Barth Keck
@keckb33.bsky.social
Retired English teacher, adjunct faculty/community college, columnist for www.ctnewsjunkie.com, media-literacy crusader, Baltimore native/New England transplant, lifelong Orioles fan, football coach, husband, dad, grandad, dog lover.
The fact that a White House press secretary would post this as a matter of pride tells you all you need to know about the incompetence and inanity of the Trump administration.
August 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The fact that a White House press secretary would post this as a matter of pride tells you all you need to know about the incompetence and inanity of the Trump administration.
Trump continues his efforts to censor American history. As a public-school English teacher with 34 years of classroom experience, I simply respond:
August 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Trump continues his efforts to censor American history. As a public-school English teacher with 34 years of classroom experience, I simply respond:
From “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America” (2023) by Heather Cox Richardson:
July 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
From “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America” (2023) by Heather Cox Richardson:
Oh, I’m plenty old enough! (I’ll still be teaching two freshman comp classes at Middlesex CC, so we’ll say “semi-retired.”) Meantime, you can compare your recent Globe story to the one pictured here to see if you’ve learned anything!
June 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Oh, I’m plenty old enough! (I’ll still be teaching two freshman comp classes at Middlesex CC, so we’ll say “semi-retired.”) Meantime, you can compare your recent Globe story to the one pictured here to see if you’ve learned anything!
An era comes to an end; the final edition of the high school newspaper I’ve advised for 33 years has been put to bed. (Recognize any articles, @erdanton.bsky.social ?)
June 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
An era comes to an end; the final edition of the high school newspaper I’ve advised for 33 years has been put to bed. (Recognize any articles, @erdanton.bsky.social ?)
File this one under "Careful What You Wish For."
May 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
File this one under "Careful What You Wish For."
Make it make sense! (Never mind; it’s impossible.)
May 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Make it make sense! (Never mind; it’s impossible.)
Happy Easter, everyone, from the most Christian president ever! He's more Christian than any president we've seen before!
April 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy Easter, everyone, from the most Christian president ever! He's more Christian than any president we've seen before!
Rip revealed his mood through his ears. This is called “I’m on high alert!”
April 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Rip revealed his mood through his ears. This is called “I’m on high alert!”
“He had already turned his sights to a school where he could both play football and major in molecular biology and biochemistry.”
"I just love science classes," Thomas Perry said after attending the UConn Pro Day. “I love my professors and it was the best possible path for me to go down."
"I just love science classes," Thomas Perry said after attending the UConn Pro Day. “I love my professors and it was the best possible path for me to go down."
April 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“He had already turned his sights to a school where he could both play football and major in molecular biology and biochemistry.”
"I just love science classes," Thomas Perry said after attending the UConn Pro Day. “I love my professors and it was the best possible path for me to go down."
"I just love science classes," Thomas Perry said after attending the UConn Pro Day. “I love my professors and it was the best possible path for me to go down."
I’ll just leave it here:
March 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I’ll just leave it here:
The body language tells you everything you need to know about him.
March 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The body language tells you everything you need to know about him.
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice." I wrote this ever-relevant tribute five years ago:
"Amidst the public strife and polarization that envelop politics, take a moment this week to remember pride and the belief in what’s possible..."
ctnewsjunkie.com/2020/02/18/2...
"Amidst the public strife and polarization that envelop politics, take a moment this week to remember pride and the belief in what’s possible..."
ctnewsjunkie.com/2020/02/18/2...
February 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice." I wrote this ever-relevant tribute five years ago:
"Amidst the public strife and polarization that envelop politics, take a moment this week to remember pride and the belief in what’s possible..."
ctnewsjunkie.com/2020/02/18/2...
"Amidst the public strife and polarization that envelop politics, take a moment this week to remember pride and the belief in what’s possible..."
ctnewsjunkie.com/2020/02/18/2...
