Adrian Neibauer
@mrneibauer.bsky.social
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"Without prompting, a quiet student from the back of the classroom stood up, walked over to me, and gave me a hug. In front of his classmates, he told me that we all get stressed, and it was going to be okay."
As always, read @mrneibauer.bsky.social.
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As always, read @mrneibauer.bsky.social.
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I Would Prefer Not To
Time is a funny thing.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Without prompting, a quiet student from the back of the classroom stood up, walked over to me, and gave me a hug. In front of his classmates, he told me that we all get stressed, and it was going to be okay."
As always, read @mrneibauer.bsky.social.
adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/i-would-pr...
As always, read @mrneibauer.bsky.social.
adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/i-would-pr...
When I passively resist the ever-increasing pressure to standardize my pedagogical practice and classroom environment, I remember to create peak moments for my students, no matter how small. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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I Would Prefer Not To
Time is a funny thing.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
When I passively resist the ever-increasing pressure to standardize my pedagogical practice and classroom environment, I remember to create peak moments for my students, no matter how small. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
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Alright! for the second question, I want to start with the good—think about your BEST moment/experience with a Shakespeare play in the classroom?
Which moment from which play? #SundayMacbethChat
Which moment from which play? #SundayMacbethChat
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Alright! for the second question, I want to start with the good—think about your BEST moment/experience with a Shakespeare play in the classroom?
Which moment from which play? #SundayMacbethChat
Which moment from which play? #SundayMacbethChat
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Okay, #SundayMacbethChat officially begins...now! Today we're going to step back and think about Shakespeare much more broadly before zooming in on Macbeth Act 1 next week.
Q1: What is your favorite all-time line from a Shakespeare play?
(Fun way to introduce yourself, right?)
Q1: What is your favorite all-time line from a Shakespeare play?
(Fun way to introduce yourself, right?)
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Okay, #SundayMacbethChat officially begins...now! Today we're going to step back and think about Shakespeare much more broadly before zooming in on Macbeth Act 1 next week.
Q1: What is your favorite all-time line from a Shakespeare play?
(Fun way to introduce yourself, right?)
Q1: What is your favorite all-time line from a Shakespeare play?
(Fun way to introduce yourself, right?)
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Tomorrow morning we begin #SundayMacbethChat — ironically, with a conversation that is not just about Macbeth!
We'll be sharing our broader thoughts on Shakespeare in the classroom—what we love, what we struggle with, what we wonder.
Begins at 9am EST, but you can reply all day! ✍️
We'll be sharing our broader thoughts on Shakespeare in the classroom—what we love, what we struggle with, what we wonder.
Begins at 9am EST, but you can reply all day! ✍️
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Tomorrow morning we begin #SundayMacbethChat — ironically, with a conversation that is not just about Macbeth!
We'll be sharing our broader thoughts on Shakespeare in the classroom—what we love, what we struggle with, what we wonder.
Begins at 9am EST, but you can reply all day! ✍️
We'll be sharing our broader thoughts on Shakespeare in the classroom—what we love, what we struggle with, what we wonder.
Begins at 9am EST, but you can reply all day! ✍️
This conversation with @patriciazaballos.bsky.social was so much fun! #TeacherSky
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This conversation with @Patricia Zaballos was so much fun!
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November 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
This conversation with @patriciazaballos.bsky.social was so much fun! #TeacherSky
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My students know me so well! #TeacherSky
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My students know me so well! #TeacherSky
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There's no responsiveness because it's clear the purpose isn't to teach kids, it's to "get through" the curriculum.
There's never a charge to maintain fidelity to children, there is only fidelity to the curriculum.
There's never a charge to maintain fidelity to children, there is only fidelity to the curriculum.
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
There's no responsiveness because it's clear the purpose isn't to teach kids, it's to "get through" the curriculum.
There's never a charge to maintain fidelity to children, there is only fidelity to the curriculum.
There's never a charge to maintain fidelity to children, there is only fidelity to the curriculum.
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After my 2nd grader's conference last night, I'm half convinced whoever designed CKLA has only ever encountered human children in a textbook...
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
After my 2nd grader's conference last night, I'm half convinced whoever designed CKLA has only ever encountered human children in a textbook...
My teenage daughter is blasting Alanis Morissette in her bedroom. My work here is done.
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
My teenage daughter is blasting Alanis Morissette in her bedroom. My work here is done.
There’s nothing like the feel of a new book in your hands! After months of waiting, @joeljmiller.bsky.social’s latest, The Idea Machine has arrived.
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
There’s nothing like the feel of a new book in your hands! After months of waiting, @joeljmiller.bsky.social’s latest, The Idea Machine has arrived.
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My Kindergarten child’s elementary school principal told us at a parent event that this is the first year they haven’t given kinder kids Chromebooks and the plan is to hold out as long as they can to begin phasing out early elem Chromebook use.
I couldn’t be more grateful.
I couldn’t be more grateful.
November 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My Kindergarten child’s elementary school principal told us at a parent event that this is the first year they haven’t given kinder kids Chromebooks and the plan is to hold out as long as they can to begin phasing out early elem Chromebook use.
I couldn’t be more grateful.
I couldn’t be more grateful.
I had a full-circle teacher moment today when a colleague shared a resource with me that I had originally created over 20 years ago. Crazy! #TeacherSky
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I had a full-circle teacher moment today when a colleague shared a resource with me that I had originally created over 20 years ago. Crazy! #TeacherSky
This week, I reflect on a learning experience I designed a few years ago, and what fully listening to music can do to keep us human and connected with each other. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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Now Spinning
A Listening Learning Experience
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November 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This week, I reflect on a learning experience I designed a few years ago, and what fully listening to music can do to keep us human and connected with each other. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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"Students are highlighting the same sentences in the same passages and writing down the same main ideas and details, producing identical written responses."
But will spend tens of millions of dollars on a standardized reading curriculum and PD around standardized teaching. #TeacherSky
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The Cost of Standardization
What We Lose When Every Classroom is the Same
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November 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Students are highlighting the same sentences in the same passages and writing down the same main ideas and details, producing identical written responses."
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As a parent, unless your child is with a rouge teacher, chances are they’re reading even less than the bare minimum from your high school English class.
November 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
As a parent, unless your child is with a rouge teacher, chances are they’re reading even less than the bare minimum from your high school English class.
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Okay, so let's do officially do this! a slow-read of Macbeth with Sunday discussion threads starting November 23rd! #SundayMacbethChat
Everyone's welcome! And just like Beloved, I am definitely going to be looking at this with very-fresh (i.e. humble) eyes!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Everyone's welcome! And just like Beloved, I am definitely going to be looking at this with very-fresh (i.e. humble) eyes!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Okay, so let's do officially do this! a slow-read of Macbeth with Sunday discussion threads starting November 23rd! #SundayMacbethChat
Everyone's welcome! And just like Beloved, I am definitely going to be looking at this with very-fresh (i.e. humble) eyes!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Everyone's welcome! And just like Beloved, I am definitely going to be looking at this with very-fresh (i.e. humble) eyes!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I’m always amazed by my students. #TeacherSky
November 15, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I’m always amazed by my students. #TeacherSky
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is it just teachers who have to say “I noticed” before giving even the mildest critical feedback? I’ve stopped doing this & instead say things like “we need to get better at” (especially with students) because it’s more direct and communicates that I’m confident in my feedback AND their ability
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
is it just teachers who have to say “I noticed” before giving even the mildest critical feedback? I’ve stopped doing this & instead say things like “we need to get better at” (especially with students) because it’s more direct and communicates that I’m confident in my feedback AND their ability
Thanks @marcusluther.bsky.social for the great community check-in questions! #TeacherSky
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thanks @marcusluther.bsky.social for the great community check-in questions! #TeacherSky
This is spot on. I spend so much of my day policing student with their laptops. #TeacherSky
So glad to see more teachers voices being elevated on issues they know best -- and to see screens in schools getting attention while AI mania is being pushed on K-12.
Kindergartners With Chromebooks: 350 Teachers on How Screens Took Over School
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November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This is spot on. I spend so much of my day policing student with their laptops. #TeacherSky
Watching (and listening) to my teenage children’s taste in music evolve as they get older is a privilege.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Watching (and listening) to my teenage children’s taste in music evolve as they get older is a privilege.
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Help students connect to their community and see how their actions can have a positive difference with these 7 activities! 🤩
#ElementarySchool #EduSky #ServiceLearning
#ElementarySchool #EduSky #ServiceLearning
7 Community Service Activities for Elementary Students
These hands-on activities help students build empathy, patience, and a better understanding of how their actions can impact their community.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Help students connect to their community and see how their actions can have a positive difference with these 7 activities! 🤩
#ElementarySchool #EduSky #ServiceLearning
#ElementarySchool #EduSky #ServiceLearning