Manuel Bonilla

I love talking big ideas & then putting them into action. Husband | Father | Educator | President @Fresnota |Tweets are my own. RTs/Likes are not endorsements

[Barbara Lee @BarbaraLee_CA]

Shout-out to our amazing teachers in Fresno for reaching a tentative agreement with the third-largest school district in CA!

Students and teachers alike will benefit from this historic contract that includes higher salaries and smaller class sizes.

https://t.co/voxyvkOEaX

[Fresno Teachers! @fresnota]

Strike authorized.

The votes are in! An overwhelming 93.5% of voters said YES to authorize a strike against Fresno Unified School District. Our teachers have spoken loud and clear. They're ready to take action to secure better conditions for our students and educators.

[Fresno Teachers! @fresnota]

On Wednesday, 3,400+ of Fresno’s best educators stood up and shouted with one voice: “Enough is enough.”

Join us and stand up for a better Fresno Unified.

[Manuel Bonilla @talksmack49]

@robles_video You made my day!
I’m so proud of you, your work, and your journey. I’m blessed to play even a small part in helping you find your passion.

[edutopia @edutopia]

How do you create belonging and community in a classroom with 5+ languages spoken? Invite newcomers to share their home languages and culture. #ELL #MultilingualLearners

[Efraín Tovar, M.A.Ed  @efraintovarjr]

Thank you to .@edutopia and the George Lucas Foundation for highlighting the great work we are doing with our newcomers. https://t.co/iyfVe4RtSN. NOTE: 2nd video coming soon. #Multiliteracy #Multilingualism #Translanguaging #WeCANN .@CalTog .@WeAreCTA .@SelmaUSD

[Manuel Bonilla @talksmack49]

@Coldrain76 @neprice @fresnounified @fresnota @BobNelson_FUSD No fight. Just a lie from the district. We’ve been public and transparent every step of the way.

[Manuel Bonilla @talksmack49]

Exploitation of empathy.

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Asking teachers to do ‘ONE MORE THING’ and not removing anything else from their plate doesn’t help anyone.

•It doesn’t help Teachers!

•It doesn’t help Test Scores! 🙄

•And it certainly doesn’t help STUDENTS!

[The Revolutionary Principal @PrincipalRahh]

The lack of school leaders with a true vision of success is one of the biggest problems in education. Many leaders have a fantasy vs a true vision!

[Manuel Bonilla @talksmack49]

@noharmdunn “Power cannot generate love. Power can generate obedience, fear, awe, grudging submission — but not love."

[Jon Boeckenstedt @JonBoeckenstedt]

Thread: Don't be shocked when I tell you this. It takes a lot of people some time to figure it out, and sometimes a little longer to sink in:

College Board is a business.

[Manuel Bonilla @talksmack49]

Accurate.

[Revolving_Door_Admin @RAD_is_awesome]

Pro tip for future revolving-door admins: When forcing the staff to implement a new acronym, always say it puts our students first. That way, when a teacher uses facts and data to prove you wrong, you just tell them they must not believe in putting students first.

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

If you are a decision maker in your school district, stop having trainings to ‘help’ teachers build more resilience and perseverance. So insulting! Instead, remove tasks from their already full plate! #EdChat

[Fandom @getFANDOM]

#MsMarvel had the lowest viewership in the first 5 days of any MCU series on Disney+ so far at 775K US households, per @samba_tv

However, it reportedly has a higher rate of younger viewers and Black, Hispanic and Asian households than other MCU shows

[David Culberhouse @DCulberhouse]

When leaders become reactive…
The organizational culture becomes one that is both cautious and distrustful. Often diminishing willingness to engage in new, novel and innovative thinking, ideas and action.

[Manuel Bonilla @talksmack49]

It’s time for an open and honest discussion about this issue.

Last week, a HS teacher emailed me stating that seniors who had failed courses, some with 0% or over 80 absences, were placed in edgenuity, where they passed in days so they could walk in graduation.

[Jon Bath @jontbath]

Dummer School June 2022 @fresnounified
Another student passed him! 60% done in one day. Overheard a kid say, "So maybe I can pass like all my classes this summer in a few weeks." @talksmack49 @Fresnomac @jfenster @MackenzieMays @neprice @EdgenuityInc @AndyLevine559 @VoteVeva

[Funhouse @BackAftaThis]

52 years ago today, a joke about a shine box went horribly wrong. 🔪

[Revolving_Door_Admin @RAD_is_awesome]

Administration is aware of the up-and-coming teacher shortage. As always, we will be proactive in addressing the issue by waiting about a month or so into the school year before taking steps to form a committee.

[Erik Voss 🔜 SDCC 26 @eavoss]

The only viewers who actually prefer an all-at-once binge model are those who like to rush online to discuss TV with strangers because no one in their real lives has had time to binge it all.

TV should bring us together. Netflix releases isolate us from each other.