{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Kimberly Hirsh","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/KimberlyHirsh","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"8984","username":"KimberlyHirsh","bio":"curiosity. creativity. care. 📚🌈♿","pronouns":"she/her","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":106,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/8984.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"97999003","content_html":"<p>🔖📚 Read <a href=\"https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/reading-for-pleasure-and-for-better-health\">Reading for pleasure - and for better health</a> by Craig Brierley.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Today, in a review published in <em>Psychological Medicine</em>, Professor Sahakian and Dr Langley, together with Vicki Perrin, CEO of The Queen’s Reading Room, argue that it doesn’t matter what or how we read, reading for enjoyment can bring huge benefits – and reading with others, whether it’s as part of a book club or a parent reading with their children, can bring even greater rewards.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>No surprises here and not a ton of evidence for causality but correlation isn’t nothing. Saved the original research article to read later.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2026/09/22/read-reading-for-pleasure-and.html","date_published":"2026-09-22T23:37:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"23:37","date_timestamp":1790120235,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zkn3ae33mxaxhbmqtwfwnfqe/post/3mw5fkceitg2f"]}},{"id":"97998182","content_html":"<p>🔖 Read <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magazine/ny-public-schools-black-students-segregation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFE.rXlv.rDtKuMfQH0nr&amp;smid=url-share\">In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?</a> by Nikole Hannah-Jones (NYT gift link).</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Instead of fortifying our determination to fight for integration, we have instead chosen to succumb to a collective apathy in the face of a system so devastatingly unequal that it puts at odds trying to be a <em>good person</em> with trying to be a <em>good parent</em>.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>How do we work toward a more equal system without the work feeling like we’re doing it at our own childrens’ expense? I don’t have the answer but I appreciate being reminded it’s a critical question.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2026/09/22/read-in-fighting-for-every.html","date_published":"2026-09-22T23:06:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"23:06","date_timestamp":1790118363,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zkn3ae33mxaxhbmqtwfwnfqe/post/3mw5dw5ml752v"]}},{"id":"97997859","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781797201863/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/books/9781797201863/\">Heroes The Greek Myths Reimagined (Greek Mythology Book for Adults, Book of Greek Myths and Hero Tales)</a> by Stephen Fry 📚🎧</p>\n<p>Listened to Fry read this one himself, too. 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Feels right that this was a Kirk-heavy episode in the week of the franchise’s 60th anniversary.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2026/09/21/watched-star-trek-strange-new.html","date_published":"2026-09-21T20:39:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 20:39","date_timestamp":1790023149,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zkn3ae33mxaxhbmqtwfwnfqe/post/3mw2l3sewxx2x"]}},{"id":"97846795","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/gabz@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@gabz</a></span> The influence of this movie on aesthetics of the early 90s cannot be overstated.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97846795","date_published":"2026-09-20T04:52:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 04:52","date_timestamp":1789879974,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97814247","content_html":"<p>🔖📚 Read <a href=\"https://spoon-tamago.com/tadao-ando-kagawa-floating-library/\">Tadao Ando Designed &amp; Donated a Floating Library that Delivers Books to Children</a> (Spoon &amp; Tamago).</p>\n<p>You’ve heard of a bookmobile? 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Surprising, no. Interesting, yes.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2026/09/19/read-the-hour-aigenerated-odyssey.html","date_published":"2026-09-19T12:12:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-19 12:12","date_timestamp":1789819945,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zkn3ae33mxaxhbmqtwfwnfqe/post/3mvunt6ac6b2k"]}},{"id":"97813209","content_html":"<p>🎮 Played <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Wright%3A_Ace_Attorney\">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney</a>.</p>\n<p>I first played it years after it came out. 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My favorites was when he would sigh heavily and go, “Okay, I guess I’ll play that ‘Barely Breathing’ song.” His concept album for Whisper House is great.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97783524","date_published":"2026-09-18T22:32:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-18 22:32","date_timestamp":1789770733,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97783382","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781495287763/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/books/9781495287763/\">Asking for Trouble</a> by Tessa Bailey 📚 🔥🔥🔥🔥</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2026/09/18/finished-reading-asking-for-trouble.html","date_published":"2026-09-18T22:27:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-18 22:27","date_timestamp":1789770429,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zkn3ae33mxaxhbmqtwfwnfqe/post/3mvt7p7jsuo2l"]}},{"id":"97765175","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> man that version of the theme is so rad.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97765175","date_published":"2026-09-18T15:22:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-18 15:22","date_timestamp":1789744965,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97713755","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/tracydurnell\">@tracydurnell</a> same!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97713755","date_published":"2026-09-17T18:59:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-17 18:59","date_timestamp":1789671582,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97692585","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hollie@social.coop\" class=\"u-url mention\">@hollie</a></span> What a useful scale! I spend most of my life at a 4 but have been at a 3 for the past week or so and I am not a fan. When I’m at a 4, I tend to forget 3 is a possibility, and then when I drop down to 3 I realize I don’t remember any coping mechanisms.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97692585","date_published":"2026-09-17T11:42:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-17 11:42","date_timestamp":1789645326,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97690745","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/gabz@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@gabz</a></span> I don’t care about the game itself but the controller is so cool.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97690745","date_published":"2026-09-17T11:01:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-17 11:01","date_timestamp":1789642917,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97642795","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> changing college admissions and counseling practices have an impact, too.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97642795","date_published":"2026-09-16T15:19:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 15:19","date_timestamp":1789571946,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97642707","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> I can only speak to North Carolina, where they have been high stakes for schools and teachers, which then gets passed in to students, at least since NCLB (which was right at the start of my teaching career). The stakes here are things like school funding, takeovers by the state government, and teacher bonuses. While they impact retention minimally, stressed teachers means stressed students.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97642707","date_published":"2026-09-16T15:18:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 15:18","date_timestamp":1789571895,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97633749","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> I realized it sounds kind of like I’m contradicting you but I’m agreeing. If you think your art doesn’t have politics, you are simply mistaken.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97633749","date_published":"2026-09-16T12:26:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 12:26","date_timestamp":1789561571,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97633724","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> Even a space without explicit political statements embraces some sort of values.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97633724","date_published":"2026-09-16T12:25:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 12:25","date_timestamp":1789561518,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97633703","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> I’m quite critical of <em>The Anxious Generation</em> because of its questionable research base and its author’s lack of expertise in this area, and I believe 100% that school pressure contributes significantly to teen anxiety, but agree with you that it’s not the Common Core. If anything, I would guess it’s a combination of high-stakes testing and parents overscheduling kids. I probably won’t track down research to support my guess since I’m not writing a book, but based on anecdata from my 20+ year career in education and libraries, that’s where I’d lay the blame.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97633703","date_published":"2026-09-16T12:24:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 12:24","date_timestamp":1789561471,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97538168","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> This was originally Harry Potter fanfiction.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97538168","date_published":"2026-09-14T21:56:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-14 21:56","date_timestamp":1789422965,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97469526","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://smittermeier.bsky.social\">@smittermeier.bsky.social</a> Sent this to comedy friend and he replied with www.theguardian.com/commentisfre…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zkn3ae33mxaxhbmqtwfwnfqe/post/3mvdrrblcyc2x","date_published":"2026-09-12T19:08:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 19:08","date_timestamp":1789240131,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97469527","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://blumagaincurios.bsky.social\">@blumagaincurios.bsky.social</a> Add this thing to a list of what tire salesmen need to atone for? You’re just a little early.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zkn3ae33mxaxhbmqtwfwnfqe/post/3mvdrpwuxe22x","date_published":"2026-09-12T19:08:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 19:08","date_timestamp":1789240086,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97400997","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://reedjam.bsky.social\">@reedjam.bsky.social</a> Thereabouts! I kept thinking, “Why is this taking me so long to read?” And that’s the answer.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97400997","date_published":"2026-09-12T06:46:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 06:46","date_timestamp":1789195589,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97387996","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780450411434/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/books/9780450411434/\">It Stephen King</a> by Stephen King 📚</p>\n<p>What a compelling doorstop of a book.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2026/09/11/finished-reading-it-stephen-king.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T00:38:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 00:38","date_timestamp":1789173494,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zkn3ae33mxaxhbmqtwfwnfqe/post/3mvbttrqqsg2f"]}},{"id":"97364149","content_html":"<p>📕 Read “Kiito, Finland: Notes on what opting in taught me about libraries, learning &amp; myself” by Samantha Hull (<a href=\"https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/archives/\"><em>KnowledgeQuest</em></a> vol. 54 no. 5, May/June 2026, p. 15 - 17). Three highlights from Hull’s Fulbright research on how public libraries in Finland support grade schools:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Librarians are not waiting to be invited. They are designing grade-specific offerings, proactively contacting schools, and embedding library visits into the rhythm of the school year. (p. 16)</p>\n</blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A school librarian is not just the person who helps learners find sources. 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My kid is in 4th grade now and he’ll be off to college before I know it. 54 or 55 seems like a great age to move to the Pacific Northwest so I look forward to it! (It might actually be later. Depends on what’s up with extended family.)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97286167","date_published":"2026-09-10T10:38:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-10 10:38","date_timestamp":1789036696,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97219384","content_html":"<p>🔖 Read <a href=\"https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-for-teachers/\">A Self-Care Guide For Teachers (From A Teacher)</a>.</p>\n<p>This is an excellent article that names systemic issues contributing to educator burnout and points to resources for teachers to build their resilience and refill their wells.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2026/09/09/read-a-selfcare-guide-for.html","date_published":"2026-09-09T11:06:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 11:06","date_timestamp":1788951997,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zkn3ae33mxaxhbmqtwfwnfqe/post/3mv3fi4mdbq2q"]}},{"id":"97218685","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> Yes. Also buy the sexy Zelda one if you can find it. We ordered one from Target. (We already have a normal, boring Switch 2. My spouse just always wants whatever sexy Zelda thing they release.)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97218685","date_published":"2026-09-09T10:50:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 10:50","date_timestamp":1788951036,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97218609","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hollie@social.coop\" class=\"u-url mention\">@hollie</a></span> I would love to be fiercely ignored by a corgi! Told spouse if he wants to move to the PNW that it has to be Eugene. We agreed we want to get our kid through secondary school first though so see you in 8 or 9 years maybe? It’ll fly by.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97218609","date_published":"2026-09-09T10:49:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 10:49","date_timestamp":1788950946,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97218386","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jean\">@jean</a> Hope you had a good one! I wore my Delta necklace and listened to <em>Ol’ Yellow Eyes Is Back</em>. 🖖</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97218386","date_published":"2026-09-09T10:46:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 10:46","date_timestamp":1788950803,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97218311","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hollie@social.coop\" class=\"u-url mention\">@hollie</a></span> I too don’t usually have thoughts about athletes but then my spouse started doing archery in our yard and HUMINA.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97218311","date_published":"2026-09-09T10:45:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 10:45","date_timestamp":1788950726,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97218134","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jeremycherfas\">@jeremycherfas</a> That’s so cool!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97218134","date_published":"2026-09-09T10:41:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 10:41","date_timestamp":1788950493,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97118516","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cygnoir@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@cygnoir</a></span> It’s so hard because who has the energy for more than work?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97118516","date_published":"2026-09-07T16:53:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-07 16:53","date_timestamp":1788800002,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97021319","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hollie@social.coop\" class=\"u-url mention\">@hollie</a></span> I feel like caveats around small joys are a bit of a defensive crouch, anticipating all the people who inevitably come out of the woodwork to shame a person for finding joy. So sad! Let’s embrace joy.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/97021319","date_published":"2026-09-05T18:07:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-05 18:07","date_timestamp":1788631676,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96908354","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/gabz@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@gabz</a></span> both sides, multiple entries except to start a new month</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/96908354","date_published":"2026-09-03T19:57:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-03 19:57","date_timestamp":1788465477,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96908332","content_html":"<p>Noted!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh/96908332","date_published":"2026-09-03T19:57:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-03 19:57","date_timestamp":1788465437,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96824728","content_html":"<p>📓Read <a href=\"https://www.theassemblync.com/news/education/higher-education/federal-research-funding-problem-unc/\">The New Federal Funding Problem</a> by Matt Hartman (The Assembly).</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We don’t see the research that’s never done. We don’t see the researcher who doesn’t have the breakthrough that leads to the big change. 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