PamelaB303
@mrsb303.bsky.social
Educator (retired as of June 2025), backpacker, baker, ham radio newbie, pro- human rights for all.
It's official. I have "graduated" with my seniors this year. I AM RETIRED!
I should have taken more pictures... but I was busy experiencing the many "last moments" with students and colleagues, packing my room, etc.🥹
I should have taken more pictures... but I was busy experiencing the many "last moments" with students and colleagues, packing my room, etc.🥹
June 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It's official. I have "graduated" with my seniors this year. I AM RETIRED!
I should have taken more pictures... but I was busy experiencing the many "last moments" with students and colleagues, packing my room, etc.🥹
I should have taken more pictures... but I was busy experiencing the many "last moments" with students and colleagues, packing my room, etc.🥹
Students have suggested my 'retirement job' should be to open a coffee shop and call it The Chestnut Tree Cafe. I could hang propaganda-style posters for the drinks and pastries: "Victory Coffee...Ministry of Love Latte...O'Bran muffins... Big Brother Bagel...🤣
May 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Students have suggested my 'retirement job' should be to open a coffee shop and call it The Chestnut Tree Cafe. I could hang propaganda-style posters for the drinks and pastries: "Victory Coffee...Ministry of Love Latte...O'Bran muffins... Big Brother Bagel...🤣
Just a little lesson I threw together as my 10th graders begin NIGHT. Why? TWO students thought the Holocaust was "fake". How many others do too but said nothing?
I want them to recognize it BEFORE we "get there".
docs.google.com/presentation...
I want them to recognize it BEFORE we "get there".
docs.google.com/presentation...
Mob Mentality and Genocide
Mob Mentality and Genocide How Does It Happen? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTNRckvU7Ts1gjP7qz6kadiNVgCY0ZOU8MvovFeBeY18RxIMHin2ufislfEaghOUIaaZslIHoyWFZbR/pub?start=false&loop=fals...
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February 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Just a little lesson I threw together as my 10th graders begin NIGHT. Why? TWO students thought the Holocaust was "fake". How many others do too but said nothing?
I want them to recognize it BEFORE we "get there".
docs.google.com/presentation...
I want them to recognize it BEFORE we "get there".
docs.google.com/presentation...
Egg shortage? There are alternatives our vegan friends have been using successfully that still produce excellent (eggcellent?😆) results. extension.umaine.edu/food-health/...
Using Egg Substitutes in Baking and Cooking - Cooperative Extension: Food & Health - University of Maine Cooperative Extension
There are many plant-based (and shelf-stable) alternatives to eggs, some better than others when it comes to the flavor, texture, and look of baked goods. Our tips for using egg substitutes in baking ...
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February 3, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Egg shortage? There are alternatives our vegan friends have been using successfully that still produce excellent (eggcellent?😆) results. extension.umaine.edu/food-health/...
Today I submitted by "early tell" non-revokable retirement form. (mixed feelings)
And the darned school Internet went down and wouldn't let me send it!😆
And the darned school Internet went down and wouldn't let me send it!😆
January 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Today I submitted by "early tell" non-revokable retirement form. (mixed feelings)
And the darned school Internet went down and wouldn't let me send it!😆
And the darned school Internet went down and wouldn't let me send it!😆
Went to the snow Monday afternoon w/the child of a friend because she's 16 and has never "seen snow in person". We had a GREAT time! She went sledding, threw snowballs, and built snow people.
But the air quality from the recent fires left us both with raw throats and feeling ill the next day.
But the air quality from the recent fires left us both with raw throats and feeling ill the next day.
January 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Went to the snow Monday afternoon w/the child of a friend because she's 16 and has never "seen snow in person". We had a GREAT time! She went sledding, threw snowballs, and built snow people.
But the air quality from the recent fires left us both with raw throats and feeling ill the next day.
But the air quality from the recent fires left us both with raw throats and feeling ill the next day.
I'm TRYING to stay away from political arguments on this app but THIS I have to call out. I'll return to personal and educational content when history stops repeating itself.
January 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'm TRYING to stay away from political arguments on this app but THIS I have to call out. I'll return to personal and educational content when history stops repeating itself.
I am looking forward to seeing my students next week for my final semester of teaching. I "graduate" with them this year!😀
January 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I am looking forward to seeing my students next week for my final semester of teaching. I "graduate" with them this year!😀
Retiring due to poor eyesight and other health concerns. Today a former student reached and suggested I get checked for cerebral fluid leak.🤯 Symptoms match!
Does this mean a solution and my career is NOT over?
Making an appointment ASAP to find out!
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...
Does this mean a solution and my career is NOT over?
Making an appointment ASAP to find out!
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...
CSF leak (Cerebrospinal fluid leak) - Symptoms and causes
www.mayoclinic.org
December 8, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Retiring due to poor eyesight and other health concerns. Today a former student reached and suggested I get checked for cerebral fluid leak.🤯 Symptoms match!
Does this mean a solution and my career is NOT over?
Making an appointment ASAP to find out!
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...
Does this mean a solution and my career is NOT over?
Making an appointment ASAP to find out!
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...
Victor Frankenstein says he sees himself as the "father" of a new race of men. Whether father or God, in a sense, the Creature IS Frankenstein's child. Since Frankenstein is Victor's surname, it could be argued the Creature IS "a Frankenstein" and so could be called by that name. 😉
December 4, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Victor Frankenstein says he sees himself as the "father" of a new race of men. Whether father or God, in a sense, the Creature IS Frankenstein's child. Since Frankenstein is Victor's surname, it could be argued the Creature IS "a Frankenstein" and so could be called by that name. 😉
Back to school. I know what the lesson plan is and I'm ready. STILL feeling anxious. My eyes and head ACHE just from the lesson planning.
December 2, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Back to school. I know what the lesson plan is and I'm ready. STILL feeling anxious. My eyes and head ACHE just from the lesson planning.
Teaching how to write a Toulmin essay when we return. Let's see if I can break them out of the "5-¶ Essay" format!
December 1, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Teaching how to write a Toulmin essay when we return. Let's see if I can break them out of the "5-¶ Essay" format!
Why I'm retiring:
I'm not "disabled enough" to be credited as such but cannot SEE well enough to keep up on reading/grading/computer entry (3 places) w/out HORRIBLE headaches, severely blurry vision, etc. No one cares.
I'm a very good TEACHER but can't do the back-end of the job. Very sad.
I'm not "disabled enough" to be credited as such but cannot SEE well enough to keep up on reading/grading/computer entry (3 places) w/out HORRIBLE headaches, severely blurry vision, etc. No one cares.
I'm a very good TEACHER but can't do the back-end of the job. Very sad.
November 22, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Why I'm retiring:
I'm not "disabled enough" to be credited as such but cannot SEE well enough to keep up on reading/grading/computer entry (3 places) w/out HORRIBLE headaches, severely blurry vision, etc. No one cares.
I'm a very good TEACHER but can't do the back-end of the job. Very sad.
I'm not "disabled enough" to be credited as such but cannot SEE well enough to keep up on reading/grading/computer entry (3 places) w/out HORRIBLE headaches, severely blurry vision, etc. No one cares.
I'm a very good TEACHER but can't do the back-end of the job. Very sad.
Fun little project we did at the end of our Shakespeare play this week
docs.google.com/presentation...
#EduSky
docs.google.com/presentation...
#EduSky
Macbeth Social Media
Macbeth “Socials”
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November 16, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Fun little project we did at the end of our Shakespeare play this week
docs.google.com/presentation...
#EduSky
docs.google.com/presentation...
#EduSky
I LOVE my school and being a teacher. I'm a good teacher! My EYES cannot continue to endure 15 hrs overtime grading online, going from screen A to screen B and inputting into 2+ docs/programs. Add in the politics attacking teachers and edu, and I'm OUT. Otherwise, I'd happily teach another 10 yrs.
November 16, 2024 at 8:45 PM
I LOVE my school and being a teacher. I'm a good teacher! My EYES cannot continue to endure 15 hrs overtime grading online, going from screen A to screen B and inputting into 2+ docs/programs. Add in the politics attacking teachers and edu, and I'm OUT. Otherwise, I'd happily teach another 10 yrs.
Thank you veterans!
November 11, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Thank you veterans!
Parents, if some boy at school tells you daughter, "Your body, my choice" PRESS CHARGES FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT with both the school/district AND the PD (it's also a threat of sexual assault).
We MUST NOT let this sort of language and mindset become normalized.
Teach boys to be better.
We MUST NOT let this sort of language and mindset become normalized.
Teach boys to be better.
November 8, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Parents, if some boy at school tells you daughter, "Your body, my choice" PRESS CHARGES FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT with both the school/district AND the PD (it's also a threat of sexual assault).
We MUST NOT let this sort of language and mindset become normalized.
Teach boys to be better.
We MUST NOT let this sort of language and mindset become normalized.
Teach boys to be better.
"Whitman Alabama", by filmmaker Jennifer Crandall, asks random strangers if they’d like to read some poetry on camera. And then they recite a verse from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” directly into the camera. It’s almost impossibly beautiful.
whitmanalabama.com
whitmanalabama.com
Whitman, Alabama | "Song of Myself" Documentary Series
Discover a new video journey as hundreds of people across Alabama bring "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman to life. Join us. Here. In Whitman, Alabama.
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November 7, 2024 at 10:30 PM
"Whitman Alabama", by filmmaker Jennifer Crandall, asks random strangers if they’d like to read some poetry on camera. And then they recite a verse from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” directly into the camera. It’s almost impossibly beautiful.
whitmanalabama.com
whitmanalabama.com