A better path forward for great schools in Oregon.
05.02.2026 06:16
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That's the way I operate! Great advice.
Substack is more like a community than you would think, even taking into account its own algorithmic way of thinking. You’ve got to jump in and engage with other writers, and the best way to do that is support each other on the platform, especially new writers.
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This and one other story were the clues to the family's journey to the West Coast of California. Someone in the family has them, but you'll have to keep asking until you find them.
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The world needs more of this and less of most other things
Write a complete story in 55 words or less. That's what I tell writers who are just learning how to write a narrative. All it needs is a setting, character or characters, conflict, and a resolution.
The truth is, when you are working with at-risk students of any type, they have given up trying before they ever arrived in your class. In their experience, the more work they submitted, the worse their grade became because they were learning something new. Here's what to do next.
Your assignment, just for fun: Find a family photo, and write captions to go over each of the characters in your family story. Share it with family, friends—or here. It’s fascinating how effectively this becomes a fill-in-the-blanks writing prompt.
A composite image of parrots calling each other on tablets. Image from Kleinberger et al., 2023.
Pet parrots were taught to do video calls, and it was a hit.
The birds not only made friends with each other, and selected who they wanted to call and when, but also picked up new skills from fellow parrots.
Good enrichment option for improving captive parrot welfare.
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A screenshot of a headline reading: “NASA just got a rare look inside Uranus - here’s what they found” with the jwst picture of Uranus underneath.
i don’t remember giving nasa permission to do that
Your assignment, just for fun: Find a family photo, and write captions to go over each of the characters in your family story. Share it with family, friends—or here. It’s fascinating how effectively this becomes a fill-in-the-blanks writing prompt.
We were developing a shorter, leaner workshop that brought a team of people together to make decisions to take back to the staff. The principles and approach were wildly successful. If you want to create a change in your organization, this is the how to get started.
The fall of Rome seems so much less exciting now that I realize everyone was kinda just working their regular jobs and paying bills and stuff the whole time
Never forget that in 1861 Charles Darwin wrote in a letter to a friend…
“But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything"
…because this is my favorite reminder that we can do great things even if we don't always have great days
When I was a child, the computers were the ones who would scream when we got online
