Maine BATs

BATs was created to give voice to every
teacher who refuses to be blamed for the failure of our society to erase
poverty and inequality through education

[Michigan BATS @MIBATS]

Reading and Math shouldn't be just about doing well on Standardized Tests. Learning should never be restricted to just that. #MoreTeachingLessTesting #TBATs
@IllinoisBATs @IndianaBATs @iowabats @LouisianaBATs @MissouriBATs @ArkansasBATsA @MNBATs1 @Wisconsin_BATs #TeachNotTest

[Steven Singer @StevenSinger3]

I am a Charter School Abolitionist, and You Should Be, Too  https://t.co/rDgo9O0RVF @BadassTeachersA @DianeRavitch #tbats #CharterSchools #abolitionist #EducationForAll #educationcannotwait #teachers #students #schools #PublicSchool

[Missouri BATs @MissouriBATs]

Vouchers hurt public schools. It's just one more way extremists try to undermine, underfund, and overtake public schools. #TBATs #SupportPublicSchools .@MIBATS .@ArkansasBATsA .@MNBATs1 .@LouisianaBATs .@iowabats .@IndianaBATs .@IllinoisBATs .@Wisconsin_BATs

[Steven Singer @StevenSinger3]

The Racist Origins of Standardized Testing Still Matter https://t.co/F9OpKuhtbm @BadassTeachersA @DianeRavitch #tbats #StandardizedTests #history #eugenics #schools #teachers #education

[NYStateBATs @NYStateBATs]

Poll after poll shows that 90% of the public LOVE their public schools. Let's show the candidates in November that we won't support them, if they don't support our schools. #TBATs .@VermontBATs .@ctbadassteacher .@MaineBATs .@RhodeIslandBats .@massbats .@NHampshireBATs .@NJBatsa

[NYStateBATs @NYStateBATs]

Private businesses put profit over people. Every dollar spent on kids is a dollar less they get to put in their own pockets. It's not magic, it's greed. #TBATs .@VermontBATs .@massbats .@ctbadassteacher .@NHampshireBATs .@MaineBATs .@RhodeIslandBats .@MarylandBAT .@BATsDelaware

[OklahomaBATs @OklahomaBATs]

It's clear they are going after people. They won't stop with just banning books. #TBATs
https://t.co/VbHyWJ8uPo #StopBigotry #ReadBannedBooks .@TxBats .@kansasbats .@NebraskaBATs .@Nodakbats .@SoDakotaBATs .@WyomingBATs .@MontanaBATs .@IdahoBATs .@UtahBATs

[Steven Singer @StevenSinger3]

Federal or State Legislatures May Raise Teacher Salaries so Schools Have Enough Staff to Reopen https://t.co/mGpkI7Qbrr @BadassTeachersA @DianeRavitch #tbats #education #teachers #salary #education #shortage #teachertwitter #teacherlife #students #EducationForAll #teaching

[ArkansasBATs @ArkansasBATsA]

We count on teachers to do so much. Like everything else, you don't notice until it's gone.
https://t.co/27tm6lSgcB #TBATs @LouisianaBATs @MissouriBATs @KentuckyBATs @FLBATsA @AlabamaBATs @MississippiBAT @MemphisbatBa @KentuckyBATs @GeorgiaBATs2

[Nancy Osborne @NancyOsborne180]

With something as insidious as Covid... the more you do to prevent illness & spread, the better. #VaccinesWork #MasksWork #SocialDistancing #AirFiltration
#TBATs @MIBATS @OhioBATs @PennBat @IllinoisBATs @IndianaBATs @iowabats @MNBATs1 @Wisconsin_BATs

[Maine BATs @MaineBATs]

Don't get on that #Covid superhighway! Keep yourself & others safe.
#GetVaccinated #VaccinesWork
https://t.co/PbLXOrNgUi #TBATs @NHampshireBATs @massbats @RhodeIslandBats @VermontBATs @ctbadassteacher

[NYStateBATs @NYStateBATs]

Teach for America is a corporate entity that says it can teach non-educators to be teachers in a 5 week boot camp. (Note: they can't.) Now, TFA is planning on turning those 2-year wonders into principals. That's a really bad idea. https://t.co/xv2RwIT9YG #TBATs @Network4pubEd

[Maine BATs @MaineBATs]

He is playing silly games & telling stories via video chat with his quarantined friend so his friend won't get lonely. He might be academically behind because of Covid, but is way ahead on his humanity. #TBATs #LearningLoss @massbats @NHampshireBATs @RhodeIslandBats

[Badass Teachers Asso @BadassTeachersA]

The Sound of Silence by Grumpy Old Teacher https://t.co/OkYK3jPIwQ

[Maine BATs @MaineBATs]

Decisions, decisions. What's a school district to do? How narrow a focus should a school district have on the health of students? Should we only worry about Covid or should we also address other viruses that spread through schools?
https://t.co/FLjoGI6E5v #TBATs @massbats

[Maine BATs @MaineBATs]

Teaching was hard & demanding pre-pandemic. But teaching in the covid-era is beyond hard, it's unsustainable. No wonder teachers are walking out the door. We need to find ways to get them back. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #TBATs https://t.co/kRqfjiFl6L @RhodeIslandBats

[jshore @jshoreboston]

As an @AFTUnion teacher member, I would have been very concerned if the @CDCgov set-up coronavirus guidelines for opening schools without consulting teachers. CDC did outreach with 50 industries, why wouldn't @SenatorCollins want, & expect, outreach to schools!
@BadassTeachersA

[Maine BATs @MaineBATs]

Same corporations that make the tests make textbooks & test prep materials. First they make money from the tests, Then they make money off the materials they sell to "help" students do better. So the more kids fail, the more money they make. #TBATs @massbats @NHampshireBATs