#Teacher

Listen. I did a thing today that I want to tell you about. I took a singing lesson. For the first time in 20 years. I like to sing. I’m
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White liberals like to do a lot of their work in communities of color, but this election has shown us that white progressives have the most work to do in
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GAME TIME: guess the improv teacher! I took these to HR years ago and they said "thanks, I'm Charna's cousin!" I guess I'll post them here because who cares?? This
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Some argue that math curriculums have become less useful. The skills taught through math are needed for society. Persistence, problem solving, practice... As a teacher everyday my students leave learning
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Ironic fallout from @DOEChancellor's Friday decision to derail the remote learning plan 75k teachers have worked to implement for 1.1m NYC public-school students. Pulling the rug out from under us
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"I am a survivor of a concentration camp. My eyes saw what no person should witness: gas chambers built by learned engineers. Children poisoned by educated physicians. Infants killed by
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THREAD COMING THROUGHHi, yes I know Lately I've been doing rant threads. But I promise this isn't about my Tita or my life in someone else's house. It is about
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Seeing a lot of overwhelmed parents in @celebrityhottub's feed. If you are WFH and parenting, that's 2 jobs. Teaching is a 3rd job. As a teacher, let me suggest this
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There's a type of analysis, typically from non-educators, that conflates "instructional hours" with "teacher work hours." It produces silly "teachers only work 'X' hours" takes and is either the res
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It's mind blowing to look back at my life and realize how big of an impact some individuals have had on it.I would not be who I am today without
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Izzy starts new school today. Online. Classes are 40mins each. Izzy can’t sit still for 40 seconds. It’s going to be an effing long and testing day.And what to do
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since we’ve gotten the most wonderful news that we are FINALLY getting the Percy Jackson adaptation we deserve, I’ve decided to re-read the series. a thread to document my experience
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So last night I tweeted I knew of six districts where the coronavirus has been found. Well, based on my replies there are actually a baker's dozen. I'm putting them
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Ok I’ll play along....in the spirit of continued learning and learning from home: after a few tries, I won against Holly Myers, my teacher colleague. Let’s see who else can
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THREAD: Some of my favourite articles on why teacher change is tough...KEY IDEA: There are significant pressures on teachers that promote stasis over change.Knowing what these are means that as
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I'm a teacher. I'm voting yes on the cannabis referendum. I don't think it is harmless but I think the yes option is the best harm minimisation option. Reasoning:1. I
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