#teachers — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #teachers, aggregated by home.social.
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To every educator preparing for this school year: You are the difference in the hearts and minds of your students.
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Maybe that child just needs a fresh start and... you!!
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“There is finally the pride of thinking oneself without #teachers
The teachers are everywhere. What is wanted is a learner.
In ignorance is hope.
Rely on ignorance. It is ignorance the teachers will come to.
They are waiting, as they always have, beyond the edge of the light.”
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The Best PD…
is the one that not only speaks to you in the moment but also stays with you and becomes part of your process.
I first heard of John Antonetti and his work in the 2020-2021 school year. I’m sure I’ve written about this before, but it hit me this week just how much his work has become part of my planning.
John is the author/co-author of several books: Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking, 17,000 Classroom Visits Can’t Be Wrong, Powerful Task Design, and the upcoming The Architecture of Thinking, which I am anxiously awaiting.
I was introduced to his work through the Missouri Teacher Development System’s Teachers Academy. I’ve read all three of his existing books at least twice. I’ve now been fortunate enough to see him speak virtually twice and in person five times, soon to be six. I’ve presented PD sessions on his work twice.
His rigor matrix lives in my head. I find myself asking how I can +1 this task at least once a week. My partner and I were creating a connections game on Flippity after the history teachers introduced us to it. I loved the idea, but I started thinking about where it would fall on the rigor matrix, and since there are set answers, obviously it’s below the rigor divide. My next thought was: how can I +1 the activity? My first thought was to give the kids the terms only on paper rather than on the computer and let them sort the words and create their own categories. Almost immediately afterwards, I decided the kids could make their own connections board. So, I created a doc with a table for them to do just that. We’re going to try that either later this week or next.
This week we’re doing hexagonal thinking. I’ve seen it but hadn’t actually used it in class. I think I was hesitant because all of the examples I’d seen required providing all of the words for the kids. Then, this summer at a PD session, we did HT, but we were given a prompt first and wrote a word or phrase on a blank hex. That sparked my interest. So my partner and I are doing HT on superheroes this week. We are including a blank for each student. She then suggested that kids each get an additional word or two and go add them to another group’s layout. Both the blank and adding to someone else’s raise the rigor.
I love that I’ve found something that means I can often make a small change and increase the rigor and engagement of thinking. I can’t wait to see John in a few weeks and learn from him again. I can’t wait to read the new book he’s writing with Terri Stice and see what else I can add to my classroom routines to help my students improve their thinking.
#education #engagement #hexagonalThinking #JohnAntonetti #learning #professionalDevelopment #rigor #RigorMatrix #studentEngagement #teacher #teachers #teaching #writing -
The Best PD…
is the one that not only speaks to you in the moment but also stays with you and becomes part of your process.
I first heard of John Antonetti and his work in the 2020-2021 school year. I’m sure I’ve written about this before, but it hit me this week just how much his work has become part of my planning.
John is the author/co-author of several books: Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking, 17,000 Classroom Visits Can’t Be Wrong, Powerful Task Design, and the upcoming The Architecture of Thinking, which I am anxiously awaiting.
I was introduced to his work through the Missouri Teacher Development System’s Teachers Academy. I’ve read all three of his existing books at least twice. I’ve now been fortunate enough to see him speak virtually twice and in person five times, soon to be six. I’ve presented PD sessions on his work twice.
His rigor matrix lives in my head. I find myself asking how I can +1 this task at least once a week. My partner and I were creating a connections game on Flippity after the history teachers introduced us to it. I loved the idea, but I started thinking about where it would fall on the rigor matrix, and since there are set answers, obviously it’s below the rigor divide. My next thought was: how can I +1 the activity? My first thought was to give the kids the terms only on paper rather than on the computer and let them sort the words and create their own categories. Almost immediately afterwards, I decided the kids could make their own connections board. So, I created a doc with a table for them to do just that. We’re going to try that either later this week or next.
This week we’re doing hexagonal thinking. I’ve seen it but hadn’t actually used it in class. I think I was hesitant because all of the examples I’d seen required providing all of the words for the kids. Then, this summer at a PD session, we did HT, but we were given a prompt first and wrote a word or phrase on a blank hex. That sparked my interest. So my partner and I are doing HT on superheroes this week. We are including a blank for each student. She then suggested that kids each get an additional word or two and go add them to another group’s layout. Both the blank and adding to someone else’s raise the rigor.
I love that I’ve found something that means I can often make a small change and increase the rigor and engagement of thinking. I can’t wait to see John in a few weeks and learn from him again. I can’t wait to read the new book he’s writing with Terri Stice and see what else I can add to my classroom routines to help my students improve their thinking.
#education #engagement #hexagonalThinking #JohnAntonetti #learning #professionalDevelopment #rigor #RigorMatrix #studentEngagement #teacher #teachers #teaching #writing -
The Best PD…
is the one that not only speaks to you in the moment but also stays with you and becomes part of your process.
I first heard of John Antonetti and his work in the 2020-2021 school year. I’m sure I’ve written about this before, but it hit me this week just how much his work has become part of my planning.
John is the author/co-author of several books: Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking, 17,000 Classroom Visits Can’t Be Wrong, Powerful Task Design, and the upcoming The Architecture of Thinking, which I am anxiously awaiting.
I was introduced to his work through the Missouri Teacher Development System’s Teachers Academy. I’ve read all three of his existing books at least twice. I’ve now been fortunate enough to see him speak virtually twice and in person five times, soon to be six. I’ve presented PD sessions on his work twice.
His rigor matrix lives in my head. I find myself asking how I can +1 this task at least once a week. My partner and I were creating a connections game on Flippity after the history teachers introduced us to it. I loved the idea, but I started thinking about where it would fall on the rigor matrix, and since there are set answers, obviously it’s below the rigor divide. My next thought was: how can I +1 the activity? My first thought was to give the kids the terms only on paper rather than on the computer and let them sort the words and create their own categories. Almost immediately afterwards, I decided the kids could make their own connections board. So, I created a doc with a table for them to do just that. We’re going to try that either later this week or next.
This week we’re doing hexagonal thinking. I’ve seen it but hadn’t actually used it in class. I think I was hesitant because all of the examples I’d seen required providing all of the words for the kids. Then, this summer at a PD session, we did HT, but we were given a prompt first and wrote a word or phrase on a blank hex. That sparked my interest. So my partner and I are doing HT on superheroes this week. We are including a blank for each student. She then suggested that kids each get an additional word or two and go add them to another group’s layout. Both the blank and adding to someone else’s raise the rigor.
I love that I’ve found something that means I can often make a small change and increase the rigor and engagement of thinking. I can’t wait to see John in a few weeks and learn from him again. I can’t wait to read the new book he’s writing with Terri Stice and see what else I can add to my classroom routines to help my students improve their thinking.
#education #engagement #hexagonalThinking #JohnAntonetti #learning #professionalDevelopment #rigor #RigorMatrix #studentEngagement #teacher #teachers #teaching #writing -
The Best PD…
is the one that not only speaks to you in the moment but also stays with you and becomes part of your process.
I first heard of John Antonetti and his work in the 2020-2021 school year. I’m sure I’ve written about this before, but it hit me this week just how much his work has become part of my planning.
John is the author/co-author of several books: Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking, 17,000 Classroom Visits Can’t Be Wrong, Powerful Task Design, and the upcoming The Architecture of Thinking, which I am anxiously awaiting.
I was introduced to his work through the Missouri Teacher Development System’s Teachers Academy. I’ve read all three of his existing books at least twice. I’ve now been fortunate enough to see him speak virtually twice and in person five times, soon to be six. I’ve presented PD sessions on his work twice.
His rigor matrix lives in my head. I find myself asking how I can +1 this task at least once a week. My partner and I were creating a connections game on Flippity after the history teachers introduced us to it. I loved the idea, but I started thinking about where it would fall on the rigor matrix, and since there are set answers, obviously it’s below the rigor divide. My next thought was: how can I +1 the activity? My first thought was to give the kids the terms only on paper rather than on the computer and let them sort the words and create their own categories. Almost immediately afterwards, I decided the kids could make their own connections board. So, I created a doc with a table for them to do just that. We’re going to try that either later this week or next.
This week we’re doing hexagonal thinking. I’ve seen it but hadn’t actually used it in class. I think I was hesitant because all of the examples I’d seen required providing all of the words for the kids. Then, this summer at a PD session, we did HT, but we were given a prompt first and wrote a word or phrase on a blank hex. That sparked my interest. So my partner and I are doing HT on superheroes this week. We are including a blank for each student. She then suggested that kids each get an additional word or two and go add them to another group’s layout. Both the blank and adding to someone else’s raise the rigor.
I love that I’ve found something that means I can often make a small change and increase the rigor and engagement of thinking. I can’t wait to see John in a few weeks and learn from him again. I can’t wait to read the new book he’s writing with Terri Stice and see what else I can add to my classroom routines to help my students improve their thinking.
#education #engagement #hexagonalThinking #JohnAntonetti #learning #professionalDevelopment #rigor #RigorMatrix #studentEngagement #teacher #teachers #teaching #writing -
The Best PD…
is the one that not only speaks to you in the moment but also stays with you and becomes part of your process.
I first heard of John Antonetti and his work in the 2020-2021 school year. I’m sure I’ve written about this before, but it hit me this week just how much his work has become part of my planning.
John is the author/co-author of several books: Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking, 17,000 Classroom Visits Can’t Be Wrong, Powerful Task Design, and the upcoming The Architecture of Thinking, which I am anxiously awaiting.
I was introduced to his work through the Missouri Teacher Development System’s Teachers Academy. I’ve read all three of his existing books at least twice. I’ve now been fortunate enough to see him speak virtually twice and in person five times, soon to be six. I’ve presented PD sessions on his work twice.
His rigor matrix lives in my head. I find myself asking how I can +1 this task at least once a week. My partner and I were creating a connections game on Flippity after the history teachers introduced us to it. I loved the idea, but I started thinking about where it would fall on the rigor matrix, and since there are set answers, obviously it’s below the rigor divide. My next thought was: how can I +1 the activity? My first thought was to give the kids the terms only on paper rather than on the computer and let them sort the words and create their own categories. Almost immediately afterwards, I decided the kids could make their own connections board. So, I created a doc with a table for them to do just that. We’re going to try that either later this week or next.
This week we’re doing hexagonal thinking. I’ve seen it but hadn’t actually used it in class. I think I was hesitant because all of the examples I’d seen required providing all of the words for the kids. Then, this summer at a PD session, we did HT, but we were given a prompt first and wrote a word or phrase on a blank hex. That sparked my interest. So my partner and I are doing HT on superheroes this week. We are including a blank for each student. She then suggested that kids each get an additional word or two and go add them to another group’s layout. Both the blank and adding to someone else’s raise the rigor.
I love that I’ve found something that means I can often make a small change and increase the rigor and engagement of thinking. I can’t wait to see John in a few weeks and learn from him again. I can’t wait to read the new book he’s writing with Terri Stice and see what else I can add to my classroom routines to help my students improve their thinking.
#education #engagement #hexagonalThinking #JohnAntonetti #learning #professionalDevelopment #rigor #RigorMatrix #studentEngagement #teacher #teachers #teaching #writing -
Every teacher has a story.
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Save the date! Learn how Cultural Products (songs, postcards, art, fashion items, etc.) can be powerful classroom tools to boost student engagement in our new free Professional Development Webinar series. We'll be joined by the Silkroad Project. Don't miss it!
September 22, 2026, 4–6 pm PT / 7-9 pm ET
* Boosts Appreciated *
https://journeysinfilm.org/film/cultural-products-as-historical-narrative/
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Save the date! Learn how Cultural Products (songs, postcards, art, fashion items, etc.) can be powerful classroom tools to boost student engagement in our new free Professional Development Webinar series. We'll be joined by the Silkroad Project. Don't miss it!
September 22, 2026, 4–6 pm PT / 7-9 pm ET
* Boosts Appreciated *
https://journeysinfilm.org/film/cultural-products-as-historical-narrative/
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Save the date! Learn how Cultural Products (songs, postcards, art, fashion items, etc.) can be powerful classroom tools to boost student engagement in our new free Professional Development Webinar series. We'll be joined by the Silkroad Project. Don't miss it!
September 22, 2026, 4–6 pm PT / 7-9 pm ET
* Boosts Appreciated *
https://journeysinfilm.org/film/cultural-products-as-historical-narrative/
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Today, #Singapore has its #TeacherAppreciationDay: #Teachers do have a day off, parents need to deal with their kids on their own.
A great way of making the hard job of a #teacher somewhat more catchy.
Many countries do have such an appreciation day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher_Appreciation_Day but not here in Austria.
Germany has its upcoming day on Oct 5th. Are schools closed on that day? 🤔
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Today, #Singapore has its #TeacherAppreciationDay: #Teachers do have a day off, parents need to deal with their kids on their own.
A great way of making the hard job of a #teacher somewhat more catchy.
Many countries do have such an appreciation day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher_Appreciation_Day but not here in Austria.
Germany has its upcoming day on Oct 5th. Are schools closed on that day? 🤔
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Today, #Singapore has its #TeacherAppreciationDay: #Teachers do have a day off, parents need to deal with their kids on their own.
A great way of making the hard job of a #teacher somewhat more catchy.
Many countries do have such an appreciation day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher_Appreciation_Day but not here in Austria.
Germany has its upcoming day on Oct 5th. Are schools closed on that day? 🤔
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Today, #Singapore has its #TeacherAppreciationDay: #Teachers do have a day off, parents need to deal with their kids on their own.
A great way of making the hard job of a #teacher somewhat more catchy.
Many countries do have such an appreciation day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher_Appreciation_Day but not here in Austria.
Germany has its upcoming day on Oct 5th. Are schools closed on that day? 🤔
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Today, #Singapore has its #TeacherAppreciationDay: #Teachers do have a day off, parents need to deal with their kids on their own.
A great way of making the hard job of a #teacher somewhat more catchy.
Many countries do have such an appreciation day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher_Appreciation_Day but not here in Austria.
Germany has its upcoming day on Oct 5th. Are schools closed on that day? 🤔
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My Chaos Demon
Every teacher has had them: that one child who changes the entire class. I’ve only ever had one who did it intentionally. Usually, they don’t know. They’re just being themselves.
This year, he’s a kiddo who clearly has been hand-held through everything. He also has clearly gotten away with more than he should through the years. When called out on his behavior, he smiles, and it’s clearly a “but I’m so cute” smile. Nope, sorry, kiddo, not gonna work on me. He wants someone to read everything to him and then give him the answers as well. Also not gonna happen.
This child avoids independent work at all costs, then wants to come to my room during other times to “work,” and then distracts that group and does no more work. Currently, he has a checklist he has to read to me and check off. This is 8th grade. These kids have to get ready for high school. This child is capable of independent work. There is no reason he can’t, except that he doesn’t want to. It’s going to be an interesting year trying to help him develop self-sufficiency.
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Back to school free webinar: supporting students’ mental health as they return to school.
#studentmentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #schoolmentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #students #teachers #ymhc #workshops -
📅 Save the date! Learn how Cultural Products (songs, postcards, art, fashion items, etc.) can be powerful classroom tools to boost student engagement in our new free Professional Development Webinar series. We'll be joined by the Silkroad Project. Don't miss it!
September 22, 2026, 4–6 pm PT / 7-9 pm ET
* Boosts Appreciated *
https://journeysinfilm.org/film/cultural-products-as-historical-narrative/
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New teachers may find it difficult to seek help, but it's an important tool for them to succeed (and retain) in their chosen profession. Yet insufficient formal structuring providing that help is holding many new teachers back. They need somebody.
(Happy September 1st, everyone)
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-026-10208-6
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Following a KQED and ProPublica investigation, California lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that aims to ensure school administrators thoroughly vet past accusations of teacher misconduct as part of their hiring process.
#News #California #CA #School #Education #Teachers #Students
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"I'll let you talk all you want if you can hold a book up longer than I can."
That was the challenge my 8th grade choir teacher (elderly Black woman) made to one of the rowdiest classmates.
The challenge was simple. Stand with both arms outstretched and a book balanced on both palms. He caved after like a minute max. She stared & kept going. Tripled his time.
Then she said, "So are we ready to be quiet now?"
Quietest, most effective power move I've seen to this day. #Teachers #Respect
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Some kids will be walking through your doors needing one adult to believe in them. Just one.
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Kobe is shifting extracurriculars from municipal junior high schools to private clubs, becoming one of Japan's first cities to do so as local governments aim to address teachers' overtime and the declining population. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/31/japan/society/kobe-afterschool-activities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #kobe #schools #education #children #mext #teachers #juniorhighschools
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Youth Wellness Action Plan (YWAP). Learn to support every student's well-being with comprehensive strategies. https://ymhc.ngo/ywap
#ywap #onlinecourse #professionaldevelopment #teachers #educators #studentmentalhealth #studentwellbeing #wellness #ymhc -
We have a lot of amazing new resources coming out later this month and in September.
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Get ready to teach with film in the new school year with our Teacher Toolbox! If
you've always wanted to use film effectively in your classroom but didn't know
where to start, this is for you! This collection of tips, worksheets, and
printable handouts is designed to make teaching with film fun, easy and
effective across the curriculum.https://journeysinfilm.org/film/teacher-toolbox/ .
PS Share this with your teacher friends. It's free for everyone!
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September is Classical Music Month! Celebrate classical music across the
curriculum with film. Our curriculum guides and discussion guides feature
classroom-ready lesson plans, discussion questions, rich multi-media resources
and more.https://journeysinfilm.org/classical-music-month/
@education @edtech
@homeschooling
@histodons
@music @classicalmusic#ClassicalMusicMonth
#Education #Teachers #Homeschooling #MusicEducation #Music #MusicHistory #History #ProjectBasedLearning #ClassicalMusic #Chevalier #DefiantRequiem -
NBC Philadelphia: Montgomery County teacher accused of targeting young girls on Snapchat. “Federal prosecutors have charged a Montgomery County elementary school teacher, alleging he used Snapchat to pose as a child and persuade young girls to create and send sexually explicit images and videos of themselves.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/28/nbc-philadelphia-montgomery-county-teacher-accused-of-targeting-young-girls-on-snapchat/ -
RE: https://bildung.social/@oetube/117156904271996546
Gute Neuigkeiten für #WissKomm & #Bildung im #Fediverse! 🎉 🚀
Mit #OE_Tube entsteht eine #PeerTube-Referenzinstanz für offene Bildungsvideos:
👉 @oetube (folgen!)Gestartet von @hbunke & @fahrenkrog von @tibhannover 🙏:
„Ziel ist u.a. die Qualifizierung & Motivierung von Bildungsakteur:innen, PeerTube eigenständig zu nutzen: mit Starterkit (Betriebs-/ #DSGVO Vorlagen u.a.) & Trainings.“
#SciComm #Lehre #Schule #VHS #NeuHier #FediLZ #FediCampus #education #school #teachers #volkshochschule #OER
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TechCrunch: Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors. “As Harvard Business School seeks to expand its reach, it’s leaning on AI avatars to provide individual feedback. These avatars were created by a startup called HeyGen and are included in the eight-week, $699 HBS Foundry bootcamp for entrepreneurs. The program offers live sessions with instructors every week, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/23/techcrunch-harvards-699-startup-bootcamp-offers-ai-avatars-of-its-instructors/ -
Victorian teachers vote in favour of new pay deal after months-long dispute
The Australian Education Union says 79 per cent of its members voted to endorse the latest pay offer from the government.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/victorian-teachers-pay-deal-education/107045484
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"To survive as a teacher you need three bones: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone." —Unknown
#mentalhealthhumor #funnymemes #copingwithhumor #humorheals #ymhc #teachers #educators #studentmentalhealth #studentwellbeing -
Victorian teachers to vote on new pay offer before strike
By Melissa BrownThe new pay offer includes a $2,000 lump-sum payment if they agree to the deal, which would head off a third statewide strike.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/another-pay-offer-to-be-put-to-victorian-teachers/107017424
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/07/english-primary-schools-to-be-told-to-identify-children-at-risk-of-future-unemployment. What utter nonsense is this? Yet another burden on #primary #School #teachers, another #fallacy in the "thinking" of #Labour #Ministers - namely that it's possible to identify #children aged 5-11 who might become #unemployed as #adults. Are we to "write off" entire #classes of #kids because of their #socioeconomic #backgrounds, is that it? And this from a "Labour" #Government!
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💙 Self-Esteem, Confidence & Body Image Awareness | School Presentation | Classes 6–12 – Help students build confidence, develop a positive self-image and overcome unhealthy comparisons. Free PDF for Teachers & Schools. 👉 https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/self-esteem-confidence-body-image-awareness-pdf-presentation-for-school-teachers-and-students-in-class-6-to-12-pdf/288953910 #SelfEsteem #ConfidenceBuilding #BodyImage #StudentWellbeing #MentalHealth #Teachers #SchoolEducation #LifeSkills #Class6to12 #IndiaTutor
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
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I loved my Bridge Street apartment in Mifflintown, and often return there in dreams. 1977. #apartment #apartments #apartmentlife #apartmentliving #landlord #landlords #landlording #oldhouse #victorianhouse #refurbish #refurbishment #vintagehome #vintagehomes #vintagehouse #vintagehouses #mifflintown #1970s #twentiethcentury #twentiethcenturylife #twentiethcenturyliving #sculpture #sacrificiallamb #bleatandbleed #juniatacounty #bridgestreet #teachers #youngteachers #youth #beingyoung #good
