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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12d

Why??

Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12d

Anyway, this is not an exhaustive list and 300 characters is not enough for nuance.

We should save public schools but not the status quo and private companies should not be allowed to run public schools - whether they’re free or not.

Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12d

5. Discipline. Saying “we can’t save them all” is a polite way of saying “some kids are expendable.” Miss me. We can and should be building spaces where kids, educators and their families are safe and valued. Give me restorative practices, give me trauma informed care. Keep kids in school.

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12d

4. Standards. Standardized testing is part of the reason we were able to prove discrimination against marginalized kids. Standards are valuable. We need standards but we don’t need the bastardization of standardized testing that enriches corporations at the expense of our kids and teachers.

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12d

3. Deadlines. Learning is not linear AND life happens. We can teach time management while also acknowledging how few truly finite deadlines exist in the “real world.” We don’t have to sacrifice accountability if we choose to prioritize mastery. Honestly, this should probably be #1

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12d

2. Testing… goes hand in hand with grading. How are tests setting kids up to truly demonstrate knowledge? Give me tests that set kids up to show their skills and get feedback on their deficits. Give me eight questions with scaffolded entry points over 60 multiple choice any day. Let them retest.

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12d

1. Grades. So many grades are about compliance, not learning.

Learning is not linear. Grades can and should be a living report of progress. They should incentivize demonstration of knowledge and seeking mastery. Down with percent-based grades, give me all the rubrics.

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12d

(THIS IS NOT A PRO CHARTER SCHOOL THREAD)

There’s a weird resistance in the pro public ed camp to admit that the system is flawed and causing harm which is detrimental to our cause. I think we save schools with honesty AND a vision for transformation.

So here’s my transformation wishlist by 🌶️

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12d

“No taxpayer funds were used to support the welcome packages”

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?? This is the kind of thing I WANT my tax dollars supporting. Not discriminatory private schools. Not tax breaks for data centers. Support our schools!

#GaPol #EdPol

Teach in the Peach welcomes first-year teachers to the classroom

The Georgia Department of Education is rolling out the red carpet for its newest educators. Over 6,000 welcome packages were sent to first-year teachers, marking the start of their careers in the clas...

www.griceconnect.com

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12d

Found out my 12th grade lit teacher died this week. She was the first person to tell me that I could be a great teacher and changed my whole life. Everyone has THAT teacher, and if you’ve never taken the time to reach out and tell them, you should.

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12d

If all day meetings, when work? If no work, why meetings?

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 20d

Shout out to the woman at breakfast trying to explain to her father why it’s okay for him to be white and still acknowledge that racism and systemic abuse exists

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 25d

WHY is there not a train from Atlanta to Albany?

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 28d

If there’s anything I’ve learned about society in the last few years, it’s the widespread inability to carry nuance.

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Freedom to Read Project @freedomreadproject.bsky.social · 28d

Have you downloaded our free resource yet?

“Turning the Page: An Advocate’s Guide to the Freedom to Read” is here to help parents, educators, students, and community members stand strong against censorship.

www.freedomtoreadproject.org/turning_the_...

#FreedomToRead

Cover of turning the page: an advocate’s guide to the freedom to read

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Skeet Child O' Mine @furiosity.bsky.social · Sep 11

My take-home message is that mainstream white America doesn’t think white supremacy makes him an awful person

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · Sep 11

It may very well be one of the great tragedies of my life that I’ve wasted some of my best rhetorical writing on Facebook idiots instead of publishing something useful.

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · Sep 11

Just remember, before you hit block, take a screenshot.

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · Sep 11

If the echo in my chamber is “bigotry is bad” or “we deserve to live in a society without white supremacy” or “all violence is bad, not just the visible kind” then bring it on.

Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · Sep 6

LFG BULLS 💚🤘🏽💚🤘🏽💚🤘🏽

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Pete Fuller @petefullerga.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sad Gators fans make me happy!

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · Sep 6

If the Bulls beat UF today, might mom might finally forgive me for picking USF over FSU. #GoBulls

UF.today

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · Aug 29

If my husband let me sleep with my mouth open on a national broadcast, we would not recover. #GoBulls

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Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · Jun 22

If there’s one plus to entering another war, it will be the number of times policy experts have to say “bunker buster” completely stone-faced.

Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · Jun 22

Announcing nuclear war on social media feels right at this point in our society.

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