Today, we join the world in remembering the more than 6 million lives lost during the Holocaust. As we reflect, we are reminded of the importance of teaching and acknowledging history's hard truths so that our past is never forgotten or repeated. #HolocaustRemembranceDay
Bittersweet: today our Lexington High School history dept was joined by @lexingtonsuper & the Lexington Veterans Association to say goodbye to our history teacher Greg Vredenburgh as he is deployed overseas with the Massachusetts Army National Guard. We await his safe return! 🇺🇲
Today, in partnership with @ColorOfChange, NEA is hosting an “Empowerment Lab: School Board Storytelling Workshop” for parents, students, and educators to lean into their unique power and prepare to use their voices to #DefendBlackHistory. Register here: https://t.co/rSdMuZsY1M
We’re sleepwalking into a nasty flu/Covid/RSV season. Hospitalizations among all age groups in the U.S. increased by 200% for influenza, 51% for COVID-19, and 60% for RSV in the past four weeks. It’s not too late to get your updated vaccinations!
Every so often it comes up, usually around the holidays that I used to work at a music school and there's a documentary about that school which is during my first year of teaching. So, here's year one of teaching vs year 13.