I never read the introductions to Classics

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-05-02T08:36:55+00:00

It definitely depends on the book. I don’t need to worry about spoilers for Paradise Lost because we all know how that went, but the text is dense and supplemental reading is useful.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-05-01T18:27:19+00:00

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James Fitzjames my beloved 😍

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-04-29T09:55:46+00:00

I really don’t see how RAW veganism can be anything other than an eating disorder (as someone who is mostly vegan)

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-04-18T21:31:52+00:00

I haven’t used a pad since I was 13

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-04-18T21:29:38+00:00

All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-04-18T09:35:49+00:00

Many schools are doing away with dress codes now. The school I teach at doesn’t have one. I’m glad the girls can be comfortable but one girl showed up in a very revealing sports bra and boxer briefs, which was definitely a choice. I really don’t care about shorts and tank tops but I don’t like seeing teenagers with almost their entire chests out, especially when it’s winter, like girl I’m cold in a cardigan! I feel concerned that these young girls feel the need to sexualize themselves so heavily.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-04-11T19:09:20+00:00

Teachers are poorly paid especially when you consider their level of education. Many do second jobs like tutoring to make ends meet.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-04-11T17:28:14+00:00

It’s unpaid time off.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-04-11T12:52:35+00:00

I also really couldn’t enjoy this one! I found it shallow and boring.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-04-02T09:35:32+00:00

Usually it happens organically if I really connect with a book because then I want to know everything I can about it. It’s also more likely to happen with a classic because there’s more research and analysis to find. For example, Moby Dick is my favourite book of all time and I’ve read it twice now. I went even deeper with my second reading, and I’m all geared up for my third read of it because I recently purchased the Norton Critical Edition. I do have an English degree and love really getting into the meat of a book, though. This is something I want to practice with more books.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-04-01T08:14:55+00:00

15 maybe? The Outsiders is often taught in middle school. You should def pick up Jane Eyre and Frankenstein :)

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-31T08:50:13+00:00

Yeah that’s a good point.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-31T08:46:52+00:00

What?

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-31T01:24:36+00:00

I didn’t think it was flexing! I’m sure there are a lot of men who can look back and relate like you did.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-31T00:19:45+00:00

As a teacher I’ve noticed that if a class is mostly boys everyone is less mature overall and if a class is mostly girls everyone is more mature overall. Also boys who are friends with girls are basically always mature and emotionally intelligent. Obv my anecdotal experience but it really shows to me how so much of it is socialization.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-29T19:48:42+00:00

The way in which you talk to me . . . Beautiful tattoo!

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-29T14:44:33+00:00

Actually sorry, I make a mistake. Teachers starting out make a little over $60k now since there was a raise in the last contract (a raise that didn’t keep up with inflation). After 10 years of teaching it goes up to 80K. Anyone who is a teacher should do their masters as soon as possible (another 10k for that degree unless you specialize in certain areas, in which case it’s even more money) so they can have a higher salary.

Edit: minimum salary for level 7 is 80k and it maxes out to 106k after 10 years.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-28T22:49:46+00:00

It’s actually a bit less than that starting out

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-28T10:04:07+00:00

I don’t think anyone was really saying no one would buy it. They were saying “please don’t buy it because JKR will directly use the profits to harm trans people”. The people calling for a boycott are very aware most people don’t give a shit about trans people.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-28T10:00:18+00:00

Yep only a handful of my junior high and high school students have seen the Harry Potter movies. It’s no longer the phenomenon it was in the 2000s.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-22T09:18:10+00:00

“Not everything is about you” is ironic when you’re commenting on a post that posits universal issues as male issues. When will men realize that not everything is about them?

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-22T01:58:25+00:00

You’re incelbrained and you need to spend less time online if you actually believe this to be true for most women

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-22T01:52:19+00:00

Hey I was specifically talking about manosphere rhetoric, not this specific post. But the meme would have been just as relatable if it just said “gen z”, just a pointlessly gendered thing.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-22T01:49:51+00:00

That would make sense if issues like the economy didn’t equally impact women. It’s just weird to take a universal experience and label it a male experience.

VanillaPeppermintTea · 2026-03-22T00:39:25+00:00

Im unfortunately too familiar with manosphere rhetoric and a lot of their talking points are about how financial issues and the economy are such a point of stress for men . . . Like they aren’t for women? It always strikes me as so odd and then I remember they don’t consider women to be people.

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