Wendy Visser

Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing; Dipl. Auditory Verbal Studies, Private Practice AVT, Auditory Skills Training (AST), Languages- English & French,

[Keith @keetmuise]

"Correlation doesn't equal causation" usually applies, but the weird deaths, constant illness, explosion of other viruses, and the general lack of wellness globally, IS CAUSED BY COVID!
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DESTROY THE IMMUNE SYSTEMS OF BILLIONS OF PEOPLE!!!

[Wendy Visser @wendance01]

@Kristinartz Winnifred

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

We don’t have a classroom management problem.
We have an emotional regulation crisis that teachers are being asked to handle.
Somehow, “classroom management” has turned into:
• de-escalating trauma
• supporting anxiety and depression
• calming panic attacks
• breaking up fights
• being cursed at, threatened, and even assaulted
• being the counselor, social worker, and crisis team
And at the same time…
we remove the very things that actually help:
• recess
• movement
• art
• play
• connection
Teachers aren’t trained for this.
And they shouldn’t have to be.
Classroom management was never meant to do all of this.
It’s about:
relationships
rules
routines
responsibility
That’s it.
It was never designed to replace what families, communities, and systems failed to provide.
And until we stop offloading every societal failure onto schools,
teachers will keep drowning under expectations no human can meet.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Veteran teachers don’t struggle with feedback because they’re unwilling to grow.
The issue is the system treats a first-year teacher and a 20-year teacher the same. That doesn’t make sense.
A new teacher is building a foundation. They need structure, modeling, and direct feedback. A veteran teacher is in a different place. They’ve taught thousands of lessons, worked with hundreds of students, and refined their craft. They need someone who can challenge them and understand their level.

But the system applies the same rubric, checklist, and process to everyone.

And it’s not working.
Large-scale evaluation reforms haven’t shown meaningful gains in student achievement. In another study, only about one in four teachers said feedback actually improved their teaching.

That should tell us something.
The strongest research points elsewhere. Instructional coaching shows significant improvement in both teaching and student outcomes. Why? It’s ongoing, specific, and grounded in real classrooms. It meets teachers where they are.

That’s the difference.
You can standardize evaluation, but you can’t standardize growth.

We’ve tried to fix weak feedback by making it more standardized. The problem isn’t the form. It’s the fit.
This isn’t about administrators doing something wrong. Most are doing what they’ve been asked to do. The system just doesn’t match the complexity of the work.

A veteran teacher doesn’t need more boxes checked. They need someone who understands what they’re trying to do and can think with them at a high level.
Evaluation should be less about judging and more about helping.
More aspirational. More conversational.

Not “Here’s what to fix,” but:
What are you working on?
What’s been effective?
Where do you want to grow?
Because growth is voluntary. You can require evaluation, but you can’t force improvement.
That comes down to credibility and relevance.
Teachers act on feedback when they believe the person giving it understands their work, content, and students.

That’s why coaching works. It’s ongoing, specific, and built around real practice. It creates ownership, not compliance.

Veteran teachers don’t ignore feedback because they think they know everything. They ignore feedback that doesn’t match their level.

After enough years, you learn to filter what helps from what just checks a box.

Because growth isn’t one-size-fits-all.

And pretending it is doesn’t make it better. It just makes it look more organized.

References:
National Bureau of Economic Research
American Educational Research Association / American Educational Research Journal
Review of Educational Research

[Óscar A. Contreras @oscarcontrarius]

Fellow journalists, here's something you may not know: 6 years later, the pandemic has still not been declared over by the WHO.

Probably worth remembering when you read/type the inaccurate phrase "during COVID" or "post-pandemic" throughout the day today and in future stories.

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Today is #WorldHearingDay.

Did you know? More than 95 million children and teenagers live with hearing loss. Many don’t get health services to remedy this.

Spot the possible signs of hearing loss in children:

⁉️ Frequently asking you to repeat
📖 Struggling with attention or keeping up at school
👂 Complaining of ear pain or ear discharge
🗣️ Showing delayed speech and language development

Early checkups and simple treatments can make a big difference. Don’t wait! Take your child for a hearing test. Learn more 🔗 https://t.co/92cjuU3tHA

[Lazarus Long @LazarusLong13]

Unfortunately, Mr. Dane has passed from ALS.

The vaccine did not cause it.

Most likely, neither did the virus.

But ALSO most likely, COVID did hasten it.

[Denis - The COVID info guy - @BigBadDenis]

COVID survivors may be at higher risk for obstructive sleep apnea for up to 4.5 years post-infection.

“Study, which has not been peer-reviewed involved 910,393 patients tested for COVID-19 at Montefiore Health in the Bronx from March 2020 to August 2024”

https://t.co/3PFxOT1TlU

[Vanessa Sica Kasabach @VSicaKasabach]

Survival of 8 common viruses in the air:

RSV: up to 45 mins

Influenza: at least 1 hour

Rhinovirus: 1-2 hours

Measles: up to 2 hours

Norovirus: up to 2 hours

COVID-19: up to 3 hours

Chickenpox: several hours

Mumps: several hours

TB: 6-12 hours

😷+🪟+ HEPA

#CleanAir

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

Sending out big love to all who are impacted by the school shooting at Tumbler Ridge.

No parent or caregiver should ever have to worry about the safety of their child when they are at school.

No educator or education worker should ever have to worry about being shot at work.

[A @bluhue123]

✋

[Deborah Holloway 😷 🇺🇦🇨🇦 @DebHolloway]

About 1 in 122 people currently infected. Five Provinces "Severe."

[Laura Miers @LauraMiers]

If governments had been honest & said, “Mild Covid leads to cancer, ALS, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, strokes/heart attacks, autoimmune disease, psychosis, stillbirths, clots, infertility, accelerated biological aging, COVAIDS, & certain premature death,” things would be different.

[Lynda Steele 🇨🇦 @steeletalk]

OMG this is so good... now I'm an even bigger fan of Noah Wyle. :)

[Data Report @CovidDataReport]

This is a pretty big discovery that deserves attention.
Family history of cancer linked to increased risk of long COVID https://t.co/wYgNjuqeoc

[David Lingenfelter, PhD @dlingenfelter]

Long COVID anxiety isn't just "in your head"; it's a real physical problem caused by things like brain inflammation and your "fight or flight" system getting messed up.

Because it's a whole-body issue, it needs team-based care and research to prove and fix the cause.

[tern @1goodtern]

I tried and tried to warn people.

"This is among the first studies to suggest that a virus (Covid) may contribute to abnormal tau production (a key protein in Alzheimer's pathology) over time".

💔

[Jess @MeetJess]

Influenza A: 3 children die from flu complications in Ottawa area https://t.co/lwlCNcUguj

[tern @1goodtern]

Totally the wrong day for twitter to throttle my visibility again.

I'd really appreciate any shares and retweets for the important thread.

❤️😥

[tern @1goodtern]

I am so hopping mad that twitter is limiting the visibility of this post.

Seriously, if you are seeing it, and you appreciate it, please repost it so other people can too.
❤️🙏