sarah’s scattered thoughts

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community college prof, ADHDer, nerd, sometimes a writer 

#adhder #neurodivergent #bi
I keep forgetting you can subscribe to hashtags here. It's an incredibly useful replacement for The Algorithm. Also reminds me I need to remember to put hashtags on my toots when it's relevant. So uh, #MastodonTips I guess.

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"Okay," the teacher said. "You've got your groups. Time to find out which ones fail. All witches, please raise your hands."
No one raised a hand. The kids were confused and told the teacher he'd messed up the game. "Did I? Was anyone in Salem an actual witch? Or did everyone just believe what they'd been told?"

And that is how you teach kids how easy it is to divide a community.

#division #FakeNews

A powerful #lesson - source unknown.
A teacher tells her students, "I'm going to come around and whisper to each of you whether you're a witch or a regular person. Your goal is to build the largest group possible that does NOT have a #witch in it. At the end, any group found to include a witch gets a failing grade."
The teens dove into grilling each other. One fairly large group formed, but most of the students broke into small, exclusive groups, turning away anyone they thought guilty.
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What I lack in focus, I make up for in a breathtaking array of colorful gel pens
A thing about ADD is you can be looking directly into someone's eyes while they're talking, brainstorming about all the ways you can become a better listener
Meditation is a great way to clear your mind and focus on terrifying new thoughts
“Oh this? It’s my emotional support pile of empty notebooks,” I say as I tenderly add another to the stack.
I’m nostalgic for the days when Sarah Palin was the stupidest Republican.

Family: *starts fighting*

Me, *sobbing*: Can we please not do this now, during Honda's Biggest Sale of the Year?