Suspiciously Nice Prof
@niceprof.bsky.social
The very opposite of too cool for school.
An emotional human--So, a regular one.
Have a writing prompt, on the house.
#Writing Prof
An emotional human--So, a regular one.
Have a writing prompt, on the house.
#Writing Prof
I feel like you don't see the word "mushy" that often, and then Thanksgiving comes and Boom---everything is on the brink of mush.
Mac and cheese, stuffing, black eyed peas, apple pie filling--It's a mushy minefield.
Mac and cheese, stuffing, black eyed peas, apple pie filling--It's a mushy minefield.
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I feel like you don't see the word "mushy" that often, and then Thanksgiving comes and Boom---everything is on the brink of mush.
Mac and cheese, stuffing, black eyed peas, apple pie filling--It's a mushy minefield.
Mac and cheese, stuffing, black eyed peas, apple pie filling--It's a mushy minefield.
Parenting is hard because it's illogical.
Someone *should* not be sick this frequently. So many checkups in a month is coo coo.
But school aged children...
Someone *should* not be sick this frequently. So many checkups in a month is coo coo.
But school aged children...
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Parenting is hard because it's illogical.
Someone *should* not be sick this frequently. So many checkups in a month is coo coo.
But school aged children...
Someone *should* not be sick this frequently. So many checkups in a month is coo coo.
But school aged children...
Like a spelling bee, but it's pronouncing dinosaur names.
The three-year-olds would steamroll us.
The three-year-olds would steamroll us.
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Like a spelling bee, but it's pronouncing dinosaur names.
The three-year-olds would steamroll us.
The three-year-olds would steamroll us.
Maybe it wasn't a good idea to bring this bag of leftover Halloween candy to my office for a class that doesn't meet until 2:30.
My trash can is already a wrapper crime scene.
My trash can is already a wrapper crime scene.
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Maybe it wasn't a good idea to bring this bag of leftover Halloween candy to my office for a class that doesn't meet until 2:30.
My trash can is already a wrapper crime scene.
My trash can is already a wrapper crime scene.
What stage of burnout is it when you start referring to yourself in the third person because Steph is there
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What stage of burnout is it when you start referring to yourself in the third person because Steph is there
Just a teacher
Looking for a tutor
Because teaching your own kids is a completely different, clawed, 3-headed animal.
Looking for a tutor
Because teaching your own kids is a completely different, clawed, 3-headed animal.
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Just a teacher
Looking for a tutor
Because teaching your own kids is a completely different, clawed, 3-headed animal.
Looking for a tutor
Because teaching your own kids is a completely different, clawed, 3-headed animal.
They are trying to draw a connection between the Charlotte kids who stayed home from school this week and the number of undocumented families there are.
Documented kids are also scared of the men with guns hunting and kidnapping ANYONE THEY WANT. This is traumatizing *EVERYONE*
Documented kids are also scared of the men with guns hunting and kidnapping ANYONE THEY WANT. This is traumatizing *EVERYONE*
November 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
They are trying to draw a connection between the Charlotte kids who stayed home from school this week and the number of undocumented families there are.
Documented kids are also scared of the men with guns hunting and kidnapping ANYONE THEY WANT. This is traumatizing *EVERYONE*
Documented kids are also scared of the men with guns hunting and kidnapping ANYONE THEY WANT. This is traumatizing *EVERYONE*
When I have to tell a student to rewrite their A.I. generated paper, I hope they realize I *am* giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Because either 1.) the robot wrote it and that's why everything is hallucinated--Or 2.) the student wrote it and that's why everything is hallucinated.
Because either 1.) the robot wrote it and that's why everything is hallucinated--Or 2.) the student wrote it and that's why everything is hallucinated.
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
When I have to tell a student to rewrite their A.I. generated paper, I hope they realize I *am* giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Because either 1.) the robot wrote it and that's why everything is hallucinated--Or 2.) the student wrote it and that's why everything is hallucinated.
Because either 1.) the robot wrote it and that's why everything is hallucinated--Or 2.) the student wrote it and that's why everything is hallucinated.
My fav romance: the hero is neurodivergent and when he and the heroine have *the* fight (the one all romances have) instead of running away to the country, or trying to make someone jealous, or swearing off love, he goes for a walk, comes back, concedes she made logical points, and happy ever after.
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My fav romance: the hero is neurodivergent and when he and the heroine have *the* fight (the one all romances have) instead of running away to the country, or trying to make someone jealous, or swearing off love, he goes for a walk, comes back, concedes she made logical points, and happy ever after.
Taking a social media marketing class, and the textbook is from 2015.
a man wearing a white sweater with the words `` oh no '' on it is standing in a room .
ALT: a man wearing a white sweater with the words `` oh no '' on it is standing in a room .
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Taking a social media marketing class, and the textbook is from 2015.
My high school college class finished 7 minutes early, and I let the students choose between 7 minutes of the movie we've been watching or just 7 minutes of chatting. They picked chatting.
Sometimes I forget.
Sometimes I forget.
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My high school college class finished 7 minutes early, and I let the students choose between 7 minutes of the movie we've been watching or just 7 minutes of chatting. They picked chatting.
Sometimes I forget.
Sometimes I forget.
I start debate lessons with silly debates. It helps with momentum and gets shy students to participate.
-Cherry poptart is best poptart. Fight me.
-Ice cream versus cake, take a side.
-Paintball as a corporate team building exercise, pros/cons.
-Cherry poptart is best poptart. Fight me.
-Ice cream versus cake, take a side.
-Paintball as a corporate team building exercise, pros/cons.
November 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I start debate lessons with silly debates. It helps with momentum and gets shy students to participate.
-Cherry poptart is best poptart. Fight me.
-Ice cream versus cake, take a side.
-Paintball as a corporate team building exercise, pros/cons.
-Cherry poptart is best poptart. Fight me.
-Ice cream versus cake, take a side.
-Paintball as a corporate team building exercise, pros/cons.
Curriculum: Teach research writing
Reality: Student misunderstandings of the first sample reading show critical literacy issues for a third of the class.
The ability to pivot *is* the teaching skill.
Reality: Student misunderstandings of the first sample reading show critical literacy issues for a third of the class.
The ability to pivot *is* the teaching skill.
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Curriculum: Teach research writing
Reality: Student misunderstandings of the first sample reading show critical literacy issues for a third of the class.
The ability to pivot *is* the teaching skill.
Reality: Student misunderstandings of the first sample reading show critical literacy issues for a third of the class.
The ability to pivot *is* the teaching skill.
People who like to make things tend to assume that everyone likes to make things, and people who want convenience and to outsmart systems think that everyone wants that, and this is why the artists and the A.I. peeps can't talk to each other.
That and the whole copyright infringement thing.
That and the whole copyright infringement thing.
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
People who like to make things tend to assume that everyone likes to make things, and people who want convenience and to outsmart systems think that everyone wants that, and this is why the artists and the A.I. peeps can't talk to each other.
That and the whole copyright infringement thing.
That and the whole copyright infringement thing.
A trend I am seeing is the later-submitted essays are the most likely to be A.I. This has turned my grading experience into half a session of just fine and then a concentrated dose of trouble for the second half.
I need to switch to grading in alphabetical order.
I need to switch to grading in alphabetical order.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A trend I am seeing is the later-submitted essays are the most likely to be A.I. This has turned my grading experience into half a session of just fine and then a concentrated dose of trouble for the second half.
I need to switch to grading in alphabetical order.
I need to switch to grading in alphabetical order.
Spending all these years teaching students to carefully vet websites just to have the world decide a robot, that ate every website ever and spits out *guesses* based on that info mishmash, is now "research."
(Ominously waves a rolled up newspaper)
(Ominously waves a rolled up newspaper)
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Spending all these years teaching students to carefully vet websites just to have the world decide a robot, that ate every website ever and spits out *guesses* based on that info mishmash, is now "research."
(Ominously waves a rolled up newspaper)
(Ominously waves a rolled up newspaper)
Raise your hand if you've seen English teachers almost come to fisticuffs over MLA citations
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November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Raise your hand if you've seen English teachers almost come to fisticuffs over MLA citations
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Had my students do a rhetorical exercise where they write a supervillain speech with a completely non-threatening approach/tone. The first one I opened:
"Hi, guys! Welcome back to my channel, and remember to like and subscribe as we--"
"Hi, guys! Welcome back to my channel, and remember to like and subscribe as we--"
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Had my students do a rhetorical exercise where they write a supervillain speech with a completely non-threatening approach/tone. The first one I opened:
"Hi, guys! Welcome back to my channel, and remember to like and subscribe as we--"
"Hi, guys! Welcome back to my channel, and remember to like and subscribe as we--"
Brain has not yet computed that it's November, and it's already the 5th.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Brain has not yet computed that it's November, and it's already the 5th.
I'm in a printer mood.
I want to print all my pictures from the cloud and all my recipes off Pinterest.
I want to leaf through memories and hodgepodge my own cookbook.
I want to print all my pictures from the cloud and all my recipes off Pinterest.
I want to leaf through memories and hodgepodge my own cookbook.
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'm in a printer mood.
I want to print all my pictures from the cloud and all my recipes off Pinterest.
I want to leaf through memories and hodgepodge my own cookbook.
I want to print all my pictures from the cloud and all my recipes off Pinterest.
I want to leaf through memories and hodgepodge my own cookbook.
Teaching at a community college in November is a classroom of 15 people who are conscientious and dedicated, asking for extra credit on A- grades.
And 15 ghost people in the ether that I haven't seen since September.
And 15 ghost people in the ether that I haven't seen since September.
November 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Teaching at a community college in November is a classroom of 15 people who are conscientious and dedicated, asking for extra credit on A- grades.
And 15 ghost people in the ether that I haven't seen since September.
And 15 ghost people in the ether that I haven't seen since September.
My teacher weakness is responding to discussion boards. I'm a listener. When someone says their piece, there doesn't always need to be a comment.
So manufacturing that "I'm listening" comment for online forums can feel forced.
So manufacturing that "I'm listening" comment for online forums can feel forced.
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My teacher weakness is responding to discussion boards. I'm a listener. When someone says their piece, there doesn't always need to be a comment.
So manufacturing that "I'm listening" comment for online forums can feel forced.
So manufacturing that "I'm listening" comment for online forums can feel forced.
I struggle with imposter syndrome as a writer (even though I am prolific), so when I finally get into the publishing swing, there will suddenly be like 10 books to my name.
And people will probably say, "A.I.?"
And I get to say, "No, extensive therapy."
And people will probably say, "A.I.?"
And I get to say, "No, extensive therapy."
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I struggle with imposter syndrome as a writer (even though I am prolific), so when I finally get into the publishing swing, there will suddenly be like 10 books to my name.
And people will probably say, "A.I.?"
And I get to say, "No, extensive therapy."
And people will probably say, "A.I.?"
And I get to say, "No, extensive therapy."
Day 99/99 Days of Monsters: The Headless Horseman from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow! Irving's headless horseman character in the story is a Hessian soldier who lost his head from a canon shot during the American Revolutionary War. The scaredy cat teacher, Ichabod Crane--1/2
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Day 99/99 Days of Monsters: The Headless Horseman from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow! Irving's headless horseman character in the story is a Hessian soldier who lost his head from a canon shot during the American Revolutionary War. The scaredy cat teacher, Ichabod Crane--1/2
It's Halloween! AAAAHHHHH!!!!!
"Permission to jetison candy?"
"Permission granted."
"Permission to jetison candy?"
"Permission granted."
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
It's Halloween! AAAAHHHHH!!!!!
"Permission to jetison candy?"
"Permission granted."
"Permission to jetison candy?"
"Permission granted."