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Dave Hambleton

6 years

Our older daughter decided to attend the high school where I teach. A THREAD. Probably. *pulls into parking spot* Her: Thanks, dad. Bye! *puts car in park* Me: Pardon? Her: *already in school* Me:

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

3 years

@RexChapman Key and Peele are responsible for the greatest educational video of all time. Still makes the rounds every single September. 😂

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

JUST A TEACHER SOCIAL MEDIA OBSERVATION AND DEFINITELY NOT AIMED AT ANYONE but … if school boards want teachers to care for the emotional and physical needs of their students … a good start would be caring for the emotional and physical needs of their teachers.

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Dave Hambleton

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6 years

@kamiilious Student: The best part was ... Me:

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

Look … I think it’s safe to say teachers didn’t get into education for the money. But once they realize how much additional unpaid labour there is in the job, you’re gonna have to pay them if you want them to stay. Or … you know … treat them like professionals. Hopefully both.

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Dave Hambleton

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3 years

I don’t know Ernie Johnson and I thankfully do not know the pain of losing a child, but I do know love. And this is love. So sorry for your loss, Ernie. Rest In Peace, Michael.

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Dave Hambleton

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3 years

@cmclymer @Jack_Petocz This teacher stands with Jack. #StandWithJack

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Dave Hambleton

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7 years

We’re having a Christmas-themed door decorating contest at work. I think my classroom’s winning for shizzle.

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Dave Hambleton

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5 months

To the people of this city who got up and walked out of the Rob Schneider event on the weekend because of his anti-trans material (DURING PRIDE! 🤬), thank you for setting such a high bar for yourself and your community. We need more people just like you.

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Dave Hambleton

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4 years

@YeshaCallahan @NicholasFerroni You can’t spell Karen without Kar.

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Dave Hambleton

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6 years

@hainsworthtv Honestly ... the last time I was this blown away, I found out the little triangle on the dashboard gas gauge tells you which side the gas tank is on. 🤯

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2 years

It’s cute how naive my students are. They actually think I have the educational autonomy to control the classroom thermostat.

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Dave Hambleton

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4 years

@RexChapman This needs to be the new normal. Even after we find a cure.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

6 years

Teachers turn into their worst students on professional development days. We’re late. We don’t bring ANY materials. We ask, “Why are we learning this?” We talk (LOUDLY) over the speakers. And we’re on our phones the whole time. Did I miss anything?

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Dave Hambleton

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3 years

Two high schools here (Luther Lions and Martin Monarchs) didn’t have enough athletes to field football teams so they combined forces and … since they both have royal nicknames … went with the Martin-Luther Kings. I love it.

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Dave Hambleton

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5 years

@RexChapman Rex, you need to delete this. If my wife sees this, she’ll want another baby. I’m too old for another baby. Please ... for the love of God ... think of your followers before you post.

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

@NBAMemes Steven Adams.

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4 years

I’m honestly not sure there’s a teacher alive who will survive this year without thinking they are the worst teacher of all time at least once. Probably more.

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5 years

@RexChapman

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Dave Hambleton

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1 year

teaching in September vs teaching in May

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

7 years

Our nine-year-old having a convo with her granny ... Granny: What do you want to do when you grow up? Daughter: I want to go to Greece, Jamaica, Italy, and ... Granny: You better find a rich husband then! Daughter: Or a rich wife. Kids are amazing.

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Dave Hambleton

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3 years

@MatthewACherry Maybe have a little egg salad on the side with those Doggs. 😂

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

@WorldWideWob That clip gave us an incredible ad campaign.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

5 years

@WorldWideWob None of the fictional stories will be this good and that is an irrefuta-bull fact.

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

@venturetwins I once had a student try to pass off a Pablo Neruda poem as his own. If the style and skill of Nedura wasn’t enough to tip me off, the web address of the site was at the bottom of the page when he printed it off before handing it in. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Dave Hambleton

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3 years

@RexChapman But have you ever seen this spider “study” done in Canada, Rex? You have to watch this!

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

@RexChapman You know, Rex, we have doors in Canada and we don’t have this issue. Hmmm.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

3 years

@WorldWideWob If I was the mayor of Boston, I’d introduce a vaccine mandate right now. #NBATwitter

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

TEACHING IN 2023:

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

3 years

@RexChapman There are a lot of hot mic heroes today, Rex. Listen carefully. 😂

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

6 years

For the last time, class, I am NOT Taylor Swift! If you hand in an assignment with a blank space, I WILL NOT WRITE YOUR NAME! I’ll just give you a zero!

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

4 years

If face masks become mandatory in schools, do the spaghetti straps for the ear holds have to be three fingers thick?

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

6 years

@chrissyteigen So you were just Putin us on?

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

5 years

Teachers, it’s Pride Month! PLEASE REMEMBER: No matter what SOME coworkers, administrators, superintendents, parents, or politicians may say, we’re here for the kids. You may be their only ally. Your classroom may be their only safe place. They need you. ✌🏻 #PrideMonth #QCPride

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

4 years

A grade twelve student walked into my class on the first day of school with a Montreal Canadiens mask ... Me: That mask isn’t safe. Change it. Him: What do you mean? Me: Well ... if it’s anything like Montreal’s defense, it lets A LOT in. Him: I have not missed you.

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Dave Hambleton

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3 years

@RexChapman It’s amazing how much gets brushed aside with … “It was a different time.” Betty White knew it wasn’t an excuse. She’ll be missed.

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Dave Hambleton

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4 years

In this classroom we stan @_ajawilson22 !

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

6 years

Teacher Friends, PLEASE RT this if you’ve ever had a period, day, week, year, career where you’ve felt like a complete failure. Trying to prove something ... mostly to myself ... but also to everyone else who struggles with the pressures of this job. Thanks.

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Dave Hambleton

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3 years

Hear me out … What if Scott Moe reached out to the NDP and asked Ryan Meili to replace Paul Merriman as health minister? Unconventional? Sure, but then we have an actual doctor leading the COVID fight and the government has a scapegoat if things get worse. Win-win. #COVID19SK

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

6 years

Some seasons are long and cold but ... summer worth the wait.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

7 years

What's the difference between a teacher and a McDonald's ice cream machine?

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

6 years

TEACHERS: If you’re caught plagiarizing, it’s an automatic zero and you’ll be suspended, maybe even expelled. ALSO TEACHERS: *steals all lessons from the internet and does not cite*

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

6 years

There’s more truth in one anonymous teacher’s tweet than in 90% of educational twitter.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

4 years

@NicholasFerroni I can answer that for you. A few years ago, in Nova Scotia, contract negotiations got so tense teachers decided to only fulfill their contractual duties. The government ended up closing schools because they could not operate safely if teachers only did their jobs. Very telling.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

4 years

@ellorysmith @NicholasFerroni Are you “positive” you should be posting this?

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

7 years

When people find out I’m a teacher, they always ask me the same question: How can you spend your days working with such a querulous and petty group of people? My answer? It’s easy. I try to stay out of the staffroom and I focus on the kids! 😏

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

5 years

During this time of social distancing, the United States needs to name @joshhart their ambassador for National High Five Day. There is no one more qualified. 😂 #NationalHighFiveDay

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

3 years

@RexChapman @Suns We were in Phoenix for a game a couple years ago and ran into Tom Chambers. I asked for a pic. He said sure and grabbed my daughter as I snapped this. The picture was supposed to be with me, Tom! WITH ME!!! I’m the fan!

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

6 years

REMINDER: Teacher rights ARE student rights. When we fight for the needs of teachers (fair pay, class size caps, more teacher assistants, etc.), students win, too. I stand with my Los Angeles teacher friends. ✌🏻 #LAUSDStrike

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

5 years

Me: Today is the most important lesson of the year. We’re going to use technology to make our voices heard. Student: Are you going to make us like all your tweets again. Me: No, this is bigger than my ego. We’re going to stream @Lizzo ’s Truth Hurts. All class. #StreamTruthHurts

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5 years

ONE WEEK AWAY FROM TYING W/ FANCY FOR LONGEST FEMALE RAP #1 OF ALL TIME OMG STREAM TRUTH HURTS LIZZBIANSSSSSS STREAAAAAMMMMM 🔥🔥🥴😩😩😩😩😩🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🗣🗣🗣🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

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Dave Hambleton

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7 years

@FeleshaLee This is one of the major reasons I love Twitter so much. It forces you to look at issues from different perspectives. Love this response.

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Dave Hambleton

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7 years

Pro Teaching Tip: The day after students misbehave for a sub, walk into class with two empty donut boxes, put them on your desk, and say: “The sub had a lot of good things to say about you. Thought you deserved a treat. Help yourselves!” It won’t fix anything but still worth it.

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Dave Hambleton

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6 years

Kids, have you seen the new FINISH ALL YOUR ASSIGNMENTS BY THE ASSIGNED DUE DATE SO YOU’RE NOT RUSHING TO GET THINGS SUBMITTED AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER SO YOU CAN PASS challenge? Looks pretty cool. You should try it.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

4 years

My wife is a bad ass.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

2 years

@MadScientistFF You can put Olive Garden in the ground.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

6 years

I’ve always hated those teachers who write a countdown to summer on their blackboards in June. Like ... why are they so lazy? Start it in September like the rest of us! If my admin is reading this, I’m joking. It’s a whiteboard. 😂

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Dave Hambleton

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4 years

@chrissyteigen A million?!?!?! I hate to sound like a sore loser, but I’m gonna need a recount.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

3 years

@RexChapman I had to go to summer school in grade seven, eight, and ten. I also had to take a less rigorous course load to graduate. In university, I was an academic all-Canadian. And now I’m a teacher. 😂

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Dave Hambleton

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3 years

I don’t have COVID fatigue; I have stupidity fatigue.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

9 years

@NathanZed As a history teacher, I approve this message.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

7 years

I approve this message. Unequivocally.

Jon Hamm

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8 years

Spent the day helping out on my son's Kindergarten field trip. Teachers should make a minimum of $6 million per year.

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Dave Hambleton

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5 years

@KimHambleton @RexChapman Damn it, Rex.

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2 years

@mikescollins @RexChapman I initially read that as “I’m paying for a new personality” and … honestly … that would have been a better investment.

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Dave Hambleton

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6 years

I watched a story on ESPN today about someone who quit teaching to dive for golf balls because it paid more. He gets eight to ten cents per retrieved ball. There is something really wrong with this scenario.

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

@KingJosiah54 MJ’s son:

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Dave Hambleton

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4 years

@RexChapman They can afford beds in their horse stalls? It must be a financially stable. 😂

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Dave Hambleton

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3 years

This tweet is for a very limited audience. I just went to the Green Spot Café in Regina for two cinnamon buns and left with six and some cookies. How do they do that?

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

3 years

Good news, Regina friends! I saw an old mattress on the side of the Ring Road! Spring is officially here!!!

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

4 years

The perfect metaphor does not exis ...

Dr. Leigh M. Johnson

@DrLeighMJohnson

4 years

Fall semester COVID protocols:

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Dave Hambleton

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7 years

True Teaching Tale: I once had a kid email me to tell me he couldn’t send me his assignment because his email wasn’t working. #TrueTeachingTales

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

@WorldWideWob One and Two:

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Dave Hambleton

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4 years

@laurenduca I’m a firm believer that if you have a favourite novel, you don’t read enough. You should have like a ten book tie. 😂

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

6 years

Principal: I know you have a tough course load and advise student council and coach basketball and football but we’re going to need you to run yearbook, too. And the debate team. New teacher on a temporary contract:

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What am I gonna do? Say no?

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Dave Hambleton

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4 years

@RexChapman Lord, if you want Trump to go down, show me a sign.

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Dave Hambleton

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7 years

@meechonmars Don’t forget choosing a thumbnail.

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Dave Hambleton

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5 years

@RexChapman It’s whatever this is.

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Dave Hambleton

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6 years

@DefPenHoops @957thegame Kevin Durant continues to be the NBA’s most insecure superstar ... and it’s NOT close.

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Dave Hambleton

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5 years

I can’t stop thinking this guy might be out there homeschooling kids right now and it scares me. So much.

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Dave Hambleton

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7 years

Teaching in April like ... @HSTeachProbs

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Dave Hambleton

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3 years

@RexChapman My president.

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Dave Hambleton

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3 years

@WorldWideWob A whole new cast of characters, back-to-back forty pieces, the recovery block, that steal, lob, dunk, and foul play tonight! This series is phenomenal. If you don’t like this, you don’t like NBA basketball!

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

6 years

A student asked to borrow an eraser during this morning’s exam. I gave him the no. 2 pencil I was holding and he said, “Wait! I have one of those!” Then he turned his pencil over in his hand and used the eraser on its end. Haha. 📝🤦🏻‍♂️

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Dave Hambleton

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5 years

@WorldWideWob All aboard the L train.

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Dave Hambleton

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4 years

Well ... Saskatchewan’s Back to School Plan might as well be called a Back to Normal Plan. Normal seems to be the only word the education minister knows. No masks. No caps. Normal. But ... back to normal would suggest we’re NO LONGER IN A PANDEMIC! #SkPoli #SaskEd

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

3 years

Am I the only one who finds it troubling that Scott Moe mandated all provincial employees must be vaccinated but exempted teachers? Does he know most of us work with unvaccinated children (NOT BY CHOICE)? Can anyone shed light on the why for me? #SKPoli #COVID19SK

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

5 years

Just checking in to remind everyone you should NOT be shaking hands during a global pandemic. Thank you.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

8 years

If I was a wrestler, I'd call myself Barbecue ... because I'm pro-pain.

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Dave Hambleton

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6 months

I’ve made a lot of friends here and I received some news I thought important to share with anyone I may not have had a chance to talk to in person. I’ve been diagnosed with cancer so, if you’re a believer in positive vibes, please send some my way. Hug your people. ✌🏻 and ❤️.

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Dave Hambleton

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7 years

Teachers, please remember: If you only reach one kid in your career, you’ve made a difference. That one kid will be the difference for someone else and then that someone else will be the difference for a person in need and so on ... And it all started with you! KEEP GRINDING.

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Dave Hambleton

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6 years

@HSTeachProbs I had a parent-teacher conference that went really well. It was nice to see my mom and dad again.

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

@RexChapman If only this dude was there to save them …

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Dave Hambleton

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5 years

Do you want to know how the still-developing teenage brain works? Well ... it is smart enough to figure out a way to turn off every teacher’s data projector remotely but not smart enough to realize this might lead to a system-wide cell phone ban. Think ahead, kids. Think ahead.

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Dave Hambleton

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4 years

Well ... Canada’s prime minister is a teacher and now there’s a teacher in the White House so I guess it’s true what they say: Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. Those who can teach, lead. #InaugurationDay

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

3 years

Is there anything funnier than anti-vaxxers threatening to boycott a science centre?

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

7 years

Me at school: Let's embrace diversity, kids! Me at home: Who the hell bought the variety pack? We're a chocolate chip cookie family!

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

4 years

Apparently ... the anti-maskers who usually march up and down Albert Street have no problem listening to science when it comes to windchill warnings. Weird.

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Dave Hambleton

@virtualham

2 years

In education … you can go from THIS IS THE MOST REWARDING JOB THERE IS to BURN IT ALL TO THE GROUND in a matter of seconds and the only way I survive is reminding myself that it never has anything to do with the students when I’m feeling the latter.

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

@WorldWideWob Russ right now:

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Dave Hambleton

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2 years

@MerriamWebster My whole life goal is not to mess up so bad that Merriam-Webster comes for my soul.

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