Jen Ansbach
@jenansbach.bsky.social
English teacher. NBCT. Rutgers-Newark American Studies PhD; Douglass alum; Scarlet Knights. Author: TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR TEACHING EVALUATION. She/her. I have too many dogs.
Spent a good chunk of time today building a bridge to what might lie on the other side of teaching, and tonight I feel good about democracy to celebrate the sesquicentennial next year. I earned a whole PhD in American Studies for the spirit of ‘76. (Remember the red white & blue fire hydrants?)
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Spent a good chunk of time today building a bridge to what might lie on the other side of teaching, and tonight I feel good about democracy to celebrate the sesquicentennial next year. I earned a whole PhD in American Studies for the spirit of ‘76. (Remember the red white & blue fire hydrants?)
I have some autumn- loving friends!
Giveaway! 🥳🤩🎉🎉 I’ve got a special gift to give away to 2 people!! Each set contains: a signed copy of my book, 2 cards with space to add your noticings on the back and a bookmark!
To enter: share this post, reply with what you like about Autumn, and tag one other person you’d like to get a set. 😀📚
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October 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I have some autumn- loving friends!
RIP Pierre. Thanks for the music and the memories
Truly one of the all-time greats. A titanic figure in Philadelphia and one of the nicest dudes I've ever met. Fuck, this sucks.
Legendary 93.3 WMMR radio personality Pierre Robert has died
Pierre Robert, a fixture in Philadelphia radio for more than 40 years, has died.
6abc.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
RIP Pierre. Thanks for the music and the memories
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Take a lesson from the Black Panthers who understood how to feed people
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Take a lesson from the Black Panthers who understood how to feed people
And I spoke with a professor at Rutgers Marine Sciences who says they can put the windmills far enough offshore that they don’t block the view from the shore.
The people living near America's first commercial offshore wind farm love it. Cheaper electricity, mroe reliable power: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/c...
A Rhode Island Wind Farm Changed Their View. And Their Lives, for the Better.
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
And I spoke with a professor at Rutgers Marine Sciences who says they can put the windmills far enough offshore that they don’t block the view from the shore.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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70% of working age SNAP recipients work full time. The companies should pay them a living wage! SNAP is corporate welfare.
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
70% of working age SNAP recipients work full time. The companies should pay them a living wage! SNAP is corporate welfare.
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Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.
October 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
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I'm running a webinar on adaptive teaching on 5th November. Loads of practical advice about inclusive approaches to teaching. Pay what you can to attend. Very grateful for any shares. Thank you! #EduSky
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching - Webinar with Sue Cowley
Sue Cowley shares ideas about adaptive teaching and offers a range of practical strategies for creating an inclusive classroom
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I'm running a webinar on adaptive teaching on 5th November. Loads of practical advice about inclusive approaches to teaching. Pay what you can to attend. Very grateful for any shares. Thank you! #EduSky
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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It’s actually pretty bad for your mental health to know stuff
October 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It’s actually pretty bad for your mental health to know stuff
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New Post: Jack Ciattarelli's Tax Plan Is a Disaster For Schools AND Taxpayers jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2025/10/jack... The Republican candidate for NJ gov wants to take away state aid from the districts that need it most and give it to districts that already have the lowest property tax rates.
Jack Ciattarelli's Tax Plan Is a Disaster For Schools AND Taxpayers
Once again, here's the Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey, Jack Ciattarelli : Our property taxes are the highest in the nation...
jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New Post: Jack Ciattarelli's Tax Plan Is a Disaster For Schools AND Taxpayers jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2025/10/jack... The Republican candidate for NJ gov wants to take away state aid from the districts that need it most and give it to districts that already have the lowest property tax rates.
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Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.
October 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.
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Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank
October 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank
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highland cattle have it figured out
Highland cattle are famous for their ability to "disco nap". Normally these brief, efficient sleeps will last between three and twenty minutes, deploying a variety of objects as pillows, including moorland boulders, cars or any particularly large dog or sheep who happens to be nearby.
October 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
highland cattle have it figured out
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In 1983, 50 companies controlled 90% of the U.S. media market. That number is now down to 5.
September 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In 1983, 50 companies controlled 90% of the U.S. media market. That number is now down to 5.
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Our members are doing everything they can to make sure schools are safe & welcoming for all students because we know that instability and fear caused by the Trump admin interfere with children’s ability to focus and learn while in school. www.edsurge.com/news/2025-09...
How Schools Are Helping Students Feel Safe Enough to Attend Amid Immigration Raids - EdSurge News
“What they see are their classmates, their family members, their neighbors often being apprehended in violent and confusing ways, and this for children ...
www.edsurge.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Our members are doing everything they can to make sure schools are safe & welcoming for all students because we know that instability and fear caused by the Trump admin interfere with children’s ability to focus and learn while in school. www.edsurge.com/news/2025-09...
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Had a great conversation with @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social on @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social's Substack about my book Why Fascists Fear Teachers & why it’s so important to humanize and lift up our communities in America and across the world. jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/watch-rand...
WATCH: Randi Weingarten on Why Fascists Fear Teachers
This week on Word on the Street Live, I was joined by our good friend Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, whose new book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers, comes out Tuesday,...
jstreetdotorg.substack.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Had a great conversation with @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social on @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social's Substack about my book Why Fascists Fear Teachers & why it’s so important to humanize and lift up our communities in America and across the world. jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/watch-rand...
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The world's richest man does exactly this year in and year out. They all do. #TaxTheRich
September 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The world's richest man does exactly this year in and year out. They all do. #TaxTheRich
I mean, if they got their doctorates using ChatGPT from a diploma mill, maybe. Actual PhD here. You know what sets PhDs apart? It’s not information. It’s curiosity and an ability to make deep connections. This isn’t that.
OpenAI releases the newest version of the AI model that powers its popular ChatGPT chatbot, with CEO Sam Altman promoting it as like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’
OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.
nbcnews.to
August 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I mean, if they got their doctorates using ChatGPT from a diploma mill, maybe. Actual PhD here. You know what sets PhDs apart? It’s not information. It’s curiosity and an ability to make deep connections. This isn’t that.
Why am I still up at almost 1 a.m.? Because @blacktopkid.bsky.social wrote a book with so much tension I can’t keep reading and I can’t go to sleep. 79 pages in and I am so frustrated with Dante. And as always, there’s a woman doing all the emotional labor. I love Neveah. She deserves better.
July 21, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Why am I still up at almost 1 a.m.? Because @blacktopkid.bsky.social wrote a book with so much tension I can’t keep reading and I can’t go to sleep. 79 pages in and I am so frustrated with Dante. And as always, there’s a woman doing all the emotional labor. I love Neveah. She deserves better.
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Wordsworth and Coleridge at the Coldplay gig
July 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Wordsworth and Coleridge at the Coldplay gig
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1. End enforcement of rules to promote equity in education
2. End research that highlights inequities in education
3. Create a precarious workforce to fill the jobs they're taking from immigrants that someone must still do when most jobs gets AI-ed
4. Create a ready audience for propaganda campaigns
2. End research that highlights inequities in education
3. Create a precarious workforce to fill the jobs they're taking from immigrants that someone must still do when most jobs gets AI-ed
4. Create a ready audience for propaganda campaigns
What is their end goal by dismantling the department of education?
July 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
1. End enforcement of rules to promote equity in education
2. End research that highlights inequities in education
3. Create a precarious workforce to fill the jobs they're taking from immigrants that someone must still do when most jobs gets AI-ed
4. Create a ready audience for propaganda campaigns
2. End research that highlights inequities in education
3. Create a precarious workforce to fill the jobs they're taking from immigrants that someone must still do when most jobs gets AI-ed
4. Create a ready audience for propaganda campaigns
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Privatize K12 education
Indoctrinate K12 students
Destroy public K12 education
Indoctrinate K12 students
Destroy public K12 education
What is their end goal by dismantling the department of education?
July 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Privatize K12 education
Indoctrinate K12 students
Destroy public K12 education
Indoctrinate K12 students
Destroy public K12 education