at 2:51 PM
To be clear: my school absolutely lets kids go when they want. I don’t even want kids to ask me. I’d prefer they just go. Do we end up with stuff like vandalism and little parties in the toilets? Yes. Policing bodily functions is worse.
I’m a middle school teacher and I can’t fathom this policing of kids’ bodies. Even if kids do misapply the right (not privilege) to go to the bathroom, mostly it’s just to sit there and get a break or chat. Sometimes everyone needs that. And what about diarrhea? And periods? And disabilities?
October 6, 2023 at 2:49 PM
I’m a middle school teacher and I can’t fathom this policing of kids’ bodies. Even if kids do misapply the right (not privilege) to go to the bathroom, mostly it’s just to sit there and get a break or chat. Sometimes everyone needs that. And what about diarrhea? And periods? And disabilities?