Lex Colletta, LMSW

school social worker. activist. feminist. she/her. interested in costs of caring, workforce wellness, & trauma responsive ed. #speaktruthtopower

[Angela 👩🏾‍💻👩🏾‍🏫 @wokeSTEMteacher]

Today my mom told me 26 teachers are quitting from her school after this year. That’s:
- all the kindergarten teachers
- all the 4th grade teachers
- all the 5th grade teachers
- all but one 1st grade teacher
- all but one 2nd grade teacher
- all but one 3rd grade teacher

[ruination @RUlNEDBOT]

a cautionary tale of how you cannot change the system from within because it will always change you

[Lauren Melissa Ellzey (she/her) @autienelle]

I'm willing to wager that I'm not the only Autistic that's feeling increased anxiety levels as April approaches.

Autism Acceptance Month is a wild ride. And here's some reasons why: 🧵

[James Downs @jamesldowns]

If a “trauma informed” mental health service isn’t willing to actively consider any trauma caused by the service itself, then it’s not “trauma informed”.

[Ms. Clay @heymsclay]

a conversation the ed world is not ready for at all.

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

Access is not a special need.
Access is not a special need.
Access is not a special need.
Access is not a special need.
Access is not a special need.

[Lex Colletta, LMSW @_lrcolletta]

@natwalt9 UGH don’t get me started on PBIS!!!! thank you though- I hope you are too!!!

[Lex Colletta, LMSW @_lrcolletta]

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[Cry At Home Mom @MoserMadness]

Here's a thread of Dr. Ladson Billings excellent points on the insurrection, paraphrased for early elementary age.

[Lynn Shon @lynnshon]

If every teacher in the US scrapped their curricula & instead spent the remainder of this yr unpacking today, we’d actually get somewhere. F$@k “learning loss”; the current standards won’t develop the critical thinkers we need to fight the ugliness that is our country.

[I'm on IG, Threads -@sonjacherrypaul @SonjaCherryPaul]

Please consider how “opening up a space for all viewpoints” is not only traumatizing for BIPOC students but nurtures supremacy within white students and contributes to what has led to this very moment in our nation.

[Michael Smith Supt @principalspage]

Dear Congress:

You should never have to feel unsafe or need to hide under your desk.

Sincerely,
Every PreK-12 Student and Educator in America