Ryan Strole

M. Ed., husband to Liz, father to Lily, teacher to students, giver of hugs and high-fives. Inquiry means we don't know at the same time and that’s ok. He/Him.

[Ryan Strole @ryanstrole]

My job is to find joy with my students as we stare in slack-jawed wonder at the starry sky of English common core standards.

[Ryan Strole @ryanstrole]

When advocating for peace becomes controversial, it’s even more important to use your voice to do so.

[Rodrigo Villamizar @VillamizarRod1]

One of the last pictures of our Earth during a total solar eclipse, taken by Japan's Hakuto-R lunar lander before it crashed into the moon's surface last Tuesday.

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

Harlee eats pressure for breakfast. Whole damn class relying on her. Put her in command and she's gonna come through.

[Ryan Strole @ryanstrole]

“How many asparagus do i have to eat?”

2

“Awwwww”

Just try one. Your mom’s a chef.

*munch munch munch*

“Hey dad, you’re going to be so surprised. I ate 4!”

[Ryan Strole @ryanstrole]

The groundbreaking epiphany of my last 2 months has been the realization that any constriction or adrenaline in my body is a natural indication of flight or flight, and settling is the only way to get back to “me” again. https://t.co/wKoCjgmmZU

[Ryan Strole @ryanstrole]

Stress makes us goblins

Support brings out our 🦋

[Ryan Strole @ryanstrole]

When people I love act poorly, there’s usually something, but really someone, pulling them down. Whether it’s me or not, I have the choice and the power to heal.

[Ryan Strole @ryanstrole]

We can tear each other down or lift each other up.

[jessy ☁️📚 @Jessyreadss]

me: i hate cliches

side character: i see the way you look at her.

me: OHMYGOD THEY SEE THE WAY HE LOOKS AT HERRR

[jessy ☁️📚 @Jessyreadss]

me: i hate cliches

author: ok so they're rivals who have to work together

me, slamming table: THEY'RE RIVALS WHO HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER!!

[Ryan Strole @ryanstrole]

"Maturity isn't never doing stupid s***, but recognizing s*** you do that's stupid."
- teenage wisdom, October 24, 2022

[Ryan Strole @ryanstrole]

These conversations are investments, truly, and allow us to reveal ourselves to each other, to share ourselves.

One misconception is this is a way of lowering expectations. This is false. The better you know your family, the more meaningful, your expectations.

[Ryan Strole @ryanstrole]

Education is a colonial system falling apart, but slowly and lovingly replaced piece by piece with humanizing practice.

Some embrace this transition, some resist, and Freire calls these contradictory positions the “work.”

The only way to proceed is with love 🫶🏻

[Ryan Strole @ryanstrole]

If we can follow the dehumanizing elements for each theme, a disagreement, usually a place where someone has yet to be heard, yet to unpack their trauma, their stresses, their oppression, we will find solutions that liberate each other.