People in California and New York pay 20% of federal taxes and have 4 Senators. People in 21 states--AK ID UT MT WY ND SD NE KS OK IA MO AR LA MS AL TN KY IN WV SC--pay 15% of federal taxes and have 42 Senators.
What's that old saying? Oh yeah, taxation without representation.
Language is inseparable from identity. When you tell me my language is wrong, bad, or improper, you are speaking of my home, culture and family that speak the same language as me. We do not have to tear down other language in order to teach another.
If a pro-life politician crowing about today’s decision ever paid for your abortion and it feels like the right time to talk about it, my email is [email protected]
What we are witnessing is a system functioning as designed and protecting those it was designed for.
My heart still breaks for the communities and families whose grief now compounds, and the countless others who will be denied and deprived in similar scenes across the country.
Had some interest in my No-Grades English classroom. My students submit work, I provide feedback, give opportunities to rewrite EVERYTHING, focus on student's own agency, discussion in class, and reading response. Here's my rubric. Students and Parents have been thrilled.