Teacher- English, Literature, Writing, Research, Media Literacy. Social Studies: AP Euro, Middle East History, Jewish History, IR... Lapsed journalist. Mom :)
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If #iufb can win the Football national championship, then I think we should be able to cure #MultipleSclerosis or come up with better treatments for Mrs. Mendoza. My mom was diagnosed in 1982. My aunt in 1980. My aunt passed away from the disease. RT if you agree! #heisman2025 #FernandoMendoza @IU Bloomington @American Academy of Neurology
ALT Mrs. Mendoza, mother of Heismann trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, IU Football National Championship winning Quarterback, has Multiple Sclerosis, and is in a wheelchair.
Lesley Stahl went to the West Bank for @60Minutes. At 84 years young, she demonstrated fierceness, fairness & bravery.
Just watched “It’s not Like That.” @PrimeVideo why would you not renew the show? It’s perfect. Please…
Celebrate with me - we can discuss difficult topics in the classroom - like the history of the Palestinians and Jewish Israelis without screaming. We can talk about hard things. And ten years later, a student is thankful.
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Everyone likes to opine here - check out something to help you tweet away about Iran and the US! Created for my absent students - great for keyboard warriors. #war #Israel #Trump shorturl.at/3Xuaa
My dad passed away more than three years ago. The last few days he has been on my mind a lot. Grief never goes away, just sometimes it hides.
Happy birthday to MS Principal @TedOCschool. He has been my colleague for several years, the father of my son's bf, and most importantly, perhaps, my daughter's MS Principal. He is a passionate MS educator whose authentic enthusiasm for educating kids is evident every day he walks onto campus. Happy Birthday, Ted! @WBAISIsrael
Here is a great summer opportunity for high school students who want to engage in peace building. Applications are due soon. @SeedsofPeace seedsofpeace.org/seedsofpeac…
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is someone I’ve never met & will probably never meet. But after teaching her novel & essays for 12 years, & admiring her from afar, I wish I could ease her grief as she mourns the sudden death of one of her 21-month-old boys Nkanu Nnamdi. May Nkanu’s memory be for a blessing.
Be inspired today! Showed my Middle East History students Omar M. Yaghi's Nobel Prize speech. He grew up in a Palestinian Refugee Camp in Amman. Minute 45. youtube.com/watch?v=FPSKy9j_… He and Susumu Kitagawa & Richard Robson won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for their groundbreaking work on the development of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)."
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Classroom teachers have to make 1000s of decisions a day. Some ppl are completely unaware of how many things a teacher has to remember to do on any given day, how many opportunities there are to get things right or wrong, how much stuff there is. It's hugely intense, requires complete commitment, hence why ppl get so tired. If you ain't done it, you won't know it.
Ms. Marcus retweeted
I try not to argue with pro Israelis about facts and history.
I do not think it is really important.
What really important is there are 5 million Palestinians living here who need a solution,
And all I care is that this solution will not come with bloodshed.
Can’t sleep. Heard about shootings at Brown University. As a high school teacher with a niece in college & high school, I worry about their safety & I live in the Middle East! Praying for the victims. What will be?
1/2 Has anyone played in a Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament? Today, I used that method (sort of) to divide about portions of a difficult text. First I split them in groups: lethargic. Then I tried co-centric circles. It was repetitive.
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Please check out @DrDominicGreen's meticulous review @FreeBeacon of The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan 👇 freebeacon.com/culture/our-m…
Still celebrating @IndianaFootball @bigten win. Also learned the #Mendoza brothers’ mom has MS. My mom has and my aunt had MS. The young men are raising awareness around the disease. It’s been 50 yrs since my aunt’s diagnosis. I can’t believe there’s still no cure. @mssociety
To anyone and everyone who has ever argued this point with me - no need to thank me for my stubbornness. Your knowledge is my gratitude. :)
