Same me, different place.
@justshannons.bsky.social
Overeducated PhD dropout, high school teacher of students not stuff, parent of adults, cat herder, lover of pockets. she/them
It's not a model I think I could make work in another school environment, but it's a really good fit with my current context. And given the fact that that I have 8 preps (8 different course codes) this semester, having a no-writing course gives me a bit of balance.
March 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It's not a model I think I could make work in another school environment, but it's a really good fit with my current context. And given the fact that that I have 8 preps (8 different course codes) this semester, having a no-writing course gives me a bit of balance.
I genuinely love this course and the opportunities we co-create to build oral communication and deeper reading skills. I also love how open students are to going deeper with a text when the demands of having to write about them are taken away (I run it as a seminar, no writing).
March 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I genuinely love this course and the opportunities we co-create to build oral communication and deeper reading skills. I also love how open students are to going deeper with a text when the demands of having to write about them are taken away (I run it as a seminar, no writing).
If your first reaction to reading the previous skeet is anger that I will be "indoctrinating" students, rest assured that my role in this is to provide information and answer questions so young people feel confident to choose leaders who best reflect their own values.
January 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If your first reaction to reading the previous skeet is anger that I will be "indoctrinating" students, rest assured that my role in this is to provide information and answer questions so young people feel confident to choose leaders who best reflect their own values.
We can literally save lives just by acknowledging how overwhelmingly awful this can feel.
It takes a bit more time, yes.
It’s 100% worth it.
It takes a bit more time, yes.
It’s 100% worth it.
January 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We can literally save lives just by acknowledging how overwhelmingly awful this can feel.
It takes a bit more time, yes.
It’s 100% worth it.
It takes a bit more time, yes.
It’s 100% worth it.
Right? I've been wanting one of his pieces for a while, so when he opened his store in September, I jumped on the chance to get one of these prints.
January 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Right? I've been wanting one of his pieces for a while, so when he opened his store in September, I jumped on the chance to get one of these prints.
No. My students haven't given me consent for that. Do I occasionally ask someone for their opinion on a sentence or paragraph, especially if I'm wondering if there's been academic misconduct? Yes, without disclosing anything about the student. But actual evaluation? Never.
January 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
No. My students haven't given me consent for that. Do I occasionally ask someone for their opinion on a sentence or paragraph, especially if I'm wondering if there's been academic misconduct? Yes, without disclosing anything about the student. But actual evaluation? Never.
I know that things could have gone in a very different direction, and I am so grateful they didn't.
January 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I know that things could have gone in a very different direction, and I am so grateful they didn't.
There is no shame in having do deal with collection agencies, for the record. I am just fortunate that this wasn't part of my path to get here.
That I can now make payments without having to decide what to do without in order to do so makes this feel like a success story.
That I can now make payments without having to decide what to do without in order to do so makes this feel like a success story.
January 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
There is no shame in having do deal with collection agencies, for the record. I am just fortunate that this wasn't part of my path to get here.
That I can now make payments without having to decide what to do without in order to do so makes this feel like a success story.
That I can now make payments without having to decide what to do without in order to do so makes this feel like a success story.
My student and commercial debt (a whole other thread) are significant, and I will likely have both paid off just before I retire, but I have no regrets.
I use my ENTIRE education in my current position, my kids never went without what they needed, and I have never had to deal with collections.
I use my ENTIRE education in my current position, my kids never went without what they needed, and I have never had to deal with collections.
January 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
My student and commercial debt (a whole other thread) are significant, and I will likely have both paid off just before I retire, but I have no regrets.
I use my ENTIRE education in my current position, my kids never went without what they needed, and I have never had to deal with collections.
I use my ENTIRE education in my current position, my kids never went without what they needed, and I have never had to deal with collections.
... and I worked 3-5 jobs at a time for the first year after I graduated.
But! It really didn't take me that long at all to secure stable teaching work once I was hired to a board, and I have been a contract teacher since 2017.
My kids are now adults, and I am finally able to pay down my debt.
But! It really didn't take me that long at all to secure stable teaching work once I was hired to a board, and I have been a contract teacher since 2017.
My kids are now adults, and I am finally able to pay down my debt.
January 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
... and I worked 3-5 jobs at a time for the first year after I graduated.
But! It really didn't take me that long at all to secure stable teaching work once I was hired to a board, and I have been a contract teacher since 2017.
My kids are now adults, and I am finally able to pay down my debt.
But! It really didn't take me that long at all to secure stable teaching work once I was hired to a board, and I have been a contract teacher since 2017.
My kids are now adults, and I am finally able to pay down my debt.