Michelle Way DaSilva

educator - BWEA local union president - KMS math teacher - PAEMST 2013 Awardee - NBCT - LOVEMATH - lover of life bc it’s all always good!

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

@unfoldthesoul Unfortunately, the other 85 teachers have administrators that aren’t leaders & don’t encourage growth/improvement— it’s why so many are fleeing the profession & why I left after 28 yrs as an educator, a profession I was passionate abt but was slowly killing me from stress

[Melanie DaSilva @meldasilva9]

A car crashed into a Dunkin' in Cranston this morning.

This was what a 15-year-old had to say about it.

Story: https://t.co/ex1mqKj8iH

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

@bweari #bwrsd has a shamefully long history of doing exactly this. Let’s just say that they only pay attention to due process when they’re forced to do so. Perhaps they can #DoTheRightThing THIS time!

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

@Thinker_Mom @educator4ever36 @1in5advocacy …..and break their teachers. Sad situation.

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

@sage_stage In my district, we can’t remove Ss for not working. We’re to “inspire”/otherwise convince them to do it. If that’s not a success, we ignore them for the rest of class. Unless they become disruptive. But this is held against us for evaluation. Also, I just left w/ 10yrs to retire!

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

@RAD_is_awesome This disrespect for teachers & the enabling of student apathy & entitlement is one of the many reasons I left the classroom in Oct ‘23 after 28 yrs & w/ 10 yrs left before I cld retire. Hardest & best decision I’ve ever made. No more panic attacks before going to work every day

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

@MateoDunne @teachergrind I stayed for 28 yrs & left in Oct bc it was affecting my health. Teachers have become scapegoats of a system that’s failing— given more to do w/ less support & nothing taken off our plates, only piled higher & higher until we break. Kids aren’t the priority— scores/ratings are.

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

@MateoDunne @teachergrind It’s beyond repair. Sry to be dismal. I stayed longer than I shldve waiting for it to get better. It’s become a business, not an educational institution. The priority is to public-please & check off boxes, truths are hidden & twisted to look good for the BoE & st. are test scores

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

@teachergrind I left my classroom & teaching altogether in Oct after 28 yrs. Sooo happy in my new job— I wish I’d left yes ago before it affected my health so badly. But everything happens when/how it shld.

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

Here’s the main reason teachers are leaving the profession— read the article! These examples are more common than people realize/understand, from student behavior to admin responses. Completely unacceptable.

[Revolving_Door_Admin @RAD_is_awesome]

https://t.co/LoNHVDKapj
"[W]itnessed drug use, gambling, violence and sexual misconduct in the hallways and bathrooms this year... " Changing our positive to negative comment ratio from 3-1 to 5-1 should fix this issue.

[Revolving_Door_Admin @RAD_is_awesome]

https://t.co/LoNHVDKapj
"[W]itnessed drug use, gambling, violence and sexual misconduct in the hallways and bathrooms this year... " Changing our positive to negative comment ratio from 3-1 to 5-1 should fix this issue.

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

Sad but true. One of the many reasons teaching has become unbearable. #truth #TruthBeTold

[Teacher Problems @HSTeachProbs]

In under two minutes, this TikTok creator perfectly shows the relationship between admin and teacher when students are failing. #teacherproblems

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

There’s an entire world out there, just waiting to be discovered for every one of us— the only limits are those we impose on ourselves. #nolimits #discovertheworld @ Bristol, Rhode Island https://t.co/jmAwrmr6aZ

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

Just keep swimming and dreaming, and swimming towards your dreams! #mermaidatheart @ Bristol, Rhode Island https://t.co/4I8wfKCoxQ

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

#CanvaDesignChallenge a unique t-shirt design that's never been seen before… Version 3 of my original— all flower pictures are taken by me!
#WhatAreYouBurstingWith #pinkcarnation https://t.co/eNVYhaA4iH

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

#CanvaDesignChallenge a unique t-shirt design that's never been seen before #WhatAreYouBurstingWith https://t.co/Hs4jBQX4qg

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

#CanvaDesignChallenge a unique t-shirt design that’s never been seen before @ Bristol, Rhode Island https://t.co/y0STciya8r

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

@jztkddng Just run with it….. so fun!!

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

@Used2BU @jztkddng @HeinzTweets Huh. Interesting. I was thinking that perhaps, the traditional “Hot Dog” Dog would run circles around the others, and therefore cap the other varieties by level of importance! 🤣🤣🤣

[Michelle Way DaSilva @piteachr]

@Used2BU @jztkddng @HeinzTweets So….. what if there was a new breed of dog that was half Heinz 57 and half Daschund? Thoughts?