MsGillELA
@msgillela.bsky.social
Teacher who loves reading, science, and helping others! 📖 she/her
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
Whammageddon.
This is the earliest I have ever lost. I was not expecting Delilah to go this direction with her radio therapy!!!
Ack!!!!!!! #lastchristmas #wham #whammageddon #whamageddon
This is the earliest I have ever lost. I was not expecting Delilah to go this direction with her radio therapy!!!
Ack!!!!!!! #lastchristmas #wham #whammageddon #whamageddon
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Whammageddon.
This is the earliest I have ever lost. I was not expecting Delilah to go this direction with her radio therapy!!!
Ack!!!!!!! #lastchristmas #wham #whammageddon #whamageddon
This is the earliest I have ever lost. I was not expecting Delilah to go this direction with her radio therapy!!!
Ack!!!!!!! #lastchristmas #wham #whammageddon #whamageddon
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Pedagogically,
I don’t like forcing students do ‘rigorous’ things the days after long breaks. There’s often a feeling of malaise and a lot of trauma and we gotta make class a safe space again.
Community-building through conversation and games is how I re-enter the home stretch of the year.
I don’t like forcing students do ‘rigorous’ things the days after long breaks. There’s often a feeling of malaise and a lot of trauma and we gotta make class a safe space again.
Community-building through conversation and games is how I re-enter the home stretch of the year.
December 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Pedagogically,
I don’t like forcing students do ‘rigorous’ things the days after long breaks. There’s often a feeling of malaise and a lot of trauma and we gotta make class a safe space again.
Community-building through conversation and games is how I re-enter the home stretch of the year.
I don’t like forcing students do ‘rigorous’ things the days after long breaks. There’s often a feeling of malaise and a lot of trauma and we gotta make class a safe space again.
Community-building through conversation and games is how I re-enter the home stretch of the year.
Working at the middle school level to balance inspiration and hand holding. . . . Trying to spark curiosity . . . I don’t always know what I’m competing against, but I can tell that students are often just waiting this moment of life out.
It’s a very empty life if the waiting persists.
It’s a very empty life if the waiting persists.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Working at the middle school level to balance inspiration and hand holding. . . . Trying to spark curiosity . . . I don’t always know what I’m competing against, but I can tell that students are often just waiting this moment of life out.
It’s a very empty life if the waiting persists.
It’s a very empty life if the waiting persists.
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One of my best friends from college is looking for a charger for her cochlear implants. Do we know anybody in Arlington who could help her out?
Be more confident with the reach if this was the Twitter community of old...
www.facebook.com/share/r/1AAN...
Be more confident with the reach if this was the Twitter community of old...
www.facebook.com/share/r/1AAN...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
One of my best friends from college is looking for a charger for her cochlear implants. Do we know anybody in Arlington who could help her out?
Be more confident with the reach if this was the Twitter community of old...
www.facebook.com/share/r/1AAN...
Be more confident with the reach if this was the Twitter community of old...
www.facebook.com/share/r/1AAN...
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The seiche-posting will continue until Buffalo returns our water post haste
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The seiche-posting will continue until Buffalo returns our water post haste
I think of this scene from Blast from the Past about the term Ladies & Gentlemen (Updated version: “Well-Mannered People”)
I try to consider the comfort of others rather than the status of others. It makes it easier to navigate the world.
Derek Guy builds out this idea fully in his thread.
I try to consider the comfort of others rather than the status of others. It makes it easier to navigate the world.
Derek Guy builds out this idea fully in his thread.
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I think of this scene from Blast from the Past about the term Ladies & Gentlemen (Updated version: “Well-Mannered People”)
I try to consider the comfort of others rather than the status of others. It makes it easier to navigate the world.
Derek Guy builds out this idea fully in his thread.
I try to consider the comfort of others rather than the status of others. It makes it easier to navigate the world.
Derek Guy builds out this idea fully in his thread.
Show me your gateway vehicle
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Show me your gateway vehicle
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Disabled activist and prolific writer Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed away.
Below are her final words, I particularly love the line:
“I’m honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way of the future”
Rest in peace and power Alice.
Below are her final words, I particularly love the line:
“I’m honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way of the future”
Rest in peace and power Alice.
From her account on FB (text in alt tag).
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Disabled activist and prolific writer Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed away.
Below are her final words, I particularly love the line:
“I’m honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way of the future”
Rest in peace and power Alice.
Below are her final words, I particularly love the line:
“I’m honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way of the future”
Rest in peace and power Alice.
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
Just watched the trailers for Frankenstein on Netflix.
Guillermo del Toro is really out here saying, “English teachers, I see you. I love you.”
Guillermo del Toro is really out here saying, “English teachers, I see you. I love you.”
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Just watched the trailers for Frankenstein on Netflix.
Guillermo del Toro is really out here saying, “English teachers, I see you. I love you.”
Guillermo del Toro is really out here saying, “English teachers, I see you. I love you.”
Open enrollment time for my workplace.
All four of our healthcare plans increased costs by 12%.
The cheapest family benefits for healthcare/medical are $2,474 per month.
Single plans range from $916-1,876 per month. My district contributes enough to cover my medical and dental.
All four of our healthcare plans increased costs by 12%.
The cheapest family benefits for healthcare/medical are $2,474 per month.
Single plans range from $916-1,876 per month. My district contributes enough to cover my medical and dental.
November 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Open enrollment time for my workplace.
All four of our healthcare plans increased costs by 12%.
The cheapest family benefits for healthcare/medical are $2,474 per month.
Single plans range from $916-1,876 per month. My district contributes enough to cover my medical and dental.
All four of our healthcare plans increased costs by 12%.
The cheapest family benefits for healthcare/medical are $2,474 per month.
Single plans range from $916-1,876 per month. My district contributes enough to cover my medical and dental.
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Folks, food banks can really use your time and money right now if can spare either.
When I was back home I spent an afternoon volunteering at the food bank my mom helps run. It’s in a mid sized Midwestern city. It was pretty eye opening. These are people who are really reliant on the social safety net that the BBB slashed. Here’s a list of observations 1/x
November 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Folks, food banks can really use your time and money right now if can spare either.
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Please consider these generally unknown details.
November 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Please consider these generally unknown details.
Happy Saturday! I am reflecting on the first quarter of the school year and hoping to make some adjustments for my students.
I’d love your help in supporting my teaching with a few additional dictionaries . . Please consider shopping my wish list or reach out if you’d like to donate.
I’d love your help in supporting my teaching with a few additional dictionaries . . Please consider shopping my wish list or reach out if you’d like to donate.
Check out my list on Amazon
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November 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Happy Saturday! I am reflecting on the first quarter of the school year and hoping to make some adjustments for my students.
I’d love your help in supporting my teaching with a few additional dictionaries . . Please consider shopping my wish list or reach out if you’d like to donate.
I’d love your help in supporting my teaching with a few additional dictionaries . . Please consider shopping my wish list or reach out if you’d like to donate.
My students keep asking me if I am going trick or treating this year.
October 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
My students keep asking me if I am going trick or treating this year.
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As a MN high school teacher who has interested students get trained on how to administer Naloxone from community nurses, I’m grateful for everyone putting in the work to save lives. 💗
Following three years of significant investments in addiction services, opioid overdoses have declined by 32% in the last year.
We’re saving lives and showing what’s possible when we meet this crisis with compassion and action.
We’re saving lives and showing what’s possible when we meet this crisis with compassion and action.
October 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
As a MN high school teacher who has interested students get trained on how to administer Naloxone from community nurses, I’m grateful for everyone putting in the work to save lives. 💗
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In addition to any monetary donations to local food banks & mutual aid efforts, donating grocery gift cards to local schools can be a great way to support your community through difficult times 💛
October 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
In addition to any monetary donations to local food banks & mutual aid efforts, donating grocery gift cards to local schools can be a great way to support your community through difficult times 💛
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I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should too. People are already suffering but next month, in particular, is going to be so difficult.
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should too. People are already suffering but next month, in particular, is going to be so difficult.
Close enough to the Minnesota River to hear duck hunting.
Have to remind myself that ppl hunt ducks every year.
Have to remind myself that ppl hunt ducks every year.
October 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Close enough to the Minnesota River to hear duck hunting.
Have to remind myself that ppl hunt ducks every year.
Have to remind myself that ppl hunt ducks every year.
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If you weren’t an adult before the ACA you likely have no idea how insane it all was.
October 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you weren’t an adult before the ACA you likely have no idea how insane it all was.
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I was once denied health insurance for having a previous breast biopsy that was benign.
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I was once denied health insurance for having a previous breast biopsy that was benign.
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We didn't get to have the conversation about whether genetic testing was appropriate or not medically. (It was, btw). Because the best thing I could do medically was to ensure I remained eligible for health insurance -- and prior to ACA, that meant staying in the dark about my genetic risk.
October 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
We didn't get to have the conversation about whether genetic testing was appropriate or not medically. (It was, btw). Because the best thing I could do medically was to ensure I remained eligible for health insurance -- and prior to ACA, that meant staying in the dark about my genetic risk.
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Before the ACA was passed, my physician told me NOT to get genetic testing. For the cancer that killed my mom.
They told me not to because if I did, I might not be able to get affordable health insurance. Or any health insurance.
They told me not to because if I did, I might not be able to get affordable health insurance. Or any health insurance.
October 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Before the ACA was passed, my physician told me NOT to get genetic testing. For the cancer that killed my mom.
They told me not to because if I did, I might not be able to get affordable health insurance. Or any health insurance.
They told me not to because if I did, I might not be able to get affordable health insurance. Or any health insurance.
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I got to visit Birchbark Books !!!! Signed copies of Sheine Lende, Elatsoe, A Snake Falls to Earth, Legendary Frybread Drive-through, and Never Whistle At Night are stocked in the beautiful Shop.
October 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I got to visit Birchbark Books !!!! Signed copies of Sheine Lende, Elatsoe, A Snake Falls to Earth, Legendary Frybread Drive-through, and Never Whistle At Night are stocked in the beautiful Shop.