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23 Mar 2021
"I have never encountered any children in any group who are not geniuses. There is no mystery on how to teach them. The first thing you do is treat them like human beings and the second thing you do is love them." - Dr. Asa Hilliard
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the "promise" of reform, reinforced by constant and consistent violence, keeps us entrapped in the colonial, patriarchal, white supremacist relationship that is "Protection" under the law. only abolition will save us.
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14 May 2022
Just in time for summer!!
14 May 2022
Kids need books for summer reading, and kids love graphic novels — so here’s a GN giveaway, including a dozen copies of my first Hunger Heroes graphic novel!
If you can get these books into kids’ hands, RT this tweet and follow me to enter to win them.
Bonus entry: tag a pal!
3 May 2022
This year's teacher appreciation day/week brought to you by a self paced PD on (pro) standardized testing, starting before contract hours and mandatory to be in person at your building #TeacherAppreciationWeek
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16 Apr 2022
Because mental health is so critical for student performance, next year we are rolling out an additional set of standardized assessments that will evaluate students’ social emotional aptitude.
These assessments will provide invaluable data regarding stressors in students’ lives.
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22 Mar 2022
Or we could acknowledge that having virtual options includes more parents and caregivers. Broader access. More equitable. Not all parents are college professors with flexible schedules. Being able to zoom in to read on a lunch break at their job creates more opportunities.
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26 Feb 2022
EDUCATORS and LIBRARIANS: I’m giving away 100 copies of the three books in my EngiNerds series of Middle Grade novels, half here and half on Instagram.
To enter to win them here: RT this tweet follow me!
Bonus entry: tag a pal who you think might like these books too!
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14 Feb 2022
As a district we need to change the way we approach NAAPID. The focus needs to be on why this system hasn't/isn't a welcoming place for our Black families and changeing that. We really need to unpack what being "involved" means outside of the white gaze. #naapid22
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14 Feb 2022
Today and everyday is a good day to talk about ed history and our current realities, to hold our schools (not our Black families) accountable for "involvement".
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10 Feb 2022
i am exhausted and overwhelmed. i am living through a pandemic and i deserve grace. i am exhausted and overwhelmed. i am living through a pandemic and i deserve grace. i am exhausted and overwhelmed. i am living through a pandemic and i deserve grace.
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26 Jan 2022
Stop making decisions about young people without having convos with young people! Seats at the table! A voice in the policies! #HiphopEd
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Prior to COVID, my work was on maternal mortality. About 700 birthing people die each year. The federal gov dedicated $100 mill to address this. We have a campaign- chasing zero, with a goal of eliminating maternal death.
When I hear "only 800 kids have died of COVID" or
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16 Jan 2022
.@SenGaryPeters,@SenStabenow ,@RepDebDingell Fight for prison phone justice and help keep families connected. Pass the Martha Wright-Reed Act to help ensure incarcerated people can stay in touch with their loved ones.
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29 Dec 2021
Trying to enjoy the rest of this break while fighting the debilitating anxiety of having to go back into the classroom next week.
29 Dec 2021
Is this a satirical account because...
27 Dec 2021
.@POTUS recently said, “We can keep our K-12 schools open, and that’s exactly what we should be doing.”
He’s right and we are getting it done because of the resources provided and the hard work of so many.
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23 Dec 2021
Go find your unvaccinated loved one
Tell them everything you won’t get to tell them once they are hospitalized for covid
Tell them how their death will be unnecessary
And that you are angry
Because you shouldn’t have to carry that burden
That’s on them
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Please don’t assign young children homework. Ever. Research doesn’t support doing so. And, yeah, definitely not over a BREAK.
9 Dec 2021
Please don’t assign young children homework over winter break. Give kids a break.
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4 Dec 2021
I’m a former 8th grade classroom teacher. Let me be blunt: inserting MORE guns in schools—and trying to arm teachers—is about as dangerous & destructive a response as I can imagine.
Here are some reasons why. /1
A bill is being drafted in the state legislature that would give schools and teachers the ability to have a weapon in their class under lock and key.
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Fellow white educators, don’t gatekeep anti-racism discussions and policy changes in your buildings. If I hear “These things take time” one more time while Black and brown children are impacted by our actions in the NOW, I will start to flip tables Jesus-in-the-temple style.
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22 Nov 2021
Also y'all aren't prepared to give us what we need anyways.