A screenshot of a Zoom video conference. The screen is dominated by an image of an open children's book (Ruby's Worry, by Tom Percival). On the right edge of the screen is a column showing the children who are listening. Some children have their cameras turned on, others turned off.

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   Rachel Thorn (rachel_thorn@queer.party)'s status on Friday, 11-Nov-2022 22:26:22 JST Rachel Thorn

   Every Friday evening, at 8:00, I do an English picture book read-aloud for the 1st graders in my daughter's school. I read the first two books in both English and Japanese (translating on the fly), and then read the last two in just English, occasionally explaining things in Japanese. Some of the kids never studied English before this April, but they seem to love it, and it is a really pleasant way to end my week. My stress levels have plummeted by the time we finish and say good night.?