Samantha Vogel

Teacher for Social justice, life-long San Anto local, fan of lesser-know history

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

Please stop saying that we need to increase teacher salaries in order “recruit the best and brightest” as if the best and brightest are not currently teaching.

We need to increase teacher salaries because those currently teaching deserve and earned it.

[Ron Nirenberg @Ron_Nirenberg]

Proud to vote for San Antonio’s resolution that opposes SB3 and any attempt to limit the sports activities of transgender children.

At the end of the day, let’s just let kids be kids. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

“Please listen! I am only go to say the directions once! So if you are not paying attention you won’t know what we are doing!”

- me to my students knowing that I am going to repeat the directions at least 25 more times

[Carol Jago @CarolJago]

Students with the largest vocabularies aren’t the ones with the most flashcards.

They’re your readers.

[Tafolla Middle School @TafollaToros]

Former @TafollaToros (and current @SAISDLanier Lady Voks) celebrate with our Lady Toros last night after the game with @@Rhodes_SAISD

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

I have definitely found that the most important question I can ask my students is “Are you okay?”

[Tafolla Middle School @TafollaToros]

@UPpartnershipSA stopped by today to drop off a generous award to continue our campus wide restorative justice work which focuses on eliminating exclusionary practices by rethinking discipline by adopting and scaling whole school restorative justice.

[Dwayne Reed @TeachMrReed]

These school days are definitely a lot harder than last year’s, and the year before it.

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

Please let the next TikTok challenge that students do be to listen to their teacher’s directions the first time.

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

The richest people aren’t always the smartest or hardest working, and yet we are conditioned to think this.

And people who wear dress shoes every day are not better than people who wear work boots every day.

[Samantha Vogel @MsVogelSATX]

😮😢😟

This was a gift from my best friend (also a teacher) to start the year. The only just-for-me thing I added to my classroom this year. It's small and replaceable. Sometimes the small stuff feels big for a little while. #whathappened?! #cactidown #stickwithit #thatsuccs

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

It is so incredible to see all these parents protesting and showing up to board meetings, and posting on social media, all to increase teacher pay and to ensure that teachers don’t have to buy their own supplies. It is so inspiring…

KIDDING — it’s all about mask mandates.

[David Garcia @drg137]

Instructional Tech is useful in classrooms. At some point my students will use Phet Logger Pro Desmos etc

That said, 2 wks in and my students have never opened their Chromebooks in my classroom and I'm loving it. I'm learning so much from the written work they've turned in to me

[Samantha Vogel @MsVogelSATX]

She is truly, seriously a rock star teacher and person! She deserves all the celebration 🎉🎂

[Tafolla Middle School @TafollaToros]

Please help us wish our amazing Social Studies & Middle School Partners teacher Ms Mendez a very happy birthday! 🥳🎂🎉

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

Things that don’t traumatize children:

- learning about systemic racism and teaching them about diversity

- wearing a mask

Things that do traumatize children:

- experiencing racism

- active shooter drills

- seeing someone they love get sick and/or die from Covid

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

Still waiting for a major news network to have a panel discussion with teachers from all over the country about this school year and the state of education. It seems pretty relevant.

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

If a deadly, contagious, once in a lifetime pandemic could not encourage school districts to decrease class sizes and cap the number of students in a classroom, then nothing can.

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

Teachers need your public support now more than ever.

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

As a survivor of internment camps, I can assure you that mask mandates are not comparable in the slightest.

[Samantha Vogel @MsVogelSATX]

@seize_the_drea It's good for your back...