Ellie Squirrel

Thank you!!! 🫶

I have a mental picture of jumping spiders dancing around singing " "Do you believe in life after love" now 😆

Wow, that's crazy that they wrestle with their jaws.

This is true!

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Jumping spiders are friends, Kenny lol

That's wonderful!! How long did she visit for?

Have you posted pictures of your garden?

I really want to put up the outside globe lights now that it's so much warmer.

That's so true! I love the somewhat related Reggio Emelia approach, and their idea that a child has a hundred languages locked within them to be expressed.

That's a jumping spider, right?

They're so cool

They're also vulnerable, as there is a correlation between increased financial pressure and child abuse & neglect. We've had a lot more of those cases this year as well.

When I think about people who refused to vote for Kamala, I hold them responsible for this. They own it just as much as MAGA.

Between fear of ICE raids, increased financial pressures, and now war, people are struggling. I think that young children are like emotional sponges, and are affected by circumstances that they might not even understand.

This year has seen an exponential increase in challenging behaviors in TK and K at our site, district-wide, & state-wide.

A fellow teacher (my former mentor) claimed it was the covid vaccine. Oof. I said that lack of socialization opportunities during lockdown & use of screens probably contributes.

Yesterday, a parent asked if we could process. Her high-school son enlisted a couple months ago, and her husband is in the National Guard.

The level of anxiety and stress many of our families and students in Oakland are experiencing right now is immense.

I said, "But it's awesome sometimes!" 😅

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That's a great strategy!!!

My intern really prepared for her interview, and studied our district's 4 core values. My supervisor said after she doesn't even know them. 😏 ✅️

It's fine! I still think it's funny

Although you should know, I sometimes tell people that story when they ask me about how much I love squirrels 😂

Do you have your interview yet, or is it next week?

I struggle to understand perspectives that to me feel morally unjust, because I can't put myself in the position of understanding their belief system. I feel like a kid saying over and over, "But why?"

I used to think we could find commonalities and ways to find middle ground but they fundamentally deny the humanity of multiple groups of people and are actively engaging in oppression. You can't reason with that.

That is a good reframe. I wanted the advice of two of my friends who used to teach at my school. I thought they would say I should stay but last night they said that I'm an abusive relationship with work 😬

Evil is exactly the word for it. Anyone vulnerable should be protected.

They prey instead of pray, and call themselves Christians. I don't understand how they sleep at night.

Thank you! I don't know if I'm going to take it, but we'll see.

How have you been? I haven't seen you on here much.

Awww thank you!! 🫶

Yeah, he even did a thumbs up. I would have noped out of there lol

Do you remember the time where you chattered happily about going squirrel hunting with your dad?

I'm dead 💀 😂

I am not going to cross them. I don't want to end up in the hospital.

I said, first of all, I have a hearing impairment, so unless I am looking at your lips or you're loud, I am catching every other word. I didn't even know you were having the conversation, and I was in the kitchen, making sure people had food and beverages because I was a host.

Wtaf 😂

When I was hosting a party, the person and a friend were discussing the person's adoption. I was standing nearby in the kitchen and another friend of mine ran up and grabbed my hand and pulled me away to play a game. They said this was evidence that we are anti adoption.

I swear to god 😂

I reported what they did to my supervisor because their behavior was so bizarre, and we had to have a whole talk about it. Then, later they complained about me.

I try to give people the benefit of the doubt because I stick my foot in my mouth sometimes. I usually realize though and then apologize.

I had a not great experience with a former friend now coworker this year that has definitely made me less trusting though. I think it was a good wake up call.