Jamie
@itsthejam
Middle school US history teacher, lover of public schools, proud union member, expert in Real Housewives and the extended 90 Day Universe and also I do like some other stuff I just don’t talk about it as much.
Absolutely loved Dear Monica Lewinsky. A totally unique, thoughtful and engrossing read. Highly recommend!
Very excited about the new @doodlebymeg.bsky.social merch I just bought for back to school.
Incredible read. “In this sense, the lack of definitive happy ending to their story represents not so much a gap or absence, as, potentially, a space or an opening in the story of America, whose reckonings with the past have the power to transform present and future. This space is ours to enter.”
I understand that instagram is bad and everything meta is bad. But I am not currently willing to give it up for a wide variety of reasons. BUT. I swear to god if I find out someone I talk to is using the meta ai to “side chat” about our conversation? Dead to me.
Starting this summer’s Rainbow Book Club thread with an absolutely beautiful graphic novel, @trungles.com The Magic Fish. A heartwarming story with so many layers and gorgeous imagery. Definitely belongs on school shelves.
Happy pride month! Do I have enough shirts to pull this off this year? There are so many days of school in June, tbd 😩
Just finished Home Schooled, and the number of arguments for homeschooling presented by his mother that are exactly the same as the ones for AI in education/AI replacing “normal” school…I would say shocking but I wasn’t shocked.
I usually roll my eyes at Hallmark Passover cards because they’re silly, but this beautiful card I got in the mail from @keshetlgbtqjews.bsky.social really made my day.
Was totally blown away by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social ‘s How To Commit A Post Colonial Murder. So good I truly could not put it down. What a voice.
Read @ambersparks.bsky.social Happy People Don’t Live Here yesterday and cannot recommend it more. Gave me some Harriet the Spy vibes but with much bigger feelings and more ghosts.
I’d like to say I have something profound to say today in honor of MLK, but I’ll let the real orators and writers do that. Instead, I’ll share one of my favorite classroom posters, courtesy of @splcenter.org ‘s Learning for Justice
The mix of references on these Old Navy shirts all being sold to me in one instagram ad is…wild. I have so many thoughts.
End of year podcast lists led me to discover this podcast about having curly hair and I really hope it lives up to my expectations because I’m very excited to listen.
