Love Them First
@LoveThemFirst
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“Love Them First” is a documentary following a Minneapolis principal fighting to get her failing school off “the list.” NOW STREAMING: @PrimeVideo
Minneapolis, MN
Joined February 2019
If you haven’t seen our documentary, or if you want to bring any friends or family to see it too, we love to see you tomorrow in Burnsville, for an in-person screening.
This event is tomorrow! RSVP here —> https://t.co/Rkz0S2FEqA. We’re in Burnsville. Should be a great event.
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One week out!
A great upcoming opportunity to see our @LoveThemFirst documentary on 9/28 at @popchurch. Please join us, w/principals @friestleben and @LisaPawelak in attendance! Spread the word. ❤️
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A great upcoming opportunity to see our @LoveThemFirst documentary on 9/28 at @popchurch. Please join us, w/principals @friestleben and @LisaPawelak in attendance! Spread the word. ❤️
So excited for this event! Please share and come to @popchurch to watch @LoveThemFirst and then hear from the directors and educators afterwards.
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We love that #LoveThemFirst and @friestleben are gracing school walls as mural inspiration. As Principal Mauri reminds us to lead with love.
LOVE the quotes on the walls of our amazing campus! Thank you @BBssoto1 for making this happen. @DoloresHuerta @TheAmandaGorman @friestleben @LoveThemFirst #BulldogStrong #LoveThemFirst #RRISD #NewSchoolYear
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When Education becomes your agent of Liberation the Movement takes wings. Go LANEY!
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“Guns down so we can play,” echoed down Penn Avenue North as Lucy Laney Community School students chanted during a peace march Wednesday afternoon ...
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Thank you, dear @Betsywest @RBGmovie for your kind words and for leading the way. Grateful for your impactful storytelling and continued inspiration. 🙌🏻❤️
If you’re gonna be in a list of must-see docs by women, this is a great trio. @RBGmovie @LoveThemFirst and CentralParkFive.
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Thank you! We appreciate your words and are grateful for your support. Thank you for your important work!
@LoveThemFirst @CynopsisMedia @kare11 @TEGNA @NeenVoge @friestleben Watched this with my elementary colleagues yesterday (we are a Title I - poverty school) during a staff meeting. An amazing video! Very inspirational! #EDUcators #EDU #LoveThemFirst #LEARNing
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#LoveThemFirst received the @CynopsisMedia “Best Documentary Special” award for excellence in national TV programming. Thx to @kare11 @TEGNA @NeenVoge our EP, and especially principal @friestleben, who continues this heroic work, in the trenches, far from the spotlight.
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Principal Mauri from #LoveThemFirst: “If some of you really knew what these kids were managing, you’d stop feeling sorry for yourselves.”
You make it easy to explain myself @janashortal. Thank you. https://t.co/kvyesl11UX
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The North High Student Council needs your help. Please Share! They've been asking for a couple weeks now & haven't gotten much of anything. 😞 Let's surprise them with tons of submissions! Any & ALL welcome! 😉
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Our kids are watching. Talk to them. Let them know you hear them, even if you don’t have the answers. @friestleben @SouthHighMpls @HeidiWigdahl @kare11
https://t.co/qi4gng4ctO
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"It's... important to make sure that students see adults listening to them and supplying that space," South High Principal Brett Stringer said.
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Also, here is @friestleben’s helpful advice on how to talk to kids about yesterday’s carnage at the US Capitol.
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Hello #LoveThemFirst fans! Principal Mauri Friestleben, star of the documentary, is now active on Twitter. Follow her @friestleben in her new role at Minneapolis’ North High and hear her wisdom.
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Educators: this is our moment. We’re going to make sure that every child, every school, and every educator has what they need to thrive regardless of where they live or where they come from.
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We are thrilled to announce that former @MPS_LucyLaney and current @MplsNorth Principal Mauri Melander Friestleben who is featured in the documentary @LoveThemFirst will be one of our keynote speakers!! Don’t forget to register! #LoveThemFirst #HopeDealer
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