Patricia Wilton

1st Grade Teacher. Advocate for outdoor education, purposeful play, and equitable, aligned, knowledge building instruction. She/Her

[ThingsMrGSays @mrbgilson]

When a teacher posts about the unrelenting exhaustion we are experiencing it doesn’t mean they don’t like teaching, don’t like their students, or that they have terrible admin. It could just mean that the weight of everything over the last few years is exhausting without healing.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

To the people who say it’s all about the kids. Just remember the kids learn in an environment created by the teacher. A teacher who is supported, encouraged and appreciated will create a more positive and dynamic learning environment than a teacher who is not supported that way.

[Dr. Erika Garcia Niles @flyingmonkey13]

Y’all. I’m sure winning the lottery is great, but have you ever had a kid wrap their arms around you and yell, “OMG! I can’t believe we’re all together again!” at Meet the Teacher Night?

[Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis @RevJacquiLewis]

A functional society does not have a shortage of teachers and nurses and an overabundance of police.

[swm @sheathescholar]

4. If you are lucky enough to have an out trans/GNC person in your space, know that you have a responsibility as that classroom teacher/facilitator to ensure that the learning space is as safe as possible. If you misgender them, own it. If you hear problematic sh*t, address it.

[Teresa Trdla @MsTrdla]

@BrianMendler 6. Share your calm, not the chaos. 7. Lend co-regulation. 8. Be relentlessly kind. 9. Love them hard.

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

@designeducated Yes, agreed! Signing up for a class is what does it for me. People know I’m coming and you start to see the same people regularly and they ask about you when you don’t show up. Best thing I’ve done for my work/life balance ever.

[Caitlin 🚗 🧀 Driscoll @TeacherOnTopic]

Kindergartener: Do you have kids?
Me: No, I do not.
Kindergartener: Yes, you do.
Me: No, I don't.
Kindergartener: *takes my hand* Yes... you do.

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

Reason to smile today:

6 year old bustling out to recess trying to catch up to friends, “Wait for me girls…and non-binary people!”

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

@ReadsRosenberg One of the greatest books to ever be written. I stand by that.

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

@SnoddyKnows @JayWamsted I don’t take any work or planning home either. But how do you shut off your brain? That I haven’t figured out yet.

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

@flyingmonkey13 I can’t imagine another job that would bring me the same sense of purpose. What we do each day matters deeply to many lives.

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

Proud teaching moment. This student is obsessed with this hedgehog. We’ve had many discussions around pronouns lately to support a classmate. Overheard during playtime “I wonder what hedgehog’s pronouns are? I better go ask.” In Room 15 we support all mammals and their pronouns.

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

@ReadsRosenberg Similar to yours, but that all non-binary people identify as NEITHER male nor female as opposed to feeling both, or a fluctuation from day to day and setting to setting.

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

@RedRunnerLea @vlal42 I’m so sorry. I was in the same place two weeks ago, thought it would never change. I hope it does for you soon.

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

@Kourtne55842085 @vlal42 Small district outside of Madison, WI. We’re in a very blue county in the state and so it’s taken awhile for the mandates to lift.

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

Watching the writing of these 1st graders just explode this year is so incredible. The descriptive language and details these 6 & 7 year olds are capable of! Thanks to @WitWisdomELA

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

@connieboswell23 You were right. March 1st we are free!

[Patricia Wilton @pwilton_ed]

@CourtneyHella As someone who lives in a state with no mandate but a county where it feels like there’s no end in sight, I would be curious to see a map by counties too.