Ryley Horner
@ryleyreadsbooks.bsky.social
Middle school English teacher 🤪 Probably reading a book somewhere. Reading is RESISTance.
Crazy things my 7th graders say to me part 1: “Ms. Horner, you should tell him you’re going to rip out his heart and show it to him before he dies!!!”
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Crazy things my 7th graders say to me part 1: “Ms. Horner, you should tell him you’re going to rip out his heart and show it to him before he dies!!!”
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 11: “I know I have to make you test today, but you can’t threaten to rip people’s vocal chords out”
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 11: “I know I have to make you test today, but you can’t threaten to rip people’s vocal chords out”
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 10: “Buddy, I really don’t want to sniff your toes.”
November 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 10: “Buddy, I really don’t want to sniff your toes.”
It’s been a dumpster fire of a week at work, but I’ve got kiddos that leave me these types of notes every day, so it can’t be all bad, right?
October 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It’s been a dumpster fire of a week at work, but I’ve got kiddos that leave me these types of notes every day, so it can’t be all bad, right?
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 9: “buddy, you can’t stick stuff in your Chromebook just because you’re curious about what will happen!”
October 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 9: “buddy, you can’t stick stuff in your Chromebook just because you’re curious about what will happen!”
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 8 (?): “Dude, we can’t threaten to butcher our friends.”
August 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 8 (?): “Dude, we can’t threaten to butcher our friends.”
First day with new students and one of them said to me, “You’re kind of sassy?” Clocking my brand real early 😂
August 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
First day with new students and one of them said to me, “You’re kind of sassy?” Clocking my brand real early 😂
Emo over the fact that so many of my students from last year came to visit me and they’re all so GROWN
August 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Emo over the fact that so many of my students from last year came to visit me and they’re all so GROWN
Things I never thought I’d say as a teacher part 7: “I know it’s Friday, but we can’t threaten public execution.”
May 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Things I never thought I’d say as a teacher part 7: “I know it’s Friday, but we can’t threaten public execution.”
Things I never thought I’d say as a teacher part 6: “I’m going to need you to stop barking now.”
May 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Things I never thought I’d say as a teacher part 6: “I’m going to need you to stop barking now.”
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 5 (?): “Can we not do the Macarena right now?”
April 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 5 (?): “Can we not do the Macarena right now?”
Things I never thought I’d say as a teacher part 4: “I know it’s Monday, but can we not threaten to set our friends on fire???”
April 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Things I never thought I’d say as a teacher part 4: “I know it’s Monday, but can we not threaten to set our friends on fire???”
Things I never thought I’d say as a teacher part 3: “hey, can you not try to field goal kick your Chromebook??”
April 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Things I never thought I’d say as a teacher part 3: “hey, can you not try to field goal kick your Chromebook??”
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 2: “he took YOUR shoes to his social studies class??? You look like a fool walking around this school with no shoes on.” #teacher
April 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 2: “he took YOUR shoes to his social studies class??? You look like a fool walking around this school with no shoes on.” #teacher
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 1: “buddy, I think it’s time for you to trim the mullet.”
April 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Things I’d never thought I’d say as a teacher part 1: “buddy, I think it’s time for you to trim the mullet.”
Some days I fear the other teachers I work with don’t like how goofy and how much fun my classroom is, but I fear that I should be scared that my kids have dubbed it the “Play Place” 😂
March 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Some days I fear the other teachers I work with don’t like how goofy and how much fun my classroom is, but I fear that I should be scared that my kids have dubbed it the “Play Place” 😂
The worst part about being an English teacher in 2025 is that I’m having to check 57 papers for whether or not they are AI-generated or written by my students themselves. 🙃
March 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The worst part about being an English teacher in 2025 is that I’m having to check 57 papers for whether or not they are AI-generated or written by my students themselves. 🙃
There’s nothing I love more than being a teacher, but holy crap this week has been horrific
March 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
There’s nothing I love more than being a teacher, but holy crap this week has been horrific
Breckenridge for the long weekend with my bestie has been incredible ❄️❄️
February 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Breckenridge for the long weekend with my bestie has been incredible ❄️❄️
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
My ELA partner randomly gave me Amish Friendship Bread starter on Friday and because of that, I made bread for the first time today!
January 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
My ELA partner randomly gave me Amish Friendship Bread starter on Friday and because of that, I made bread for the first time today!
Can confirm that school being cancelled as a teacher is just as thrilling as when you’re a kid
January 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Can confirm that school being cancelled as a teacher is just as thrilling as when you’re a kid
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I will never cease to be amazed by books. Seriously. Just think about it; thousands of people read the same book, but in everyone’s brain’s the characters look different, the setting changes etc. We are all reading the same thing, but it's so unique to each of us.
That is a beautiful thing.
That is a beautiful thing.
January 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I will never cease to be amazed by books. Seriously. Just think about it; thousands of people read the same book, but in everyone’s brain’s the characters look different, the setting changes etc. We are all reading the same thing, but it's so unique to each of us.
That is a beautiful thing.
That is a beautiful thing.
Because being a middle school teacher isn’t enough, today is my first day of (online) grad school!!!!! Honestly didn’t think I would ever get here, so this feels big 😬
January 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Because being a middle school teacher isn’t enough, today is my first day of (online) grad school!!!!! Honestly didn’t think I would ever get here, so this feels big 😬