My Empowered Classroom

Committed HS teacher using education to promote freedom.
Fighting against oppression one lesson plan at a time.
Toward a more perfect Union.

[My Empowered Classroom @MyEmpoweredCR]

@prisonculture Had a team of 2 teachers and 5 students register 100 young voters at two high schools. Seven students became election judges, most of whom who weren't eligible to vote yet!

Planting seeds.

#DHHSbetterthanever

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Bad administrators blame teachers when teachers have concerns.

Decent administrators listen to teacher concerns.

Good administrators ask teachers if they have concerns.

Great administrators ask, listen, advocate and truly ACT on those concerns!

[My Empowered Classroom @MyEmpoweredCR]

"I'm just here to be observant. "

[Mileah Kromer @MileahKromer]

Also, if you’re taking pleasure in this entire mess—especially if you don’t live here—maybe do some self-reflection.

This chaos hurts all #Baltimore residents. But, most importantly, it stops the city from making progress for the people who need support the most.

[My Empowered Classroom @MyEmpoweredCR]

#APPsych
#APPsychology
#APPsychExam
#countdown

[My Empowered Classroom @MyEmpoweredCR]

Looking forward to discussing REBT, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, client-centered therapies and one of my favorite behavioral strategies, systematic desensitization among other psychotherapies today.

#APPsych

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

JUST ANNOUNCED: The 2019 National Teacher of the Year is... Rodney Robinson! He teaches social studies and history at Virgie Binford Education Center, a school inside the Richmond Juvenile Detention Center. #NTOY19

[The Hill @thehill]

JUST IN: Florida Senate approves bill allowing teachers to be armed https://t.co/d5ECXTF8IP

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

More than 40% of teachers report working over 60 hours a week. More than 25% of teachers say they have a second job (throughout the year) on top of all that in order to make ends meet. Meaning, the job requires lots of work and doesn’t pay enough.

[Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt]

BPD Commissioner Michael Harrison announces he is cutting number of colonels and lt colonels..moving Lt Col Sheree Briscoe to lead Community Collaboration Division, which had been led Melvin Russell.
Says "too many people in high ranking positions"..couldn't "justify their rank"

[Johnny Verhovek @JTHVerhovek]

Some details on @ewarren’s sweeping proposal to cancel student debt for over 40 million Americans

Warren says the total cost of the program would be roughly $1.25 trillion over ten years

https://t.co/shcFFM81WK

[Henry Louis Gates Jr @HenryLouisGates]

“We don’t get to liberation if we don’t acknowledge what we’ve done.” - wise words spoken by Bryan Stevenson of @EJI_Org. Part Two of #ReconstructionPBS airs tomorrow night at 9/8c on @PBS! Don’t miss it!

[My Empowered Classroom @MyEmpoweredCR]

@edu_post Yes!! My daughters learned about the Mendez family just after they learned about Ruby Bridges in early elementary school. These books are so good. Sylvia & Aki connects to WWII and Japanese internment as well.

[Gates United States @GatesUS]

Who are today’s college students?

➡️ 37% are older than 25
➡️ 64% work while in college
➡️ 24% are parents
➡️ 40% are part-time
➡️ 31% are at or below the federal poverty line

We need a system that represents the modern #HigherEd student. Read more: https://t.co/rZHZAdvxVo

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Another good story worth sharing: From one "kid from Akron" to a new generation of Akron kids, some remarkable early achievements at @IPROMISESchool. Great work, @KingJames—and even better work by those students. Proud to be a witness to their success: https://t.co/ctWfKnA5GL

[My Empowered Classroom @MyEmpoweredCR]

.@RealDHHS #APpsych students. Take note of the language in the question...
Smallest CHANGE in stimulation detected 50% of the time.

[AP Psychology @AP_Psychology]

The smallest change in stimulation that you can detect 50% of the time is called...

[My Empowered Classroom @MyEmpoweredCR]

Thanks to all of guests for discussing trauma-informed policies, law enforcement, local govt, school funding, mayoral politics, knowing our rights, and more with .@RealDHHS students!

[My Empowered Classroom @MyEmpoweredCR]

Not quite my name @Starbucks, but I will take it as a compliment!

CC: @rihanna

[My Empowered Classroom @MyEmpoweredCR]

.@RealDHHS students who were in my 4th or 5th periods today. Check out this thread. It is directly related to your Socratic seminar on policing and incarceration today! Would love to hear your thoughts tomorrow when elected officials are with us!

[Prime Video @PrimeVideo]

You’re all invited to our staycation with @donaldglover and @rihanna. The new #ChildishGambino film #GuavaIsland will be available on Prime Video starting Saturday 4/13 at 12:01am PST.