@herncas22 “Find your marigold” - learn from other teachers, seek out inspiration from those exemplary educators around you (I’ve found so many in our school community), and always stay positive 💕
“Until you have spent countless days in a classroom devoting your time and energy to becoming that lifelong mentor to generations of otherwise disengaged students, you must listen to those who have.” Dave Grohl: Teachers Deserve a Better Plan-The Atlantic https://t.co/gMTvCqXy0u
“All we’re ever asked to do in this life is to treat our neighbor—especially our neighbor who is in need—exactly as we would hope to be treated ourselves. That’s our ultimate responsibility.”
In this moment of loss, the coronavirus pandemic offers four opportunities to demand the rebirth of public education, writes Amy Stuart Wells. #EWopinion https://t.co/HzE4pPxxyE
Interesting and quick read...I wish there was more to the text about each of the traps and avoiding them, but that just means that it’s discussion time! https://t.co/qclznkYAYM
“Using poems and prose as entry points for discussion, reading, and writing amid uncertainty can frame and foster a sense of unity and connectedness.” Texts can help students grapple with crises.
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There will be no high stakes testing this year, and yet all over America educators have continued to teach and inspire their students online. I hope the powers that be realize we do what we do because we love children and not because a test is held over our heads.