Michael Giles

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

@DrYemiS Mine were the Autobio of Malcolm X and Soul on Ice

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

@DrYemiS In a conference in ATL this week and heard the most profound statement. “Only through love can we educate all kids!” Dr. Cornell West told us this many years ago! True Education is a real LOVE affair!

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

@DrYemiS I remember this all too vividly. Thanks for sharing the “below the line” narrative that many either did not know, forgot, or chose to dismiss.@DrYemiS

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

@DrYemiS Cog.coaching and Adapt. Schools are great but what if we let the experts do what experts do? Just wondering @DrYemiS

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

@DrYemiS What if? What a concept? Hmm?

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

@pbriggs728 @ASCD Nuff said!

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

@luis_versalles @courageousdove @CC_AboutRace @rosaclemente “How can we find brilliance in our students if we can’t see it in ourselves?”

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

@SmokySports @aurorasports @SmokyNow @ClarenceBuff Go Buffs!

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

Attending the Friends First Rising STARS 25Th Year Celebration! This organization does much for so many! #Mentorlife.

[Christopher Emdin @chrisemdin]

We often place more faith in systems designed to oppress the students than the students themselves #HipHopEd

[Amelia Van Name Larson ☮️ CAO @ameliadgvl]

25 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students https://t.co/skQyOEYgpa

[Christopher Emdin @chrisemdin]

Educator that do not spend the summer reflecting on & reimagining lessons is bound to replicate mistakes from the previous year #HipHopEd

[Christopher Emdin @chrisemdin]

Students don't loose learning that is authentic and relevant. They spend the summer building on it if it means something to them. #HipHopEd

[Amelia Van Name Larson ☮️ CAO @ameliadgvl]

"What good is an idea if it remains an idea?
Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again.
Change the world." —Simon Sinek

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

Brain cells are lit, ideas start to hit,next the formation of words that fit. At the table I sit, making it legit. When my pen hits the paper... https://t.co/m39pAf93Wa

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

How might you envision public education differently?

[Michael Giles @dowop25]

The GodMC once said "it ain't where you're from its where you're at." But sometimes you need to go back to where you're from to deal with where you're at! @WBLS1075NYC

[Amelia Van Name Larson ☮️ CAO @ameliadgvl]

"You will never teach a child a new language by scorning and ridiculing and forcibly erasing their first language." June Jordan

[Pedro Noguera @PedroANoguera]

The link between social media and youth depression/suicide is clear: Teenage depression and suicide are way up — and so is smartphone use https://t.co/5v2OZHvQwF

[Joi Green @CounselorJoi]

Treating all students the same puts limitations on the depth of your relationships with them
@DrYemiS