Yo, Miss! (No. 41)

Begin Again Again

We just started the new semester at school. I have had over two decades of new semesters. And each time I enjoy the fresh start of it all.

Maybe that is one of the reasons I keep teaching. That ability to begin again again:

Start a new grade book, start a new Google Classroom, start a new unit, and start a new classroom routine.

I also marked another birthday last month and I feel a renewed sense of purpose entering my new year. There are some birthdays when I feel anxious about getting older and worried about running out of time to accomplish all that I want to achieve.

This year I felt proud of where I am at in my life. Perhaps that’s a product of getting older or perhaps an indication that I am on the right course in my life.

@saribethrose1 year older. 1 year wiser? #birthday #capricorn #genx #aging #newyorkcity

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I am definitely concerned about the upcoming 2024 election but I do feel optimistic about what I am seeing in communities of women, including my feminist club, The Feminist Eagles, as well as my daily interactions with women. I wrote about this in a recent Instagram caption, but I wanted to share it here as well.

I am at a stage where women supporting other women is in and friends hearting each and every one of each other’s wins & posts is in whereas calling it cringe when women post about themselves and celebrate themselves is out and women seeing other women as competition is out. I sense that the attacks on our bodily autonomy from politicians and governments is heightening our realization that we must strengthen our female community. I also think that women are slowly realizing that if we are going to shed ourselves of misogyny - both external and internalized - and change the way that men treat us, we must no longer see each other as competition but as sisters in arms to create a more equitable society. By the way, we eagerly invite all men into this mission!

Speaking of people coming together, I HIGHLY recommend this new documentary

It is about the collective power of people, in this case the greatest music stars of the 1980s, coming together to address a global crisis. We are sorely missing this sense of world community today. Perhaps this documentary will inspire us to get back to a place with less division and more unity.

I also wanted to share that Little Miss Marxist and I launched our podcast on YouTube:

and here is the teacher appreciation PBS NewsHour Classroom Episode with my dear friend and most famous voice actress in the world, Tara Strong

I am also excited to announced that I launched a History Lesson Series with Share My Lesson/American Federation of Teachers. I have a new video coming out this week!

Thank you for reading and thank you for you continued support of all my posts and projects.

Have a great week!