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Ms. Desberg @MsDesberg

Love life & it will love you right back! You live & you learn! Massachusetts high school English teacher!

Joined January 2012
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Merriam-Webster
@MerriamWebster
Jun 6
The #WordOfTheDay is ‘valedictory.’ ow.ly/GpBM50Z4ncY
WORD OF THE DAY Merriam- Webster JUNE 6, 2026 valedictory adjective | val-uh-DIK-tuh-ree expressing or containing a farewell Background Image: a valedictorian giving a speech

ALT WORD OF THE DAY Merriam- Webster JUNE 6, 2026 valedictory adjective | val-uh-DIK-tuh-ree expressing or containing a farewell Background Image: a valedictorian giving a speech

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Action for Happiness
@actionhappiness
Jun 3
Joyful June - Day 3: Re-frame a worry and try to find a helpful way to think about it actionforhappiness.org/joyfu… #JoyfulJune
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Action for Happiness
@actionhappiness
Jun 1
Joyful June - Day 1: Decide to look for what’s good every day this month actionforhappiness.org/joyfu… #JoyfulJune
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Action for Happiness
@actionhappiness
May 31
Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day 🌤 Join us for Joyful June and discover actions to help you find and share the little joys in life actionforhappiness.org/joyfu… #JoyfulJune
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A Sunday well spent brings a week of content! 😌 Finishing up May by purging, prepping & reflecting (because reflection provides information). Getting intentional by journaling & goal setting for the month ahead. June = last month of school. Woah! 🤯
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Such a great start to the week … a special, anonymous gift in my mailbox and a bridal shower thrown by my amazing department! I love my students, school & my job!
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Goodreads
@goodreads
May 5
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🥳
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Merriam-Webster
@MerriamWebster
May 3
The #WordOfTheDay is ‘métier.’ ow.ly/ntT350YOFc0
Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for May 3, 2026: 'metier' noun | MET-yay "something that a person does very well" Background Image: a person crafting a violin

ALT Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for May 3, 2026: 'metier' noun | MET-yay "something that a person does very well" Background Image: a person crafting a violin

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Sunday School Thangssss: groceries already delivered & put away, food prep, laundry, farmer’s market, listen to Abundance course I’m taking, look over my agenda slides for M & T, review senior schedule, call with a client, dinner in Boston, meditation, good night’s sleep! 😌
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Action for Happiness
@actionhappiness
Apr 30
The things that matter most are often the things we forget to prioritise. Join us for Meaningful May and make the most of each precious day 🌤️ Get your calendar here 👇 actionforhappiness.org/meani… #MeaningfulMay
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Merriam-Webster
@MerriamWebster
Apr 8
The #WordOfTheDay is ‘panache.’ ow.ly/gUgY50Yzcjs
Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for April 8, 2026: 'panache' noun | puh-NAHSH "lively grace and style" Background Image: a women dressed nicely working at a desk talking on the phone

ALT Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for April 8, 2026: 'panache' noun | puh-NAHSH "lively grace and style" Background Image: a women dressed nicely working at a desk talking on the phone

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The students have spoken! Here is the March Madness poetry winner. Woohoo!
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Boston Strong
@BostonStrong_34
Mar 26
HAPPY #OPENINGDAY RED SOX NATION!

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Gotta love live theater! So proud of the advisor & students!
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The Things They Carried: “It’s like trying to tell somebody what chocolate tastes like” (108). My juniors are going to try their best to write descriptively. 🍫
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Thanking WT teacher & Vietnam veteran for his powerful presentation to the junior class as they read The Things They Carried. 🇺🇸
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Merriam-Webster
@MerriamWebster
Mar 6
The #WordOfTheDay is ‘vaunted.’ ow.ly/sBG850YmAoq
Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 6 2026 'vaunted' adjective | VAWN-tud "often spoken of or described as very good or great" Background Image: A confident person

ALT Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 6 2026 'vaunted' adjective | VAWN-tud "often spoken of or described as very good or great" Background Image: A confident person

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Theo of Golden … comes highly recommended by colleagues so I chose it as the next book for our fam book club!
Goodreads
@goodreads
Mar 6
It's Friday! What are you reading this weekend?
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Danny Steele
@SteeleThoughts
Mar 3
Some adults can think back to a single teacher who didn’t give up on them -- who helped them get it turned around.  You can be that teacher!
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