@nikkigrimes9 Last day was Friday, March 13th, and we started distance learning on Monday, March 16th. I teach fifth grade in West Contra Costa Unified School District in California.
iCinco de Mayo! As a California-born Mex-Am I've noticed a lot of educators moving to undo the myth that 5/5 is Mexican Independence day (yay!) but also to underplay it as not a 'real' holiday (??). It is a real holiday we can teach - to celebrate solidarity. 1/10
I cannot understand the value of standardized testing during a global pandemic. Even if (BIG IF) the instruments are reliable, how will the data be valid for purposes of evaluating student learning? Students are experiencing life-altering trauma. (1/n because I'm angry)
Honestly, as a parent, I don't care if my kids stay on the right academic track in the middle of a global pandemic that our government screwed up & while the nation negotiates whether or not we should have a second civil war.
All I care about is their mental health. That is it.
@kylebelanger1 This is taken at Redwood Regional Park in Oakland. You can check out the redwood groves on a hike and then get some delicious food afterwards anywhere in the Bay Area. ๐
President Biden: "#ValentinesDay is a big. Jill's favorite day. For real."
Q: "What inspired you to do this?"
@FLOTUS: "I just wanted some joy. With the pandemic, just everybody's feeling a little down. So, it's just a little joy. A little hope. That's all."
Virtual teaching has pushed me to a whole new level of self-control that I didnโt realize I was capable of.
My students have no idea how many times I am close to breaking down because things are not working as they should be.
REMINDER: Iโve bought just about the ENTIRE inventory of my books in DC. Which means they are FREE at almost all the indie bookstores. All the @PoliticsProse stores, @MahoganyBooks, @Loyaltybooks, @eastcitybooks, @kramerbooks, @SankofaDC, and @solidstatedc.
A single F-35 costs over $100 million. For that kind of money, we could feed 40 million kids.
I've introduced legislation to block the sale of F-35s and other weapons to the UAE, a global human rights abuser. We should be focused on the deadly pandemic, not arming dictators.