starrestelle
@starrestelle.bsky.social
Teacher, ELA, SS, Girl Mom, Airedale Mom, Seattle Sports Fan, Someone who cares too much sometimes.
On my way to therapy to talk about why I shoukd giveaway teacher grace for deleting expectations for our shared, cotaught Spec Edcstudents.
Guess I will be in therapy forever... Kids with voices who can read can do things involving voices and reading.
#ShakespeareForAll
Guess I will be in therapy forever... Kids with voices who can read can do things involving voices and reading.
#ShakespeareForAll
December 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
On my way to therapy to talk about why I shoukd giveaway teacher grace for deleting expectations for our shared, cotaught Spec Edcstudents.
Guess I will be in therapy forever... Kids with voices who can read can do things involving voices and reading.
#ShakespeareForAll
Guess I will be in therapy forever... Kids with voices who can read can do things involving voices and reading.
#ShakespeareForAll
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December 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Why didn’t Trump order flags to be flown at half staff for National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom like he did for Charlie Kirk? 🤔
November 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Why didn’t Trump order flags to be flown at half staff for National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom like he did for Charlie Kirk? 🤔
Let my dad read my writing for the first time since 4th grade (44 years ago).
He told me it was good. "Pretty damn, good, in fact."
I will take that.
He told me it was good. "Pretty damn, good, in fact."
I will take that.
October 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Let my dad read my writing for the first time since 4th grade (44 years ago).
He told me it was good. "Pretty damn, good, in fact."
I will take that.
He told me it was good. "Pretty damn, good, in fact."
I will take that.
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It's almost a diagnostic tool: Tell me how receptive someone is to the use of AI in schools, & I'll tell you how they view schooling itself. The more ambitious your understanding of education, the more skeptical you'll be of AI.
More in my new podcast ep (is.gd/JiaK2w) & in this essay: is.gd/acOSmQ.
More in my new podcast ep (is.gd/JiaK2w) & in this essay: is.gd/acOSmQ.
Podcast
The Work Of Alfie Kohn
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October 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It's almost a diagnostic tool: Tell me how receptive someone is to the use of AI in schools, & I'll tell you how they view schooling itself. The more ambitious your understanding of education, the more skeptical you'll be of AI.
More in my new podcast ep (is.gd/JiaK2w) & in this essay: is.gd/acOSmQ.
More in my new podcast ep (is.gd/JiaK2w) & in this essay: is.gd/acOSmQ.
I am attending my ladt Curriculum Nightas a parent. Bittersweet.
I am exhausted and coming down with a cold. I teach ... And I am doing this for my Baby Boo.
I might only go to half of the classes.
Crashing quick.
I am exhausted and coming down with a cold. I teach ... And I am doing this for my Baby Boo.
I might only go to half of the classes.
Crashing quick.
October 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I am attending my ladt Curriculum Nightas a parent. Bittersweet.
I am exhausted and coming down with a cold. I teach ... And I am doing this for my Baby Boo.
I might only go to half of the classes.
Crashing quick.
I am exhausted and coming down with a cold. I teach ... And I am doing this for my Baby Boo.
I might only go to half of the classes.
Crashing quick.
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Measles was once considered eliminated in the United States, but is coming back in some communities as people choose not to vaccinate themselves or their children. SRHD identified 4 exposures and 1 positive case from Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital.
A ‘gut-wrenching’ waiting game: measles reaches Spokane – RANGE Media
A Spokane family feared the worst when their newborn was exposed to measles at a doctor appointment. SRHD identified 4 exposures and 1 positive case stemming from an infected Idaho resident seeking care at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Measles was once considered eliminated in the United States, but is coming back in some communities as people choose not to vaccinate themselves or their children. SRHD identified 4 exposures and 1 positive case from Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital.
#Ragebaiting and #Trolling shouldn't be paid professions, side-gigs, or hobbies (done for 'fun'). Rewarding bad behavior begets more of the same. It's petty middle school mean-girl/bully behavior. Can't you all just find a way to use your powers for good instead of whatever the heck this is?
September 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#Ragebaiting and #Trolling shouldn't be paid professions, side-gigs, or hobbies (done for 'fun'). Rewarding bad behavior begets more of the same. It's petty middle school mean-girl/bully behavior. Can't you all just find a way to use your powers for good instead of whatever the heck this is?
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Bless all 10th grade English teachers!
August 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Bless all 10th grade English teachers!
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To my 10th grade English teacher, who said, “Make the conclusion count.”
August 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
To my 10th grade English teacher, who said, “Make the conclusion count.”
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The great @dlaufenberg.bsky.social mentioned an assignment she did: she asked students to bring in and present on an image that depicted what America means to them and I did it.
I’ve never been more proud and heartbroken in my entire career.
The children are not alright and they shouldn’t be.
I’ve never been more proud and heartbroken in my entire career.
The children are not alright and they shouldn’t be.
August 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The great @dlaufenberg.bsky.social mentioned an assignment she did: she asked students to bring in and present on an image that depicted what America means to them and I did it.
I’ve never been more proud and heartbroken in my entire career.
The children are not alright and they shouldn’t be.
I’ve never been more proud and heartbroken in my entire career.
The children are not alright and they shouldn’t be.
Twitter is so racist, sexist, bitter, and, honestly, vapid.
August 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Twitter is so racist, sexist, bitter, and, honestly, vapid.
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“By outsourcing Hugh’s care, I had shut myself out of his recovery. Now I wanted back in, but it was too late.” A new Personal History by David Sedaris.
Your Hip Surgery, My Headache, by David Sedaris
Getting Hugh home after his hip replacement involved a thick cushion and a car with legroom. “Ow!” he said whenever I tried to help. “You’re making everything worse!”
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July 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“By outsourcing Hugh’s care, I had shut myself out of his recovery. Now I wanted back in, but it was too late.” A new Personal History by David Sedaris.
About to sleep the sleep of grades done.
June 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
About to sleep the sleep of grades done.
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After a bike accident left her paralyzed, Marta Carsteanu-Dombi is taking steps thanks to skull and spine implants. Her goal: go to the park, stand, and take some steps with her family.
“It's not a stroll in the park… But for me, it's just good enough to make me happy,” she says.
“It's not a stroll in the park… But for me, it's just good enough to make me happy,” she says.
![“[I’m] gaining some superpower. A power that I did not have before. And now with these implants, I'm a real Ironwoman.”
Marta Carsteanu-Dombi](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:73jwzrvo4ijvwsf4pgn6ptlu/bafkreicxpxmwzmelryne7mtrff473ti4pev2uz6fz7dlyii6btek474viy@jpeg)
May 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
After a bike accident left her paralyzed, Marta Carsteanu-Dombi is taking steps thanks to skull and spine implants. Her goal: go to the park, stand, and take some steps with her family.
“It's not a stroll in the park… But for me, it's just good enough to make me happy,” she says.
“It's not a stroll in the park… But for me, it's just good enough to make me happy,” she says.
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This is such good news!
RESULT: Voters in Mansfield, Texas, have ousted three conservative members of their local school board tonight.
This is a school board that has been at the frontlines of book-banning in Texas, as you can see here: fortworthreport.org/2025/03/19/m...
This is a school board that has been at the frontlines of book-banning in Texas, as you can see here: fortworthreport.org/2025/03/19/m...
May 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This is such good news!
Tonight I ran into a student in had as a 10th Grader in 2013. I scared him a bit walking up to him while he was working as a security guard Ulta. Funny thing, I was just thinking about him the other day. I guess I was feeling his energy!
April 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Tonight I ran into a student in had as a 10th Grader in 2013. I scared him a bit walking up to him while he was working as a security guard Ulta. Funny thing, I was just thinking about him the other day. I guess I was feeling his energy!
Did our taxes. $4404 is what we owe.
Teachers, long into their careers, no investments because the cost of living in our district is among the top 10 in the nation. We live roughly pay check to pay check.
Our property taxes are close to $9K- most of which goes to pay our own salaries.
Teachers, long into their careers, no investments because the cost of living in our district is among the top 10 in the nation. We live roughly pay check to pay check.
Our property taxes are close to $9K- most of which goes to pay our own salaries.
April 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Did our taxes. $4404 is what we owe.
Teachers, long into their careers, no investments because the cost of living in our district is among the top 10 in the nation. We live roughly pay check to pay check.
Our property taxes are close to $9K- most of which goes to pay our own salaries.
Teachers, long into their careers, no investments because the cost of living in our district is among the top 10 in the nation. We live roughly pay check to pay check.
Our property taxes are close to $9K- most of which goes to pay our own salaries.
Just finished The Residence. Loved it!
Perfect gateway binge to kick off Spring Break.
Perfect gateway binge to kick off Spring Break.
April 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Just finished The Residence. Loved it!
Perfect gateway binge to kick off Spring Break.
Perfect gateway binge to kick off Spring Break.
It's Friday. Here is my tired face.
April 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
It's Friday. Here is my tired face.
Just going to say because I need to.
If my flag team choreographer dressed us all like fat Elvis in white spandex for our Elvis themed show, I would happily light that costume on fire after WGI finals.
If my flag team choreographer dressed us all like fat Elvis in white spandex for our Elvis themed show, I would happily light that costume on fire after WGI finals.
April 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Just going to say because I need to.
If my flag team choreographer dressed us all like fat Elvis in white spandex for our Elvis themed show, I would happily light that costume on fire after WGI finals.
If my flag team choreographer dressed us all like fat Elvis in white spandex for our Elvis themed show, I would happily light that costume on fire after WGI finals.