Katie Fontes
@catullabubble.bsky.social
I’m an American educator with experience living and working in the UK, China, Thailand, and the US. I love critiquing monarchy, politics, and pop culture! 👩🏽🏫🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇳🇹🇭
My grandfather guided me through all my educational experiences. I miss him ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Papa
My guiding light through education.
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June 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
My grandfather guided me through all my educational experiences. I miss him ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
How do we teach students about fascism? Maybe we can learn from Molly McIntire: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Love as Resistance: Educating Against Fascism
Meet Molly, the American Girl, and how she could be resist fascism in the modern era.
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June 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
How do we teach students about fascism? Maybe we can learn from Molly McIntire: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Paying respects to the king of the internet, Neil Cicierega: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Neil Cicierega: King of the Internet
Paying respects to a genius.
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May 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Paying respects to the king of the internet, Neil Cicierega: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
A new post on my experience performing a Chinese folk song on local Chinese TV. open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
MoLiHua
A teacher performance.
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May 6, 2026 at 12:17 AM
A new post on my experience performing a Chinese folk song on local Chinese TV. open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
How will future generations use computers, and how can we encourage students to use paper? open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
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Computers, the internet, and how we get kids to use paper.
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April 24, 2026 at 3:13 PM
How will future generations use computers, and how can we encourage students to use paper? open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Thoughts on English language learning and the path to self-discovery open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
ESL: Emerging Self-Love
How learning English can lead to self-discovery.
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April 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Thoughts on English language learning and the path to self-discovery open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
How we get to school matters: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
The Morning Commute
How we get to school matters.
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March 2, 2026 at 5:48 PM
How we get to school matters: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
A bit of background on Catullus and why I named my blog after him: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Who is Catulla?
How I got inspired by a crazy Roman poet.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:56 PM
A bit of background on Catullus and why I named my blog after him: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
10 objects. open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
10 objects I’ve kept around for no reason.
Trash or treasure?
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January 19, 2026 at 5:59 PM
10 objects. open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
“We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody that is far superior to the discords of war.” 🕊️ -Martin Luther King, jr.
January 19, 2026 at 4:57 PM
“We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody that is far superior to the discords of war.” 🕊️ -Martin Luther King, jr.
A personal essay on #cats and the people who love them: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Cats, Cats, Cats
On the little wild beasts we let into our home.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A personal essay on #cats and the people who love them: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
A gift guide for the holidays! open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
The CatullaBubble Gift Guide
Great gift ideas for those with distinct tastes.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A gift guide for the holidays! open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
A gift guide for the holidays! open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
The CatullaBubble Gift Guide
Great gift ideas for those with distinct tastes.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A gift guide for the holidays! open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
The magic of autumn: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Witchcraft
The autumnal spells we cast.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The magic of autumn: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
A new bookshop, and the science of reading: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
The Bookshop
How we read, and how to teach others to read.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A new bookshop, and the science of reading: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
My musings on language and collecting words: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Watch Your Language
From 'puta' to poetry: why I can't stop collecting words.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My musings on language and collecting words: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
As I prepare to start another school year as an ESL teacher, I reflect on the first lesson I ever taught in China: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
The First Day of School
A teacher's reflections on 10 years of first days.
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August 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
As I prepare to start another school year as an ESL teacher, I reflect on the first lesson I ever taught in China: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
New life updates! A new job, travel, and recovery: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
SO EXCITED.
A summer life update.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New life updates! A new job, travel, and recovery: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
My travel reflections on visiting Iowa: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
An Iowa Story
Love, life, and politics in the Hawkeye State.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My travel reflections on visiting Iowa: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Do Jubilee debate videos showcase rational discussion, or just spectacle? I summarize hours of content to get a sense: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
I watched hours of Jubilee debate videos so you don’t have to.
Do Jubilee debaters have rational discussions?
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June 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Do Jubilee debate videos showcase rational discussion, or just spectacle? I summarize hours of content to get a sense: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Musings on my newest video on the royals and my content: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
I posted a video about the royal family.
My most recent musings about the royals and my content.
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June 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Musings on my newest video on the royals and my content: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
I encourage everyone to start a commonplace book! open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
commonplace book pages i'm proud of.
Ideas to start your own commonplace book.
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May 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I encourage everyone to start a commonplace book! open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Celebrating May 1st and hardworking educators: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
A Belated Happy International Workers Day
A shout-out to the amazing workers who keep our country going.
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May 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Celebrating May 1st and hardworking educators: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
How I’m trying to reframe my negative thoughts: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Happiness is a verb.
How I try to stay positive in the dark times.
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April 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
How I’m trying to reframe my negative thoughts: open.substack.com/pub/katiefon...
Reflections on teaching at a Title 1 school:
My Teaching at Boston Public Schools
The highs and lows of Charlestown High.
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April 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Reflections on teaching at a Title 1 school: