Cassandra Grosh 👻🖤
@cassandragrosh.bsky.social
she/her
Scholar, writer, feminist, mom, crazy cat lady.
YA Lit, Queer Studies, Disability Studies, Writing Centers, FYC, Secondary Ed
Currently: teaching English @ Franklin College
Scholar, writer, feminist, mom, crazy cat lady.
YA Lit, Queer Studies, Disability Studies, Writing Centers, FYC, Secondary Ed
Currently: teaching English @ Franklin College
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In light of today’s conversation on academic accommodations, I’m going to revive a thread lost to time when I deleted my Twitter profile.
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In light of today’s conversation on academic accommodations, I’m going to revive a thread lost to time when I deleted my Twitter profile.
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
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We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
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this is the thing.
I DONT CARE if *some* students have managed to get accommodations by allegedly "gaming the system" or "doctor shopping"
I DON'T CARE.
Because my experience tells me how hard it is to be disabled in higher ed, as both a disabled student, and disabled faculty member now.
I DONT CARE if *some* students have managed to get accommodations by allegedly "gaming the system" or "doctor shopping"
I DON'T CARE.
Because my experience tells me how hard it is to be disabled in higher ed, as both a disabled student, and disabled faculty member now.
How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
this is the thing.
I DONT CARE if *some* students have managed to get accommodations by allegedly "gaming the system" or "doctor shopping"
I DON'T CARE.
Because my experience tells me how hard it is to be disabled in higher ed, as both a disabled student, and disabled faculty member now.
I DONT CARE if *some* students have managed to get accommodations by allegedly "gaming the system" or "doctor shopping"
I DON'T CARE.
Because my experience tells me how hard it is to be disabled in higher ed, as both a disabled student, and disabled faculty member now.
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regular reminder that we can trace features of autism through folklore back to like, the prehistoric era. the fuck do you think ‘changelings’ were
April 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
regular reminder that we can trace features of autism through folklore back to like, the prehistoric era. the fuck do you think ‘changelings’ were
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Absolutely livid to have my tax dollars paying for all of this instead of libraries, environmental protection, feeding children, due process, medical research, teachers, history, human rights, higher education accessibility, health care, poetry, clean water, safe food, art, and beauty.
April 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Absolutely livid to have my tax dollars paying for all of this instead of libraries, environmental protection, feeding children, due process, medical research, teachers, history, human rights, higher education accessibility, health care, poetry, clean water, safe food, art, and beauty.
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We write to learn, and we write to think.
Those who don’t want us to write don’t want us to learn or think either.
Those who don’t want us to write don’t want us to learn or think either.
April 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
We write to learn, and we write to think.
Those who don’t want us to write don’t want us to learn or think either.
Those who don’t want us to write don’t want us to learn or think either.
writing in APA this week has been an interesting experience. on one hand, i've read SO MUCH on queer YAL. on the other hand, i feel like i've said SO LITTLE because of my methods & lit review sections.
April 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
writing in APA this week has been an interesting experience. on one hand, i've read SO MUCH on queer YAL. on the other hand, i feel like i've said SO LITTLE because of my methods & lit review sections.
Update: that same prof started to sing a song about Moses, when I didn’t hum along and looked confused he asked, “you don’t know it?”
The women at my table said, “we learned it in Catholic school.”
I responded, “oh, I’m agnostic.”
The prof said “the Bible is a foundational piece of literature”
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The women at my table said, “we learned it in Catholic school.”
I responded, “oh, I’m agnostic.”
The prof said “the Bible is a foundational piece of literature”
🫠
April 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Update: that same prof started to sing a song about Moses, when I didn’t hum along and looked confused he asked, “you don’t know it?”
The women at my table said, “we learned it in Catholic school.”
I responded, “oh, I’m agnostic.”
The prof said “the Bible is a foundational piece of literature”
🫠
The women at my table said, “we learned it in Catholic school.”
I responded, “oh, I’m agnostic.”
The prof said “the Bible is a foundational piece of literature”
🫠
Screaming a little that my grad prof just said "I grade based on a feeling" and "I'm not trained to teach" when a student asked about the grading system and how they can improve their grade in the class.
April 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Screaming a little that my grad prof just said "I grade based on a feeling" and "I'm not trained to teach" when a student asked about the grading system and how they can improve their grade in the class.
Me: let's look at some of this R&R feedback
Me, many hours later: hm, I've found 20 articles to read.
Me, many hours later: hm, I've found 20 articles to read.
April 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Me: let's look at some of this R&R feedback
Me, many hours later: hm, I've found 20 articles to read.
Me, many hours later: hm, I've found 20 articles to read.
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It's actually theft of taxpayers money when websites go dark. We paid for that data
February 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It's actually theft of taxpayers money when websites go dark. We paid for that data
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Quite the metaphor…
January 31, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Quite the metaphor…
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MapQuest is NOT renaming the Gulf of Mexico. Our maps are like grandma's Thanksgiving recipes — once they're printed, they're not changing. The Gulf of Mexico stays put on MapQuest.
January 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
MapQuest is NOT renaming the Gulf of Mexico. Our maps are like grandma's Thanksgiving recipes — once they're printed, they're not changing. The Gulf of Mexico stays put on MapQuest.
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Any university that voluntarily shutters a DEI program, office or personnel “Because of Trumps Executive Order” is making a PR decision. Not a legal one.
Trumps EO does not change anti discrimination law. If anything, the EO is unlawful.
Universities should treat it that way.
Trumps EO does not change anti discrimination law. If anything, the EO is unlawful.
Universities should treat it that way.
January 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Any university that voluntarily shutters a DEI program, office or personnel “Because of Trumps Executive Order” is making a PR decision. Not a legal one.
Trumps EO does not change anti discrimination law. If anything, the EO is unlawful.
Universities should treat it that way.
Trumps EO does not change anti discrimination law. If anything, the EO is unlawful.
Universities should treat it that way.
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I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
January 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
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All of my mentees have heard me say to them, "They are lucky to have you."
Listen to me. Let me make it plain: ANYONE excelling *in any space designed specifically for them to fail* is doing amazing, sweetie.
Listen to me. Let me make it plain: ANYONE excelling *in any space designed specifically for them to fail* is doing amazing, sweetie.
January 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
All of my mentees have heard me say to them, "They are lucky to have you."
Listen to me. Let me make it plain: ANYONE excelling *in any space designed specifically for them to fail* is doing amazing, sweetie.
Listen to me. Let me make it plain: ANYONE excelling *in any space designed specifically for them to fail* is doing amazing, sweetie.
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Imagine being afraid of pronouns.
January 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Imagine being afraid of pronouns.
Very surreal to be in a 19th Cent. African American lit class right now—both my readings and the govt are saying black people have lower intelligence, shouldn’t work certain jobs….
January 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Very surreal to be in a 19th Cent. African American lit class right now—both my readings and the govt are saying black people have lower intelligence, shouldn’t work certain jobs….
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He also very directly and specifically blamed disabled people. And I am absolutely begging y’all to call it out and not leave us out of your activism. He literally named us. Why aren’t we on your list of at-risk groups?
January 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
He also very directly and specifically blamed disabled people. And I am absolutely begging y’all to call it out and not leave us out of your activism. He literally named us. Why aren’t we on your list of at-risk groups?
the dissonance in responses—ranging from excitement to "why on earth is she doing that?"—when i give a presentation with QR codes/short URLs to my slide deck is always so interesting? shocking? i'm still learning and imperfect, but sharing slides is just a super simple way to engage in #udl
January 31, 2025 at 2:12 AM
the dissonance in responses—ranging from excitement to "why on earth is she doing that?"—when i give a presentation with QR codes/short URLs to my slide deck is always so interesting? shocking? i'm still learning and imperfect, but sharing slides is just a super simple way to engage in #udl
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🔍 #MTSS/#RTI is more about prevention in ALL classrooms than it is intervention. Tier One is about creating warm, inclusive, universally designed environments that deliver the best instruction and respond with intervention at the first sign of need. #EduSky #UDL #EdLeaders
January 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🔍 #MTSS/#RTI is more about prevention in ALL classrooms than it is intervention. Tier One is about creating warm, inclusive, universally designed environments that deliver the best instruction and respond with intervention at the first sign of need. #EduSky #UDL #EdLeaders
@mssackstein.bsky.social I loved the #UngradingChat prompts from last semester — will you be posting those weekly again?
January 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
@mssackstein.bsky.social I loved the #UngradingChat prompts from last semester — will you be posting those weekly again?
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If anything, RFK, Jr. permanently ended impostor syndrome. After today, no one should ever feel unqualified for anything, ever.
January 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If anything, RFK, Jr. permanently ended impostor syndrome. After today, no one should ever feel unqualified for anything, ever.
I think the phrasing here is really important, folks.
headlines from a week ago as an incident near DCA appears to be the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 9/11 www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
January 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I think the phrasing here is really important, folks.