Doug Shaw

This twitter feed is personal, not official or professional. It is ridiculous

[Doug Shaw @ElkFondue]

If I had a dollar for every time I wasn't able to do arithmetic under pressure, I'd have... I'd have... damn.

[Doug Shaw @ElkFondue]

@ZaleskiLuke The MAGA answer is "the libs." (But among themselves: "The Jews." )

[Doug Shaw @ElkFondue]

Three minutes in - there are purple folders. Here is the difference between me and Dr. Stanley: She was looking at the meeting agenda. I was looking at the Panera lunch order form. I pointed it out. She laughed, but didn't deny it.

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At facility. "Here4Good" is a shitty wifi password

[Doug Shaw @ElkFondue]

So I typed "Community Center of Northeast Iowa into my GPS. Instant response: "You have arrived." Thank you, that was certainly helpful.

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Wrapping up.

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Jesus Christ, we are all laughing and motivated and have a common adversary. Dr. Kirmani has grabbed my social role. Only he is being more smart. Jesus. This is an alternate timeline.

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I just said, "If I had an axe, Syed, I'd be holding it up!"
I never expected Dr. Kirmani to be the one to end the retreat by being motivational and hilarious. Is this a dream?

[Doug Shaw @ElkFondue]

And the meeting gets surreal and hilarious at the end. Go go Dr. Kirmani! You are being eloquent and we are all behind you.

[Doug Shaw @ElkFondue]

"This decision is above my paygrade."
"So you want someone else to make it?"
"No, I want more pay."

[Doug Shaw @ElkFondue]

When we talk about the "purple pathway" program I'm thinking...

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The MyPanera jingle should be written by The Knack.

[Doug Shaw @ElkFondue]

Lunchtime conversation - like all lunchtime conversations among educators, was about AI.

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LUNCH!

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In times of both global and national competition, I think dumbing down our STEM teacher programs is a bad idea.

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Elephant in the room: The state government does not want UNI to exist. And they want all math ed programs to be worse, so alternative licensure looks better.

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I wish I were the kind of person who brought baggies with dried mango slices with me. It would be totally rude to ask Dr. R. for some. Particularly because I want them all.

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Sorry for being nice - trying here.

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This is my official vote of Mega-Confidence in Drs. Connor, Rumsey, Gallivan, and Steinhorsdotter.

[Doug Shaw @ElkFondue]

I just expressed that sentiment. They laughed. But are all still okay with how I write. I feel like I did when mom and dad are gone, and my big sister fell asleep at 7 PM.

[Doug Shaw @ElkFondue]

Okay - so usually I type something rambunctious into official documents, and then Dr. Miller tells me not to and gives me more professional phrasing. She isn't here. I'm at a table full of people letting my get away with Doug-language. It's like chocolate cake for breakfast.