Jamie
@itsthejam.bsky.social
Middle school US history teacher, lover of public schools, proud union member, expert in Real Housewives and the extended 90 Day Universe and also I do like some other stuff I just don’t talk about it as much.
“Getting my child a cell phone is the worst mistake I’ve ever made in my life”
Wisdom from parent teacher conferences. Don’t do it parents! Stay strong. No phones until at least 16.
Wisdom from parent teacher conferences. Don’t do it parents! Stay strong. No phones until at least 16.
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“Getting my child a cell phone is the worst mistake I’ve ever made in my life”
Wisdom from parent teacher conferences. Don’t do it parents! Stay strong. No phones until at least 16.
Wisdom from parent teacher conferences. Don’t do it parents! Stay strong. No phones until at least 16.
“We’re doing work today? Why?!”
“Because I’m the meanest teacher in the whole world.”
“I mean…..you said it.”
“Because I’m the meanest teacher in the whole world.”
“I mean…..you said it.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“We’re doing work today? Why?!”
“Because I’m the meanest teacher in the whole world.”
“I mean…..you said it.”
“Because I’m the meanest teacher in the whole world.”
“I mean…..you said it.”
And so it begins, the annual taking of deep breaths when people do things that are explicitly for Christmas at school and insist they are secular. Earlier than usual this year so jokes on me!
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
And so it begins, the annual taking of deep breaths when people do things that are explicitly for Christmas at school and insist they are secular. Earlier than usual this year so jokes on me!
I love books AND NPR and recommendation lists! Can’t wait to check it out after work today.
Happy 2025 Books We Love Day. So excited to share this with you. If you love books or you're looking for something great to read NPR has the handpicked, heartfelt recs for you! Proud to be a contributor again this year. Dig in.
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Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I love books AND NPR and recommendation lists! Can’t wait to check it out after work today.
I have quite a few questions for the person who drives the car I just saw at the gas station with a life sized Kermit the frog in their front seat, but I also don’t want the answer to any of them.
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I have quite a few questions for the person who drives the car I just saw at the gas station with a life sized Kermit the frog in their front seat, but I also don’t want the answer to any of them.
As a 90 day fiance connoisseur one thing has always confused me. Why is the person who is in a foreign country always the person doing the driving? Male, female, old, young, doesn’t matter. Why isn’t the person who is comfortable with the language and traffic patterns the one driving the car?!
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
As a 90 day fiance connoisseur one thing has always confused me. Why is the person who is in a foreign country always the person doing the driving? Male, female, old, young, doesn’t matter. Why isn’t the person who is comfortable with the language and traffic patterns the one driving the car?!
“In my experience it’s always people who don’t understand AI who are enchanted by it.”
There are so many people I wish I could send this to without getting in trouble.
There are so many people I wish I could send this to without getting in trouble.
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“In my experience it’s always people who don’t understand AI who are enchanted by it.”
There are so many people I wish I could send this to without getting in trouble.
There are so many people I wish I could send this to without getting in trouble.
An AI powered “gift finder” is definitely exactly what all the customers who stopped shopping at Target in January as a direct response to them rolling back DEI initiatives want. Great business insight, no notes.
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
An AI powered “gift finder” is definitely exactly what all the customers who stopped shopping at Target in January as a direct response to them rolling back DEI initiatives want. Great business insight, no notes.
Jewish Women 🤝 Unions and the Labor Movement
This Day in Labor History: November 22, 1909. Approximately 20,000 garment workers in New York City went on strike against the horrendous conditions of their sweatshops. This strike, known as the Uprising of the 20,000, was the largest strike led by women in American history to that time!!!
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Jewish Women 🤝 Unions and the Labor Movement
I love seeing other people get interested in my hobbies (turning off every AI feature on everything).
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I love seeing other people get interested in my hobbies (turning off every AI feature on everything).
Tamra is terrible and we all know it, but I genuinely don’t understand how everyone ended up on Gretchen’s side. Gretchen and Slade CLEARLY were the leakers. Gretchen IS a bigot. How did that reunion turn out the way it did?
November 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Tamra is terrible and we all know it, but I genuinely don’t understand how everyone ended up on Gretchen’s side. Gretchen and Slade CLEARLY were the leakers. Gretchen IS a bigot. How did that reunion turn out the way it did?
“Wait, we can use our school accounts to sign into Libby?!?!!!?!”
I love when they love books and libraries as much as I do.
I love when they love books and libraries as much as I do.
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“Wait, we can use our school accounts to sign into Libby?!?!!!?!”
I love when they love books and libraries as much as I do.
I love when they love books and libraries as much as I do.
The point being made is really important, so I’m confused about this part- “…we do not believe the solution to these issues is to avoid using LLMs, especially given the undeniable benefits they offer in many contexts”
WHAT UNDENIABLE BENEFITS? Literally I am asking someone, anyone, please tell me.
WHAT UNDENIABLE BENEFITS? Literally I am asking someone, anyone, please tell me.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
Doing the mental work of connecting the dots across multiple web queries appears to help people understand the material better compared to an AI summary.
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The point being made is really important, so I’m confused about this part- “…we do not believe the solution to these issues is to avoid using LLMs, especially given the undeniable benefits they offer in many contexts”
WHAT UNDENIABLE BENEFITS? Literally I am asking someone, anyone, please tell me.
WHAT UNDENIABLE BENEFITS? Literally I am asking someone, anyone, please tell me.
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Yesterday, striking baristas took action at Starbucks’ biggest distribution center that serves the entire east coast.
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Yesterday, striking baristas took action at Starbucks’ biggest distribution center that serves the entire east coast.
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
Thank you to all the Education Support Professionals who literally keep our schools going every single day. We are so grateful for your contributions to our school communities. One day is not nearly enough recognition! #WeLoveOurESPs @neatoday.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Thank you to all the Education Support Professionals who literally keep our schools going every single day. We are so grateful for your contributions to our school communities. One day is not nearly enough recognition! #WeLoveOurESPs @neatoday.bsky.social
Because most people in power who make decisions don’t actually believe in education as a public good and instead use it as a battle ground to “win” whatever they think makes them look superior.
Because we don’t actually put the necessary funding into the system we claim we want to have.
Because we don’t actually put the necessary funding into the system we claim we want to have.
Something disastrous happened to public education in America, and academics nearly unanimously agree that the problem is not simply a product of the pandemic.
How Public Education Failed in the Liberal Enclaves That Care About It Most
Something disastrous happened to public education in America, and academics nearly unanimously agree that the problem is not simply a product of the pandemic.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Because most people in power who make decisions don’t actually believe in education as a public good and instead use it as a battle ground to “win” whatever they think makes them look superior.
Because we don’t actually put the necessary funding into the system we claim we want to have.
Because we don’t actually put the necessary funding into the system we claim we want to have.
“So when the hypothetical teacher next door to you makes unethical choices around AI—and yes, I’d call failing to disclose AI use with students unethical at this point as an educator—it can damage the trust students have in you as a teacher, too.“
I am using this piece today for our PD Bites series. I am eager for reactions to this piece, which, as a tech integration specialist, has given me much to reflect upon. @marcusluther.bsky.social @ideaillinois.bsky.social #IDEAcon #AI #edusky
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Adults Are The AI Problem in Education
But here are three things I think might help going forward
thebrokencopier.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
“So when the hypothetical teacher next door to you makes unethical choices around AI—and yes, I’d call failing to disclose AI use with students unethical at this point as an educator—it can damage the trust students have in you as a teacher, too.“
Hi fellow History teachers. I’m looking for an engaging documentary to show next week when we have short classes before Thanksgiving. US history, either generally about Indigenous people’s history, or something topical to the early republic. Any favorites you use in class or just love? #edusky
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Hi fellow History teachers. I’m looking for an engaging documentary to show next week when we have short classes before Thanksgiving. US history, either generally about Indigenous people’s history, or something topical to the early republic. Any favorites you use in class or just love? #edusky
Today I have been told that I look like Queen Elizabeth I, Daphne AND Velma from Scooby Doo. Teaching middle school really is the most fun.
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Today I have been told that I look like Queen Elizabeth I, Daphne AND Velma from Scooby Doo. Teaching middle school really is the most fun.
Went to preorder tickets for me and some friends to see Wicked. Someone has purchased the two seats exactly in the middle of the back row. I find that to be poor theater etiquette. Start from the end so people can space themselves out from strangers!
November 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Went to preorder tickets for me and some friends to see Wicked. Someone has purchased the two seats exactly in the middle of the back row. I find that to be poor theater etiquette. Start from the end so people can space themselves out from strangers!
I think everyone who knows me is clear on this, but if you turn me into an AI ANYTHING after I die, rest assured I will haunt the shit out of you and not in a friendly Casper kind of way.
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I think everyone who knows me is clear on this, but if you turn me into an AI ANYTHING after I die, rest assured I will haunt the shit out of you and not in a friendly Casper kind of way.
I keep hearing this ad on my podcast for an AI for businesses that is meant to correct the mistakes of the other AI you are using in your businesses and I dunno at some point should they just admit it doesn’t work and use humans?
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I keep hearing this ad on my podcast for an AI for businesses that is meant to correct the mistakes of the other AI you are using in your businesses and I dunno at some point should they just admit it doesn’t work and use humans?
Kid sent me a message about missing work, it was overly formal and awkward. He said he used ChatGPT “to make it sound good.”
I told him I want to hear from him, in his voice, and I would prefer a few typos over an unnatural, impersonal email. I dunno if it landed, but I have to keep trying
I told him I want to hear from him, in his voice, and I would prefer a few typos over an unnatural, impersonal email. I dunno if it landed, but I have to keep trying
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Kid sent me a message about missing work, it was overly formal and awkward. He said he used ChatGPT “to make it sound good.”
I told him I want to hear from him, in his voice, and I would prefer a few typos over an unnatural, impersonal email. I dunno if it landed, but I have to keep trying
I told him I want to hear from him, in his voice, and I would prefer a few typos over an unnatural, impersonal email. I dunno if it landed, but I have to keep trying
Peppermint mocha is not worth crossing a picket line. Union solidarity, #nocontractnocoffee
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Peppermint mocha is not worth crossing a picket line. Union solidarity, #nocontractnocoffee
I’m enjoying this ANTM podcast and it has a lot of interesting insights but I do have two thoughts. 1. It’s lacking contextualization of the time. I don’t mean as an excuse, but to understand the culture (generally and reality tv wise). 2. P*rez Hilton as an expert? Come on.
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I’m enjoying this ANTM podcast and it has a lot of interesting insights but I do have two thoughts. 1. It’s lacking contextualization of the time. I don’t mean as an excuse, but to understand the culture (generally and reality tv wise). 2. P*rez Hilton as an expert? Come on.