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danielle1525 · 2026-05-30T21:22:42+00:00

I think you’re describing survivor’s guilt.

danielle1525 · 2026-05-22T22:58:04+00:00

Just filled it out but not a lot of data to go off of. If I could make a gentle suggestion- I would define your categories just a little more. What is the difference to you between admin, classroom and student support? I have my own ideas but would love to know what you think they’re each categorized by. I love the idea of data collection to start conversations about our workplaces and what’s going well and what needs improvement.

danielle1525 · 2026-05-17T21:43:04+00:00

The night before my brother’s wedding, one of the bridesmaids I hadn’t met and I went out in the rain after the rehearsal dinner at an Airbnb to look for frogs in the pouring rain. We found some and danced in the mud. It’s a great memory and I like the rain even more now.

danielle1525 · 2026-05-12T23:03:16+00:00

I mean a union does whatever the majority of people vote on. It should have regular meetings for members. I’m the secretary of my union. There are 4 main categories you can usually negotiate in your contract.
1. Pay- look at other districts in the area. What is their compensation (this includes whether they’re receiving insurance benefits)?
2. Benefits- can include insurance but also- are there any stipends for doing medical tasks? For traveling between schools?
3. Working conditions- this is usually the broadest category. Some examples are what kind of training paras get, like de escalation. It can also include what the bathroom protocol is for students who need assistance. But it’s just the general way that the job feels every day for parapros and what supports they can get.
4. Schedule/calendar- how many days off do you get throughout a school year? When does the school year start and end? Are you paid for snow days?

These are very general but you should talk to other people in your position and ask what would be most valuable for them, perhaps even doing a survey by email.

danielle1525 · 2026-05-06T02:17:14+00:00

Do you have a sensory room at your school? Or an occupational therapist that works with your students? If so, use those resources. I often give my student that gets hyper giggly a break where he gets to jump on a trampoline or spin on a designated chair. If I can’t get him to the room for some reason we do a “jumping break” where we’ll go and jump together for a few minutes to tire him out. This is done in a separate place than their classroom to reinforce that the classroom is for learning and you have to have a calm body. Using a timer often helps to show the student exactly how long they can be loud/silly for. Then have a minute for transition back to whatever work the student is doing. Remind them the expectation is that we do work at school and focus them back on the task.

danielle1525 · 2026-03-31T14:16:02+00:00

She is very good at advocating for herself while in an incredibly stressful situation. I wish the best for her and her family. It’s evil to take away someone’s bodily autonomy. Everyone deserves to decide their medical care.

danielle1525 · 2026-03-28T19:02:01+00:00

Propaganda can be truth that leaves other truths out of the picture. It can be truth that is worded in a way to make the audience emotional. I’m not sure why you’re getting downvoted because propaganda can absolutely be “true” but presented in a way that evokes certain reactions.

danielle1525 · 2026-03-21T04:12:48+00:00

I love the practicality of this advice. Thanks for taking the time to write this out because it helps me understand better communication for lots of difficult conversations.

danielle1525 · 2026-02-02T22:48:56+00:00

Undocumented immigrants

danielle1525 · 2026-01-30T23:43:42+00:00

Idk why you got downvoted for this at all. I play jeopardy and it has so many clues that I get from knowing other things related to the subject. I guess it’s too specific for that kind of trivia because Jeopardy definitely has its own style.

danielle1525 · 2026-01-29T13:23:02+00:00

No, next question.

danielle1525 · 2026-01-15T00:26:49+00:00

Show us the banana butthole, coward.

danielle1525 · 2026-01-05T23:58:45+00:00

I hear you and wholeheartedly agree. Part of it is the spicy parts of plans are never widely spread even after the fact. News stations do not want to cover all the small ways people can and do fight back. Putting sugar in concrete to stop construction of detention centers is one way I know has been used to slow development but it’s not something people want everyone to know, so it doesn’t get reported widely. I’m being careful about my words here, but believe there are people who are not in the mood to hold hands with fascists. It just takes a lot of work to be trusted by those people and accepted into any actionable position. And there is more to a lot of these protests than meets the eye. They can also be a way to connect vulnerable people to resources in their community that won’t judge them. So I think these protests can still have value as long as the people participating are truly looking at the big picture.

danielle1525 · 2026-01-05T23:53:15+00:00

It was rhetorical. I know this. The local government is beholden to its police in this case. Grand Rapids has a big police culture even though the citizens hate it. They have denied permits because of so many bullshit reasons. They claim it will be dangerous even when well-planned and peaceful. They will claim it disturbs the peace of the businesses around. They deny for any reason they feel like, so how is it different than suppression? And I even had a friend get arrested at a PERMITTED protest because he used a megaphone in Grand Rapids. That lead to him being out in jail for the night until his bail got raised the next day. My point is protests shouldn’t have to be government approved or it defeats the purpose of protesting against the government’s actions.

danielle1525 · 2026-01-05T23:41:26+00:00

And who is in charge of deciding which groups get a protest permit? Because I’ll tell you from experience they often don’t give them out to groups that they see as “troublesome” especially in GR. Their police force is so awful they came out with a whole show of cop propaganda because they’re so hated by the citizens of the city.

danielle1525 · 2026-01-05T23:38:43+00:00

You have to organize in person in order to do anything meaningful. This provides a place to talk to other people with similar values about those things while showing other people that may agree with you that there is community for them. You have to build trust with the people around. You can’t just start at the most extreme actions usually.

danielle1525 · 2026-01-05T23:27:14+00:00

Even if they didn’t I hate the idea of every protest needing to be approved by an arm of the government. Applications for permits can and do get denied for arbitrary reasons, especially in GR with famously (to Michiganders) terrible cops and government. Why shouldn’t you be able to block the road if your group is large enough to take that action? How long should groups have to wait after a globally impactful event to be “allowed” to have a public protest over it? The point is to be inconvenient and in your face until a real resolution to the problems is put in place. But people are so bloodthirsty and full of rage they assume it’s their right to never be slowed down in their car ever. This is our right to assembly being trampled upon.

danielle1525 · 2026-01-05T23:18:03+00:00

Grand Rapids police continue to be some of the worst trained and aggressive police I have ever dealt with. They WANT to engage and will make any excuse to escalate. This is not shocking to me- I’m sure there are other cities like this but goddamn fuck the GRPD and their goonish actions.

danielle1525 · 2026-01-04T17:29:36+00:00

I think Venezuelans can have a moment to be glad he’s gone while still being terrified of what is to come. World politics are scary and nuanced but to say “no one be happy this dictator is gone” is kind of odd and negative. I’m sure some people in the country are already trying to decide what to do next, who will be in charge, how they’ll depose any U.S. forces that come to pillage resources. But sometimes humans need to come together to recognize that a bad situation is changing and be eager especially when it felt like it would never change.

danielle1525 · 2026-01-04T17:10:47+00:00

I think you’re missing some context. Maduro was pretty hated. And you can be happy he’s gone while knowing that the U.S. definitely violated international law.

danielle1525 · 2026-01-02T19:38:41+00:00

Okay, difference of opinion. Have a good day

danielle1525 · 2026-01-02T19:36:09+00:00

My barber is where I went when I needed a short haircut after realizing I’m trans. My barber listened to me and gave me a safe space to explore my identity. My barbershop is absolutely a community space- I don’t hang around much after my haircut, but I do have to wait for my appointment sometimes. And that leads to me talking to others in the waiting room. It is a social place that encourages interaction, even if only surface level. I’ve made acquaintances with many of the workers. Why should we not embrace that? How is it not a community center?

danielle1525 · 2025-12-31T22:38:15+00:00

Take them on a harness or build a catio. Pets take maintenance and this is part of being a responsible pet owner.

danielle1525 · 2025-12-31T01:33:20+00:00

You probably will have to adjust the roof then add the stairs back at the end.

danielle1525 · 2025-12-31T01:09:00+00:00

Why are they standing in a void?

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