Ben Ryan

Adventuring and teaching English @ Comp Sci High

[Ben Ryan @benryan]

RT @JamesMartinSJ: The new mural in the narthex of St Patrick's Cathedral in New York is stunning. Beautiful in design, execution and, most…

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

If they can handcuff a U.S. Senator for asking a question, imagine what they will do to you.

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@NYCTSubway what is going on with dt 6 trains in the Bronx?

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@NYCTSubway Are 1 trains also delayed? We have been sitting at 14th not moving while the 2/3s roll by

[Ben Ryan @benryan]

@heymrsbond You could really use about any essay from his book for this, but I’ve had students write alongside “The Night Prince Walked on Water” by @NifMuhammad — it’s such a beautiful ode to a moment and has a lot of range.

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@TheDailyShow The hypocrisy and nationalism coupled with the extreme heat warnings in the corner really convince me that Octavia Butler was from the future.

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@NYCTSubway Do you have any info for southbound 6 trains? We have been waiting on the platform at Elder for 15 minutes…no alerts or communication

[Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones]

I really wish rich, out-of-touch folks who nothing about education would just stop. 1) Read the fine print. THIS IS A GOVT VOUCHER PROGRAM. Voucher programs have not been shown to improve results for poor Black children because most cannot get into high-quality private schools. 2) Read the fine print. All of the money is coming from taxpayers, ie. the government. Roc Nation is not funding this, it is just launching an educational campaign that maybe it is being paid to do. I'm researching. But certainly, it's involvement is to convince poor Black parents to leave the public schools. 3) What do you think that $300 million could do for improving those low-performing public schools? 4) It is a lie that these programs do not take from public-school funding. Fewer kids in the classroom means fewer dollars to the school. 5) This is a windfall to the city's private schools at the expense of the public ones that most kids attend.

[Ben Ryan @benryan]

@NYCTSubway Will all 6 trains continue to run express from Hunt’s Point?

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@benryanwriter @writingblock Me too, truly

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@MicheleCaracapp @GholdyM

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@MicheleCaracapp So true…I’ve been learning a lot from Gholdy Muhammad’s work and her frameworks for how to develop literacy competencies and standards that move beyond skill acquisition

[Ben Ryan @benryan]

@geoffschwartz I thought he was making sure they had room to kneel

[Rachel Maddow @maddow]

Kansas City Star Editorial Board:

"Republicans, our democracy depends on your willingness to read the Trump indictment"
https://t.co/qre3vOP5UV

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@sportsinkansas Jordy Nelson…😮‍💨

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@CJGrindley @nytimes @rgay What scares you about those trains to / from the Bronx?

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@ModestTeacher What does folks without children paying property taxes have to do with our original conversation about those who do pay them and have children in our classroom?

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@noschool4me @ladyvolhoops @ModestTeacher I think they call this a straw man argument?

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@noschool4me What child hurt you so bad??

[Ben Ryan @benryan]

@noschool4me @ladyvolhoops @ModestTeacher Lol nahhh - they are kids. They are often wrong. I only mean that public education works in service of families and what they desire for their children.