Peter Secrest

Latin! Drama! English!
Middle School and High School; Queer Educator; Theatre Artist; Oresteia Fangirl; Tufts '17; Pennington '13
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[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

Celebrating Dot Day the only way know how! @LBFitz3 even from afar was leading our celebration and shared her dot of her Penguin-self with penguin-grandchildren in her new chapter! @tjshay @peterhreynolds @DotClubConnect

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

@klaaritas My middle schoolers will let you know after they watch your Pokémon video tomorrow.

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

@jillboard Snowsisters by @nhiebooks!

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

It's been a weird start to the year, but I had two girls in my Latin A politely (and firmly) requestion to read a story in Latin instead of one in English.

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

Alrighty, school is Looming and Zooming and I have two mottos for the year. The first I made up while babbling to @LBFitz3: "Cautiously flexible and patiently organized" and the other is from Hannibal:

[Roll CallEd Podcast @RollCallEdPod]

NEW EPISODE LIVE NOW! Becca and I talk pedagogy, anti-racism, union leadership, and teachers as political people! 🔥🔥

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

@LBFitz3 I’ll be wallpapering your classroom with this.

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

It was so exciting to go on and chat with my longtime friend, @corinnetthomas, about school reopening. We chatted about the differences, disparities, and commonalities among independent and public schools’ plans. It was honor to join! Also, check out the first two episodes!

[Roll CallEd Podcast @RollCallEdPod]

The latest episode of Roll CallEd is out now! It features my lovely friend @MagisterSecrest and gets into the complications boarding schools are facing during this pandemic! Check it out!!
https://t.co/gBVhLvezbq

[Roll CallEd Podcast @RollCallEdPod]

The first 2 episodes of #RollCallEd are out now! Check them out and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/mYRzOdvo4T
Google Podcasts: https://t.co/KDU7M18smK
Spotify: https://t.co/fXaJr2qvOn

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

@LBFitz3 It was so good to see you in real life!

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

@LBFitz3 Yes but TWO of those Zoom meetings are with me.

[incorrect patrochilles quotes @wrongptrchlls]

the iliad but achilles and patroclus won't go to troy because of the quarantine

[Getty @GettyMuseum]

A thread rating every amphora emoji 🏺

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

@LLHouston advised me on how to structure my curriculum.

@LBFitz3 loaned me books.

@doodleahall recommended artists (including Bearden!)

An old roommate slowed me down and helped me plan my unit on Raisin in the Sun.

I am grateful to be surrounded by mentors and friends!

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

A colleague turned me onto Romare Bearden’s A Black Odyssey which my class will use to reflect on our work last semester with The Odyssey, prepare for Raisin in the Sun, and celebrate Black History Month in a Latin classroom (that also hosts my English class!).

[Adrienne Mayor @amayor]

Roman crocodile armor, Roman Egypt, 3rd century AD British Museum

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

These are the literally the targeted ads I get now: https://t.co/LE0tozFOSV

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

I hear there's a great drama camp in its fourth year...

[Pennington School @tps_news]

Summers at Pennington registration and website now are now live! This year there are 50+ different summer camp options, including programs in the arts; sports and wellness; outdoor adventure; and STEM, plus academic and enrichment camps. https://t.co/mCWJ2uinqI

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

Today's a day where I wonder if there's a correlation with a majority of my students commenting on Penelope's weeping and ignoring her ingenuity with the debate on Elizabeth Warren.

[Peter Secrest @MagisterSecrest]

I am so proud of my Latin 1B students. On Tues, they were so excited to be back in Latin and even more excited to share what they did over break. Today I have zero voice from a weird chest cold. So, they are just getting right to work and even whispering back at me.