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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 3d

This morning, my car's transmission refused to go into drive.

I had to turn it off, and then turn it on again.

This is the state of the world right now. We are so fucked.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 6d

For sure. Three acts should probably be in there somewhere too. BTC also, for something more recent.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 7d

That student was in a dissociative panic who had no one to turn to.

It's a messed up system.

Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 7d

No doubt with a "but I'm an ally!" disclaimer...

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 7d

Things that don't show up in your teacher evals:

Giving up your Saturday night plans and staying late to support and comfort a kid who is going through a suicide risk assessment because you're the adult they trust most on campus.
#eduSky

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 9d

The methodology for this study was created by AI.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 9d

Ref this:
bsky.app/profile/tgoe...

Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 26d

I got another one if those letters today.

Former student. Thanking me for being the one who cared, who gave them room to be a person instead of a cog in the edumachine, and through that the strength to get out of an impossible situation.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 9d

😂 I'm currently at such a school. It's really wonderful for the kids who would be bored out of their mind in a regular classroom.

It's hell on the kids who would thrive there.

I have daily existential crises about this.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 9d

Alt text is a thing for a reason.

Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 9d

Heh. I'm not at the same level as you, but one of my favorites is asking teachers to explain*why* Kramer's rule works, and only ever getting an explanation of *how* to do it.

Your problem is endemic.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 9d

Whew. They get lots of tutoring, and if they don't get the grades they want, they go after every little aspect of a teacher's curriculum and pedagogy.

Ask me how I know.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 10d

That too, but even then they could model good teaching. But what we get is someone reading us power point slides with extended intros and extros filled with irrelevant information.

That's not good teaching.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 10d

Why is it that these mandatory district trainings are shining examples of pedagogical worst practices?

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 10d

Therapy Good News:

My EMDR treatments from this summer continue to be effective. I can now get through our district's Suicide Prevention Training without repeatedly dissociating.

Doesn't keep the training from being completely horrible and soulless. OMG it's bad.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 11d

Every time I hear someone call this dumb, I get it.

But they are wielding that displayed ignorance as a cudgel - openly displaying that they will gaslight you and there's nothing you can do about it.

It's a power play.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 11d

I hope you take care of yourself as well. (It's just coincidence that I decided to get both last time I updated my passport, but here we are).

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 12d

I keep my passport book at home, and carry my passport card with me.
travel.state.gov/content/trav...

Get a Passport Card

Compare the U.S. passport card and passport book so you can decide if you want to apply for one or both documents.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 12d

I expect that rooting out those that might huddle is the whole purpose of this exercise. I fully expect a loyalty oath to be part of the process, along with a whole lot of "you're fired."

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 12d

At least that's an option for you.

We have to sit through the whole training twice (once asynch, once in meetings, no chance to opt out).

Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 13d

We're a ways away from the inflection point that will get us there.

Right now, we're still accelerating towards fascism.

Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 14d

I'm a firm advocate of the pre rinse. Adhesion is weakened if the surface has already been wetted.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 14d

I think Aaron Rodgers with a really porous O line may be my favorite thing.

Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 15d

I totally forgot that Adrian Belew played with her. This what I get for not listening to music anymore.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 15d

I remember when you first started.

I'm so glad you're at this place now.

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Tʀᴇʏ Gᴏᴇsʜ. @tgoesh.bsky.social · 20d

Huh. Mine (including birth year) are all 2mod4, so, well ... 🔳³.

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