Monk
@jmu-monk.bsky.social
Historian. Educator. Gen-X rabble rouser.
Merry Christmas, one and all.
December 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Merry Christmas, one and all.
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I talk to my students about this on the first day, and use it to discuss why they are in college in the first place.
December 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I talk to my students about this on the first day, and use it to discuss why they are in college in the first place.
Merry Thanksgiving everyone!
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Merry Thanksgiving everyone!
I have once again fulfilled my civic responsibility. Now to crawl back under covers and ignore the world for several hours.
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I have once again fulfilled my civic responsibility. Now to crawl back under covers and ignore the world for several hours.
I genuinely don’t know how I’m going to keep up-to-date on the nation and the world for my students this year. Watching the news is rather exhausting.
August 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I genuinely don’t know how I’m going to keep up-to-date on the nation and the world for my students this year. Watching the news is rather exhausting.
In a sea of frustrating information, I will celebrate the good news: today is my 28th anniversary of marrying the best person ever.
June 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In a sea of frustrating information, I will celebrate the good news: today is my 28th anniversary of marrying the best person ever.
Caught up with a neighbor today. We'd wave but hadn't actually chatted in months. He asked how my graduate program was going & I said I'd graduated recently. He congratulated me. And I realized that I'm actually enthusiastic about trying out some of the things I learned in my classroom. #teachers
June 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Caught up with a neighbor today. We'd wave but hadn't actually chatted in months. He asked how my graduate program was going & I said I'd graduated recently. He congratulated me. And I realized that I'm actually enthusiastic about trying out some of the things I learned in my classroom. #teachers
Another school year winds down. Somehow this year, my 20th in the same room, feels like it went by a lot quicker than previous years.
June 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Another school year winds down. Somehow this year, my 20th in the same room, feels like it went by a lot quicker than previous years.
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"'Mitchell.' Even his *name* says 'Hey, is that a beer?'"
‘Mitchell’ is part of Joe Don Baker’s legacy, for better or worse: defector.com/mitchell-is-...
‘Mitchell’ Is Part Of Joe Don Baker’s Legacy, For Better Or Worse | Defector
“When Mitchell finally reaches the tube,” Boston Globe movie critic Kevin Kelly wrote in his review of the 1975 film, “you can alleviate its unending boredom by looking forward to the commercials.” Ke...
defector.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"'Mitchell.' Even his *name* says 'Hey, is that a beer?'"
Whelp, guess I won't be looking at a new car for the next year or three. Good thing I just got the maintenance done on one of the older ones.
April 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Whelp, guess I won't be looking at a new car for the next year or three. Good thing I just got the maintenance done on one of the older ones.
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A friendly reminder, from a teacher:
Reward the behavior you want to see.
Even if it's not when you wanted it. Even if it's not as great as you were hoping for. Even if the person who's doing it metaphorically shat the bed before.
Reward the behavior you want to see.
Even if it's not when you wanted it. Even if it's not as great as you were hoping for. Even if the person who's doing it metaphorically shat the bed before.
April 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A friendly reminder, from a teacher:
Reward the behavior you want to see.
Even if it's not when you wanted it. Even if it's not as great as you were hoping for. Even if the person who's doing it metaphorically shat the bed before.
Reward the behavior you want to see.
Even if it's not when you wanted it. Even if it's not as great as you were hoping for. Even if the person who's doing it metaphorically shat the bed before.
I’ve officially graduated and have received my MS in Curriculum and Instruction. So happy and appreciative of this.
April 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I’ve officially graduated and have received my MS in Curriculum and Instruction. So happy and appreciative of this.
Just finished my final presentation. Me step closer to completing my graduate program.
March 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Just finished my final presentation. Me step closer to completing my graduate program.
Weird to think it’s been five years since the shut down.
March 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Weird to think it’s been five years since the shut down.
It’s weird how we went from “government doesn’t create jobs of wealth” to “government isn’t profitable enough.”
March 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It’s weird how we went from “government doesn’t create jobs of wealth” to “government isn’t profitable enough.”
One more project completed and accepted. I can see the end of the tunnel. Masters degree so close I can feel it.
March 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
One more project completed and accepted. I can see the end of the tunnel. Masters degree so close I can feel it.
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So apparently the AP Human Geography site is culling some of its "daily videos" for class use. A teacher tells me the videos on redlining and white flight are gone. In the screenshot below, you can see the Daily Videos start with no. 2 (no. 1 on this page was redlining, and it's gone now).
March 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
So apparently the AP Human Geography site is culling some of its "daily videos" for class use. A teacher tells me the videos on redlining and white flight are gone. In the screenshot below, you can see the Daily Videos start with no. 2 (no. 1 on this page was redlining, and it's gone now).
We’re getting pretty close to Congressmen beating each other with canes in the congressional chambers again, aren’t we?
March 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We’re getting pretty close to Congressmen beating each other with canes in the congressional chambers again, aren’t we?
If we’re ending the flagrant waste of taxpayer dollars, does that include the constant golf weekend?
March 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
If we’re ending the flagrant waste of taxpayer dollars, does that include the constant golf weekend?
Given all the snow days we’ve had this year, my student teacher is definitely learning the value of being flexible with lesson planning.
#teaching #teacherslife #studentteaching
#teaching #teacherslife #studentteaching
February 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Given all the snow days we’ve had this year, my student teacher is definitely learning the value of being flexible with lesson planning.
#teaching #teacherslife #studentteaching
#teaching #teacherslife #studentteaching
I joined BlueSky. Shortly after, I have had several days of classes canceled for weather. Now I’m not a scientist, but I believe that this kind of cause-and-effect evidence proves that BlueSky controls the weather.
February 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I joined BlueSky. Shortly after, I have had several days of classes canceled for weather. Now I’m not a scientist, but I believe that this kind of cause-and-effect evidence proves that BlueSky controls the weather.
Hail baby! Way to go Washington!
And that it happened the very first frellin' year after Snyder sold the team is just icing!
And that it happened the very first frellin' year after Snyder sold the team is just icing!
January 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Hail baby! Way to go Washington!
And that it happened the very first frellin' year after Snyder sold the team is just icing!
And that it happened the very first frellin' year after Snyder sold the team is just icing!
It's crazy how this game has turned out. Even crazier how quiet it's gotten there. #WashingtonFootball #Commanders
January 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
It's crazy how this game has turned out. Even crazier how quiet it's gotten there. #WashingtonFootball #Commanders