Vitae Summa Brevis

Common sense educator, but tweets at random, and I might occasionally upset you.

Black woman. Lover of classics. Staying anonymous so I can speak the truth.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

This is where my profile name comes from. It’s one of the most beautiful poems in the English language: https://t.co/irv0gTgR1L

[Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation]

Curriculum selection for K-5 reading:

1. Does it have strong evidence of helping produce student excellence, closing achievement gaps, success for all subgroups?

2. Does planning required for full implementation match the teachers' contract?

You just eliminated 90% of options

[💕 @QueenLibra_242]

And absolutely none of it is going to change if women keep partnering with these same men and having their kids. What's not clicking? lol The women opting out are actually doing the most powerful thing TO change this. Ya'll sit around and complain but sign up for it still.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

@LavishLife243 I saw it just for literary value. It was such a waste of gorgeous Black women on a struggle love saga.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

"Vibes-based literacy" is SUCH a perfect phrase. It perfectly encapsulates how we've allowed reading instruction to be coordinated as casually and recklessly as finding the perfect "https://t.co/nviVkZ6NNy" mug in Ross.

All vibes, no research. I'm happy to see the tide turn!

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

@TeiaOKOK It's a misogynistic psyop.

[tetheredtoed @tetheredtoed1]

This is a great thread, but seeing already "it's the need for $$$!" a lot. Schools can and need to do better on these 3 things and they don't need another dime to do them

1. HQIM - better curriculum
2. More direct and explicit instruction
3. Better behavior and classroom mgmt

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

My frustration is going to force me to go back to school at this point.

I'll need to get that EdD and find my own leadership position so that I don't have to be a pawn in someone else's scattered, purely ideological and harmful vision of effective schooling.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

I'm working towards saying this bluntly IRL. For now, I'll tweet it:

We (my school and I suspect others) are clearly using SEL to avoid making unpopular, but VITAL decisions about schoolwide behavior management and improved instruction. Our leadership doesn't want the hassle.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

I'm so angry on my students' behalf. It's absolutely ridiculous that 9th graders can't construct a simple sentence without errors.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

I'm thoroughly irritated after almost every meeting that I have lately. I'm just losing patience with the laissez faire attitudes towards student learning that permeates our building culture. It's malpractice under the guise of progressivism.

[Tom Rogers @RogersHistory]

I think it’s becoming a concern that if a teacher holds the line on the rules in their classroom and it leads to conflict, it will be questioned whether they are a ‘trauma informed practitioner’ and they will be asked to back down.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

Young people have largely unfettered access to hours of degeneracy and toxicity via the net, have limited participation in real-life social institutions (churches, YMCA, etc.), and very few firm boundaries established by caring and strict adults.

Of course they're in crisis.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Teenagers in the U.S. are experiencing a mental health crisis.

Why has the issue become so widespread, and why have many people been caught off guard? Listen to today’s episode of The Daily.
https://t.co/SSyI8Kueo8

[Angel Lenise @angellenise]

Queen Latifah has not ever seen a bad hair day.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

@EnglewoodBYou oh noooo. this is awful.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

Plus, we already have pretty good access to gyms/therapists/yoga studios, etc. through insurance. That's covered, and I'm proud of our union for negotiating it.

So I really need my school to focus on professional expertise and stop searching for these SEL pet projects.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

I could fix teacher mental health and wellbeing for a $0 vs. the initiatives currently being considered (a meditation app subscription?? lmao).

1) Equip teachers with strong curriculum and cognitive science-based instructional design.
2) Centralize behavior management.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

It feels good to be competent at your job.
It feels good to have expertise.
It feels good to have predictable norms for behavior.

Why don't building leaders ever start THERE? We don't need some damn yoga sessions. I'll do that on my own time.

We need Rosenshine and Hirsch.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

@planetofplanet I'm so proud of you! I know you'll get some heat, but it's going to feel good to stand up for your principles.

[Vitae Summa Brevis @VitaeBrevis1]

@planetofplanet damn, they're STILL doing this?? I took class like this almost 15 years ago and had a very similar assignment. SMDH.