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Joanne Nelson

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Music teacher, NBCT, oboist, mom, cookbook lover, avid reader, nerd.

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There was a married couple who taught in my elementary school until they were in their 70s (!) When they retired they both started degrees in Classics. They’re on my list of role models.

06.03.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s close, but The Tempest wins for me.

05.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now he’s worried about the well being of teenage girls?

05.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This book has shaken me to my core every time I’ve read it. It seems like a different book at each stage of my life.

05.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I want to slap this dr on your behalf and I don’t even know you.

04.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the only good solution.

04.03.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When I think of how much more I would’ve been able to do when I was younger if I wasn’t weak and hungry all the time I get so angry.
When I was super skinny I still wasn’t happy with my body. I can confirm that pretty much everything tastes better than skinny feels.

04.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hilary Clinton won the popular vote. It seems like people keep forgetting that when they say she couldn’t win. The electoral college was the problem.

02.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When my teenage students start talking about how the music they like is so edgy that adults can’t handle it I tell them about this piece.

02.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sorry for your loss. I lost a former student who was a vet to suicide while he was waiting for help.

01.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love talking books with my students.

27.02.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If this week doesn’t end soon I might start using that as a greeting for work emails.

27.02.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I assumed it was because women’s pain isn’t taken seriously.

26.02.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here’s the thing about folks speedrunning the creative process with AI:

I could go to the beach every morning and put a grain of sand in a cup. They’d take their cup to the beach and fill it one day; but the point isn’t to have a cup of sand. It’s to fill my life with a thousand trips to the beach.

24.02.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 902 πŸ” 302 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 16

A group of high school kids where I teach have been showing up early, sitting in a car in the parking lot blasting very surprising music. Yesterday was β€œTotal Eclipse of the Heart.” One day it was The Smiths. I’m confused and intrigued.

25.02.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,,

Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

25.02.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 26759 πŸ” 4849 πŸ’¬ 729 πŸ“Œ 696

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Jorts

24.02.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

-Jane Austen
-Toni Morrison
-Barbara Kingsolver
- Geraldine Brooks
-Alice Walker

23.02.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Smartified.

22.02.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome!

22.02.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooooh- I wish the library would have singles nights.

22.02.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the snowfall maps had the color bands but they were just labeled things like Light Snow, Moderate Snow, and Holy Shit. No totals.

22.02.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s approximately the same forecast we have in New England.

22.02.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You and me both, Ms. Austen.

22.02.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have you ever seen reporting about K12 that had input from a current classroom teacher? Not administrators, researchers, or β€œeducators” who don’t teach. Current veteran teachers.

21.02.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh! I played backup oboe for this for my friend’s jazz fusion combo in college. They had an all-oboe horn section for this.

21.02.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love Shack

21.02.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After 25 years of teaching I could probably lick all the doorknobs and be fine.

21.02.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who will think of the men?!?

20.02.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot express how much my highest achieving, academically motivated kids hate this class.

20.02.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0