Lisa Rehm
@sweetsunshine101.bsky.social
A difficult time - my heart feels for you and Chloe. She’s in the best care and loves you very much.
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A difficult time - my heart feels for you and Chloe. She’s in the best care and loves you very much.
This seems to overlap the individual oaths for teachers. The content is the same.
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This seems to overlap the individual oaths for teachers. The content is the same.
Sadly, book rooms will be a thing of the past. We used to have so many selections per grade level.
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Sadly, book rooms will be a thing of the past. We used to have so many selections per grade level.
That makes me sad. Majoring in English, while a surprise turn, was one of the best things I’ve ever done.
November 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
That makes me sad. Majoring in English, while a surprise turn, was one of the best things I’ve ever done.
The best scaffolding is like training wheels. The wheels have to be removed, and the bike rider has to do it with courage and determination until it becomes . . . Dare I say it? Like riding a bike. Some may forget this important part. We need our students to be able to read sophisticated text.
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The best scaffolding is like training wheels. The wheels have to be removed, and the bike rider has to do it with courage and determination until it becomes . . . Dare I say it? Like riding a bike. Some may forget this important part. We need our students to be able to read sophisticated text.
❤️❤️❤️ so sweet!
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
❤️❤️❤️ so sweet!
And not tall children as one of my early mentors noted.
November 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
And not tall children as one of my early mentors noted.
More students will be excited about the content and it will be more of a deep dive vs a literary hostage situation. Genuine enthusiasm and the right scaffolding to support the understanding will give students the tools and confidence.
November 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
More students will be excited about the content and it will be more of a deep dive vs a literary hostage situation. Genuine enthusiasm and the right scaffolding to support the understanding will give students the tools and confidence.
This is why variety of choice is so important - for both student and teacher. Different genres with just the right scaffolding. Give me Hawthorne and I’m like I get why it’s important but meh. Give me Hamlet, Gatsby, ‘84, or Crucible, and I’ll teach the hell out of ‘em. The passion is the key.
November 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is why variety of choice is so important - for both student and teacher. Different genres with just the right scaffolding. Give me Hawthorne and I’m like I get why it’s important but meh. Give me Hamlet, Gatsby, ‘84, or Crucible, and I’ll teach the hell out of ‘em. The passion is the key.
It’s sounding a lot like the end of a certain Bradbury novel. Dystopian novels are not supposed to be “how to” manuals, dammit.
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It’s sounding a lot like the end of a certain Bradbury novel. Dystopian novels are not supposed to be “how to” manuals, dammit.
I’ve got a new business of selling candles. Sales are on fire.
I’ve got a new business of selling light bulbs. Profits are illuminatingly bright.
I’ve got a new business of selling light bulbs. Profits are illuminatingly bright.
November 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I’ve got a new business of selling candles. Sales are on fire.
I’ve got a new business of selling light bulbs. Profits are illuminatingly bright.
I’ve got a new business of selling light bulbs. Profits are illuminatingly bright.
This idea of oral literacy is important and one way to experience whole texts. It’s also important that the whole text is experienced — for a number of reasons including larger context. Also, I think of cultures that honor the oral traditions. They are not working with excerpts ie old epic poems.
November 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This idea of oral literacy is important and one way to experience whole texts. It’s also important that the whole text is experienced — for a number of reasons including larger context. Also, I think of cultures that honor the oral traditions. They are not working with excerpts ie old epic poems.
Definitely a mixed bag but the time with email is consuming.
October 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Definitely a mixed bag but the time with email is consuming.
I remember. Checking the mailbox more regularly and having to wait in line to use the few phones in teacher workroom. Important memos had to be read, signed, and delivered to the next person in the department. More in person meetings. Of course, not spending endless hours sitting at the computer.
October 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I remember. Checking the mailbox more regularly and having to wait in line to use the few phones in teacher workroom. Important memos had to be read, signed, and delivered to the next person in the department. More in person meetings. Of course, not spending endless hours sitting at the computer.
Love it! ❤️❤️❤️
If he knows you, a check’s okay + lunch. Gotta love science!
If he knows you, a check’s okay + lunch. Gotta love science!
October 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Love it! ❤️❤️❤️
If he knows you, a check’s okay + lunch. Gotta love science!
If he knows you, a check’s okay + lunch. Gotta love science!
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share. If I sound like an English teacher - mea culpa. I may be prejudice in regard to this topic, but I have pride in what I do and great care for whom I share these stories.
October 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share. If I sound like an English teacher - mea culpa. I may be prejudice in regard to this topic, but I have pride in what I do and great care for whom I share these stories.
Elements of a specific time like Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby. Still some give us time to think about a not too distant future like Orwell’s 1984. Skills that come with Socratic Seminar and deep analytical connection help us think on a different level. What does it mean to be human? Art & science.
October 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Elements of a specific time like Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby. Still some give us time to think about a not too distant future like Orwell’s 1984. Skills that come with Socratic Seminar and deep analytical connection help us think on a different level. What does it mean to be human? Art & science.
Some books alert to political climate like Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Some make societal change like The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Some teach us about friendship, care, and saying good bye like EB White’s Charlotte’s Webb. Sometimes beautiful language with symbolism marries the important . . .
October 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Some books alert to political climate like Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Some make societal change like The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Some teach us about friendship, care, and saying good bye like EB White’s Charlotte’s Webb. Sometimes beautiful language with symbolism marries the important . . .
To me and what I share with my students is the layers of meaning and the depth of understanding. The books I consider to be classics are books in which I make a new discovery and find a fresh a-ha. The stories of human beings and the times in which we’ve lived. Theme spans across culture and time.
October 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
To me and what I share with my students is the layers of meaning and the depth of understanding. The books I consider to be classics are books in which I make a new discovery and find a fresh a-ha. The stories of human beings and the times in which we’ve lived. Theme spans across culture and time.
Using my weighted blanket and baking bread. Cuddling with my pup. Listening to trusted historians. ❤️
October 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Using my weighted blanket and baking bread. Cuddling with my pup. Listening to trusted historians. ❤️