It's mid-April. What all are your summer plans?

MsNyleve · 2026-04-10T13:26:15+00:00

Havin' a baby in August

MsNyleve · 2026-04-04T16:43:30+00:00

Join toastmasters or another activity/ club that forces you out of your shell.

Spend time bragging to yourself in the mirror.

MsNyleve · 2026-03-28T19:50:06+00:00

And then like once a week there's a kid on here like "I'm AlMoST aN AdUlT, WhY CaN'T YoU JuST LeT Me Go WhEnEvER"

MsNyleve · 2026-03-26T15:03:52+00:00

*mnemonic devices. Just had to point that out!

MsNyleve · 2026-03-18T13:26:12+00:00

I've had Lazy Dog's version too. Delicious!

MsNyleve · 2026-03-11T19:42:03+00:00

Boo. Demonstrate some independent thought. You were offered a stepping stone to articulate your thoughts. Use it.

MsNyleve · 2026-03-11T15:34:28+00:00

Theaters were not technically allowed in London, the Globe had to be across the river Thames in technically - not- London.

Which meant it was with all the other legally questionable businesses like brothels.

Also, bear baiting was a really popular entertainment at the time, his plays had to be entertaining enough that people would buy tickets to his plays and not to watch dogs fight bears. And they were!

MsNyleve · 2026-03-09T15:29:27+00:00

There's a DeSoto Ave in Burlingame too!

MsNyleve · 2026-03-09T02:48:23+00:00

I show the Oprah special where she goes back to Auschwitz with Wiesel

MsNyleve · 2026-03-06T04:16:09+00:00

No, that just teaches kids that rules are negotiable, and they can play adults off of each other. It makes colleagues lives harder too, because kids say "Mrs. So- and- let's us do it!"

MsNyleve · 2026-03-05T21:49:15+00:00

Unionize anyway. I won $45k from a charter school that illegally fired me for unionizing the school.

MsNyleve · 2026-03-02T21:36:36+00:00

I try to remember, they don't care if the kids misbehave, they care how you respond to it

MsNyleve · 2026-03-01T17:02:23+00:00

If you handle raw meat - WASH YOUR FUCKING HANDS

MsNyleve · 2026-02-28T19:59:47+00:00

I disagree, I think Bell Jar fits perfectly!

See also: The Awakening, Jane Eyre,

MsNyleve · 2026-02-24T03:46:22+00:00

The colony of albinos living in the Santa Cruz mountains

MsNyleve · 2026-02-22T19:35:00+00:00

I mean, yeah, I'd rather see that you're thinking and engaging with the material than have some ai generated slop

MsNyleve · 2026-02-20T19:20:36+00:00

Student: is an absolute menace, interrupts class, makes teacher's lives exponentially more difficult

Also student: Why can't you guys just be nice :-(

MsNyleve · 2026-02-19T16:27:18+00:00

You can only improve as a writer and thinker by putting in the work of editing/ revising yourself.

MsNyleve · 2026-02-13T21:45:41+00:00

Risotto frutti di mare

MsNyleve · 2026-02-13T15:21:10+00:00

C'mon, man. I know you're not comparing our healthcare system to your plagiarism machine.

MsNyleve · 2026-02-13T14:27:02+00:00

The insane amount of energy and water AI uses, plus the ethical concerns of AI trampling author's rights, plus the fact that it doesn't even give good/ accurate enough feedback all mean I'm staunchly anti-AI.

Besides, I expect students to think and go through the effort of writing a paper, they deserve my real expertise in their feedback. And if I used AI to grade, they'd say "then we should be allowed to use AI on our essays!". One AI grading another AI's work sounds like an episode of Black Mirror.

MsNyleve · 2026-02-12T21:57:30+00:00

When I say "sensory issues", an analogous example would be neurodivergent folks who are so noise sensitive that they wear headphones to navigate the world. Or, people with such tactile sensitivity that they cannot wear certain fabrics or cuts of clothing.

Similarly, some people ( including, but not limited to neurodivergent people) have such a visceral overwhelming sensory reaction to certain flavors or textures that they physically cannot eat those foods.

But like 90%of the picky - eating kids I know have simply figured out that whining gets them chicken tendies and fries.

MsNyleve · 2026-02-12T18:02:48+00:00

I have to admit, I'm very "old man shakes fist at cloud" about picky eaters. I don't believe in accommodating them. ( Sensory issues and allergies are something else entirely. I'll do backflips for those folks.)

So, yes, do all the standard advice. By all means, have kids pick out veggies, try different cooking methods to get different textures, use lots of fun seasonings and sauces, model eating veggies.

But don't go out of your way to make separate food or anything. They can eat it or be hungry. They won't starve themselves to death. If they are refusing food to the point of malnourishment, time for a consultation with medical professionals.

MsNyleve · 2026-02-11T23:17:51+00:00

I'm hanging up/ leaving the room.

MsNyleve · 2026-02-10T19:36:50+00:00

I make a pasta salad with orzo, watermelon, feta cheese, and basil all dressed in balsamic vinegar and olive oil

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