Jon Balcerak

Husband. Teacher. He/him. Thoughts, opinions, etc. are my own. #HipHopEd

[Jon Balcerak @JonBalcerak]

Thanks to @tchr2tchr for seeing fit to share my words! #TeachingWithLove #HipHopEd

[Jon Balcerak @JonBalcerak]

@MisterMinor What an amazing surprise to hear you inspire in Wauwatosa today. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and love, brother! #HipHopEd

[Jon Balcerak @JonBalcerak]

@chrisemdin @RuizSealey Chris and Yolie, I needed to reach out to you to share how moved I was by the love and vulnerability you modeled during yesterday's #HipHopEd chat. Others too, but your contributions in particular struck a chord with me. Thank you for everything you are.

[GLOCK @GlockRivers]

central cee explaining UK slang while he freestyles is genius 🔥🔥

[@lorenagerman on bluesky 💗 @nenagerman]

FRIENDLY REMINDER:
Don't wait until Sept to talk about Latinx topics. Don't wait until Nov. to talk about Indigenous people. Don't wait until Feb. to talk about Black history. Don't wait until June to talk about queer folx.

We exist all year round.

[Jon Balcerak @JonBalcerak]

Just saw Brian Friel's "Translations" at Dublin's Abbey Theatre. I was speechless and in tears as the final moment of the performance resonated in the darkness. It was possibly the most moving piece of theatre I've seen in my life. Thank you, @AbbeyTheatre!

[Dizzle @mtjdc3324]

@tomhanks Is one cool ass dude

[Jon Balcerak @JonBalcerak]

@JulianThePoet Not sure if this helps or applies, but it's helped me come to terms with some of those tough decisions in my life.

[Jon Balcerak @JonBalcerak]

@JulianThePoet When I've come to those forks in the road, I've come to understand that it is not a choice between right and wrong; both choices can be right. I'm not an actor, but a parallel universe version of me is. I don't have kids in this reality, but in another one I do. 1/2

[Jon Balcerak @JonBalcerak]

I'm turning 50 next week, so I wrote this poem. I hope you like it.

[#HipHopEd @TheRealHipHopEd]

@chrisemdin Tonight at 8:15 pm EST on @TwitterSpaces w/@chrisemdin “How do we remove the power brokers from our education economy?” #HipHopEd

[Jon Balcerak @JonBalcerak]

I tell my AP Lit/Comp classes over and over: this is just one test on one day, but, damn, after this school year, I'm happy to see my students get this W.

[#HipHopEd @TheRealHipHopEd]

@chrisemdin Tonight at 8:15 pm EST join us for #HipHopEd on @TwitterSpaces w/@chrisemdin “I Love Myself:The Power and Promise of Loving Yourself”

[my book is better than my tweets @MichellCClark]

hi. i hope that you're kind to yourself, today. i hope you give yourself grace. i hope you think of yourself as a beautiful work in progress. i hope you give yourself credit for every step forward. i hope you remember how far you've come.

[Jon Balcerak @JonBalcerak]

Now, see, THIS is how you do teacher appreciation. Thanks to all my kiddos for a great year! See you when I see you!

[Christopher Emdin @chrisemdin]

They pull out the data/test scores and say we have to move kids. I teach with love and that's how I move kids #HipHopEd

[Edmund Adjapong Ph.D. @KingAdjapong]

An excellent lesson is like a good story.

It has a beginning, middle, and ending. It is engaging. There is a through-line that carries from beginning to end. It's accessible and has entry points for all students.

[Christopher Emdin @chrisemdin]

How about we arm teachers with books, curriculum, and the agency to teach honest truths about our past and make sense of the sad state of our present. This is the only way we can get to a future where idiots with political power aren’t actually considering giving teachers guns

[Jon Balcerak @JonBalcerak]

Huh. #BetterCallSaul