Dominique

[Dee Crescitelli @dcrescitelli]

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IF YOU HAVE SORTED YOUR STUDENTS INTO MULTIPLE CLASSES BASED ON ANY SCORES FROM THE PAST YEAR & ARE TEACHING THEM DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CONTENT, YOU ARE CREATING THE INSTRUCTIONAL GAPS!

If they aren’t engaging in grade-level tasks, you are committing educational malpractice.

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

@aaashe Hip Hop is the something else. Although it is not the fire that burns a forest it is the water that will drown it. Hip Hop will not burnt out and smother, but last eternities. Although not as immediate as a burn, it takes time for water to smooth out edges. #HipHopEd

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

@tdj6899 in other words.. when you get asked, "what you know bout dis?" you better know bout that #HipHopEd

[Vera Naputi @bouldershoulder]

Hip hop culture is love: love in ratchetness, love in intellectualism, love in criticality, love in learning, love in never having to enter spaces half of who you are. #hiphoped @chrisemdin

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

Oh my heart aches for the loss of my sweet 6pm pst HipHopEd chat. All is well though, Rachetdemic deserves this moment to be applauded 👏🏽Congrats @chrisemdin on the release! Educators check it out: Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success https://t.co/TUqdNF2D9g! #HipHopEd

[Michael Doggett @MrDoggettRMS]

Welcome loudness. Welcome standing up. Welcome discomfort. Welcome realness. #HipHopEd

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

@tdj6899 I’m glad I can make it tonight. You couldn’t imagine the disappointment when I hop on Twitter at 7pst and I realize what I missed. #HipHopEd

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

@chrisemdin Having different personalities in a classroom makes a classroom. Going off course is not an inconvenience. If a teacher doesn’t want new perspectives and voices when they are teaching they should focus on machines. Don’t be mad at students for being people too. #hiphoped

[norarahimian.bsky.social @norarahimian]

Check on your "good" students, too. Overachieving, hypervigilance of other's feelings, etc can also be trauma responses, but are often overlooked, especially in girls, because that's how patriarchy expects girls to act. #HipHopEd

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

@earthsaylove I never thought about describing it with the word trauma like wow. That’s so true. Having spaces that weren’t made for me to fit in did leave lasting gaps or pain when it came to my self image. Thank you. #HipHopEd

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

Yes! Nothing helps me connect with my teacher, mentor, or counselor more than when I hear about their emotions and issues. That realness is so dire to genuinely connect and learn🙌🏽 #HipHopEd

[Christopher Emdin @chrisemdin]

Students learn more from what you model for them than what you tell them. We must model emotional awareness and wellness. Feel out loud and navigate the feelings in front of them #HipHopEd

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

@darylhowardphd Definitely agree! Teachers can also just say that they’d prefer if videos are on if they wanted them on. I’m willing as long as they let me know their preference. And definitely respect it being an option rather than a rule.

[Jon Balcerak @JonBalcerak]

We create a space where it's okay for students to be vulnerable by modeling vulnerability ourselves. Spit some bars. Sing. Be a bit of a fool. Whatever your thing is. Make it clear this is a space where we can be ourselves. #HipHopEd

[Christopher Emdin @chrisemdin]

Find your form of expression and dive deeply into it. Heal through it. Draw, paint, rhyme, sing, dress.. yes dress. Sometimes my outfits be healing AF.#HipHopEd

[Timothy D Jones @tdj6899]

When you have to consistently articulate what you are, there is a good chance that you may not be consistently be who you think you are. (i.e. I'm not racist) #HipHopEd

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

@darylhowardphd @Ianplevy Yes, I think I am agreeing with you on different levels. I was only to say the term unworthy bothered me. While giving our support to things we think are worthy they will be elevated. In simple words, you like what you like but don't bash anyone else with being unworthy #HipHopEd

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

@HRHGloriaSantos @Ianplevy @darylhowardphd Yes, I agree. I believe there is a difference between unworthy and unacceptable. And unacceptable comes into play when something is hurtful. Thank you for bringing that perspective on the subject. #HipHopEd

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

@darylhowardphd @Ianplevy When discussing culture I'd rather not discuss what is unworthy but rather what I think is worthy. If a song that one may think is "unworthy" rises, it is because that song is worthy to someone else and matters to someone else. So "unworthy" has no place in hip hop. #HipHopEd

[Dominique @DominiqueTweet2]

Adding onto that. Honestly when a teacher is able to openly express their emotions to their student it creates an even better bond. Teacher's speaking about their mental allows us to create a mutual respect and even think of you more as a person. #HipHopEd