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[Kevin Fulton @Teacher_Fulton]

Curriculums with scripts act to de-professionalize teachers the same way movie scripts act to de-professionalize actors.

[snowglobe allie (swiftball era) @reckedmaserati]

Alternative idea: Taylor Swift jar where the husband must pay every time he invalidates his wife’s interests

[meta @metaelizabeth]

@chovepaddles YIKES

[Heidi Beverine-Curry, PhD @drheidibc]

Agreed, @KJWinEducation. Attributing Mississippi’s success to the ether diminishes the accomplishments of all who are doing the work. 😘 @kymyona_burk @Literacy_Wynns #TRLConf2023

[meta @metaelizabeth]

@chovepaddles Or the fact that I feel like school just ended and I literally cannot hear the words "Summer's almost over" without crying.

[meta @metaelizabeth]

Me: I've been toying with the idea of trying roller derby.

Dad: As what, bait?

[meta @metaelizabeth]

It's dangerous to breathe outside and I'll be paying student loans forever, but I did get tickets to see @MessedUpPod so 🤷‍♀️

[meta @metaelizabeth]

@DrMPaff Upstate NY is truly beautiful!

[Hall @teachforever54]

PSA: Lowering expectations because students struggle to meet standards is NOT the correct response. Better equipping our educators to provide the necessary instruction that meets student needs IS.
#traineducatorsinstructuredliteracy
#wecandobetter

[meta @metaelizabeth]

I found first gray hair today and I'm honestly not mad about it.

[meta @metaelizabeth]

@ArezouAmin Using lightsabers to "slice" words during phonemic awareness activities!

(Did this with my kindergarteners last year and they loved it)

[meta @metaelizabeth]

Update!

Turns out when a first grader coughs on you for half and hour without covering anything, you end up with a cough too!

[meta @metaelizabeth]

Had a cold/sinus infection all week. Hoped for one day of break where I wasn't sick. Got food poisoning.

[meta @metaelizabeth]

But wait, there's more!

Cold came back, then I had 1.5 days of feeling good, and now I have pinkeye!

[Knowledge Matters @KnowledgeMatrs]

Researcher @SoniaCabell summarizes the new Colorado study for In The Know:

Kinders “who attended charter schools committed to implementing the Core Knowledge Sequence had stronger reading scores in grades 3-6 as measured by standardized tests.”

https://t.co/YmOpsYqf4w

[Joe Rohde @Joe_Rohde]

I still haven’t gotten one. I want to be a character named Taivo Renbac whose earring is really a tiny droid that does all the thinking.

[meta @metaelizabeth]

It just feels like there should be more fanfare when you pay off a student loan.

[meta @metaelizabeth]

@chovepaddles Yikes! A student I work with had it last week so I'm assuming that's where it came from.

[meta @metaelizabeth]

@chovepaddles This sounds so delicious I need it now.

[David D. Ayer @DavidAyer]

Once and for all:
Reading comprehension is not a transferable skill that can be learned, practiced, and mastered in the absence of “domain” or topic knowledge. https://t.co/0MuehT56gE

[meta @metaelizabeth]

My dad has a much more active social life than I do.