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I love all books but sometimes you read a book and you’re like so were all 21 thousand of you blindfolded and at gun point when you rated it 5 stars

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Animal Crossing Music covered by acoustictrench

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In case anyone was wondering what I was doing during the year I didn't have tumblr on my 16gb phone, the answer is I learned how to bake bread.

Not pictured: my new baby, which is an 8 month old jar of sourdough starter that I grew on impulse over winter break.

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I did not know Jane the Virgin was ending until I queued up the recap/actors reminiscing episode and all I can say is, there better be some new comfort shows premiering this year because it feels like my comfort shows are ending faster than I’m finding new ones.

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One week of summer vacation left and I have regained the ability to sleep past 7:30 just in time to retrain myself to wake up at 6:00 again.

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I keep thinking oh man, I’m so immature. How am I allowed to be an adult.

Then I spend time with teenagers.

And it’s like, wow, okay, yeah. I am an adult. I am so adult. Look at me adulting all over the place.

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On September 1, I shall switch my Easter wreath to my fall wreath, and on March 1 I shall switch back, barring a gift of a handmade winter greens wreath from my mother. My only settings are fall, spring, and admiration for my mother’s floral work.

me, 31st july: 🍃🙂🍃

me, 1st august: 🍂🎃🍂

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rest in fucking pieces, mr. darcy

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I’d like to nominate this for 2018′s summer jam.

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We do have a schoolwide policy that allows teachers to send students to bring their phones to the office where admin labels and holds them for the period if they’re not following instructions to put them away, but something a lot of teachers do for testing is tell students that phones need to be left in their lockers, but if they do bring them, they need to be turned off or on “do not disturb,” then lined up on the whiteboard tray. Students write their name above their phone when they put it there for retrieval later. That way, if a phone goes off during a test (especially statewide testing where rules kick in about disturbances), we know the student didn’t have access to it, but it also doesn’t go into the teacher’s possession. I’ve seen it done in classes too when they become a distraction and aren’t getting put away - it’s a step away from cell phone jail, because the phone is never solely in the teacher’s possession. I can see where it might not work well if there’s a concern that students won’t respect others’ things, but in high school, it seems to work well.

Cellphone policies?

I know this subject has been talked to death but I’m working on revamping my cellphone policy for next year and I’m looking for some input (I teach mostly 9th graders). I’m not comfortable taking away phones physically (I would be financially responsible for any loss/break/theft) and my school’s policy is essentially “up to each teacher” (which means no formal admin consequences to back us up). In a perfect world, kids would use them responsibly (or not at all) but my self-policing policy this year obviously tanked. I thought about trying something like letting them use their phones for the first five minutes of class during the do-now period until class “officially” starts, but I’m afraid that might lead to a “you give them an inch they take a mile” situation. I would prefer to make this a teachable moment about respect and self-control and mindful presence. Anyone have any favorite strategies or dialogues they’ve been successful with when dealing with phones?

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Specifically ... anything but industry people talking about a single book for an hour or interviewing an author, which seems to be the most common format.

What’s out there/good for kidlit/ya lit podcasts? I’m familiar with Hey YA, but looking to add some more to the rotation.

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What’s out there/good for kidlit/ya lit podcasts? I’m familiar with Hey YA, but looking to add some more to the rotation.

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Summer vacation plans tbh

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If you know anything about videogames rec me stuff because I have enjoyed playing the exactly 3 games I have played in my life and summer vacation is coming but I am paralyzed by the fact that there are so many out there and so many people have opinions. 

I have a PS4 and I’ve played The Last of Us, the Bioshock series, and Witcher 3. I did not love Witcher but really liked the other two, if that’s any help.

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Lucius- Turn It Around

she closed the door with the intention of not looking back but missed her step because she didn’t have a steady track she can’t be bothered by the mistakes she’s made but she’s forgetting that’s what guides you to the rightful path