A dad, a husband, a teacher, a union rep, a grad student, an athletics director, a mentor and a colleague just trying to make a positive change in the world. :)
I lead to create a better, more equitable world for my daughters and all children. I lead to give them opportunities that I didn't have, to teach them things I didn't know, and to instill in them a curiosity and caring that will help them make the world a better place. #WhyILead
@MrNunesteach@SurthrivEDU Yep. 114 here on Monday near Sacramento. Some of the middle schools are going to super minimum days the rest of the week because their AC units all gave up on life.
Americans came 3 votes short of having their insulin capped at $35/month. And it failed because Republicans blocked it. Remember that when you vote this fall.
Every American deserves to send their kid to school without worry or fear, as well as a government that will do everything in their power to make sure we see our babies’ smiling faces rushing towards us at the end of the day and not a body bag. It does not have to be this way.
@Hsdrky223 This is very, very cool. You should be very proud of yourself. Regardless of where you end up, I’m sure you’ll do great. I’m an assistant principal in Vacaville now, so if you want to chat about teaching now, please reach out!
I can’t believe I have to say this:
If you don’t invest more into retaining current teachers instead of recruiting new teachers— the “new” teachers will eventually leave, too.
“If you walk into a room with 25 or 30 people, you can be about 95% sure that someone in there has COVID,” Dr. Robert Wachter, chief of medicine at UCSF, said.
https://t.co/uUMk53m4b9
As a school administrator, I am fine with teachers playing games with their students, having class parties, and putting on a movie the last couple days before a major break. We should trust teachers’ discretion, and kids deserve to have fun.