Thad Smith

artist, educator, explorer

[Thad Smith @misterthad]

@ugmonk Very exciting. Congrats. This is a commitment - which I appreciate. I hope it is as smooth as possible.

[Thad Smith @misterthad]

@ugmonk more minimal logo is much better than full name

[Thad Smith @misterthad]

@austinkleon Welcome to the life of a teacher. Sigh.

[Thad Smith @misterthad]

@ugmonk t-shirts

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[Thad Smith @misterthad]

@jackie_greene Twas fun last night. Happy to hear some tunes you haven’t done in a real long while. That was show #44 of yours I saw. Always a good time.

[Ben Rosen @ben_rosen]

FOUNDING FATHER: we must always have an electoral college and 2 senators per state

ME: ok but what if 40 million people live in california

FOUNDING FATHER (spits out tea prepared by a slave): there’s HOW many people in WHAT

[Sam Liccardo @sliccardo]

Hey San Jose, today is the last day to #RegisterToVote for the November 6 election. Make sure your voice is heard and register online now. https://t.co/DAl5ZF7y7N

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

It's not just that people keep "doing X wrong" & need to do it better; some things may be *inherently* unproductive or damaging -- things like competition, rewards, punishments, grades, rubrics, standardized testing, homework, gamification...

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

Dweck sees a problem with how people are using her #growthmindset research: teachers and #parents aren't always taking the longer, more difficult path of helping students identify strategies and connect success to those strategies https://t.co/o2Lr7iGm7E #edchat #parenting

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

"Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first." - Charles de Gaulle

[Challenge Success @chalsuccess]

One of our favorite tips from Dr. Pope's talk at the @chalsucess Fall Luncheon: "Parents should check that a kid's chores are done rather than check PowerSchool or Canvas." #parenting #parents #challengesuccess

[Jeff Sheldon @ugmonk]

Nike gets it. This is awesome.

[Sam Liccardo @sliccardo]

Wow. https://t.co/fypMREwMYg

[Stephen King @StephenKing]

When Al Franken was accused of sexual impropriety, Susan Collins demanded he resign. Without a hearing.

[Jerry Saltz @jerrysaltz]

I never much liked Banksy’s art and act. This I love. I am yours Banksy. Dance

[Brian Aspinall @mraspinall]

Our job is to teach the students we have. Not the ones we would like to have. Not the ones we used to have. Those we have right now. All of them.

[Thad Smith @misterthad]

@chalsuccess @NACAC Looking fwd to the lunch on Fri, but am wondering if this research was spurred on by the @FrankBruni book, “where you go is not who you’ll be”?

[Thad Smith @misterthad]

@a_hillmusic @LosGatosHigh How do you march with all those xylophones and cables though? 😉

[Thad Smith @misterthad]

@MonteSyrie I get so frustrated at my colleagues when I hear from students that this has happened.