Greg Kubisak

English Teacher, Advocate, Ally, GSA Advisor, Banned-Book Reader, Ex-Twitter user

[Greg Kubisak @GregKubisak]

Using @GetSchoolAI lets me create multiple projects for my English students fast! Students can choose their own learning adventure—documentaries, podcasts, or marketing campaigns—to show mastery & show off their skills. #PBL #EdTech #InnovativeEducation #SchoolAI #StudentChoice

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

“One of the foundations of a democratic society is the individual’s right to read, and also the individual’s right to freely choose what they would like to read.”
- THE STUDENTS' RIGHT TO READ, NCTE Position Statement

Read the full statement: https://t.co/HuJWQXTNhW

[ACLU @ACLU]

Our perspectives matter. Our cultures matter. Our stories matter.

We celebrate Justice Sotomayor's continued fight for our right to abortion, and her advocacy for our communities this #LatinxHeritageMonth

[Chattanooga Library @chattlibrary]

It's Banned Books Week, and we've got book displays full of great recommendations! Banned or challenged books offer unique perspectives into different people and different cultures, and many go on to become classics. Come check out one today! #ChattLibrary

[ACLU @ACLU]

We read banned books — do you?

Get your very own I Read Banned Books tote and take 20% off with code BOOKCLUB at https://t.co/y9BNhDmTof.

[PEN America @PENamerica]

🧵New PEN America report highlights how challenges to books have become a political issue in the US. “This is a concerted, organized, well-resourced push at censorship,” says PEN America CEO @SuzanneNossel...

Read free in the NYT: https://t.co/hoS7WmPH2F

[PEN America @PENamerica]

Book Bans Impact Over 4 Million Students: PEN America's Sobering New Report

Previously, "books by and about people of color topped the list of most censored work... now, books by or about #LGBTQ+ people top the list of most banned books."
https://t.co/mLSOx6o6WQ via @BookRiot

[Greg Kubisak @GregKubisak]

What a classy response to a transphobic bully. It's easy to forget that there are *people* on both ends...people with feelings and lives and insecurities. Be kind to people. It's that simple. https://t.co/cfb3NqGV1l

[Greg Kubisak @GregKubisak]

A day late:
I had the privilege this summer to stand where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood 59 years ago.

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

My thoughts on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Today, I hope you’ll take some time to celebrate and learn more about Juneteenth. Here are some ways to recognize this important day. https://t.co/BmqY8NnXac

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

Juneteenth is a day of power—a chance to celebrate our history and our triumphs, our resilience and our struggle.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1865, slaves in Texas were notified by Union Civil War soldiers about the abolition of slavery. This was 2.5 years after the final Emancipation Proclamation which freed all enslaved Black Americans. #Juneteenth 

But Slavery continued…

A THREAD

[Greg Kubisak @GregKubisak]

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed. There's nothing quite as rewarding as watching history unfold with students.

[Greg Kubisak @GregKubisak]

Hopefully this won’t take too long . . . https://t.co/9EisU8YSgC

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

Happy Born Day to one of the greatest, James Baldwin. Thank you for critiquing out of love.

[Greg Kubisak @GregKubisak]

Today we celebrate our independence from one of the most inept Secretaries of Education since 1776. @BetsyDeVos

[Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVos]

1776 > 1619

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Clint Smith @ClintSmithIII]

This is an excerpt from the audiobook of HOW THE WORD IS PASSED about my visit to Galveston, TX for Juneteenth. I think often about my time there and how powerful it was to be with that community, on that land, on that day. I’m especially thinking about it today.

[Smithsonian Channel @SmithsonianChan]

#Juneteenth is a holiday for both celebration & contemplation.
Writer @JasonReynolds83 reflects poetically on what freedom must have felt like on June 19th, 1865.
Learn the history, take action, and hear American storytellers reflect on Juneteenth. Visit https://t.co/70UrCuBb6x