Helping to improve education one snarky tweet at a time.
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11 Sep 2019
Here’s the secret to building relationships:
Actually like kids
That’s it.
No fancy handshakes, no dancing and singing like a fool every morning. That stuff is for show and kids know it.
Just like kids. It’s easy. And if you don’t, find something else to do.
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And school lunch debt is a thing.
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I would say that it’s a utopian vision of education made up by someone that’s never taught in a classroom.
Jun 11
Periodic reminder that differentiation is a made up concept to make you feel guilty for not keeping up with the impossible task of teaching to vastly different skill levels.
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Summer school credit recovery is a scam.
Sure, learn an entire semesters worth of curriculum in 19 days.
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I sounded the alarm on this years ago.
Glad to see people are starting to wake up.
WATCH: “We made an enormous mistake allowing the ed tech industry to come in and give every kid a computer, a tablet, an iPad, a Chromebook… and the results are devastating and we need to stop.” @JonHaidt via @andersoncooper @AC360
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Even better when the cute girl in class was sitting near the sharpener.
Jun 3
Sharpening a pencil at the bin was the childhood equivalent of taking a cigarette break
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Wrong. Again.
Things #Teachers don’t talk about:
You spend the first month teaching people how to exist in your classroom before you can even touch the curriculum.
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Um yeah, we’re good with that.
You do realize that the “free” books are paid for by tax dollars. They aren’t free
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Oil changes used to be $20.
May 30
Son Airbnb use to be cheaper than hotels...
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Maybe it’s time to tell everyone which state I’m from? 🤔
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Need the Pope to release an encyclical that speaks out against meetings that could have been an email.
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Technology in classrooms isn’t bad, it’s the over-reliance on technology that is bad.
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Being a teacher.
May 25
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN YOU CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE BUT YOU KEEP TAKING IT ??
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Just a few years ago, America’s public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Now, the conversation has flipped.
After pouring billions of dollars into laptops, tablets and apps, many schools are facing a digital reckoning.
Read more: abcnews.link/qlUlwvN
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Student: Teacher my homework is 95% done!
Teacher: You wrote your name and put the date on it.
May 24
Insider reporting from an unnamed White House official says the Iran deal is “95% done.”
The remaining 5% of negotiations are focused on Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz and turning over all nuclear material.
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I have always had the deepest respect for those that have served our country. We are eternally grateful for your service and sacrifice. Thank you for your service! #MemorialDay
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Sunday when there’s no school on Monday just hits different.
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Let’s be clear, I totally support higher teacher pay. However, I think the impact it has is minimal (maybe non-measurable?) on student outcomes.
If you want a true measuring stick, look at the parents’ income, not the teachers.
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Bro, wait until you hear about Pajama Day.
May 22
I’m not saying you ought to wear bespoke tailoring, but dressing like this at 50 is so crazy to me
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When I was in high school, a buddy and I figured out you could see the underside of the cap by slightly tipping the bottle. I drank free Sunkist all summer that year.
Remember when you didn’t have to enter your personal info online to win a soda?
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