Robyn Read (she/her)

PhD interested in development, education, and how we can use knowledge to create positive change.

[Ami Dar @AmiDar]

People often ask why this conflict is so intractable. And I think there are two reasons, one “simple” and one more complicated. The simple one—simple only in that it’s easy to describe and agree on—is that this is not a traditional “border dispute,” like most international conflicts.

Instead, you have one piece of land being fought over by two groups, and, almost uniquely in the world, significant numbers of people on both sides believe that the *whole thing* is exclusively theirs, and that the other group should either leave or remain as second-class citizens.

This is made even worse by the fact that many of the people holding these extreme positions (on both sides) believe that God is literally on *their* side.

The more complicated reason is that both sides have a story, a “narrative” as they say, for why *they* belong there, and why that place belongs to them.

And this is where it gets tricky. The easy route is to pick one narrative over the other. “We are right! They are wrong!” But the hard and challenging truth is that *both* stories are legitimate, and which one you happen to support is often simply the one you heard first, whether from your parents, or from anyone else.

Now, unless they hold back, you will soon see people from both sides jumping on me with, “No! The Jews are European settlers who should go back home!” And… “No! The Palestinians have never existed! They are a recent invention created to attack the Jews…”

Okay. Whatever. The challenge, again, is that both national stories are long, rich, tragic, and legitimate. And the ONLY way this conflict will end is when enough people on all sides accept that the other story also has merit, that we are all here to stay, and that the only way forward is by finding a way to share this place we all love so dearly and painfully.

Thanks for reading. If this makes sense to *one* person, this will have been a good day.

[Robyn Read (she/her) @robyn_read]

@HallaHolmars @cies_us @OsloMet @DigiGenEurope Amazing! Huge congrats!

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

At least three children died from Strep A in Canada in recent weeks.

One mom, still mourning the death of her nine-year-old, warns parents to watch for signs and push for vigilance from health professionals.
https://t.co/jvvLHM0wT9

[Robyn Read (she/her) @robyn_read]

@IvetaSilova @ZSMillei @TampereUni_EDU @NelliPiattoeva @cies_us Congrats Zsuzsa! This is such wonderful news!

[amer kanngieser @geotransversals]

ive been seeing a lot of tweets about conferences and accessibility and here are some of the key reasons ive seen to keep hybrid conferences (please add to this + send to conference organisers if its useful):
1. allows disabled people and immunocompromised people to attend

[CliMatt (Matthew Shribman) @MatthewShribman]

Really important 👉 in 1963, Thích Quảng Đức, a buddhist monk, set himself on fire in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in protest against the violent persecution of buddhists in Vietnam. It was global front page news.

🧵 1/4

#climatechangeaction #climatechange #climatecrisis

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

To avert climate catastrophe, the main emitters must drastically cut emissions starting this year.

This means accelerating the end of our fossil fuel addiction, and speeding the deployment of clean renewable energy.

Every second counts. It's time for urgent #ClimateAction.

[Robyn Read (she/her) @robyn_read]

@JennyGroot_PEAS @HallaHolmars Love this! Thanks so much for sharing. @cies_us can you please take a pic at the end of the conference so we can all explore? Shout out to whoever came up with this idea! #CIES2022

[Robyn Read (she/her) @robyn_read]

@_Gen_Sam @ESSA_Africa @cies_us Really great work! Thanks for your excellent contribution!

[Yona “Education Shifts Power” Nestel @yonanestel]

Come work with me! This role will focus on EiE advocacy and policy and support our engagement in key global moments such as the Transforming Education Summit and the ECW Replenishment Conference. Please share far and wide! https://t.co/K8a9k5OeF3

[Esmita Charani @e_charani]

My co-authors in Uganda have to ask me for access to an article they led on!! Because they do not have access via their institutions. The whole system is broken. Can journals at least give access to the authors of an article they have written? ⚖️

[Robyn Read (she/her) @robyn_read]

@AmeenaGK @MThomasEdDev @cies_us "The Hermione" 🤣😂 - love it! Thanks so much for bringing back conference Bingo!

[Robyn Read (she/her) @robyn_read]

Kudos to @supriya_baily and team for an incredible hybrid #CIES2022! So many excellent virtual/hybrid panels to chose from, running virtually from session to session, seeing and connecting with friends and colleagues... an authentic conference experience!

[Anne Campbell @iowanne]

Attending #cies2022? Join us Wednesday at 6 a.m. Central Time (11:00 UTC) for new data & reflections on the 5-year evaluation of @MastercardFoundation's #Baobab social learning platform, developed by @ASU. We'll see you online!

[Ben See @ClimateBen]

BREAKING: scientists and economists confirm overconsumption in rich countries like the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Canada is driving mass species extinction around the world 🧵

[Sara Baker @SaraBCam]

🏁We are hiring: 4 year postdoc
Cambridge-Oxford project to increase fair PhD admissions for marginalized groups
*No experience of these institutions is needed to apply* Working w/ a great team incl lots of cool external partners
Deadline 24 April
Pls RT
https://t.co/BTNM1PtKTu

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Climate activists are sometimes depicted as dangerous radicals.

But the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of fossil fuels.

Investing in new fossil fuels infrastructure is moral and economic madness.

[Robyn Read (she/her) @robyn_read]

Amazing work from the @FreshEdPodcast team - I love this idea for making research more accessible!

[FreshEd @FreshEdPodcast]

Introducing The Thinking Ear - https://t.co/yeKRSFSDFb

[JBA @JenBassAllen]

What does Love mean to 4-8 year old kids? A thread…

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader, deeper, and more profound than anyone could have ever imagined!