Countless Sunday nights falling asleep listening to the laughter of my parents as they watched Keeping Up Appearances. My siblings and I can quote this show, and do, frequently. What a comedic genius she was. Rest in peace

People don’t want to believe us when we tell them our curriculum is racist. It is. All of it.

that our fields are constantly evolving as a result of ongoing research should be reason enough, but also, for many “experts,” learning should continuously extend beyond “what do we know about xzy” to “what are we not thinking about, and how is that specifically holding us back”

How many opportunities for good teaching are lost every day due to bad curriculum? It's been 3 years since the changeover and I'm still finding my way back to what works

Stop using generative AI girlsunited.essence.com/feedback/lta...

We want YOU to help us register thousands of New Yorkers to vote by redesigning the iconic I VOTED sticker. But you need to move fast. Submit your design by Friday at 6pm - and get ready to pick a winner this weekend. zohranfornyc.com/stickittotheman

So many mutual aid requests coming out of Gaza. People are desperate for food, medicine, water. If you can’t donate, the least you can do is share.

PBIS update: still building relationships still labeling kids on how effectively they suppress their flight or fight responses still ignoring schedule, environment, cognitive demands & adult behavior as factors still depriving kids of experiences still giving treats

green on green

Recognizing Palestine. Recognizing genocide in Palestine. Ok, so are you going to stop it? Are you going to intervene? To withdraw your material support at the very least? Otherwise it’s just words.

something about wearing all black just makes me very happy

Octopuses prefer to use different arms for different tasks, scientists find Creatures favour front arms for most tasks, study suggests, despite fact all eight arms are capable of all actions www.theguardian.com/environment/...

returning to the classroom every year is not so much a choice as an opportunity. september is not for the weak. each class, each kid, each day, offers a chance to remember, to learn, relearn, and practice whatever it is we do that makes it all somehow work

I’m gonna Mets fan even harder now

The biggest sporting event in the world is happening in our backyard. But most New Yorkers will be priced out of watching it live. Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed

The son of someone assassinated by gun said this.

EXCLUSIVE: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is calling on FIFA to end dynamic pricing on World Cup tickets. His petition “Game Over Greed” also demands that FIFA reinstates a cap on ticket resales and sets aside 15 percent of tickets for local residents at a discount.

It is a job of mine to figure out how to engage students in the content. It is NOT my job to make content engaging. There’s a difference and a lot of administrators and evaluators don’t know that.

One of my favorite things about organizing is getting to meet other people engaged in similar but parallel work and, through those conversations, building tiny bridges between all our islands

“It is not a radical idea to say that every man, woman and child in America can have a decent standard of living.”

The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements.

Immediately adding this into my lexicon.

“They have the wealth. They have the power. But we have the people” - @sanders.senate.gov with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents. In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.

This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law. May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.

The first days of school brought many moments of joy. Although I wanted to try teaching 4th, my new students are bright, eager to learn, and frankly, adorable. I'm excited to get to know them as people.

no pain like classroom set up pain 🥴😵‍💫🫠

On the other site, I had saved a really great thread where I had asked T’s share their favorite resources as an alternative to TPT. Can we do that here? I’ll start some off in the comments ⬇️⬇️ #edusky #iteach #blackedusky

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moment of zen

Rudy Giuliani just set a world record in the field of Statement That Invites More Questions Than It Answers.

Making the conscious decision to teach ethically again this year. This means fidelity to the kids & their learning, not a curriculum.

where is this same vigor for Black children on the Northside who are relentlessly traumatized by gun violence under his tenure? the teary-eyed police chief won’t even return the Hennepin County Attorney’s calls; who has done more for our city’s youth than both of these politicians.

Bronx man dies on Rikers Island 3 days after his arrest https://gothamist.com/news/bronx-man-dies-on-rikers-island-3-days-after-his-arrest

Teachers don’t need self care they need time to set up their classrooms

Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits

future historians are going to have a tough job combing through the Posting Archives to figure out the politics of our era

After a day most wearisome, spent in ceaseless correspondences multiplying without end, I seek retreat in computation, as though in research I might find sanctuary from such clamour. Here am I, in my chamber, attended by a glass of wine and the solemn company of Law & Order, embracing solitude.

Update: they changed me back to 3rd

I typically plan my PBL units around social studies content. This year I'm writing all new units of study. Here are some highlights from the NYS 4th Grade SS Standards that stood out to me: 📌 Develop questions about New York State and its history, geography, economics, and/or government.

In this new blog post, Dr. Leah Q. Peoples outlines the findings of @metronyu's forthcoming study, Conversations that Shift The Ground: Exploring Outcomes Associated with the CRE #ELA and CRSE #STEAM Curriculum Evaluation Scorecards. 💜 Read more here: bit.ly/3GOxfF8 #Educators #Curriculum

The more I consider it, the more grateful I am for this change. (Going from 3rd to 4th) After the initial processing time, and keeping in mind the unexpected curriculum writing I'll have to do, I'm realizing how excited I am to loop with my class, learn a new grade, and challenge myself again

23 years in, had a teacher rite of passage moment finally happen today. They switched my grade assignment. We go back in one week

What the WH wants removed w/in 120 days. The American History Museum’s exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX includes biological men competing in women’s sports & argues in favor of “transgender” athletes competing in sports against the opposite biological sex. tinyurl.com/2wvntnct

Every high school and college in America should offer a mandatory course on the history of chattel slavery in this country. You can’t understand America if you don’t understand this.

Incredible.

This is really fascinating Wikipedia's list of linguistic and stylist "tells" of AI writing, the better to help editors recognize it en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

While rank-and-file union members (such as teachers) absolutely deserve a seat at the table and a mic in hand, it's our responsibility to educate ourselves on the workings of the system we inhabit. Any and all proposals we put forth must be well-informed, reasonable, and actionable.

To my 10th grade English teacher, who said, “Make the conclusion count.”