Taren Meekins

Coordinator - Professional Learning & Leadership, Henrico County Public Schools

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

The fantasy at the heart of the obsession that Trump and Navarro have with tariffs is the belief that Americans will pay more for goods made by Americans - a theory that's been proven false over and over for 30+ years. NAFTA didn't kill jobs, consumerism did.

[Susan Glasser @sbg1]

Update: It's 1/22 and eggs still cost too much, the war in Ukraine is still on. Also, Trump pardoned the Proud Boys, threatened war on Panama, is making bank off the presidency with a cryptoscam, and is mad at a bishop for urging him to his face to have compassion and empathy.

[Dawn @_dawnmontgomery]

I FOUND THE IG REEL!!!! “Oh but when it snows DONT PLAY!!” LMAAOOOOOO

[Leah Wiedenhoft @Dr_WsWorld]

We are so proud of our three staff members who completed their HCPS Specializations last night. They participated in yearlong prof. learning, and highlighted their growth in portfolio presentations last night! Congrats Ms Coleman, Ms Frederes, and Ms Preston! 👏👏

[Taren Meekins @MeekinsT]

“We condition students to do a so-so job and then move on to the next thing. We need to let them slow down. Critical cognition, by definition, takes time.”
https://t.co/36fTTQ9vCA via @NYTOpinion

[Aaron Regunberg @AaronRegunberg]

Single best description of AI I’ve ever read, from the great Ted Chiang.

[Mike Drucker @MikeDrucker]

big “let’s put on a show to save the rec center” energy going on and I don’t hate it

[Ms. K tweets @whatMsKsaid]

@ShanaVWhite @DeeSTEM_Teach @heymrsbond @MoniseLSeward @ChristieNold this.

[Trevor Packer @AP_Trevor]

Reminder #4a: AP scores have not been designed nor validated for evaluating student growth, student potential, or teacher quality.

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

The future of education is in the hands of Gen Z, but interest in teaching is dwindling. New research from @srebeducation and @VanderbiltU sheds light on what's driving this trend and how we can turn it around. @ByEmilyTate @EdSurge

https://t.co/SoZT2xAIK4

[Taren Meekins @MeekinsT]

“Join a movement to experience systemness change in these times. It is a power move for equity and equality.”

[Sam Sims @DrSamSims]

New research 🧵

1. Mary Kennedy famously outlined the ‘parsing problem’. Teaching is complicated, meaning that teacher educators have always needed to:

[Dr Haili Hughes FRSA @HughesHaili]

Few people have asked me for a thread on my @researchEDSW keynote on teacher retention. So here it is 🧵👇

[FutureEd @FutureEdGU]

The mom behind our institutional account, @KelleherMaureen, thought this parent view was worth amplifying. As we talk about policy solutions to chronic absenteeism, it's important to note the interlocking challenges on the school side that make it hard for students to attend.

[Taylor Swift @taylorswift13]

All Too Well (Ryan and Emily’s Version) !!! Watch me accidentally catch myself singing this version on tour. This monologue is EVERYTHING 🫶🫶👏👏

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

It's long past time to pay teachers more.

When districts gain flexibility to raise teacher salaries, students improve in math & reading. Schools attract better teachers—and they put in more effort.

The quality of our children's education depends on how much we value teachers.

https://t.co/DtMrQxAnYL

[Mr Firth @mister_firth]

So a friend I was talking to who was considering going into teacher training (and who undoubtedly would make a great teacher) has now been put off because of 4 or 5 ‘horror stories’ they’ve heard from people… 😤

Let’s counterbalance that. Why SHOULD someone get into teaching??