“An educator in a system of oppression is either a revolutionary or an oppressor.” - Lerone Bennett Jr. (views are mine and mine alone)
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The misconceptions about literacy are wide-spread and deeply rooted. And the people with them are making decisions about how we fund and run public schools.
Finally have my own copies to mark up and study. Thankful for the work of @GholdyM & @TchKimPossible.
What are you reading for PD these days?
bernstein retweeted
It is sort of genius though 😬 the hypocrisy laid bare in how we romanticise historical protesters & revolutions that have got us to where we are today - even the very violent ones - but hate anything that inconveniences us now
.@juststop_oil protestors halted a performance of Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre during the climax of act one tonight. bit.ly/3to3T9y
People acknowledge and reward what they value. If you don’t feel acknowledged or rewarded - find somewhere that values you.
People with no literacy background telling kids graphic novels aren’t real books and that they need to read “chapter books” is frustrating.
Here’s a rebuttal if you need one too: parents.com/kids/education/r…
"It's not what they read, but how they read and how often they read that's going to improve literacy," says Emily Pendergrass, Ph.D., director of the Reading Education Program at Vanderbilt University.
Public schools are social programs, create opportunity, and prevent crime. When they are funded and staffed fully.
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Exclusionary practices are really budget friendly!
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There is nothing better than hearing badass, passionate, highly qualified teachers talk about their work. Nothing.
Yesterday I was just calling small groups up to put computers away in a charging cart + a 6th grader looked at me and said :
“You’re really good at teaching.”
And it was adorably sweet + kind.
Reading emails about how to ensure student + staff safety during extreme heat advisories feels so dystopian.
Anytime I read aloud with a child, I am reminded that there are adults around us on a daily basis who struggle to decode and comprehend written text.
And that’s a human rights crisis.
It’s that time of the year to remind everyone to listen to the Nice White Parents podcast because there is no entitlement like privileged parents sending kids to public schools!