Christopher Martell
@chriscmartell
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Teacher Educator & Researcher, Associate Professor of Social Studies Ed @UMassBoston; BPS Parent; Author of https://t.co/tgQllxAy4B; Editor of https://t.co/aijZWiE1bH
Dorchester, Boston
Joined August 2013
My main social media site is Bluesky. Let's follow each other there! https://t.co/7VqlgGzWoA I cross-post to Twitter/Threads for those of you still there (no longer spend time scrolling, replying, or liking things; no need to generate more revenue for those terrible oligarchs).
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Is it clear to anyone else that he has no plans of ever leaving the White House? Also, he is slowly making it over to look like one of his gaudy casino hotels. 🤮 Remember, it's not his house. It's our house (and he just gets to live there).
abcnews.go.com
On Friday, he showed off an entirely renovated Lincoln Bathroom on his social media platform.
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Are you a high school U.S. history teacher in South Carolina? We are looking for participants for a study on the teaching of right wing movements. Would only involve 1-2 interviews. Sign up here: https://t.co/eQIPv5QekO
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Continuing decline in students going through teacher preparation programs should alarm everyone. I use to say it was the canary in the coalmine, but we are entering the "5 alarm fire" phase. Not sure who will teach the children, if there are no teachers? https://t.co/v1aRijl783
edweek.org
New national data show fewer, but more diverse, teachers earning education degrees.
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I hope the Dems will use this new imperial presidency to give everyone single-payer health care, free public higher education, and universal basic income. Sadly, I'm not sure they'll have a chance (free & fair elections are at risk) or they have the guts.
nytimes.com
It may take an imperial Congress to correct its flaws.
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And a point of disagreement with the Times here. Ethnic studies is not an "activist discipline" (that is not a thing), but an academic discipline like any other. Many universities in the U.S. and elsewhere have Black, Asian American, Native, or Latino studies departments.
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With my colleagues Kaylene Stevens and Erin Fife, our research has documented how at the state level these censorship campaigns hurt students and what teachers are doing to resist. Can offer a way forward for all teachers. https://t.co/ybT8pyzJUX
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There is a serious silencing campaign on teaching honest histories (perpetrated by federal officials). Important that the NY Times is covering this (great quote from @adamlaats), but all educators must be aware and push back for our students and nation. https://t.co/s1T1y0Pqib
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The Boston Public Schools are trying reverse important changes that made exam school admission more equitable. Please sign this petition (especially if you are a BPS parent) to demand any changes be transparent, with community input, and care - not rushed. https://t.co/w5jsj0vvbg
actionnetwork.org
Boston deserves a fair, transparent, and inclusive process - one that reflects our shared values of equity, diversity and educational opportunity for all students This decision is too important to...
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"It was precisely because Native societies mirrored some of the colonists’ own ideals (autonomy, law, liberty) that they had to be cast as savages." Important read from Ned Blackhawk on Native people and the American Revolution.
theatlantic.com
The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
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Elbows up Canada! The resistance in the U.S. appreciates what you're doing (even if we don't love Doug Ford). Keep reminding Trump and the GOP that Reagan would think they are insane.
washingtonpost.com
President Donald Trump had halted trade talks with Canada over a provincial government’s ad that has since been canceled.
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A sign that the United States is in real trouble. The New York Times is running an infographic so you know which federal agency is invading your neighborhood.
nytimes.com
As President Trump deploys ICE, Border Patrol, the National Guard and other forces to U.S. cities, here’s how to tell them apart — and what their powers are.
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Here are some other recent anti-Trump songs to consider from Rolling Stone. https://t.co/wjgBeCVBbD
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Social studies teachers: Are you using Trump-related protest music in your classes? If so, how? Do you think the current protest songs will be in the curriculum like those from the Vietnam War or Civil Rights eras? In what other units do you include protest music? #sschat
Ten years ago, the writer Dave Eggers got a bunch of musicians together and they wrote protest songs about Trump. It is worth a listen even more today. https://t.co/IwIQ7xseba
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The songs are still available on many streaming platforms, including Apple Music.
music.apple.com
Playlist · 49 Songs
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Ten years ago, the writer Dave Eggers got a bunch of musicians together and they wrote protest songs about Trump. It is worth a listen even more today. https://t.co/IwIQ7xseba
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Has plans to reopen the government or fix health care funding issues? No. Has plans to enrich himself with $230 million of your taxpayer dollars? Yes. Americans love a con man.
nytimes.com
Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.
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He lost the 2020 election. He knew it. He lied about it. And now he’s demanding your money because knowingly lying didn’t make him President.
Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."
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Another great example for why Massachusetts voters were justified in ending the MCAS graduation requirement. Imagine using AI to decide if you graduate high school? https://t.co/BT2wste2sr
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Should say: "This The Atlantic article is wild" (Still won't give Elon Musk money to edit posts).
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Are you a history education researcher? I'm on the Editorial Board for the History Education Research Journal. We would love for you to submit your work to HERJ (and give it a read-it is open access!). https://t.co/bczJE0lJLn
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