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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 1h

would watch

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1h

To make up for how Power Rangers is an old Japanese show they filmed additional scenes with Americans for we should do the opposite and make the casts of Law & Order SVU and Grey’s Anatomy stop a couple times an episode to fight people in werewolf costumes

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MedievalWomenSpeak @medievalwomenspeak.bsky.social · 10h

I have discovered that women are more than capable of undertaking any task which requires physical strength or of learning any discipline which requires discernment and intelligence. Books which say otherwise were definitely not written by women.

- Christine de Pizan, b. 1365

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 1h

heartbreaking

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 1h

To the tune of Eleanor Rigby:

Massive iguana
Makinge a fuss on the beach
At great scale
But then caughte --
Who woulde have thoughte?
www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...

‘He’s a big boy:’ Massive iguana arrested in Daytona Beach, video shows

A large iguana was thrown in the back of a patrol car in a strange encounter with Daytona Beach officers, according to the police department.

www.clickorlando.com

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 1h

Beautiful spider and photos!

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 1h

Possibly by the Monty Python Spanish Inquisitors, bearing pillows.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

a very under-the-radar thing happening in Mississippi this fall:

Bolts @boltsmag.org · 1d

A federal appeals court ruled that Mississippi had to redraw its legislative maps. As a result, 14 districts affected by the new boundaries are hosting special elections this November. Democrats may flip several.

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More

boltsmag.org

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 2h

Hell yeah

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 5h

I just can't deal with an hour of that, so I'm leaving the webinar.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 5h

So the next question is: "a study showed that content warnings do more harm than good. what do you think?" To which I answer: has the questioner ever felt any empathy, ever, for a student? Ever?? Fucking hell. I won't name the questioner, but my opinion of them just plummeted.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

And as always, I'm reminded about how musicology follows innovations in other fields by about 20 years....

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 5h

So the next question is: "a study showed that content warnings do more harm than good. what do you think?" To which I answer: has the questioner ever felt any empathy, ever, for a student? Ever?? Fucking hell. I won't name the questioner, but my opinion of them just plummeted.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

And as always, I'm reminded about how musicology follows innovations in other fields by about 20 years....

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Kristen Turner talking about trauma-informed pedagogy and how we really, really need it.

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

And as always, I'm reminded about how musicology follows innovations in other fields by about 20 years....

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Kristen Turner talking about trauma-informed pedagogy and how we really, really need it.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Horace Maxile asks whether we can expect the classroom to be what we want it to be, a safe place for learning. Can we trust our spaces?

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Kristen Turner talking about trauma-informed pedagogy and how we really, really need it.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Horace Maxile asks whether we can expect the classroom to be what we want it to be, a safe place for learning. Can we trust our spaces?

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Kendall Winter on fire with great teaching practices and ideas

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Horace Maxile asks whether we can expect the classroom to be what we want it to be, a safe place for learning. Can we trust our spaces?

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Kendall Winter on fire with great teaching practices and ideas

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Now follows open panelist discussion, which I will not be able to keep up with.

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Kendall Winter on fire with great teaching practices and ideas

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Now follows open panelist discussion, which I will not be able to keep up with.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

(I always tell my students to follow Natalie Goldberg's guideline to "go for the jugular," write about/address what is scary, what is hard, what demands serious thought.)

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Now follows open panelist discussion, which I will not be able to keep up with.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

(I always tell my students to follow Natalie Goldberg's guideline to "go for the jugular," write about/address what is scary, what is hard, what demands serious thought.)

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: "help students see difficulty as a signpost, not a stop sign."

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

(I always tell my students to follow Natalie Goldberg's guideline to "go for the jugular," write about/address what is scary, what is hard, what demands serious thought.)

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: "help students see difficulty as a signpost, not a stop sign."

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: acknowledge that lived experiences from fac, staff, & students, can help or harm conversations and fac needs to be able to understand that their lives can be radically different from those of their students'.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: "help students see difficulty as a signpost, not a stop sign."

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: acknowledge that lived experiences from fac, staff, & students, can help or harm conversations and fac needs to be able to understand that their lives can be radically different from those of their students'.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: "hard concepts" for students (she references 7th chords) are easier if the foundation is solid (beginning with intervals, etc). Can we prepare for difficult convos the same way?

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: acknowledge that lived experiences from fac, staff, & students, can help or harm conversations and fac needs to be able to understand that their lives can be radically different from those of their students'.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: "hard concepts" for students (she references 7th chords) are easier if the foundation is solid (beginning with intervals, etc). Can we prepare for difficult convos the same way?

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: locating the difficulty in the conversation, not the content. Recommends scaffolding as a method of approaching such conversations.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: "hard concepts" for students (she references 7th chords) are easier if the foundation is solid (beginning with intervals, etc). Can we prepare for difficult convos the same way?

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: locating the difficulty in the conversation, not the content. Recommends scaffolding as a method of approaching such conversations.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: "maybe it's not the topics [....] that are difficult at all, but the conversations..."

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Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: locating the difficulty in the conversation, not the content. Recommends scaffolding as a method of approaching such conversations.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: "maybe it's not the topics [....] that are difficult at all, but the conversations..."

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Now talking is Kendall Winter

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

KW: "maybe it's not the topics [....] that are difficult at all, but the conversations..."

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Now talking is Kendall Winter

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

HM: ‪"Difficult" depends on who's teaching. what the topic is, and who the students are. "Some people don't like augmented 6th chords."

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Now talking is Kendall Winter

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

HM: ‪"Difficult" depends on who's teaching. what the topic is, and who the students are. "Some people don't like augmented 6th chords."

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

HM: being mindful as a teacher is key, being mindful of levels of engagements, that "responses in the moment carry meanings in the moment"

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

HM: ‪"Difficult" depends on who's teaching. what the topic is, and who the students are. "Some people don't like augmented 6th chords."

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

HM: being mindful as a teacher is key, being mindful of levels of engagements, that "responses in the moment carry meanings in the moment"

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

HM: the episode showed how much bias (even unconscious) and lack of understanding students bring into the classsroom

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

HM: being mindful as a teacher is key, being mindful of levels of engagements, that "responses in the moment carry meanings in the moment"

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

HM: the episode showed how much bias (even unconscious) and lack of understanding students bring into the classsroom

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

HM describes a time for him in grad school when talking about William Grant Still's work & how white students associated it with racialized gestures in Tom & Jerry.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

HM: the episode showed how much bias (even unconscious) and lack of understanding students bring into the classsroom

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

HM describes a time for him in grad school when talking about William Grant Still's work & how white students associated it with racialized gestures in Tom & Jerry.

Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 6h

Now up: Horace Maxile.

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