Sayward Poertner
@PoertnerSayward
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US History/AP World History/Honors Civics/Econ Teacher. Also Boy Mom, Dog Mom & Great British Baking Show obsessed. โฅ๏ธ๐โฅ๏ธ tweets are my own
Arkansas, USA
Joined August 2019
Reading for pleasure has fallen by 40 percent since 2000. This is not progress. You should read because it's good for your brain, your soul. You should read because our freedoms will not long endure in a post-literate world. Most of all, you should read because it's fun.
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Oh, we've entered the "shooting priests" phase of the Glorious Trump Revolution. Good to know.
ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat. Source: John Pfaff
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Not only is it historically and factually inaccurate, but it is also deeply irresponsible. From the critical role female spies played in the American revolution to the Navajo code talkers in WWII our diversity has always been and remains one of our nationโs greatest strengths.
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I know it sounds mad but if you had regular exposure to trees and sunlight and started reading again for pleasure, it would heal you.
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And youโre buying supplies for your classroom.
Elon Musk is now officially worth $405.6 billion, projected to become the worldโs first trillionaire by 2027.
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How did we get to a point where students miss 50+ days of school, still get promoted to the next gradeโฆ and then we act surprised when theyโre failing?
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SWEDEN: college tuition is free. Loans for the cost of living while attending college have an interest rate around 0.1% GERMANY: tuition at public universities is free. Loans for the cost of living are interest-free for low income students FRANCE: Tuition is only
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Elementary students should not be taking standardized tests. Because testing becomes the focus of education instead of learning. We take away the fun and excitement of learning, playing, exploring, & creating. We create test takers instead of problem solvers and innovators.
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Such a dumb and dangerous suggestion that has been tried many times with disastrous results.
NEW: Vivek Ramaswamy just dropped a game-changing idea for public education: merit-based pay for public school teachers. โPay for performance. Thatโs what businesses do. Thereโs no reason we shouldnโt be running our public schools in the same way.โ Vivek announced that he plans
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Hawgs v Hawks. Another chapter.
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if we want kids to love reading, we need to return to the ancient texts
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In France, school lunches are real foodโfresh baguettes, croissants, roasted chicken, seasonal vegetables, and cheeseโnot processed meals that are wasted. Healthy, delicious, and fueling kids for learning.
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Children who are read to at home start school better prepared to learn. Those raised only on screens start school expecting to be entertained.
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This is one of the most beautiful moments you will ever witness. Sir Nicholas Winton helped 669 children โ most of them Jewish โ escape the Holocaust. His humanitarian accomplishments would remain unknown and unnoticed by the world for nearly 50 years. Then in 1988 he
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