Monte Syrie
@montesyrie.bsky.social
Do. Reflect. Do Better. HS ELA Teacher. Author, "better: A Teacher's Journey." Posts are my own. http://letschangeeducation.com http://project180thebook.com
If they valued learning, we wouldn’t need grading.
So how do we help them value learning?
Get rid of grading.
“Well, we can’t.”
Yes, that’s the problem.
Can’t is our keeper.
But,
We CAN.
Do better.
#Project180
So how do we help them value learning?
Get rid of grading.
“Well, we can’t.”
Yes, that’s the problem.
Can’t is our keeper.
But,
We CAN.
Do better.
#Project180
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
If they valued learning, we wouldn’t need grading.
So how do we help them value learning?
Get rid of grading.
“Well, we can’t.”
Yes, that’s the problem.
Can’t is our keeper.
But,
We CAN.
Do better.
#Project180
So how do we help them value learning?
Get rid of grading.
“Well, we can’t.”
Yes, that’s the problem.
Can’t is our keeper.
But,
We CAN.
Do better.
#Project180
Simple step to better today.
Sing.
Sing.
December 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Simple step to better today.
Sing.
Sing.
What has life taught you about…
sleep?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
sleep?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
What has life taught you about…
sleep?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
sleep?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
Reposted by Monte Syrie
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Yep, that blue arrow is my cursor. I’ve reached that level. 🙂
#NextLevelTeaching
#NextLevelTeaching
December 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Yep, that blue arrow is my cursor. I’ve reached that level. 🙂
#NextLevelTeaching
#NextLevelTeaching
Simple step to better today.
Let it go.
Let it go.
December 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Simple step to better today.
Let it go.
Let it go.
What has life taught you about…
work?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
work?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
What has life taught you about…
work?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
work?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
Why?
I wondered the same this morning, so I tried to capture it in my personal reflection this morning.
Why do I post what I post?
I wondered the same this morning, so I tried to capture it in my personal reflection this morning.
Why do I post what I post?
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Why?
I wondered the same this morning, so I tried to capture it in my personal reflection this morning.
Why do I post what I post?
I wondered the same this morning, so I tried to capture it in my personal reflection this morning.
Why do I post what I post?
Teachers to the rest of the world:
“You’ve no idea.”
World: “What do you mean?”
Teachers: “Exactly.”
“You’ve no idea.”
World: “What do you mean?”
Teachers: “Exactly.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Teachers to the rest of the world:
“You’ve no idea.”
World: “What do you mean?”
Teachers: “Exactly.”
“You’ve no idea.”
World: “What do you mean?”
Teachers: “Exactly.”
Simple step to better today.
Smile and say hello (first).
Smile and say hello (first).
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Simple step to better today.
Smile and say hello (first).
Smile and say hello (first).
“Sy, I’m stressed about graduating.”
“Good. That means you care. Now, let’s use that to your advantage.”
I wish stress on no one, especially my students, but I can’t wish it away for them.
But I can perhaps help them navigate it.
She’s in trouble but not without hope.
#hope
“Good. That means you care. Now, let’s use that to your advantage.”
I wish stress on no one, especially my students, but I can’t wish it away for them.
But I can perhaps help them navigate it.
She’s in trouble but not without hope.
#hope
December 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“Sy, I’m stressed about graduating.”
“Good. That means you care. Now, let’s use that to your advantage.”
I wish stress on no one, especially my students, but I can’t wish it away for them.
But I can perhaps help them navigate it.
She’s in trouble but not without hope.
#hope
“Good. That means you care. Now, let’s use that to your advantage.”
I wish stress on no one, especially my students, but I can’t wish it away for them.
But I can perhaps help them navigate it.
She’s in trouble but not without hope.
#hope
What has life taught you about…
acceptance?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
acceptance?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
What has life taught you about…
acceptance?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
acceptance?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
Simple step to better today.
Do 10 pushups.
Do 10 pushups.
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Simple step to better today.
Do 10 pushups.
Do 10 pushups.
What has life taught you about…
boundaries?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
boundaries?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
December 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
What has life taught you about…
boundaries?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
boundaries?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
Retakes, redos, revisions.
Objective right or subjective privilege?
Our answer reveals much.
Maybe everything.
We can do better.
#Project180
Objective right or subjective privilege?
Our answer reveals much.
Maybe everything.
We can do better.
#Project180
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Retakes, redos, revisions.
Objective right or subjective privilege?
Our answer reveals much.
Maybe everything.
We can do better.
#Project180
Objective right or subjective privilege?
Our answer reveals much.
Maybe everything.
We can do better.
#Project180
Are you a good teacher?
Well, are you committed to growing?
If yes, then nope.
You’re not a good teacher.
You’re a better teacher.
Always better than you were.
Thank you for being a better teacher.
It’s all your kids will ever need.
Well, are you committed to growing?
If yes, then nope.
You’re not a good teacher.
You’re a better teacher.
Always better than you were.
Thank you for being a better teacher.
It’s all your kids will ever need.
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Are you a good teacher?
Well, are you committed to growing?
If yes, then nope.
You’re not a good teacher.
You’re a better teacher.
Always better than you were.
Thank you for being a better teacher.
It’s all your kids will ever need.
Well, are you committed to growing?
If yes, then nope.
You’re not a good teacher.
You’re a better teacher.
Always better than you were.
Thank you for being a better teacher.
It’s all your kids will ever need.
Simple step to better today.
Consider, with an open mind, a perspective opposite your own.
Consider, with an open mind, a perspective opposite your own.
November 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Simple step to better today.
Consider, with an open mind, a perspective opposite your own.
Consider, with an open mind, a perspective opposite your own.
What has life taught you about…
truth?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
truth?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
What has life taught you about…
truth?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
truth?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
“better” getting some love in Poland.
Not selling many books these days, so any love’s a lotta love. 🙂
Not selling many books these days, so any love’s a lotta love. 🙂
November 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“better” getting some love in Poland.
Not selling many books these days, so any love’s a lotta love. 🙂
Not selling many books these days, so any love’s a lotta love. 🙂
What has life taught you about…
parents?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
parents?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
What has life taught you about…
parents?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
parents?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
Simple step to better today.
Walk a mile (in your shoes).
Reflect and connect with yourself.
Walk a mile (in your shoes).
Reflect and connect with yourself.
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Simple step to better today.
Walk a mile (in your shoes).
Reflect and connect with yourself.
Walk a mile (in your shoes).
Reflect and connect with yourself.
What has life taught you about…
loss?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
loss?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What has life taught you about…
loss?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
loss?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
Simple step to better today.
Give thanks.
Give thanks.
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Simple step to better today.
Give thanks.
Give thanks.
What has life taught you about…
Thanksgiving?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
Thanksgiving?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
What has life taught you about…
Thanksgiving?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity
Thanksgiving?
Hi, all. Starting a daily question to inspire reflection and connection.
We all learn from experience.
We all are human.
What might we all learn from our experiential existence?
What has life taught you?
#ExperienceHumanity