Educator giveaway! Win a signed classroom set of my new #mglit novel, #Odder. 💙🦦
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🤿 Tag an educator friend for an extra entry.
🦈 I'll choose and notify a random winner tomorrow, 10/25. Books will ship mid-November!
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My group LOVED the Party Ladder reading strategy and taking a break from their independent reading to read a picture book as a stamina goal reward! @JSerravallo
SO THE REASON TEACHERS ARE SO UNDERPAID IS BECAUSE 76% OF TEACHERS ARE WOMEN AND SOCIETY DOES NOT VALUE THE WORK OF WOMEN, WHICH IS ALSO WHY MANY MALE TEACHERS BECOME ADMIN. IRONICALLY, 76% OF SUPERINTENDENTS ARE MEN BECAUSE MEN MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF ADMIN.
I am at my most patriotic when I’m in a public library.
When I remember that we let people borrow books for free, have public access to the internet, and participate in extracurricular learning opportunities, it’s one of the few times I want to shout, “I love America!”
In reading about the states dropping teacher training requirements to address the shortage, I'm just baffled at the stupidity.
Those teachers will still get trained, but now it's just going to be by already overworked classroom teachers trying to mentor their colleagues.
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The so-called “Supreme Court” just ruled 6-3 that public school teachers can now lead students in prayer.
In case anyone was wondering what’s happening here.
Under an executive order Gov. Baker signed today, Mass. "will not cooperate with extradition requests from other states pursuing criminal charges against individuals who received, assisted with, or performed reproductive health services that are legal in [MA]," per his office.
1️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ Picture Books! We read. We learned. We discussed. We analyzed. We enjoyed! And in case you are new here, that’s 180 picture books read to middle schoolers. You are never to old for picture books! #ClassroomBookaDay