KJMS Library
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
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For the record, this is still true.
December 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For the record, this is still true.
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I would like to be adopted, please 🥹
December 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I would like to be adopted, please 🥹
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Staff at Alice Deal Middle School made the decision this year to remove all full-length novels from the 8th grade curriculum.
It's a mistake, current parent @aaronweso.bsky.social writes, arguing that "reading full novels has real and important benefits for middle school-age children and in life."
It's a mistake, current parent @aaronweso.bsky.social writes, arguing that "reading full novels has real and important benefits for middle school-age children and in life."
Opinion: DCPS middle-schoolers should be reading novels
Many parents like myself were shocked by a recent change to the English curriculum at Alice Deal Middle School.
51st.news
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Staff at Alice Deal Middle School made the decision this year to remove all full-length novels from the 8th grade curriculum.
It's a mistake, current parent @aaronweso.bsky.social writes, arguing that "reading full novels has real and important benefits for middle school-age children and in life."
It's a mistake, current parent @aaronweso.bsky.social writes, arguing that "reading full novels has real and important benefits for middle school-age children and in life."
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December 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm. How it all began.
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm. How it all began.
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Today’s mission: Look up your local public library board and find out when they meet. Review the latest agendas and meeting minutes. The anti-library crowd counts on you being too tired or busy. That’s when they sneak in bad policy and remove books. Don’t let them.
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today’s mission: Look up your local public library board and find out when they meet. Review the latest agendas and meeting minutes. The anti-library crowd counts on you being too tired or busy. That’s when they sneak in bad policy and remove books. Don’t let them.
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Schoolslop. Yes! That's exactly what it is. A great breakdown of what teaching is like in high school rn.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Schoolslop. Yes! That's exactly what it is. A great breakdown of what teaching is like in high school rn.
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Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
ALT: fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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Y'all I have to be insufferable about fundraising for @scarleteen.com because the work we are doing is too important! We're establishing a $40k fund to help with health care expenses for staff and volunteers, and a dollar-for-dollar match kicks in at $10k!
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www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Y'all I have to be insufferable about fundraising for @scarleteen.com because the work we are doing is too important! We're establishing a $40k fund to help with health care expenses for staff and volunteers, and a dollar-for-dollar match kicks in at $10k!
www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...
www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...
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Last chance to pre-order my 2026 calendars👇
I create my photos using recent research-looking at them makes the observer more resilient to stress (benefits of looking at fractals)& is likely to 👆dopamine & lift mood.
12 high quality 28cm frameable prints of my photos:
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I create my photos using recent research-looking at them makes the observer more resilient to stress (benefits of looking at fractals)& is likely to 👆dopamine & lift mood.
12 high quality 28cm frameable prints of my photos:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
October 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Last chance to pre-order my 2026 calendars👇
I create my photos using recent research-looking at them makes the observer more resilient to stress (benefits of looking at fractals)& is likely to 👆dopamine & lift mood.
12 high quality 28cm frameable prints of my photos:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I create my photos using recent research-looking at them makes the observer more resilient to stress (benefits of looking at fractals)& is likely to 👆dopamine & lift mood.
12 high quality 28cm frameable prints of my photos:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
TIL: never click on a #substack post link. NEVER. You’ll be automatically signed up for a mailing list, and who knows where else they’re selling your information?!?
I have NEVER been automatically signed up for a mailing list for clicking on any other link. this is exceptionally bad business.
I have NEVER been automatically signed up for a mailing list for clicking on any other link. this is exceptionally bad business.
September 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
TIL: never click on a #substack post link. NEVER. You’ll be automatically signed up for a mailing list, and who knows where else they’re selling your information?!?
I have NEVER been automatically signed up for a mailing list for clicking on any other link. this is exceptionally bad business.
I have NEVER been automatically signed up for a mailing list for clicking on any other link. this is exceptionally bad business.
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[1] it was not²
[2] if it was, no-one could prove it³
[3] even if someone could prove it, is it a crime to appreciate a succulent footnote?⁴
[4] in some principalities, it is in fact a crime to enjoy a succulent footnote, particularly if that footnote is not so much a footnote as it is a human liver
[2] if it was, no-one could prove it³
[3] even if someone could prove it, is it a crime to appreciate a succulent footnote?⁴
[4] in some principalities, it is in fact a crime to enjoy a succulent footnote, particularly if that footnote is not so much a footnote as it is a human liver
September 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
[1] it was not²
[2] if it was, no-one could prove it³
[3] even if someone could prove it, is it a crime to appreciate a succulent footnote?⁴
[4] in some principalities, it is in fact a crime to enjoy a succulent footnote, particularly if that footnote is not so much a footnote as it is a human liver
[2] if it was, no-one could prove it³
[3] even if someone could prove it, is it a crime to appreciate a succulent footnote?⁴
[4] in some principalities, it is in fact a crime to enjoy a succulent footnote, particularly if that footnote is not so much a footnote as it is a human liver
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Call me controversial, but if AI does seem to pose present dangers to child development and we don't even know the long term risks, then neither parents nor teachers nor NPR nor politicians should be pushing it so heavily onto young people, or into education at all levels.
Weird take, I know.
Weird take, I know.
September 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Call me controversial, but if AI does seem to pose present dangers to child development and we don't even know the long term risks, then neither parents nor teachers nor NPR nor politicians should be pushing it so heavily onto young people, or into education at all levels.
Weird take, I know.
Weird take, I know.
On diverse books: "I love getting to read stories where I see myself reflected in the characters, partially because I know that through this book, my peers are getting to understand my life, identity, and experience better, and partially just because it makes me feel more comfortable at school."
The Devastating Impacts of Mahmoud v. Taylor on Inclusive Education, From An Impacted Student’s Perspective
By allowing parents to opt their children out of lessons where story books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters are being read, the Supreme Court improperly twisted the law to suggest that mere exposure to c...
nwlc.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
On diverse books: "I love getting to read stories where I see myself reflected in the characters, partially because I know that through this book, my peers are getting to understand my life, identity, and experience better, and partially just because it makes me feel more comfortable at school."
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In a Lifetime of Causes, Eleanor Roosevelt Stood for the Freedom to Read
Honoring Her Legacy, PEN America Will Co-Present the Eleanor Roosevelt Awards for Bravery in Literature on October 11. Learn more: https://pen.org/in-a-lifetime-of-causes-eleanor-roosevelt-stood-for-the-freedom-to-read/
Honoring Her Legacy, PEN America Will Co-Present the Eleanor Roosevelt Awards for Bravery in Literature on October 11. Learn more: https://pen.org/in-a-lifetime-of-causes-eleanor-roosevelt-stood-for-the-freedom-to-read/
September 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In a Lifetime of Causes, Eleanor Roosevelt Stood for the Freedom to Read
Honoring Her Legacy, PEN America Will Co-Present the Eleanor Roosevelt Awards for Bravery in Literature on October 11. Learn more: https://pen.org/in-a-lifetime-of-causes-eleanor-roosevelt-stood-for-the-freedom-to-read/
Honoring Her Legacy, PEN America Will Co-Present the Eleanor Roosevelt Awards for Bravery in Literature on October 11. Learn more: https://pen.org/in-a-lifetime-of-causes-eleanor-roosevelt-stood-for-the-freedom-to-read/
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Butterfly 24 entered the world on 9/1/2025 at 5:14 am. He flew off by 9:05 am leaving 5 more caterpillars to make the magical transformation.
September 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Butterfly 24 entered the world on 9/1/2025 at 5:14 am. He flew off by 9:05 am leaving 5 more caterpillars to make the magical transformation.
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I’ll tell you what I know about subatomic particles, very little
September 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I’ll tell you what I know about subatomic particles, very little
Lady Bartholomew, Destroyer of Worlds, is 2! Happy birthday, Lady Bart!
#beardeddragon ##classpet #schoollibraries
#beardeddragon ##classpet #schoollibraries
September 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Lady Bartholomew, Destroyer of Worlds, is 2! Happy birthday, Lady Bart!
#beardeddragon ##classpet #schoollibraries
#beardeddragon ##classpet #schoollibraries
My plans for the 4-day weekend:
August 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My plans for the 4-day weekend: