Buff Murray

Math Teacher @ VCHS

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Leadership: This year, we’re going to listen and actually support you.

The support:

[Andrew Brandt @AndrewBrandt]

😏

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

30 extra minutes of recess would do far more for children's mental health than any about of useless SEL, mindfulness lessons

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

The road to hell is paved with grade inflation.

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

I'm starting to get the sense that "character education" is becoming co-opted by the left

All of the soft, fuzzy, SEL, just talk about it bullshit, excuses, excuses, excsuses

Kids need tough love to develop character. Boundaries. Challenging work.

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

For a student, I have got to imagine that learning about knights, dinosaurs, wars, castles, kings, depositions, battle, intrigue, stars, cells, animals, forests, actual academic content has GOT to be more interesting than another solipsistic identity reflection or SEL lesson

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

Schools simply can’t make up for broken families and absent fathers

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

Two things improve teacher quality:

1) Experience
2) Academic content knowledge

Everything else is a university or consultant trying to take your money with false promises

[Adam Palczewski @HeadBallCoachWF]

And high schools. All accreditation organizations are rackets.

[NewsDakota.com @NewsDakota]

North Dakota Teacher Pay Among Lowest in the Nation https://t.co/OUQTawysUz

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

“How can we get teachers to stay?!”

Admin, do your job, grow a spine, and back teachers up. Quit wilting under the littlest of pressure.

It’s really that simple

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

IT DOES STUDENTS NO FAVORS TO LET THEM GET AWAY WITH BAD BEHAVIOR OR PASS A CLASS WHEN THEY HAVEN’T LEARNED

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Annoying Things Admins Say…

“Remember your why’

‘Do it for the kids’

‘Try building relationships’

‘’Remember to practice self-care’

‘The Hattie data says…’

‘‘Don’t forget about differentiating’

‘We will have a new curriculum that will address all of our needs’

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

WHY ARE TEACHERS LEAVING THE PROFESSION?

1. Inadequate preparation for new teachers
2. Lack of support
3. Class sizes
4. Low salaries
5. Lunch & prep times are too short
6. Better opportunities elsewhere
7. Student behaviors with inadequate consequences

MUST DO BETTER! #EdChat

[James A. Furey @JamesAFurey]

“Building relationships” is the most important thing only to a teacher who doesn’t know how to teach.

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

School districts, if you are only thanking your teachers, just know…..
Thank you’s don’t pay the bills.
Instead, increase their salary.

[NFL Memes @NFLMemes]

Davante Adams going from the 2-4 dysfunctional Raiders to the 2-4 dysfunctional Jets

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

The longer I do this education thing, the more I come to understand that sometimes the best thing you can do for astudent is NOT help them.

Let them struggle a bit, solve their own problems, and so develop independence and self-confidence