The sooner we World Language teachers get over our unrealistic expectation of students’ possessing native-like grammatical competence in our classrooms and just keep them comprehending rich input, the sooner we’ll see a #NationOfAdvocates

Today, I am thinking of human beings in Gaza buried under the rubble. I am thinking of their joys, dreams, hopes & fears. I wonder, if the dust ever settles, whether opponents of a ceasefire will look back and reflect on the cost of their inhumanity. We need a ceasefire, now.

Make no mistake: these human rights abuses are being carried out with U.S. weapons, U.S. funding, and with “no red lines.” And now we are set to vote on an additional $14 billion with no restrictions or conditions. The United States Congress should not fund violations of U.S. and

Things we know we should do but don’t: 1.) Start high school later in the morning. 2.) Feed every kid for free. 3.) Get rid of cellphones and AirPods in the classroom.

We may be witnessing the total obliteration of Gaza. Political leaders refusing to speak out should feel eternal shame over the horror they are allowing to unfold. Those of us who believe in peace cannot stay silent. We must say to the Palestinian people: you are not alone.

Today, I'm thinking of all those in Israel and Palestine suffering unimaginable pain, trauma and fear. The horrific attacks on civilians in Israel were deplorable. This cannot justify the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians, who are paying the price for a crime they did not

Happy to see this

Senate Democrats confirmed that about half of the surplus is attributed to underfunding public education. Reynolds is hoarding Iowa taxpayers' money and shifting it to the wealthiest Iowans while shorting educators and children.

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“ …. when you’re learning to read fiction … what you’re learning, in part, is empathy. You’re learning to be somebody else, learning to see the world through their eyes.”Terry Gross (host, producer of Fresh Air).

Average PPP Loan amount: $107,000 Average federal student loan amount: $37,338 If we can cancel PPP Loans, we can cancel student debt.

And it’s false, because it IS funding a system… a private school system that can exclude certain students, that can profit millions from kids’ schooling, and that is not accountable to constituents.

I don't know, maybe subsidizing proper ventilation systems in school classrooms with 25+ people at a time would be a more appropriate use of Iowa's Covid-relief funds.

In my 20 years as a public school teacher, I had 50+ students with learning disabilities and 5 students with physical disabilities REJECTED from private and charter schools because they did not want to accept and accommodate them, and didn’t have to. That says everything.

90% of Biden's student debt relief would go to Americans making less than $75,000 a year. 70% of the benefits of canceling all student debt would go to the bottom 80%. 70% of the $510 billion in PPP loans that were forgiven went to the top 20%. Total hypocrisy!

This is a damn shame. Chief meteorologist ⁦@ChrisGloninger gets trolled and threatened for reporting on weather AND climate. No judgement on his decision to leave. Looking forward to seeing what comes next for him.

Thank you @e_r_richards for making the trip up!

The⁩ caveat of #authres ⁦@BryceHedstrom⁩ while talking about his new adventure of learning and teaching Latin. #CIIA23

⁦@MisClasesLocas⁩ challenge to #CIIA23: Take a look at your curriculum… Who is centered in the stories you share? How are they portrayed? Always room to grow