Curious Observer & Leadership Remixer. I reflect a lot on faith, education, purpose, and leadership. Educational Leader | Executive Pastor | Doctoral Candidate
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Did you know this week marks 2 of the biggest anniversaries in American history?
Don't worry; it's not your fault. This story may be illegal in your state but 155 years ago this week...
Or 75 years ago...
Black South Carolinians invented the American education system
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As schools start across the country, students deserve more joy in classrooms. Students should be able to laugh, explore,shout, sing and move. Joy is essential to healing. #joymatters#equitymatters
My colleague @jaydavis101 just facilitated a great opening. He closed by sharing this powerful quote by Toni Morrison: “If you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” Who will you free? Who will you empower?
To proclaim yourself to be pro-life yet not seek change after 20 lives have been lost to gun violence would be the the height of narcissistic white supremacy.
"We can't stop bad people from doing bad things," says @KenPaxtonTX on @FoxNews. "We can potentially arm and prepare and train teachers and other administrators to respond quickly. That, in my opinion, is the best answer." #UvaldeSchoolShooting#Texas
I'm not sure how you write a story about how great the schools in Highland Park, Texas, are without noting that they exist entirely to allow rich white Dallasites to maintain Jim Crow-style segregation.
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Check out the latest episode from “The Teachers Lounge Podcast”. This week I discuss teacher salaries across the U.S., Grambling State University's Volleyball team and I sit down with Jarad Davis M.Ed to dive into a conversation on Passion and Purpose in Education.
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