Oklahoma revoked this teacher's license for standing up against book bans. She's not backing down.

September 05, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20the%20Upworthiest&body=New%20Post%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter.upworthy.com%2Fp%2Fnew-post-235c) [Oklahoma revoked this teacher's license for standing up against book bans. She's not backing down.]( Summer Boismier's fight against censorship began in her classroom, when she covered her bookshelf in red tape that bore the words “Books the state didn’t want you to read.” Summer Boismier didn’t set out to be a teacher, and certainly not a “trouble-making” one. But over the past couple of years, as conservative states have enacted legislative restrictions on [access to books in public schools](, trouble making became an opportunity to take a stand. And take a stand, she did. Boismier, who had been [teaching]( English in Oklahoma for nearly a decade, [drew national attention]( (and vitriol) back in 2022 for covering part of her classroom bookshelf in red tape that bore the words “[Books]( the state didn’t want you to read.” [Read the story]( [Man asks how to help his wife who works full-time with a baby at home and keeps getting the same answer]( More and more families are trying to scrape by — by trying to do it all. There are times in parenting where you just feel kind of useless. You can't carry the baby, take a late-night breastfeeding shift, or absorb any of the pain and discomfort of childbirth. Sometimes the best you can do is to try to take care of your partner. That's what brought user u/DietyBeta to the AskParents subreddit [with a well-meaning question](. "My wife watches our 1yo, works, and is 12 week pregnant. How can I make her daily life easier while I'm away at work?" [Read the story]( upworthy upworthy Add a comment... [Hospice nurse shares clue she uses to know if someone is dying 6 months before it happens]( "Allow the body to be the guide." Death is the last great mystery that all of us face. We don’t know when we will go or can really be sure [what comes next](. So there’s understandably a lot of fear and uncertainty that most of us feel around death, whether we’re thinking about ourselves or a loved one. That’s why Julie McFadden's work is so important. As a [palliative care nurse]( in the Los Angeles area, who has seen over a [hundred people die](, her TikTok videos shed light on the process to make us all a bit more comfortable with the inevitable. [Read the story]( [Pillow hugger or stool rester? What your couch sitting style uncovers about your personality]( How we sit says a lot. Many of the most seemingly mundane of activities can reflect deeper aspects of our psyche—be it how we use our [body language](, or even [what side of the bed we sleep on](. Even the way we sit on the couch can uncover clues to our personality, according to psychologist Dr Rebekah Wanic. As reported by [The Mirror](, Dr. Wanic partnered with Sofa Club to analyze five common couch sitting positions and determine likely character traits associated with each one—from a need for control to complete laissez faire-ness, and everywhere in between. Curious as to what your go-to move says about you? Read on. [Read the story]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( [in]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 GOOD | Upworthy. All rights reserved 1370 N St Andrews Pl Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States of America [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv]( [Terms of Service](