Andy Maheras

Father, Educator, Montanan...

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We actually know quite a bit about how to teach reading. So why don’t we do it right? https://t.co/qinEYlMxlV #ewopinion

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#EDLD658 it all impacts culture and climate...an important read

[Education Week @educationweek]

In teachers’ lounges and copy rooms all over the country, teachers complain about their students. But it’s toxic for students, and for teachers’ feelings about their work, writes Lauren Vargas. https://t.co/NX0FGMP8oV #ewopinion

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Hundreds of pages of court documents reveal Donald Trump took part in phone calls with then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen as he and other aides scrambled to arrange hush payments to Stormy Daniels in 2016. https://t.co/cFdPFfDmE2

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@justine_alberts This is a great article... thanks!

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@MontanaMorgan75 #EDLD658 Excellent Infographic - It clearly shows the process for decision considerations - and I would agree a day is plenty. Additionally, the school would want to inform parents of the potentially volatile nature of the lesson so that they could possibly opt out for alternate

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@9brts #EDLD658 the concern however is that it is already in the public forum...the sup will need to deal w HR and the public issue

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the superintendent should have been more explicit in providing a rationale to the concerned community and possibly provide a forum to air those concerns. By not allowing the community to have a voice in the school they turned to the public forum to vent and share grievances.

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#EDLD658 RE the Confederate Flag issue prompt...Aside from the plethora of contractual missteps and mistakes the clear and open lines of communication were broken in the chain of "who needs to know what , when." While the article clearly can't address the full scope of events...

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scavenger hunt and the Civil War Unit. The failure of the assistant principal and principal to inform the superintendent shows a lack of understanding of the trauma their students, families, and community harbors. Redress after the fact is never easy nor complete, however...

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@JoshMcK23671012 @MontanaMorgan75 #EDLD685 In looking at all of your comments I completely agree - traditional media needs to adapt, social media has changed the landscape, and the have nots are continuing to be disenfranchised as a result. There is a role for school to play but I'm not certain what it looks like

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@MontanaMorgan75 @9brts I look forward to the opportunities and ability to"fix" issues. My fear is not being able to engage. It's easy to throw barbs & not be accountable

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@jfhewitt52 @MontanaMorgan75 @JoshMcK23671012 This is the Crux of my reticence...it is a difficult balance to post positive info and police/respond to negative-time consuming #EDLD658

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@JuliaMclaverty #EDLD658 I couldn't agree more. This highlights our need to front load and educate students, parents, and communities of not only our commitment to fair representation and voice but also the steps that need to be taken to allow for equal opportunity and access to our platform.

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#EDLD658 One of the unfortunate challenges we face is the misunderstanding of bullying. Too often parents call mean behavior - bullying. This minimizes the true impact of that bully behavior has on marginalized and minority students...truly an issue that has no easy answers

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@MontanaMorgan75 I agree monitoring is one thing but with the relative newness of Social Media - doing anything about it is a real challenge. Especially when districts don't own account rights. We have a FB site that uses our school name but not affiliated with us w/ no recourse for the district

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@jfhewitt52 educate our students and parents of the steps necessary to take to exercise their free speech rights.

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@jfhewitt52 I would agree. I think if admin had approached them at the first sign to educate them on the protocol and procedure as well as explaining it to parents that those students might have had the opportunity to hold their event. This further highlights the need we have to ...