Undergraduate student @elonuniversity, YA lit enthusiast, question asker, change seeker, life long learner and firm believer that all Ss are exceptional ❤️
A6: Listen more. Try to understand more often. Reflect continuously. Read more about the things you don’t know. Apologize more. Recognize brilliance daily. The best of what education has to offer can’t be written in a lesson plan. #ElonEd
my classmate was called on in seminar and said "I can say what I think but I'm not sure it's right." in response, today's discussion leader said, "it's okay. it'll get us closer to understanding this idea."
i have never felt so affirmed in a seminar.
Honored to have co-moderated a webinar tonight with @BLoveSoulPower through @ElonEdFellows. One thing I will remind myself every day: CHILDREN ARE WORTHY and I am in this field to fight for a system that is worthy of them! #ElonEd
“As educators, you all have the opportunity to shape humanity” -@BLoveSoulPower thank you so much for your passionate words tonight. I left feeling inspired and so full. It was truly an honor to moderate for your presentation and sharing a last name is pretty cool too! #ElonEd
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Listen. Be forgiving. Leave space for Ss to be human. Basically, every chance you get to do what we all really love about teaching (lifting students up, being a mentor, teaching with compassion), DO IT!
@MichaleneLee why do fail stories make me feel so much better about entering this profession than the success stories? there's something so inspiring about watching someone claim their mistakes and use them to grow.
There has been so many times in my life when I needed someone who understood my experience as a Black woman to advocate for me, and so often that didn’t happen. I’m going to make sure it does for my Black students. #ElonEd#BecomingATeacher
A4: I have wanted to give up multiple times in my college career.. but one thought that has kept me going is knowing that there are Ss who a strong, Black woman who not only models how to be a better more accepting person, but believes they have the potential to do so as well.
It's too simple.. but be willing to communicate and happily share the teaching process. Working alongside teachers, admin, and families makes your Ss lives so much better, and makes you a better educator in the long run. It takes a village. #ElonEd
@CateEducates Absolutely. And we need to recognize that more. Our standard of "good behavior" is structured to support white Ss and what that looks like in their culture.