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athena_rising

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I get paid to warp young minds. In my spare time (HAHAHA), I am consuming stories (books, movies, series, graphic novels, games) or writing them. Sci-Fi and Shakespeare nerd. #LoveIsLove #OwlsAreAwesome

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athena_rising, to random
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Came across a job posting for a position that is research and data analysis heavy. It sounds like it could be very interesting, and I probably should get to work drafting a cover letter and tailoring my resume, but honestly, my Imposter Syndrome is flaring hard, and it feels like it would be wasted effort. I hate this timeline. #jobsearch #transitioningteacher

athena_rising,
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@Alice Thank you for that. 🙂

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I'm going to ramble a bit, but it will hopefully come around to something. When I was growing up, I read a lot of older historical book series, a big one would be the Little House On The Prairie series. While I really enjoyed it, there are some very obviously negative portrayals of Native Americans and African Americans. I remember being angry about it as a kid, and my Dad telling me, that part of learning about history is that we have to acknowledge the people we were, and still are. But because Little House on the Prairie is only semi-autobiographical, I still have mixed feelings about this. I do think they are well written books by a female author, an interesting perspective on early American life, and as an adult I can see and acknowledge the issues with the text. If we try to get rid of every author with racist ideas there wouldn't be much left to read from the 20th Century, and it also feels like being dishonest about who we are. So, I'm very mixed, how do you all feel about it? Do you think children can handle books with racial issues like this if it's explained to them? What is our responsibility here?

athena_rising,
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@MyWoolyMastadon @BeBo @RickiTarr

I walk this line every day as a teacher. Our model is one-to-one education, and while my student may be keen to tackle certain topics, there is always a chance the parents may take some offense.

It can be more than a little stressful and sometimes uncomfortable, but my personal goal as a teacher is to assist my students in developing critical thinking skills, and to do that, they need exposure to a wide range of information.

The saying is, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” What this leaves out is that not everything from our past is awful; there are things we should repeat. We cannot retroactively correct the “bad” in our history. What we can do is analyze it from multiple perspectives and determine what lessons can guide us in the better actions we want to make moving forward.

Saltssaltgirl, (edited ) to Teachers
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It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Let’s make sure teachers feel loved!

Please share your stories about wonderful teachers.

athena_rising,
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@Saltssaltgirl I was in a very serious wreck in 1st grade. The school wanted me to repeat 1st grade because I had missed a good deal of time being in the hospital and then at home in a hospital bed, and I would need to miss more time moving forward from there due to doctor visits and therapy.

My teacher refused to sign that form and declared that she would come to my house after school and tutor me personally so I would not lose ground.

When I was getting my degree, she let me work in her classroom for some of my assignments and practicums. She was an honored guest at my wedding.

Now as a teacher myself, I look to her example for advice - what would she do or say? how would she approach a student in this situation or that?

Bonnie was an amazing teacher. It is a shame in some ways that she is retired now. Those kids are missing out.

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PhD studies formally suspended for two months. As I anticipated, that means no pay 😬 My supervisor was so lovely, recognising how disappointing it is for me to be unwell again. She said, “It’s shit, Charlotte, I’m sorry”, and she’s right. I cried throughout the entire meeting 🙄

athena_rising,
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@purplepadma I’m sorry you’re going through this. I had to take a 6-month hiatus from working once. I hated doing it at the time, but it turned out to be the right thing to do. I was in a much better place when I returned.

Sending you hugs from California. 💜

athena_rising, to random
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🎶 Mr. Sandman, show us your ankh;
You know too much, so we'll give you a bonk.
Don't go wild and don't be contrary;
We have to make sure you don't find Sanctuary! 🎶

athena_rising, to random
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Why does this feel like a live-action game of Robotron?

suswatibasu, (edited ) to NoStupidQuestions
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Quick of the day.

Do you read books that you know you're going to hate, or think you're going to hate? Feel free to add comments below on why - will add a few of these to an article. Also, if you could please share, that would be most helpful.

athena_rising,
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@suswatibasu

I belong to a book club whose members are mostly coworkers. We meet outside work, and while there is a lot of overlap in the Venn diagram of our tastes, there are a couple of people who like books that are so not my type. I still read them because that is how the group works. If we don’t all read the text, the discussion would be kinda flat, and I love the discussions.

purplepadma, to random
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Just had this message from a friend and I am raging! “Think my running journey is over... Didn't make it2 10k as ran past a man who whistled at me & then stuck his foot out. Couldn't dodge it fast enough so went flying. Not sure I'll have the confidence to go out again
Being a woman feels really hard sometimes... 😔😔” Picture of cut lips and hand.

I have been cat called so many times running, and once a young man slapped my bum from behind and tried to pull me into the bushes, but I think this is worse. Why the fuck is women feeling powerful through running something men feel compelled to try and take away?

Do not “not all men” me

athena_rising,
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@purplepadma How horrible! She should totally report this if she feels she can. Please pass along my support-vibes from California. ❤️

NickEast, to scifi
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I didn't realise this was a thing, do people really think Mary Shelly wasn't the first SciFi author? 🤔

@sciencefiction @writers @writingcommunity @writing


athena_rising,
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@icastico @NickEast @sciencefiction @writers @writingcommunity @writing

Came here to post this. Thank you for beating me to it. 😊

athena_rising, to random
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Staring at women's hands like some cheap carnival palm reader. Not creepy at all.

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athena_rising,
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@SmudgeTheInsultCat

Had to check - it’s not true. 😔

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-elderly-woman-train-cats-to-steal/

RickiTarr, (edited ) to random
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This is probably my worst poll, but I'm curious, for science:

I have/had:

athena_rising,
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@RickiTarr So my mom wasn’t perfect, but still pretty damn awesome. I try to be the woman I feel she would be proud of. My dad, however, while he wasn’t great in some ways back then, was great in others. What sucks is that in the last 3-4 years he hasn’t been much of a father at all. My mom would be livid - then again, if she were here, maybe he wouldn’t be this way. I suspect his current wife (and the church they go to) of being a negative influence on our relationship.

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@RickiTarr Thanks. I have been trying to work through it by thinking of our quasi-estrangement in terms of loss and my emotions as a form grief. It seems to help.

RickiTarr, to random
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Y'all ever have a really dumb moment?

I sent this picture to a friend with the comment, "This would make a really good movie!"

And he replied, "It is, it's called Glory, it has Matthew Broderick in it."

I'm dead! LOL But to be fair, I was right!

athena_rising,
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@the_etrain @RickiTarr @ParadeGrotesque

Third-ed! You should watch this movie.

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Why is soup so much more comforting than other hot foods? Discuss

athena_rising,
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@purplepadma @scribblans

And me!

athena_rising,
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@purplepadma Because I can’t help myself; a serious analysis:

It’s mostly the water. The steam warms your nasal passages, and the “water” of it warms everything else as you eat. The water also gives your stomach a full feeling, but not a stuffed sensation, and being hydrated definitely makes one feel better.

Next is an indirectly related fact. They did a study in Japan (I think it was) where people holding warm bowls or cups made participants feel more positive thoughts toward others; something about physical warm equating in our heads with social warmth.

And finally, because … mom. Even if you aren’t sick, I’m sure when you eat soup, some part of your brain goes back to a time when you were and your mom made you soup and took care of you. Your brain then offers up the memory of feeling comforted, just in case you need it.

😊

Impossible_PhD, to random
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Not the 39th birthday shots I thought I'd be taking a few years ago. 🤭

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athena_rising,
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@Impossible_PhD That top is amazing, btw! 😊

Rhube, to bookstodon
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This is a shot in the dark, but I'm looking for an audiobook on the history and archaeology of Troy/Hisarlik, preferably reflecting more recent academic work than 2011 (the date of the work I've just been listening to). I'm interested in a work by an academic who really knows what they're talking about, not popular history with unexamined bias.

It's OK if it's situated within a broader history of Ancient Anatolia or similar, as long as it covers Troy in detail. Any recs? @bookstodon

athena_rising,
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@Rhube @bookstodon I have heard good things about the book Troy: Myth, City, Icon by [first name] Mac Sweeney from around 2018, but I don’t know if there’s an audiobook. The Discovery of Troy by Jones (I think) is more recent. 2020, maybe? But again, I don’t think there’s an audio version. One of our history teachers is way more into ancient history than the rest of us; I’ll ask him on Monday. 😊

athena_rising, to random
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A waitress ... and still NO COFFEE!

athena_rising, to random
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Today was kind of a tough day because I was just on auto-pilot, not as fully engaged as I usually am, and people just stomped on my time. Not without good reasons, which basically makes it worse. I’m worn out.

athena_rising,
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@purplepadma Yes. Plans already being made for just that. 🙂

athena_rising, to random
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So, last night I had a dream I was eating in this diner in Kentucky that my parents took me to when I was a kid. Guest stars in this diner dream were and @cstross. There’s a lot to this dream I won’t go into, but at one point, Charlie holds up a huge tablet (a Galaxy 6-billion or something) to show us his artwork. It is similar to the attached picture - a cat-rabbit creature in a blue suit painted in a style that was “Picasso meets Munch.”

Why does my brain do this?

purplepadma, (edited ) to random
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Best nut?

athena_rising,
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@intransitivelie @purplepadma

No, it will not! What kind of conspiracy is this?

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Hi, I'm Fred (she/they), I'm a museum curator with specialisms in architecture and historical costume, and a deeply geeky interest in the history of folklore and belief. I've got a handful of publication credits, fiction and non-fiction, and am working towards more.

I'm super into , especially medieval and earlier, and in sewing.

athena_rising,
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@Fredatron

Pepper has instructed me to greet you and welcome you to her domain, which is, of course, all she surveys. 😉

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