Matt Swier

husband. father. outdoor education & woodshop teacher. kayaker. cyclist. bike mechanic. build & fix things. Michigan.

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

You are not qualified to be a teacher because you were once a student.

Teaching is an art and a science.

It is an actual profession.

[Matt Swier @mattswier]

@JayWamsted I'm a high school woodshop teacher. I have similar thoughts every day in regard to the words: "wood", "drill", and "wood length".

[John Crist @johnbcrist]

Christmas morning is the super bowl for the guy who carries a knife in his pocket 365 days a year

[Andrew Lynch @andrewglynch]

Me: I want to buy a keyboard

Yamaha: yep

Me: … and a guitar

Yamaha: yeah we got you bro

Me: also weird q but do you know where i can find a jet ski?

Yamaha: you’re not gonna believe this

[Car Dealership Guy @GuyDealership]

9 out of 10 people who own a pickup truck don't actually need a pickup truck

[Matt Swier @mattswier]

@DonovanLongTV This is from this morning outside the school that I teach at: Bloomingdale Middle & High School!

[Matt Swier @mattswier]

@flyingmonkey13 Trust us as experts, stop micromanaging. Remember, many of your staff may have double or triple the amount of classroom experience that you have.

[Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation @OKWildlifeDept]

Parents, now is the time to be on guard. We are once again reminding you to be diligent about checking your child's candy throughout the Halloween season. Our biologists have just found THREE invasive bighead carp rolled up and shoved inside an almond joy. We are appalled.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

To reduce high teacher attrition, we need to prioritize an environment where teachers are not only valued, supported, and recognized as true professionals but also compensated fairly. Their commitment is the cornerstone of quality education!

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

JUST ONCE, I want to be part of a staff meeting where the agenda reads…
‘Things We Are Removing From Teacher Plates.’

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

There's never been a time in history when the role of a teacher has mattered more or been respected any less.

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

An admin’s most important job is to support teachers. Now is the time to check in with your teachers, especially new teachers - and do it frequently. Being a 1st year teacher is hard and high stress levels can creep in quickly. The best question we can ask is, “How can I help?” #multiplyexcellence

[gerry brooks @gerrybrooksprin]

Regularity is for bowel movements, not staff meetings. If you don’t have anything important to say, cancel your staff meeting and send an email.

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

The name of the first PD of the school year for all educators should be…

‘What the hell can we do to make sure you like your job and would make you want to stay?’

[Advocate GOAT @theDRAMAgoat1]

If you are leading a PD and wondering what ice breaker to do.

Simple don't. Don't do a freaking ice breaker. We're tired. We want to go home.

[Matt Swier @mattswier]

We need to start teaching today's kids about proper campground etiquette, because somehow the 20s and 30s crowd seemed to have missed a few lessons.

[Matt Swier @mattswier]

This is a dress rehearsal for when school is done right @ABobalik ?

[Matt Swier @mattswier]

@ABobalik dashcam footage

[Matt Swier @mattswier]

@ABobalik To be fair....those adults in your household are or were teachers. How many of those mugs say MESSA or Meemic?

[Matt Swier @mattswier]

@ABobalik This dean seemed pretty accurate