Mattea Scanlan

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

I definitely meant to say unique names...whoops

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@mattearoach I don't know you, but we share a name, so I wanted to reach out to you! Thank you for representing all Matteas (and by proxy, unusual names) in Jeopardy. Good luck to you with Jeopardy and life from a current tutor and fellow Mattea!!😀

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@evansca4 Totally agree with you-some people want education about politics to not be in school but only done by families, which doesn't make sense, especially if families have particular biases that they aren't aware of or don't care about.

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@CABride07 @mortonco21 I think the best temporary solution is to do just that, make sure we are assessing students in other ways that better test what they do know and take into account diverse learners. Then we need to work together to figure out how to change standardized tests at the state level.

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@Qu33nAkilahD I loved learning this week about what teacher activism is, b/c I feel like I didn't really know much before. Now I want to find organizations to work with that fight injustice so I can be in solidarity with other teachers.

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

"What makes the orientation of teacher activists vital is that they are willing to continue the fight even in the face of loss, because they are committed to realizing their vision for justice."
#UCinnTeachDemocSoc

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@_ashleymoles_ @ChrissyQuinter Huh, that's so interesting. It could just be the age group? But have you noticed that the lack of empathy is less than in previous years? I'd be curious to know why the students lack empathy

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@evansca4 Yes that is definitely true-those high schoolers who are about to become adults and be able to vote need to learn how to follow that funding!

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@davenpab Me too! I often wake up feeling that way, but, at times, it can be hard to keep believing I can make a difference when there seems to be so many problems with our society and education system in particular. It can be hard to hold onto that hope that you can make the world better.

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@KaylaCa27870035 Yes, all school curriculum should incorporate social justice throughout it, but not necessarily all the time, as Sydney said. We need to strategically choose the best times to use social justice in our curriculum, to make it clear to students how important it is

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@EmilyMorganNTYS I think it would benefit our students so much. A lot of testing doesn't actually test on things that we want students' to learn to be successful in life, so using test money to help students learn those things would really help the students.

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

It may be hard to be an activist because we feel like we aren't seeing the change we want to see, but to be an activist, we have to remember that it's still important to work against the forces of oppression. Do you struggle to be a teacher activist and why?

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@davenpab I think it is necessary when our education system is as inequitable as it currently is. We have to do what we can to put the needs of our students first rather than following rules just because they are there.

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@CABride07 @davenpab Yes so well said! Putting students first sometimes means being subversive and revolutionary

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@EmilyMorganNTYS From what I see classroom teachers dealing with on the news, yes I definitely agree. So many states are trying to put forth laws that very explicitly exclude teachers from curriculum and teaching decisions. It's so frustrating to see.

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@Qu33nAkilahD I definitely agree! We need to value students' cultures and heritages and make sure they are present and respected in our classrooms. That means more than just being relevant to students.

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@evansca4 I'm not a classroom teacher currently, but based on our readings, I think there are small ways to teach what your state expects you to while adding some things to keep students engaged and give them relevant knowledge. 2/2

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@evansca4 I think finding the little ways to teach things that are more relevant to students that you can sneak in when teaching standards is one way. 1/2

[Mattea Scanlan @ScanlanMattea]

@_ashleymoles_ Yes, people designing curriculum put too much emphasis on "this is how we've always done it, so it must have worked so we can keep doing it this way". They don't stop to consider the other voices that have been left out of traditional curriculum