Writer and geek, I believe in the potential of human beings to be awesome. Community Manager at @Edutopia. Author of the Eight series.
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The best thing my Italian upbringing taught me is how to enjoy life. I will lounge on a sofa sipping espresso with no guilt about being “unproductive”. I will light candles, make risotto, and romanticise my dinner.
The secret to La Dolce Vita is believing that you deserve joy.
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'Hopefulness is not a neutral position. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism. Each redemptive or loving act, as small as you like – such as reading to your little boy... keeps the Devil down in the hole.'
Nick Cave.
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And it should be noted, all the resources at @edutopia are free. Think of the site as a giant PLN—teachers and leaders at every grade level can find tips and ideas from peers around the country
Our resource collection for new teachers is here! 🤩
Educators—both veteran and new—share what they wish they knew on day one about classroom design, assessment, working with families, and more.
Check it out and pass it on! edut.to/3A5j1vF
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in college I had two classics professors who were married and would speak to each other in ancient Greek, and I think the secret of a lasting relationship is being joyously unhinged together.
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People say, “Why were there no autistic people in the past?” but then you read biographies of famous scientists or poets who were deemed “eccentric” and “struggled socially” and “their families thought they were possessed by demons”
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I admit I have no idea how TikTok works but I am thankful that people are this creative
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If you're a first-year teacher, be sure to check out this survival guide from @edutopia.
edutopia.org/article/tips-fo…
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I’ve said it before & will again:
I’ve heard so many regrets.
Please. I plead with you. Live deeply. You may be young now but it goes. Fast. It is a breath. Do not waste time on everyone else’s vision for you. I know it is not this easy. In all the ways you can, please be here.
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a perfect joke
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“Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance.”
Baldwin's advice on writing (which applies to so much creative work) themarginalian.org/2016/02/0…
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For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you.
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Here is an interesting adjective quirk that you probably aren’t even aware you are doing.
In English, adjectives seem to follow a specific order:
opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose - noun