Laura Covington

Black Lives Matter. Hope and courage.🗽She/her

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@BillPascrell Oh no! He was one of my first political follows because he had such a fierce moral compass and wonderful sense of humor. I’m so sorry to hear of his passing. 😢

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@heymrsbond @LocaMarie4 I don’t think you can do this in California but we are desperate for teachers.

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@LoriShemek Wow! Do you believe in SCIENCE though?

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@MarcusLuther6 I’m an English teacher and was relatively good at it, but my favorite subject was history which is what I majored in. I actually hated so much of school and barely graduated from HS due to mental health challenges. I hope to be better than my HS teachers were.

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@MarcusLuther6 @MadiSP4321 Absolutely agree.

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@katefeetie Agree but then they’d have to pay taxes on it so I think cash is better

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@heymrsbond I HEAR YOU!!!

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@heymrsbond Absolutely

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@kylegriffin1 Is there a SINGLE person surprised by this?!

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@heymrsbond I feel this. I’m currently teaching ELa, ELD and ELA enrichment and it’s exhausting

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@MarcusLuther6 Station Eleven and Let Us Descend

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@heymrsbond I’d love to pay for a template and make some for my students!

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@ninahike06 @heymrsbond True!

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@rosmcmhn @EdFuller_PSU @DemonAndy55 Nope. This just isn’t true. I’ve had many different stressful jobs and now I’m a teacher. Nothing compares to the demands of teaching.

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@EdFuller_PSU @John_Pijanowski I sometimes just stare into space during my prep.

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@heymrsbond It’s awful

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@elyse_aldridge @heymrsbond 6th grade.

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@elyse_aldridge @heymrsbond I cannot differentiate to this degree in a class of 30 students. An online program like Lexia might move the needle for some students but it needs to be used with fidelity, instruction and monitoring. I cannot do that on top of teaching grade level content.

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@elyse_aldridge @heymrsbond Most of these students have gotten reading instruction and it hasn’t worked. They need a more intensive and individualized approach. Plus, many of them have underlying learning differences and have developed coping skills and habits that must be unlearned.

[Laura Covington @LauraJoy70]

@elyse_aldridge @heymrsbond Because I’ve done this kind of intervention with students. It needs to be super small groups with no distractions (2-3 students, not in a general ed classroom), incredibly targeted, and lots of repetition. All of the brain science says it needs to be at minimum 2x/wk for 60 min