“‘You know how those kids are’ has to be combated with ‘Yes, I know how they are. They are brilliant, magical human beings who need us to be better versions of ourselves in order to help them express their genius.’” -Chris Emdin #ratchetdemic
YO!!!! You wanna do something revolutionary in our schools?
Listen to the young folks. Notice what bugs and what inspires. Follow them: THEIR JOYS, PAINS, DREAMS, IMAGINATION, VOICES, and build it WITH them.
@LAUSD_ldc IN THE HOUSE🙌🏾
Young people have wonderful ideas.
A5: Tomorrow we can all remember that we don’t teach a subject matter - we TEACH children and we need to love each and every one of them and continue to advocate for them! #K12ArtChat#dtk12chat#childrenareOURfuture
How do you mourn the loss of a great champion for justice like Ruth Bader Ginsburg? You mourn deeply & you vow to continue her work with even greater resolve. Her death must bring us to life.
EDUCATION + JUSTICE
It's an injustice that schools are NOT equitably funded. It's an injustice that we militarize learning for Black, Brown & the poor. It's an injustice that kids are BORED in schools--EVER.
STANDARDIZED TESTING is a SCOURGE.
We can do better 🔥❤️
Love is a force for justice and peace. Love is the best fuel for the work. If we try to fuel social change with bitterness, we’ll eventually find ourselves running on empty and facing the danger of becoming the inhumanity we say we oppose.
Let's solve the following question using #designthinking: How might we help young people prepare for lives full of novelty & complexity? https://t.co/cp0G32Lrqq
I always enjoy spending time in my 3rd home... Denver with the @MoonshotEV fam! Shoutout to the Cohort 1 Fellows, and @Pbeckdenver , for being great coaches! This weekend has been 💥🔥
"Until we start giving grades for resiliency, curiosity, agility, resourcefulness, pattern recognition, tenacity, & having a passion for products and customers great grades & successful entrepreneurs have at best a zero correlation..." #entrepreneurship https://t.co/4ESsEUpaGI
No assessment on #Creativity measures how well someone can draw, sing, act, or paint. Creativity is a mindset & openess towards wild ideas, cross-inspiration of divergent fields, restraints & insights from afar. #Arts are rad, but if you ain’t an artist you can still be creative.
Hey Blueprinters! Come join @keelyvaughan and @satheriault from 10am-12pm at Lost Coffee to chat about all things Blueprint! Or, you know, if you just want to hang out with us because we love you! #BPUP18
Constructivist Pedagogy: "We were able to describe the essential elements of life. We didn't have to use scientific language to do so. We can help each other understand & pose questions together. The smartestest person in the room is the room." - @JohnSantosHTH#DeeperLearning