Valenciá De’La Clay-Bell

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knowing when to be quiet matters.
knowing you can still create when you’re quiet matters more.

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@DrBradJohnson Y’all need to pay them.

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@fille_delespace Me next.

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@Lordfunk_ ❤️❤️❤️

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@ThegirlJT same sis. same.

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@ThegirlJT hope you can feel love over everything if you can’t go numb 🫶🏽

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@Aneesa_Renae Thank you for sharing your practice. I gotta learn how to be sweeter. I’m really mean at the core.

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@p_cal Love you

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never been more hard to focus in my life. but I won’t give up on trying.

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Most times, I crave solitude but there are nights like tonight when the isolation of my peace burns through my focus.

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Guess where the talk I gave today was !!!

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Should I be questioning the term, “learning disability?” Is it a disability or do I learn differently? When will we begin dropping deficit based labels? When will we adopt a differentiation mindset and apply such ...?

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Notice:
the text-complexity of this semester’s doctoral readings is revealing my true learning style

Wondering:
whether I need accommodations
if I have a learning disability
should I have had an IEP during my youth?
was/is my limited focus an issue bcz of my childhood trauma?

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Outside of the classroom, I focus most of my attention on:
the kid who misses school more than once a week.
who doesn’t do homework, ever.
who demands the most attention.
the one who appears unmotivated.
Why?

I was that kid
and I had/have teachers
who
focused/focus
on
me.

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Sending love to anyone fighting seasonal depression like I am, right now! Here’s a helpful tip that has had me going since 5:30AM! Do some yoga, take a long walk to find the perfect spot to sit, and go back into your summer journal to find inspiration/reminder of your purpose.

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Teachers are artists.
Teaching is an art.
Teach to create.
Teach to innovate.
Teach critical thinking.
Teach anthropology.
Teach nature’s secrets.
Teach and imagine.
Teach grace.
Teach growth-mindset.
Teach reflective practice.
Teach vulnerability.
Teach reverence.

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I love my #HBCU because no other college accepted me. My SAT score was 980 and my GPA was barely a 2.0. Morgan State University gave me a chance to improve as a learner. Here I am, 3 degrees post-high school, heading to get my first doctorate at Johns Hopkins, thanks to my HBCU.

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3 years away from being DOCTORS! #jhuEdD2019 #BrownSkinGirlChallenge

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@NBPTS I ❤️ OUR TRIBE.

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@urtublj @NBPTS @Pbrookins44 @tholmessutton All my heart in one picture ❤️ Love you all, thank you for being my North Star.

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I was about to ask you and Alex if @NatGeoEducation could get me one of those life sized @NatGeoMaps ? I have a big blank wall that could use it!!

[JT Hardin @john_tyler08]

@ValenciaDClay I think we need to@get you a little more @NatGeoEducation swag to go in that room!