Teacher - Liberal Arts & Science Academy HS (LASA), Austin ISD Always Very Curious || Ambidextrous mind

Austin, TX
Joined April 2009
Little wins lead to bigger victories in other arenas down the line 😎. And yes, life is more fun with games. 😸 #NYTimes I got Genius! nytimes.com/badges/games/v1/…
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Here's the Chase Jenkins (@Chasejenkinss) touchdown. The man hit the spin button. Wow.
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MOST LIKELY TO GO 10-0 THIS SZN 🤔 #TXHSFB
12%Lake Travis
36%Vandegrift
38%Westlake
15%LASA
328 votes • Final results
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I signed up for #PatsRun23 on April 15 to benefit @pattillmanfnd and #Tillman Scholars — join me at patsrun.org. runsignup.com/Race/AZ/Tempe/…
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Based on @MLB data, umps make correct calls on ~95% of pitches. But how many errors are in pivotal, high-stakes situations? Machines won't be perfect but emotion won't be a factor. Fun simulator game from @NYTSports You Be the Ump 5/7 ⚪️✅✅⚪️✅✅✅ nyti.ms/3SJsFaS
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Should have credited @nytdesign team. I teach 8th grade US history and would love to have more interactive resources like this.
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I'm such a sucker for merit badges... I earned a Grassroots Giver badge for creating an @actblue Express account! Sign up for your own account to earn your own: secure.actblue.com/signup?sh…
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I stress this with our staff every year and will continue to. There are no benefits to counting down the days. Focus more on counting up the days you have to continue making a difference! – at Texas, USA
May be an unpopular opinion, but is there anyone else who doesn’t do summer count down? I accidentally brought it up today to my class & the reactions were heartbreaking. Our class is one big family & we aren’t ready to leave our home away from home, where we have grown so much🥺
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Never managed the "Magnificent" score on Worldle before today but truthfully it's more fun reaching the Genius level on Spelling Bee. That's just the kind of word nerd I am. 😎 Wordle 339 2/6 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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New funky analog homescreen clock in latest drop of #Android12 beta is the most fun thing I've seen all week. 😎 Well-played, Team Pixel & all my x-Moto crew: @rosterloh @Adriennemhayes
Excited to be working with the super-sharp team at Sentry Kiosk, helping jumpstart #marketing for a killer product in a category that a year ago did not exist. #austinbusiness #startups lnkd.in/eW8AhSB
After all the sturm und drang with the transition to a new regime subsides, with @cwrightjr14 Texas may have the next @ColtMcCoy already on their roster for 2021.Who knows? But it's a good story. hookem.com/story/recruiting/…
Then there's this in addition to the rampaging wildfires in the Western US and the pandemic. (First time since 2005 and we're only halfway through the current season.) Who Chooses Hurricane Names, and What Happens if They’re All Used? nyti.ms/3iyhoJb
I feel like a dumb American for not knowing #YemenCantWait is one of the Arab world's poorest countries. Why do we continue selling weapons to the Saudis who shoot those same missiles over the border with no regard for so-called collateral damage? bbc.com/news/world-middle-ea…
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If a nation now experiencing the world's worst humanitarian crisis according to the UN (and that's no small feat) slides into its worst famine in 100 years while the country is reduced to rubble, the Saudis may end up creating what they were trying to avoid in the first place.
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“We need you to stop bombing the women and children,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told Saudi crown prince MBS in 2017. Fast forward to 2019 and the backdoor sale of 120,000 bombs & parts worth $8+ billion to the Saudis and Emiratis with no restrictions.