Stephanie, LSCSW & RPT-S

Mom to two of my favorite human beings, clinical social worker, play therapist, SEL specialist.

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

Truth.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

https://t.co/cm0XXJIXfo

[Ken | The Real Marvel Teacher 🍎 @MarvelTeacher2]

Things #Teachers don’t talk about:

Teacher cliques are real and they isolate and alienate good teachers. We’re expected to be “professional” around the kids while they the clique plays out high school drama all the while being ED mentors, coaches, and grade level leadership.

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

There are educators right now buying things with their own money,skipping breaks (breaks?),replying to emails late at night & carrying the emotional weight of dozens of children daily…
…& still being told they “don’t do enough.”
Teachers deserve far more respect than they get.

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

When a state addresses its teacher shortage by lowering the standards to become a teacher, rather than focusing on making teaching a more sustainable and respected career, it signals a HUGE PROBLEM!

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

There should be a teacher on every school board…
and at every table where education decisions are made.
Because right now, we’re making policies for classrooms
without the people who actually live in them.
You wouldn’t design a hospital system without doctors.
You wouldn’t build a plane without pilots.
But in education…
we leave teachers out of the room

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

My home insurance rate
•Up 21% and I didn’t make a claim

My auto insurance rate
•Up 14% and I didn’t make a claim

My health insurance premium
•Up 24% and I only used it for my annual physical

𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚 2% ��𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞.
🤔😐😔

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

An important reminder from my brother.

[Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS) @jean_twenge]

The "every kid gets a Chromebook" idea has been a failure. Test scores are down. Screens are bad for learning. Plus kids use school-issued devices to watch streaming services, YouTube, and even porn. My latest in @nytimes:
https://t.co/SGcxJWrWHG

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Did You Know?

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺 has doubled from 15% pre-COVID to over 30% now. 𝗜𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 50%. 😳

This is the “silent crisis” that explains a huge chunk of the academic drop.

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

In the last 15 years, we’ve molded a school system where the students who follow the rules get the least attention…because all the energy goes into managing the ones who don’t.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Truth. 💯

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Schools today are often set up in a way where most student misbehavior goes unchecked.

It’s a nightmare for teachers!

But the ones who truly suffer are the students who actually want to learn.

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

This.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Teachers don’t lose their spark because they stop caring. They lose it because they care too much. It's a system that keeps asking for more while giving less.
And when that spark goes out, the world becomes a little darker, colder, and lonelier. ~ Dr. Brad Johnson

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

💥 Elementary students need at least one hour of recess and unstructured play every day. And it should be mandatory.

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

Yup.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Our students need more recess, unstructured play, Physical Education, all the Arts, and extracurricular activities! That's how they learn to regulate emotions and interact with each other more positively.

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

"Kids do well if they can." — Dr. Ross Greene

Sketchnote via Kristin Wiens

[Neetu Arnold @neetu_arnold]

🧵You might’ve heard of restorative justice and how it’s messed up school discipline. But have you heard of PBIS?

For @CityJournal, I investigate how PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) is leading to classroom anarchy