I’m going into year 15 next school year, and during this time I can vouch that I continue to seek answers and strive to be a better teacher for my students. This is built on my master’s thesis, which was using engaging children’s literature–I contend this was a solid foundation for my practice. But I’m out of patience waiting for others to catch up. And I’ve encountered this request and steerage multiple times. I’m not a patient person by nature anyway, or so I’ve been told by a friend. It would be my life lesson. I’m beginning to think patience, when it comes to children and education, is highly overrated and is not, as painted, a virtue, but a sin.

And I saw this:

Quoting @pgorski here because it fits perfectly https://t.co/6zXqFfzyp4 pic.twitter.com/7h1CFF5XL0

— Fran on & off el tuiterverso (@TWSteacher) June 22, 2020

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And this:

We don’t have years to wait. We shouldn’t have to wait months. If you are a content creator, this is your warning. Think about your books. Blog posts. Tpt products. Go back w your new lens. What should go or be revised? And how can you be transparent about that process? https://t.co/gB0soHTklT

— Adrienne Brandenburg (@AdrienneBranden) June 22, 2020

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I would add that I am here for any conversation about books, novels, problematic texts, and the approved “canon.” Districts and district leadership: I beseech you: do not make it so difficult to get great literature written by BIPOC writers in our classrooms. We don’t have time to wait.

1/Having been forced to teach it (or lose my job), I can say that this has given me a lot of thought.

White teachers: if you’re not forced to teach these texts, what reasons do you have to justify this?

Also, I am redefining “classic” text – https://t.co/eEQexRizjE

— @mrskellylove (@mrskellylove) June 20, 2020

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Book Recommendations for my current teaching position: link here.