JB
@jennabelinda.bsky.social
On the shores of Lake Superior, public school music teacher, empty nesting with my boo, musician, raising fierce adult daughters and one hellhound.
I would LOVE to know. I almost didn’t watch bc I hate dystopian nightmare stuff but CAROL. There’s hope because she’s real and messy an I love it
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I would LOVE to know. I almost didn’t watch bc I hate dystopian nightmare stuff but CAROL. There’s hope because she’s real and messy an I love it
Teachers call. We don’t want kids being distracted or sending information that could impede a rescue.
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Teachers call. We don’t want kids being distracted or sending information that could impede a rescue.
Thank you! We’re on year 4 phone free in Superior and it has changed our schools for the better in every single way!
November 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Thank you! We’re on year 4 phone free in Superior and it has changed our schools for the better in every single way!
From a teacher: we do not want kids distracted by their phones during an emergency. We don’t want the sounds, the lights or them to send information that makes it harder for law enforcement. We want them to focus on us. Phones are a huge problem. Banning them helps us during emergencies & in class
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
From a teacher: we do not want kids distracted by their phones during an emergency. We don’t want the sounds, the lights or them to send information that makes it harder for law enforcement. We want them to focus on us. Phones are a huge problem. Banning them helps us during emergencies & in class
Just fine actually…we don’t want noise, light, kids being distracted,
or misinformation from kids on phones when there is an emergency. Signed, a teacher
or misinformation from kids on phones when there is an emergency. Signed, a teacher
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Just fine actually…we don’t want noise, light, kids being distracted,
or misinformation from kids on phones when there is an emergency. Signed, a teacher
or misinformation from kids on phones when there is an emergency. Signed, a teacher
I was one of the first to be in Group 7 and it was a wild ride 👑
October 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I was one of the first to be in Group 7 and it was a wild ride 👑
Hey reminder that the best thing about Bluesky is the block option! We don’t have to have GOP apologists, liars, bigots, or Nazi sympathizers on our feeds ✌️
October 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Hey reminder that the best thing about Bluesky is the block option! We don’t have to have GOP apologists, liars, bigots, or Nazi sympathizers on our feeds ✌️
That’s what they want. Don’t obey in advance. Go anyway.
October 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
That’s what they want. Don’t obey in advance. Go anyway.
Can we not walk and chew gum? Yes gun control, yes preserve democracy but yes, also a governor should help implement and celebrate infrastructural projects that make local lives so much better.
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Can we not walk and chew gum? Yes gun control, yes preserve democracy but yes, also a governor should help implement and celebrate infrastructural projects that make local lives so much better.
And don’t forget how bad air quality and traffic was for the Hillside pre-freeway. Some of the worst air pollution in the country.
October 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
And don’t forget how bad air quality and traffic was for the Hillside pre-freeway. Some of the worst air pollution in the country.
That won’t happen. But I’d like to see more caps in this area and pedestrian/cycle overpasses like what we have near Lake Ave and the Rose Garden. I’d actually love to see it further east as well, near 21st and 16th east.
October 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
That won’t happen. But I’d like to see more caps in this area and pedestrian/cycle overpasses like what we have near Lake Ave and the Rose Garden. I’d actually love to see it further east as well, near 21st and 16th east.
Thank you!! As a Lakeside Duluth to Superior WI daily commuter, this is long overdue! Thanks for working for us in northern MN!
October 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Thank you!! As a Lakeside Duluth to Superior WI daily commuter, this is long overdue! Thanks for working for us in northern MN!
And unless transit is extraordinarily frequent, cheap, and super connective, it’s impossible with young children who need to be dropped off/picked up on the way to/from work.
October 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
And unless transit is extraordinarily frequent, cheap, and super connective, it’s impossible with young children who need to be dropped off/picked up on the way to/from work.
Urban yes, agree, and we’ve traveled to large American cities and to Europe and generally don’t rent a car. But currently driving across northern MN to spend time w my college daughter. Even if we could get there, her small town doesn’t have transit and the 5 hr drive certainly doesn’t either
October 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Urban yes, agree, and we’ve traveled to large American cities and to Europe and generally don’t rent a car. But currently driving across northern MN to spend time w my college daughter. Even if we could get there, her small town doesn’t have transit and the 5 hr drive certainly doesn’t either
The actual day is so intense, and after is when you do your 6 preps, so not taking home essays but literally I have never ever sat down during class. Can’t answer an email, look at your computer bc kids don’t have work time. It’s all you, all day, every second and I love it so much!
September 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The actual day is so intense, and after is when you do your 6 preps, so not taking home essays but literally I have never ever sat down during class. Can’t answer an email, look at your computer bc kids don’t have work time. It’s all you, all day, every second and I love it so much!
Fear of getting cut…oh and you have to assess those 600. I was lucky because I was only at 1 building. That job is now .8 bc now she “only” has 10 classes per day.
September 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Fear of getting cut…oh and you have to assess those 600. I was lucky because I was only at 1 building. That job is now .8 bc now she “only” has 10 classes per day.
Yeah I don’t know. The actual teaching day is bananas. I teach 6-8 orchestra now but for many years I had 600 kids per week, 11 classes daily back to back with 1 30 min prep and 1 30 min lunch. Going from K to 5 to 3 to 5 to 2, resetting the room, maintaining all the equipment, concerts
September 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Yeah I don’t know. The actual teaching day is bananas. I teach 6-8 orchestra now but for many years I had 600 kids per week, 11 classes daily back to back with 1 30 min prep and 1 30 min lunch. Going from K to 5 to 3 to 5 to 2, resetting the room, maintaining all the equipment, concerts
Ugh I hate double space haha and I’m 50. Forever ago, an elderly professor told us double spaces in a word processor look terrible and outdated. I changed and so should we all! It really does look bad and it drives anyone who understands typesetting crazy of any and all generations.
September 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Ugh I hate double space haha and I’m 50. Forever ago, an elderly professor told us double spaces in a word processor look terrible and outdated. I changed and so should we all! It really does look bad and it drives anyone who understands typesetting crazy of any and all generations.
My small town daughters go to Minneapolis/St Paul
for concerts and shows on the regular. So do my husband and I. Great cities, clean, lots of culture, tons of green space, the river, great food…it’s not scary lol
for concerts and shows on the regular. So do my husband and I. Great cities, clean, lots of culture, tons of green space, the river, great food…it’s not scary lol
August 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My small town daughters go to Minneapolis/St Paul
for concerts and shows on the regular. So do my husband and I. Great cities, clean, lots of culture, tons of green space, the river, great food…it’s not scary lol
for concerts and shows on the regular. So do my husband and I. Great cities, clean, lots of culture, tons of green space, the river, great food…it’s not scary lol
I actually only listen to or read the news, NPR (which plays BBC), Reuters, AP, my local paper online. We’ve been cord cutters since 2009 and don’t use our many subscriptions to watch the news, even though we could. Once in awhile I’ll watch local news or read their print versions. Much better.
August 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I actually only listen to or read the news, NPR (which plays BBC), Reuters, AP, my local paper online. We’ve been cord cutters since 2009 and don’t use our many subscriptions to watch the news, even though we could. Once in awhile I’ll watch local news or read their print versions. Much better.
Tbh teachers have been navigating this for like 30 years. Sometimes liberals (wrongly) think public education is training kids only for blind compliance and widget making. It’s why exclusive $$$ private Montessori schools are popular & why rich liberals are often poor public school allies.
August 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Tbh teachers have been navigating this for like 30 years. Sometimes liberals (wrongly) think public education is training kids only for blind compliance and widget making. It’s why exclusive $$$ private Montessori schools are popular & why rich liberals are often poor public school allies.
No engaging lesson strategy beats out phones when phones beat out roller coasters and carnival rides. We’re going into year 4 phone free and it’s been a game changer. Less vaping, fights, drugs, bullying and teachers CAN focus on teaching and relationships and not policing phones.
August 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
No engaging lesson strategy beats out phones when phones beat out roller coasters and carnival rides. We’re going into year 4 phone free and it’s been a game changer. Less vaping, fights, drugs, bullying and teachers CAN focus on teaching and relationships and not policing phones.
Kids need to understand struggle and gratification from doing something difficult. From music to PE to cooking to building. It’s not the lessons. It’s that kids’ brains are so used to 10 second dopamine hits NOTHING can compete. Kids will sit on their phones at a literal theme park.
August 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Kids need to understand struggle and gratification from doing something difficult. From music to PE to cooking to building. It’s not the lessons. It’s that kids’ brains are so used to 10 second dopamine hits NOTHING can compete. Kids will sit on their phones at a literal theme park.
There is weirdly an anti-mammogram movement bc it will squeeze and explode any tumor and release the toxins. I’m…done.
August 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There is weirdly an anti-mammogram movement bc it will squeeze and explode any tumor and release the toxins. I’m…done.