Vivian Chen
@grouchyviv
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I think about how much we hated it when a principal would give teachers prizes each month for perfect attendance. Yet we do this to kids all. the. time. For all kinds of things.
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RT @RacheGabriel: It isn't inevitable. It's a failure of leadership. Even in states with prescriptive laws, leaders with a vision for lea….
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Hey, who wants to join a book discussion on The Antiracist Teacher by @nenagerman?.Get looped in
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Very thoughtful article.
"Ditching my rubrics freed me up to make the kind of comments that could most help my students.".And in the absence of a rubric, this teacher adds, she now finds herself reading her students essays with genuine "curiosity about what [they] had to say":
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RT @DanPriceSeattle: Unpopular opinion but it's not a heartwarming story when people donate to teachers' Amazon wish lists. It's dystopian.….
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This! It took me awhile to come to the realization that we can build community and learn routines while also learning content. The time I wasted coming up with fluff. .
This entire article of "3 Pieces of Bad Advice" is 🎯 but especially #3 -- wish every teacher could read this before beginning their year!
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RT @mehdirhasan: Mine too @ShawnFainUAW! Though I am Walz one, Beshear two. Please no Kelly or Shapiro, though I expect to be disappointe….
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#WeWantWalz . I really hope this "scoop" isn't true.
Josh Shapiro is a school vouchers advocate. Choosing him as a running mate is a slap-in-the-face to public school teachers, especially those of us fighting in underfunded schools that are being bled dry and/or help captive because of school voucher programs.
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Yes! I wrote a little blog post about the downsides of school awards. Love to hear others' thoughts.
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Every month the electric company sends me a home energy report along with my bill. This report gives a rating of how efficient your electricity usage was and how you’re doing compared to your…
Award ceremonies, all around, are dumb. Instead, schools should have showcases where students can share their work or give presentations.
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RT @RacheGabriel: 🧵 - Hit a nerve when I made the connection between current curricular reform efforts and eugenics. I understand it's tro….
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💯💯💯.
A2 Nawal emphasizes decisions that include what to let go: (p. 75: ie: “We can refrain from setting up classroom and schoolwide competitions when it comes to reading, because those systems establish hierarchies of winners and losers.” #G2Great.
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RT @nenagerman: A2: Listen, testing has thoroughly and negatively impacted every aspect of my teaching experience. It's why I have always f….
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I've done something wrong because the algorithm keeps feeding me people touting E.D. Hirsch's book and TLAC. Help get out of this loop!.
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RT @Mattglover123: In our, work Carl Anderson @ConferringCarl and I stress the importance of creating and using your own process text (teac….
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Warning: CA assembly bill 2222 would significantly restrict curricula, teacher learning, and opportunities for multilingual students. Thank you, @latimes, I'm honored to be a contributor!.
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So tired!
😍😍😍 .If you see this tweet, QT with the most recent photo you took of your pet. No cheating.
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Same!.
I hate the state test. Everything is does to children and teachers is inhumane and we know it.
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