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Jennifer Orr

@jenorr.bsky.social

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Long time elementary school teacher, author of Demystifying Discussion and co-author of We're Gonna Keep on Talking

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Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 11h

It is good to have colleagues who care.
Remembering this, and living it, is such a struggle.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 1d

Keep it up! We appreciate the reality check. (I hate this timeline. Anger is a rough default feeling.)

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 3d

It may be old news but it still shocks me. Just the simple question of, "What actions is he taking to reach this goal?" would be fantastic.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 4d

I'm all for anything that can spark joy right now. Thank you.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 12d

30 years ago I worked on a cruise ship and got to travel more than I’d ever dreamed possible. I can still remember the feeling entering cities like Istanbul where armed military personnel were noticeable. It was disconcerting. Seeing the same in US cities now (we saw this in DC last week) is scary.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 13d

Ugh, I don't think timed math tests belong just about anywhere, but not in first grade! At all!
This article might be helpful to her.

www.youcubed.org

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 14d

Still going! We try to space out home improvement tasks far enough apart to forget how much we struggle to do them together. So far, so good!

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 14d

Until I read your post, I was totally picturing Weird Al and I'm kind of sad now that it isn't about him. It would be so much more entertaining than any more AI crap.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 14d

It is done and seems to be working fine.

Ceiling fan removed and laying on the carpet.

New ceiling fan and light installed and hanging from the ceiling.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 14d

We have needed to replace the light/fan in our bedroom for quite some time. (They stopped working by remote so we pulled the chains. The fan stopped working so I use a floor fan. The chain on the light broke so now it's just art hanging from our ceiling.) This will be a test of our marriage.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 14d

This is an important question and I feel like Shana usually gets responses so that makes me think there haven't been any noticeable protests. Can anyone shed light?

Shana V. White (she/her) @shanavwhite.blacksky.app · 15d

Have there been any protests in Florida about the thousands of people missing from the concentration camp there? What mutual aid is being done for those families?

Serious question.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 14d

Yes, we do. We protest in the weakest ways, attempting to inconvenience as little as possible. And the systems make it hard to inconvenience others. So here we are.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 14d

I changed my settings so that I can't post images without including the alt text because otherwise I regularly forget.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 14d

I am struggling with this.

1. I still cut out the paper crossword puzzles and mail them to my 98 year old grandmother.

2. I want investigative reporting to still exist. Who do I send my money to these days? (NPR is still on my list. I may go back to the Atlantic and Mother Jones.)

Tim Stahmer @timstahmer.bsky.social · 14d

My wife finally agreed to cancel the @washingtonpost.com. Today is the first since we moved to the DC area waaaay back in the previous century that an analog copy of the paper hasn't landed on our door step. I shall not miss it.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 15d

Absolutely. And yes.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 18d

If I never hear another thing about 99 Nights in the Forest I will still have heard about three lifetimes too much.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 18d

What? Seriously? It’s starting to feel like I’m going to end up with a full on media blackout and have to just rewatch old vhs tapes.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 22d

Sadly I'm flying to California that day to visit my sister. I'm sorry to miss this (and clearly need to be paying more attention to when and where these are happening).

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 24d

I'm realizing that a big part of starting every school year is deciding what hill I'm going to die on at any given moment in my classroom. (Not the big, ongoing hills, the little, daily ones.)

Right now it's pushing in our chairs. I am bruised from tripping over stools & chairs out in walkways.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 25d

I can't get over how much better my life is because I made a change that makes me happier. I am able to eat healthier, be more focused, and be more present. Not being happy (to small extents and, of course, even more to large extents) can make everything else harder.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 26d

I changed schools and districts this year. I nearly doubled my commute. I am happier than I have been in years.

Sometimes you need a change. That can make all the difference.

Now I can take action in ways I couldn't when I wasn't happy. I didn't have the energy or space in my brain.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · 26d

I changed schools and districts this year. I nearly doubled my commute. I am happier than I have been in years.

Sometimes you need a change. That can make all the difference.

Now I can take action in ways I couldn't when I wasn't happy. I didn't have the energy or space in my brain.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · Sep 7

Definitely didn’t see that coming!

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · Sep 7

It looks super fancy! That's very impressive!

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · Aug 29

As a classroom teacher I struggle with this. I can’t really do anything to make sure my kiddos are doing well in specials but I also have them more than any other teacher so I feel some responsibility. I do try to suggest things that I have found work with any group of students.

Jennifer Orr @jenorr.bsky.social · Aug 28

My fourth grade team compartmentalizes so I teach two groups of students math and science. My teammate teaches those kiddos language arts and social studies. Said teammate had a birthday yesterday. Mine is tomorrow. I am still, even before tomorrow, more than twice her age.

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