Classroom Congress
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Summer Series of Saves: The Weight of Lies
My burning question: What does living with constant, unrelenting lies do to the human brain/learner? John Brennan’s tweet made me consider this from an educator’s point of view. Take away the incredulous, dangerous propaganda machine this current administration is, and any political leanings, it is well documented that he is a liar. And while I… Read More Summer Series of Saves: The Weight of Lies
Saving Summer: Real world problems.
We need some new statues. pic.twitter.com/t5a7nK8jeT ā Hank Green š¢ (@hankgreen) August 13, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js My response: What do I post today? Do I show an image of Heather Heyer, the young woman who was murdered on Saturday, August 12 in Charlottesville? Do I talk about the boy-man, who allegedly ran her down in the… Read More Saving Summer: Real world problems.
Numbers game.
None of this is new news. We are hurting. Our economy, our growth, our creativity: we see it, we call it out, and we try, desperately, to avert the tsunami. And it feels as if the invisible force of money drowns us, like a force of nature, pressure systems, and earthquakes shaking us little humans… Read More Numbers game.
Strength to fall, strength to fail, and courage to rise
I am not a Tarot card reader, though I’ve always appreciated the art, both the visual art and the reading art of it. The reading of people is an art form I lack, woefully. Sometimes human behavior mystifies me, and I fill in my lack of knowledge with pure lizard brain responses. Or maybe it… Read More Strength to fall, strength to fail, and courage to rise
Didgeridoo not.
Or didgerimostdefinitelydo.* I wish I had it in me to write that “top ten things to do by the end of the year” or “keep middle school students engaged” post. I’m not burnt out or even remotely sad orĀ irritated by my students this year — they’ve been consistently awesome, and renewed my love of teaching.… Read More Didgeridoo not.
To be fair.
Caution: This is going to get political. My question: is this all wishful thinking? Should I roll over for Hillary and her status-quo, dynasty style politics? Are African American voters seeing something I’m not?Ā (Or again, is that too much of a sweeping generality?) I’ve been indirectly taken to task for being “privileged” (though I never… Read More To be fair.
Stop and eat a Pop-tart. (revised)
My brother-in-law said it best this morning on Facebook: “Sometimes I hate us. This is one of those times.” The ‘us’ he referred to is us humans. I get you, bro, I really do. Yesterday I had a belly-full of contentious social media postings: the general screaming from my conservative friends and National Enquirer-esque mode… Read More Stop and eat a Pop-tart. (revised)
Mrs. Kelly Love 
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