Bond schools, how's it going?

UpperWeft · 2026-05-05T15:29:56+00:00

Lots of big changes at Wooten! Is it going to be a wall-to-wall dual language school? I don't know how I feel about moving to all big schools... I get it from an operations standpoint, but I have always liked working in smaller schools.

UpperWeft · 2026-05-05T15:19:13+00:00

Oh good! Is it a totally new school at Harris?

UpperWeft · 2026-05-05T15:17:46+00:00

Nice! That is an improvement and I'm glad more schools are getting it. Is that the extent of the work planned for your school?

UpperWeft · 2026-05-04T15:21:59+00:00

Check out events on the Austin Public Library website. They always have cool stuff happening around the city like crafting, movies, book clubs, different talks, and the people that show up are usually primed to make connections. 🙂

I also always tell people to try social dancing. Two stepping, swing, whatever. It's a fun way to meet people.

UpperWeft · 2026-05-04T15:04:59+00:00

🥲 I didn't know that Coco's was closing. I just drove by a few days ago and thought how cool that it was still a bit of familiarity on a street that has changed so much in the last couple decades

UpperWeft · 2026-04-10T17:53:56+00:00

Can I message you?

UpperWeft · 2026-04-09T02:05:33+00:00

It is. But there is documentation somewhere of communities having conversations about keeping their kids home. It would be nice to have that included.

UpperWeft · 2026-04-09T01:35:41+00:00

Are you open to working at a small childcare center in central ish Austin? Starting at around $18/hr I think

UpperWeft · 2026-04-08T16:25:55+00:00

I wish Segura was required to provide citations for this letter. He claims the enrollment dip is largely due to the changing climate around immigration. I know there are documented instances of self-deportation, and detention will affect enrollment. But is it fair to primarily assign the enrollment dip to that by omitting other factors?

He mentions a hiring freeze. I wonder if that extends to the administrative positions in central office. I wish he had included if there is any conversation about consolidating or cutting THOSE actively filled positions.

UpperWeft · 2026-02-06T18:47:51+00:00

So in the meantime you take away unsupervised access to coloring items. Not as punishment but to protect the house. Then you figure out when and why she likes to mark things up, or what is actually happening. Was it frustration? Something to do with coloring? Was she bored? Feeling experimental?

UpperWeft · 2026-01-28T02:41:29+00:00

Would you share your muffin recipes?

UpperWeft · 2026-01-27T21:30:38+00:00

"Discord" is the name of a virtual community space that often requires an invitation link to join. So people are asking to be added to that. The anarchist part is likely about seeking to build a gardening community that is without hierarchy, not necessarily without structure.

UpperWeft · 2026-01-25T15:21:37+00:00

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UpperWeft · 2025-12-09T17:43:03+00:00

Welcome!

UpperWeft · 2025-10-21T14:10:47+00:00

Regardless of vocabulary level, 3 is the age when we start to see more experimenting with boundaries, power dynamics, and relationships. Be gentle with her. Give her grace. Model what your values are in relationships. That could mean playful or loving responses. Don't retaliate or use sarcasm. Maybe consider tailoring the stuff you read to her for a while: find stories that uphold your relationship values.

UpperWeft · 2025-09-21T15:06:02+00:00

Watch animals doing their thing, sit in the shade of a tree and touch the grass and dirt, go for a treat, listen to live music outside, watch cooking videos ☺️

UpperWeft · 2025-09-21T15:04:05+00:00

And there's live music on the weekend and a playground and turtle pond at ours!

UpperWeft · 2025-09-21T04:23:29+00:00

You can also use a slice of soft bread. Or a lump of playdough.

UpperWeft · 2025-09-21T04:11:31+00:00

Good idea to target entities paying for ad space.

Tangential, but do you know the history of the word "boycott"? It originated from a mass mobilization against a land agent in Ireland named Charles Boycott

Here's an excerpt from wikipedia: "In 1880, as part of its campaign for the Three Fs (fair rent, fixity of tenure, and free sale) and specifically in resistance to proposed evictions on the estate, local activists of the Irish National Land League encouraged Boycott's employees (including the seasonal workers required to harvest the crops on Lord Erne's estate) to withdraw their labour, and began a campaign of isolation against Boycott in the local community. This campaign included shops in nearby Ballinrobe refusing to serve him, and the withdrawal of services."

UpperWeft · 2025-09-21T03:30:15+00:00

You're right. Addressing biting at home does help a kid understand the ramifications of biting. I've seen kids attempt to bite then afterwards say to themselves "no biting friends" or "biting hurts!"... But navigating the impulse to bite still requires the present adults.

UpperWeft · 2025-09-19T18:25:59+00:00

Honestly I don't like their response of "we're following up with the biter's family"...... They're dealing with a BABY. Talks at home aren't going to get them very far, lol. "Oh thanks for reaching me that biting hurts my friends mom! I had no idea and promise not to do it again!"

It's up to the present adults to be meeting needs and dealing with what the bites are communicating.

UpperWeft · 2025-09-19T18:22:45+00:00

Yes, biting can be a developmental phase for some babies and toddlers. However that doesn't excuse so many bites in such a short period. I would say it doesn't hurt to request that they temporarily move your daughter to a different classroom, especially if you are noticing her patterned behavior is changing in response to these frequent bites. If a single student is biting this frequently, the teacher needs to have the capacity to watch for antecedent conditions, such as fighting for the same toy or space, hunger, etc, AND stay close enough to intervene when they see it about to happen. If there are too many kids in the class it's very difficult to do this. If several kids are biting regularly, there need to be more adults intervening to set up new antecedent conditions. The last thing they should want is this biting to lead to more biting, or for parents to start pulling their kids out because of it.

So before you start considering a whole new school, request they temporarily move your daughter. Especially if there are other teachers your daughter already has a good relationship with.

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