Chanea Bond
@heymrsbond.com
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Chanea Bond
@heymrsbond.com
· Oct 3
Reasons to Teach High School English when the World is on Fire
Black girls in advanced academics who write literary analyses about “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” Queer kids who call the English Department The Fruit Factory. Allowables and Legacies by Nikki Giovanni.
Black girls in advanced academics who write literary analyses about “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” Queer kids who call the English Department The Fruit Factory. Allowables and Legacies by Nikki Giovanni.
Students are afraid to come to school because they fear their families will be taken by ICE while they’re in PE or geometry.
This is America.
This is America.
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Students are afraid to come to school because they fear their families will be taken by ICE while they’re in PE or geometry.
This is America.
This is America.
For a decade, Jim Dale read me Harry Potter to regulate my anxiety and curb my depression.
I will never forgive Joanne for ruining the only place in the world that really felt like home, especially as a parent and educator watching the world my children will inherit burn.
I will never forgive her.
I will never forgive Joanne for ruining the only place in the world that really felt like home, especially as a parent and educator watching the world my children will inherit burn.
I will never forgive her.
January 13, 2026 at 1:34 AM
For a decade, Jim Dale read me Harry Potter to regulate my anxiety and curb my depression.
I will never forgive Joanne for ruining the only place in the world that really felt like home, especially as a parent and educator watching the world my children will inherit burn.
I will never forgive her.
I will never forgive Joanne for ruining the only place in the world that really felt like home, especially as a parent and educator watching the world my children will inherit burn.
I will never forgive her.
Every day, write over a “spotlight” as a bellringer. They study the text, write nonstop for 5 minutes, then share their ideas in small groups. It’s an incredible collegiate-level bellringer activity that ensures every student reads, writes, and speaks every class.
Tomorrow’s spotlight:
Tomorrow’s spotlight:
January 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Every day, write over a “spotlight” as a bellringer. They study the text, write nonstop for 5 minutes, then share their ideas in small groups. It’s an incredible collegiate-level bellringer activity that ensures every student reads, writes, and speaks every class.
Tomorrow’s spotlight:
Tomorrow’s spotlight:
After 1 week of being back to work as a teacher in 2026
my mental health is not good. It’s dark out here, y’all. We gotta find a way to balance and stay alive.
my mental health is not good. It’s dark out here, y’all. We gotta find a way to balance and stay alive.
January 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
After 1 week of being back to work as a teacher in 2026
my mental health is not good. It’s dark out here, y’all. We gotta find a way to balance and stay alive.
my mental health is not good. It’s dark out here, y’all. We gotta find a way to balance and stay alive.
Think about it incessantly for a few hours and then send the same message again in a month 😭
“I miss you”
Cool. What you gonna do about it?
Cool. What you gonna do about it?
January 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Think about it incessantly for a few hours and then send the same message again in a month 😭
•go to work
•teach the youth
•watch the government murder
•watch the government lie
•go home
•try to sleep
•wake up
•go to work
•teach the youth
•teach the youth
•watch the government murder
•watch the government lie
•go home
•try to sleep
•wake up
•go to work
•teach the youth
January 8, 2026 at 1:55 PM
•go to work
•teach the youth
•watch the government murder
•watch the government lie
•go home
•try to sleep
•wake up
•go to work
•teach the youth
•teach the youth
•watch the government murder
•watch the government lie
•go home
•try to sleep
•wake up
•go to work
•teach the youth
Today’s poem-a-day by @infullvelvet.bsky.social had me cheering and weeping throughout.
“Cleverness I know can feel exclusive
but here I lean into my friends’ literacies,
their wisdoms my shelter.”
poets.org/poem/queer-t...
“Cleverness I know can feel exclusive
but here I lean into my friends’ literacies,
their wisdoms my shelter.”
poets.org/poem/queer-t...
Queer Trivia Night
A friend on a rival team confesses / they’ve always been into it.
poets.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Today’s poem-a-day by @infullvelvet.bsky.social had me cheering and weeping throughout.
“Cleverness I know can feel exclusive
but here I lean into my friends’ literacies,
their wisdoms my shelter.”
poets.org/poem/queer-t...
“Cleverness I know can feel exclusive
but here I lean into my friends’ literacies,
their wisdoms my shelter.”
poets.org/poem/queer-t...
IMAGINE WATCHING A WOMAN BE MURDERED WHILE SCROLLING THE INTERNET ON YOUR BREAK & THEN BEING EXPECTED TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT TOPIC SENTENCES & CONCRETE DETAILS.
Whatever you imagine, it’s 10X harder. Being in the business of teaching with this level of violence & cruelty is impossible.
Whatever you imagine, it’s 10X harder. Being in the business of teaching with this level of violence & cruelty is impossible.
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
IMAGINE WATCHING A WOMAN BE MURDERED WHILE SCROLLING THE INTERNET ON YOUR BREAK & THEN BEING EXPECTED TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT TOPIC SENTENCES & CONCRETE DETAILS.
Whatever you imagine, it’s 10X harder. Being in the business of teaching with this level of violence & cruelty is impossible.
Whatever you imagine, it’s 10X harder. Being in the business of teaching with this level of violence & cruelty is impossible.
Reposted by Chanea Bond
This being the headline for a Fox News affiliate is a major through the looking glass moment
“Meanwhile, witnesses said a doctor was at the scene and tried to help the woman who had been shot, but the ICE agents refused to let the doctor in to help. Up to 15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived but was blocked by ICE vehicles that had occupied the street.”
Minneapolis ICE shooting: Eyewitness accounts contradict ICE statement
A woman was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis Wednesday morning, but witness accounts contradict what federal officials say happened. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls the claim the shoot...
www.fox9.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 AM
This being the headline for a Fox News affiliate is a major through the looking glass moment
And/or a documented record of abuse on the job
It's gonna be such a surprise when we find out the ICE agent has a history of domestic abuse.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
And/or a documented record of abuse on the job
People will watch the video of ICE murdering someone in cold blood and continue to defend their actions.
After violent murder, that’s the worst part.
After violent murder, that’s the worst part.
January 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
People will watch the video of ICE murdering someone in cold blood and continue to defend their actions.
After violent murder, that’s the worst part.
After violent murder, that’s the worst part.
Day 1 of semester 2 is done and I gotta say
I’m really fucking tired and I can’t believe I have to just do this until June 😭
I’m really fucking tired and I can’t believe I have to just do this until June 😭
January 7, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Day 1 of semester 2 is done and I gotta say
I’m really fucking tired and I can’t believe I have to just do this until June 😭
I’m really fucking tired and I can’t believe I have to just do this until June 😭
Schools have no clue how many students are living under the threat of deportation for themselves and/or their immediate families. We have no way to collect this data or to address the issues that arise when students live in fear of their worlds being torn apart.
And it’s a massive problem.
And it’s a massive problem.
January 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Schools have no clue how many students are living under the threat of deportation for themselves and/or their immediate families. We have no way to collect this data or to address the issues that arise when students live in fear of their worlds being torn apart.
And it’s a massive problem.
And it’s a massive problem.
5 years ago, I sat on Zoom school with students who were confused & scared by what they watched unfold. It was important then & it's more important now that we tell the truth. The whole truth: the white supremacist terrorists who attacked the United States Capitol are free, emboldened,
January 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
5 years ago, I sat on Zoom school with students who were confused & scared by what they watched unfold. It was important then & it's more important now that we tell the truth. The whole truth: the white supremacist terrorists who attacked the United States Capitol are free, emboldened,
Oh my god
ICYMI: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is “altering images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.”
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
January 6, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Oh my god
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January 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by Chanea Bond
My doctor: Are you feeling increased anxiety or depression that makes it hard to function in your everyday life?
Me: Are you not? 👀
Me: Are you not? 👀
January 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
My doctor: Are you feeling increased anxiety or depression that makes it hard to function in your everyday life?
Me: Are you not? 👀
Me: Are you not? 👀
My doctor: Are you feeling increased anxiety or depression that makes it hard to function in your everyday life?
Me: Are you not? 👀
Me: Are you not? 👀
January 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
My doctor: Are you feeling increased anxiety or depression that makes it hard to function in your everyday life?
Me: Are you not? 👀
Me: Are you not? 👀
Reposted by Chanea Bond
What (and I can’t stress this enough)
THE FUCK.
THE FUCK.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 AM
What (and I can’t stress this enough)
THE FUCK.
THE FUCK.
Hey #EduSky. When you head back, heed this advice:
Check the weather and plan your outfits for the week. Add in 1-2 comfort outfits that feel good NO MATTER WHAT in case you’re having A DAY.
Good luck, friends. 💛
Check the weather and plan your outfits for the week. Add in 1-2 comfort outfits that feel good NO MATTER WHAT in case you’re having A DAY.
Good luck, friends. 💛
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Hey #EduSky. When you head back, heed this advice:
Check the weather and plan your outfits for the week. Add in 1-2 comfort outfits that feel good NO MATTER WHAT in case you’re having A DAY.
Good luck, friends. 💛
Check the weather and plan your outfits for the week. Add in 1-2 comfort outfits that feel good NO MATTER WHAT in case you’re having A DAY.
Good luck, friends. 💛
Studying curriculum in my doc program this semester, I realized that standardization is born out of perceived injustice, but has never been leveraged to address root causes, nor has the way ‘standardization’ been wielded been studied or reexamined to be effective.
I think we might be at a point where standardization in schools feels to a lot of people not only normal but like the only way to address multiple forms of injustice
January 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Studying curriculum in my doc program this semester, I realized that standardization is born out of perceived injustice, but has never been leveraged to address root causes, nor has the way ‘standardization’ been wielded been studied or reexamined to be effective.
Reposted by Chanea Bond
"Let us / talk more of how dark / the beginning of a day is"
Tomorrow = the second year of a row of this poem by @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social being what students walk into after Winter Break
(Cannot wait!)
Tomorrow = the second year of a row of this poem by @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social being what students walk into after Winter Break
(Cannot wait!)
January 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
"Let us / talk more of how dark / the beginning of a day is"
Tomorrow = the second year of a row of this poem by @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social being what students walk into after Winter Break
(Cannot wait!)
Tomorrow = the second year of a row of this poem by @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social being what students walk into after Winter Break
(Cannot wait!)
Reposted by Chanea Bond
When i taught the thesis seminar, I frequently pointed out to frustrated students that sometimes what feels like an inability to write is a sign of trying to reach a new level of analysis and revision will help them get where they want to be.
January 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
When i taught the thesis seminar, I frequently pointed out to frustrated students that sometimes what feels like an inability to write is a sign of trying to reach a new level of analysis and revision will help them get where they want to be.
Welp!
@biblioracle.bsky.social strikes again with a simple concept that shifts the way I understand and will teach writing.
@biblioracle.bsky.social strikes again with a simple concept that shifts the way I understand and will teach writing.
What Is This?
On boredom and life as process, not product.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Welp!
@biblioracle.bsky.social strikes again with a simple concept that shifts the way I understand and will teach writing.
@biblioracle.bsky.social strikes again with a simple concept that shifts the way I understand and will teach writing.
Do white millennial church kids have a soundtrack you all know and can still sing verbatim? If yes, does it include I Can Only Imagine because that song is EXCELLENT and had great crossover appeal.
😅
😅
January 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Do white millennial church kids have a soundtrack you all know and can still sing verbatim? If yes, does it include I Can Only Imagine because that song is EXCELLENT and had great crossover appeal.
😅
😅