The amount of sleep you get predicts the discipline your body can produce. Why? Sleep deprivation depletes the glucose level in your pre-frontal cortex, Barnes writes. This has consequences for your decision-making: If you don’t get enough sleep, you leave your self-control engine running on empty. If you do get enough sleep, you restore that fuel base. …

New research on sleep and self-discipline. Pair with the science of sleep and how dreaming regulates your negative emotions, then revisit the secret to a disciplined daily routine. (via explore-blog)

I’m going to think on this for a bit. I’m really into sleep research because I have really bad sleep issues (sleep apnea and such). 

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Phrases from my students that now pop into my head in certain situations:

*crisp* “Save it out!” -for closing a program or shutting down the computer

“Hot! Burn! Hot!” -when drinking hot water

“Made a mess!” -self-explanatory, this one happens to me a lot.

“That’s pinkalicious!” -this student was my “pink pal.”

Also, an action: clapping and squealing with great enthusiasm when excited. This student showed excitement in the best way ever and I will forever think of his wonderful excited face when I think of excitement.

girlwithalessonplan:

apsies:

Spending this lovely Saturday night making posters for my classroom. (!!!)

This one makes me think of Tom Haverford which is obviously why I made it.

Omigosh.  My high schoolers would think this is lame and love it at the same time.  I must copy this.  

—high school comment = so true and exactly what I was thinking of.

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gracelandmomma:

rislachius:

notational:

boxoftheskyking:

gaylienz:

redandblackbicycle:

Found this via reddit

finally something that treats introverts and extroverts as equals

This is great! I keep telling people that I’m an introverted person and they all say, “But you’re not shy at all!” It’s nice to see a difference between “shy” and “introvert.”

Within my own professional discipline I am more extroverted than in the rest of my life.

haha nice

Interesting!

lollapulizer:

Allie, you’ll appreciate this

The quarter part is my favorite.

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Hithertokt’s dare:

• Your favorite clothing item, shoes, OR accessory
• Something that makes you exceedingly happy
• Something that is your favorite color
• The best thing in your kitchen

Favorite accessory: I couldn’t choose between the two bracelets. The left one is from my best friend before she moved to Florida and I love the swirl of pink in the purple. The one on the right is a bracelet I made based on a bracelet I had a dream about. 

Favorite color: the pink bracelet is my favorite color. 

Something that makes me exceedingly happy: those three cats. :) That picture basically sums up their personalities.

My favorite thing in my kitchen: those glass pieces hanging from the window and that plant.

hithertokt:

He would run home from the bus stop
to make it on time; you always followed.

He would grab the remote and you did
not, because you both knew what was on.

He would always be younger, but not
always smaller: even then, you knew.

But he would teach you about levels
and you could never remember names

beyond Charizard and Pikachu, but then
you didn’t really care about anything more

than him.

You have completely made my day by doing this! :)

misseducation:

teamteachers:

Ask questions about anything.  Make up some real dares.  Put something in the ask hole of an old favorite (favourite) or someone you’ve never interacted with.  

Deciding on making this a productive day instead of enjoying the weather- Tumblr teachers, let’s do this!

hisnamewasbeanni:

klartie:

i do believe i won this round of “best yearbook quote” 

Agreed.