brenda williams

english, ap lit, nbct, wife, mom, sister, friend, daughter; lover of Jesus, family, words, books, sleep, and teenagers.

[brenda williams @mrsbwill]

@TravisBOUND It’s too simple to say club VB is the problem. It’s the timing of the club VB season. It interferes with the school BB season, and those two sports should share athletes! Girls who play club BB can still play school VB, and the same should be true the other way.

[Reedsburg Area High @RAHSburg]

It’s a family affair! #RAHSwilliams

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

They won't call it a ban. Yet not only has my book been moved, but now elementary schoolers must request a copy from a specialist at its new site AND then also PROVE their reading level before seeing a copy. All these hurdles for a young reader just to access a poem in history written for them. @MDCPS , history is not ours to hoard from children. History has always been theirs to make. And the more they're empowered to know our yesterdays, the more prepared they will be to lead us into tomorrow.

[brenda williams @mrsbwill]

"It is not fine for you to make a decision for everyone eles's child," says @jodipicoult to @andersoncooper regarding book banning. 20 of her books were recently banned from a FL school district.

[brenda williams @mrsbwill]

This whole thread is 🔥

[School District of Reedsburg @ReedsburgSD]

The RAHS Prom Grand March is tonight at approximately 8:30 pm in the RAHS varsity gym. Spectator tickets are $5 at the door only. Watch it LIVE on channel 11 or https://t.co/C7ttmKRGZV.

#ReedsburgPride

[Travis Wilson @TravisBOUND]

While there will be an all-female officiating crew for one of the girls basketball state tournament games, just five of the 45 officials assigned to the girls hoops tourney's 15 games are female.

We need more females in officiating so this number can increase!

#wisgb

[William Shakespeare @Wwm_Shakespeare]

Madness in great ones must not unwatch’d go.

[Donalyn Miller @donalynbooks]

It’s not hard to see that a whole lot of people who currently care about what kids read don’t appear to read much themselves. They don’t seem to understand what books do. Books provoke, heal, inspire, and educate! The power and joy of books are well-known to readers! #readingjoy

[Scott Bayer #THEBOOKCHAT co-founder @Lyricalswordz]

Regarding all the book banning:

"You know how vampires have no reflections in the mirror? If you want to make a human being a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves." ~ Junot Diaz, 2009

[brenda williams @mrsbwill]

Someone please remind me again exactly how many state and national lawmakers hold degrees in the field of education? I'm struggling to grasp why we should take their advice/input on how and what we teach. Also, how many of these 850 books has Matt Krause read??

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Texas Republican lawmaker draws up list of 850 books on subjects ranging from racism to sexuality that could “make students feel discomfort,” and demands that school districts across the state report whether any are in their classrooms or libraries. https://t.co/FbGLWbjgVD

[brenda williams @mrsbwill]

I'm so glad the WI state assembly is getting to work passing bills that require teaching cursive in school and making sure we don't use the words "intersection," "patriarchy," or "woke." Such a better use of their time than worrying about silly things like hunger or healthcare.

[brenda williams @mrsbwill]

Guys. It is 5pm on a Friday afternoon and my 11yr old daughter is in a Google Meet collaborating with a classmate on persuasive essays they are writing about gun violence. #thesekidsarealright #whatlearningloss #21stcenturyskills

[𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚆. 𝙰𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 @web20classroom]

Hey awesome Twitter educator!

You made it!

This week might have been tough.

But you’re doing your best and all you can do for your kids.

Don’t let anyone tell you you’re not.

Keep focusing on grace and flexibility.

Keep pushing forward

#edchat

[brenda williams @mrsbwill]

Proud to be #TeamNBCT this week & every week! Why? Students learn more: https://t.co/wpUiIw7NPW

[brenda williams @mrsbwill]

26 books this year 😁 https://t.co/9o6PMGFSKC

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Dear @DrBiden: My father was a non-medical doctor. And his work benefited humanity greatly. Yours does, too.