Y'all, #teacherburnout is real! I am close enough to retirement that I don't want to quit and have to start over somewhere new. However, I am also still far enough away from retiring that it feels too far away. What to do?

*Image by Mohamed_hassan from Pixabay

The Plot Escapes Me “Tell your story.” That’s what Medium’s template says. If only I knew my stories better. They seem so … out of reach.

I like Medium. I wish I had more time to spend on it.

Here's another short essay I wrote years ago.

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#writing #writerslife

Questions for my grandma My grandma, then in her 70s, told me and my siblings that she once killed a possum that had been getting into her chickens. Afterward, she…

I wrote this in 2018, a few years before my grandma passed away. I miss her — and her stories — a lot. medium.com/@cbpeterson/...
#familylife

Well it’s about time they started doing some “pushing back.”

The Disappointment of Young Trump Voters Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for.

Trump overperformed with young voters in 2024. But, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social writes, the focus groups that she runs show that these voters are souring on the president. “They notice when a politician like Trump promises to lower prices, and then doesn’t deliver”:

Yessss! It's very exhausting and isolating!

Also a Blue Dot in Oklahoma.

This week, I'll begin teaching "Animal Farm" for the first time. I hope I can reach my apathetic students. #ELAteachers

Just googled Barnes & Noble and their Nook. Why in the world did Amazon appear higher in the search results?
If I wanted Amazon I would’ve put in the word “Amazon.”
#resistandunsubscribe

NO LIES 👇 DETECTED.......

“But I didn’t understand a word he said.” Guess what, that’s the experience of many immigrants when they arrive in a new country, including the United States. You get humbled. Then you work hard and start understanding. We could all use that experience

I’ve been wondering about the reading problem lately. When I was in school, we were expected to read class novels on our own and be ready to discuss when we got to the classroom. When did this change to novels being read in class because otherwise “students won’t read them?”

In Support of Boycotts Starve the Beast in 2026

Thank you to everyone who has helped share the boycott guide (pinned to my feed). Here are some thoughts on why boycotts work and are worthwhile and why it is vital that we keep at it.
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Instead of firing 300 journalists, the Washington Post should fire the executives who approved the endorsement of Bondi. In the meantime, if you want to support the pro-democracy outlet that understood the threat from the start, subscribe to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Exactly!

Just finished “Broken Country” and now reading “The Godmothers.”

My first book of 2025: Paper Towns by John Green.