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Gretchen

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•Edu MA • Teach Plus Fellow Alum • Peace Corps 🇸🇳 in Agro-Forestry • Veteran Wife + Caregiver • Stay At Home Mom I talk about education, running, nature, caregiving, California, cats, and health.

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Gretchen @offgridteacher.bsky.social · 18m

I had a friend (really a friend’s sister) who worked there too!

Gretchen @offgridteacher.bsky.social · 38m

Herons feel prehistoric to me. I’ve been enjoying seeing them come around again to the slough. I was lucky enough to see this one up close during one of my runs this week.

A heron sits on the edge of a body of water.

Gretchen @offgridteacher.bsky.social · 9h

Wait WHAT did she eat???

Gretchen @offgridteacher.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve really been enjoying the book Little Witch Hazel. It is, of course, the book that the Waldorf school is basing their fall fundraiser around. It’s magical, sweet, and tells stories of the four seasons, caring for others, and nature.

Picture of the front cover of the book Little Witch Hazel.

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Gretchen @offgridteacher.bsky.social · 1d

Great strategy!

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Gretchen @offgridteacher.bsky.social · 1d

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 1d

“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”

Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors

Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 1d

Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Gretchen @offgridteacher.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve always heard SLO.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 2d

REI easily top of the list of companies most likely to do a land acknowledgement before layoffs

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 2d

REI is closing unionized stores. So many companies that like to pretend to be progressive remain still virulently anti-union at their core. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/b...

REI Co-Op’s Boston location is set to close next year - The Boston Globe

REI said it will close three locations on the East Coast, including a store in Boston, as it launches a new strategic plan.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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Gretchen @offgridteacher.bsky.social · 3d

😔

Gretchen @offgridteacher.bsky.social · 3d

Yay!!

Gretchen @offgridteacher.bsky.social · 3d

Yes!!!

a close up of a woman 's face with the words `` so say we all '' written below her .

ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with the words `` so say we all '' written below her .

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.