teacher of special education, student of community.
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Hey @NewYorkStateAG have you seen this reporting? It’s a major conflict of interest, AND potential disservice to our youth! nycitynewsservice.com/2023/0…
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I just wrote a @AQE_NY letter: No new charters, no zombie charters in the NYS budget. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/no…
I just signed a petition to support federal recognition for @chinook_nation. Will you take a moment to show your support for #ChinookJustice? actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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It’s a start! #NYCeducators- let’s encourage all our schools to wear black tomorrow. #EnoughIsEnough
Please wear black tomorrow in memory of the 19 children and two teachers killed in Texas and all victims of gun violence. We must fight for change. #enough
ALT Wear back on Friday, May 27, in memory of victims of gun violence
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What would a national school strike look like? Is that what it would take to get programs that keep our communities safe? Is anyone else thinking about this?
Yep.
As far as we can tell it is: Mark kids present if they sign into google classroom and work overtime to try to meet with them 🤷🏻♀️
So basically… increase attendance #s
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This might be an unpopular opinion, and it’s a concession no one should have to make, but I’d give up days of summer to avoid going in to teach tiny groups of children in the freezing cold while we’re all scared of getting sick.
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I’ve had an average of 3/11 students in my classroom in 2022. If we were remote, I could have all of them. We miss each other, and they’re missing Sooo many chances to learn.
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It totally makes sense for me to trek to school to teach one student today, especially because online Im sure I could round up at least 6.
My voice is sooo tired, and the kids are tired of being asked to speak up too. #edutwitter, are people finding good microphone/amplification systems for classrooms?
Nothing like disaster after disaster ro make you think, “gee, we should just try to keep doing things the same way we always have.” Today is my second day commuting back to work (after having a baby) and being amidst the dysfunction again is overwhelming.
Yep. All of this. So hopeful that the new chancellor will lead re-imaginings for a new school year... but def not holding my breath either.
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Not on Twitter too much these days, and when I am, you can usually bet it’s this kinda sweet-stuck situation. Parenting is going pretty well, I think. (But keep sending those sweet sleepy vibes :-)
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This thread is important. @UFT and others should rescind their endorsements of Stringer, ASAP— and collectively get behind a better candidate, a woman.
Jean Kim said, "I was fearful of Stringer's vindictive nature, that he would retaliate against me & destroy my career in politics." Stringer's response suggested he doesn’t abuse his power, but I know for a fact that he uses his position to bully women-because he did it to me. 🧵
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This deficit framing also builds all kinds of supremacist (yes, I mean white supremacy, but also its relations like ableism) thinking b/c implies that students who “achieve” are “better”. Kids internalize this early & ultimately are all hurt by it. @TeensTakeCharge tells it well.
This deficit thinking is also what drives standardized testing.
Our new Secretary of Education is arguing we need testing during a pandemic to be able to say: "School A is full of 1s, therefore they need funding."
It's time to abolish these sentence frames.
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This is a really helpful run-down for the mayoral race! Democratic Mayoral Candidates Stake Out Education Policy Positions gothamgazette.com/city/10245… via @GothamGazette