7th graders @109Caruso are learning to love snail mail as they read I Will always Write Back and anxiously await replies from their new penpals!! #engage109
Jamboard has been a game changer during remote learning! Snapshot of today's jam...students analyzing Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem (Dreams Deferred)" #collaboration#engage109#BlackHistoryMonth
People love to trash YA fiction without realizing the impact it's having on future leaders who will greatly impact society; who are ALREADY impacting society.
I proudly write for them because I've given up on most of you.
Last 2! "Without #diversebooks, we would feel no sympathy, we won’t be able to help anyone, and the whole world will become divided." "I am an asian jew and my book made me realize I am so lucky to have never been bullied for the way I look and what I believe in." #RLR593
7th grade reading reflections: "This book makes me think 'wow I’m lucky.'" "I think after reading this book, I feel a strong sense of gratitude for what I have." "I should do all I can to help people in need, and think not only about myself." #gratitude#diversebooks#RLR593
"I think this book did change my perspective on things. It helped me to realize that you that you never know what’s going on inside anyone’s mind but your own, and sometimes it's better just to listen because you need to hear what others say." - 7th grade student #RLR593
"It is important to read #diversebooks because if you keep reading the same books with perfect lives, you will never know how it is to live in someone else's shoes." - 7th grader #RLR593
I asked my 7th graders to reflect on the #diversebooks they read first quarter. Here's what they had to say: "It helped me realize that if I try hard enough to help my generation understand, maybe we can be inclusive. Just maybe." #RLR593
Had the privilege of listening to @DrIbram tonight & learned that kids as young as 2 or 3 can recognize race and act based on race. If educators are not actively engaged in anti-racist work, we may be passing racism on to our students without even knowing it #RLR593