Mark Ureel
@thereelteacher.bsky.social
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Builder of educational experiences
Following other educators
Learning more about education
Trying to be a better educator
#BeTheReason
Builder of educational experiences
Following other educators
Learning more about education
Trying to be a better educator
#BeTheReason
I share many of the philosophies and ideals that Finland has in education and wish our schools would adopt them, first, eliminating standardized tests.
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Why Finland has the Best Education by Michael Moore
YouTube video by May Sóc Montessori Education
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August 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I share many of the philosophies and ideals that Finland has in education and wish our schools would adopt them, first, eliminating standardized tests.
youtu.be/XQ_agxK6fLs?...
youtu.be/XQ_agxK6fLs?...
After reading an article on public education, I was curious where Oklahoma stood—and that led me down a rabbit hole into the bottom 20 rankings. Fascinating pattern: does anyone notice what nearly 90% of these states have in common?
www.foxnews.com/politics/exc...
www.foxnews.com/politics/exc...
July 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
After reading an article on public education, I was curious where Oklahoma stood—and that led me down a rabbit hole into the bottom 20 rankings. Fascinating pattern: does anyone notice what nearly 90% of these states have in common?
www.foxnews.com/politics/exc...
www.foxnews.com/politics/exc...
#TLAP A4: I would design an AI, that would create a video or a mashup of videos based on a prompt, similar to an AI image generator. We already have the technology to create a personalized AI podcast, why can't we take it one step further and have an AI video generator?
June 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
#TLAP A4: I would design an AI, that would create a video or a mashup of videos based on a prompt, similar to an AI image generator. We already have the technology to create a personalized AI podcast, why can't we take it one step further and have an AI video generator?
#TLAP A3: I see AI creating personalized learning paths for my students based on their abilities, progress, and performance in my class. For example, if they score low on an assessment, it will provide articles, videos, & study guides to help them become proficient on their learning standard.
June 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
#TLAP A3: I see AI creating personalized learning paths for my students based on their abilities, progress, and performance in my class. For example, if they score low on an assessment, it will provide articles, videos, & study guides to help them become proficient on their learning standard.
I'm watching President Trump's speech in my home state and he stated that egg prices are down 87%. If that is true, than my eggs would cost 82 cents per dozen as they were $6 a month ago. My eggs are nowhere close to being 82 cents.
April 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I'm watching President Trump's speech in my home state and he stated that egg prices are down 87%. If that is true, than my eggs would cost 82 cents per dozen as they were $6 a month ago. My eggs are nowhere close to being 82 cents.
Of all forms of tyranny, the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth.
-Theodore Roosevelt
-Theodore Roosevelt
March 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Of all forms of tyranny, the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth.
-Theodore Roosevelt
-Theodore Roosevelt
Proverbs 14:31: "Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God."
March 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Proverbs 14:31: "Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God."
"The dull, purblind folly of the very rich men, their greed and arrogance, and the corruption in business and politics, have tended to produce a very unhealthy condition."
-Theodore Roosevelt
From The Big Stick
-Theodore Roosevelt
From The Big Stick
March 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"The dull, purblind folly of the very rich men, their greed and arrogance, and the corruption in business and politics, have tended to produce a very unhealthy condition."
-Theodore Roosevelt
From The Big Stick
-Theodore Roosevelt
From The Big Stick
James 1:27: "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
March 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
James 1:27: "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
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Being a PBL teacher means being a project manager to 8 different teams during a 50 min period repeated 6 times a day.
My brain is mush
TGIF
My brain is mush
TGIF
February 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Being a PBL teacher means being a project manager to 8 different teams during a 50 min period repeated 6 times a day.
My brain is mush
TGIF
My brain is mush
TGIF
A2: Staying impartial by respecting the political views of all our community's families and keeping quiet about what's going wrong in our country. #LeadLAP
Q2: What has been the hardest part of these political changes for you as an educator? #leadlap
March 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A2: Staying impartial by respecting the political views of all our community's families and keeping quiet about what's going wrong in our country. #LeadLAP
Isaiah 1:17: "Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow."
March 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Isaiah 1:17: "Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow."
Short-sighted men who in their greed and selfishness will, if permitted, rob our country of half its charm by their reckless extermination of all useful and beautiful wild things.
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt
March 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Short-sighted men who in their greed and selfishness will, if permitted, rob our country of half its charm by their reckless extermination of all useful and beautiful wild things.
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt
So yeah, I'm a little skeptical of businessmen running our federal government and making cuts to services our tax money pays for without our consent. #Michigan
February 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
So yeah, I'm a little skeptical of businessmen running our federal government and making cuts to services our tax money pays for without our consent. #Michigan
I wish to make the rich man feel that I am not in the least against him because he is rich; that all I am striving to do is to protect him while he handles his wealth aright, and merely to prevent his using that wealth for sinister purposes.
Theodore Roosevelt
January 3, 1908
Theodore Roosevelt
January 3, 1908
February 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I wish to make the rich man feel that I am not in the least against him because he is rich; that all I am striving to do is to protect him while he handles his wealth aright, and merely to prevent his using that wealth for sinister purposes.
Theodore Roosevelt
January 3, 1908
Theodore Roosevelt
January 3, 1908
Whenever there is tyranny by the majority, I shall certainly fight it. But the tyrannies from which we have been suffering in this country have, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, been tyrannies by a minority; that is, tyranny by privilege.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
February 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Whenever there is tyranny by the majority, I shall certainly fight it. But the tyrannies from which we have been suffering in this country have, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, been tyrannies by a minority; that is, tyranny by privilege.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
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If the government really wanted to save money perhaps start with cutting giving money to a testing company. Then maybe we can focus on teaching instead of test prep.
#EduSky
#EduSky
February 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If the government really wanted to save money perhaps start with cutting giving money to a testing company. Then maybe we can focus on teaching instead of test prep.
#EduSky
#EduSky
If the Department of Education is closed down, does that mean that NCLB is gone? If so, does that mean schools no longer have to pay millions for testing materials and test prep programs, which could offset the loss of federal funds to schools, if special ed/504 funds are diverted to another area?
February 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If the Department of Education is closed down, does that mean that NCLB is gone? If so, does that mean schools no longer have to pay millions for testing materials and test prep programs, which could offset the loss of federal funds to schools, if special ed/504 funds are diverted to another area?
A4: I would suggest that they start blocking off time at home so they can take care of their priorities and then block off a limited amount of time for work and do not go over that limit. In the long run, they'll be happier because there will always be more work to do. #TLAP
January 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A4: I would suggest that they start blocking off time at home so they can take care of their priorities and then block off a limited amount of time for work and do not go over that limit. In the long run, they'll be happier because there will always be more work to do. #TLAP
A3: I think of all those teachers who I've seen leave the profession due to burnout & I remind myself that I'm no good to the community that I serve if I burnout & leave the profession. #TLAP
January 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A3: I think of all those teachers who I've seen leave the profession due to burnout & I remind myself that I'm no good to the community that I serve if I burnout & leave the profession. #TLAP
A2: I remind myself that things don't need to be perfect & I don't need to be a "super teacher" because it's more important for my Ss to have a calm level-headed teacher rather than a stressed out tired one. #TLAP
January 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A2: I remind myself that things don't need to be perfect & I don't need to be a "super teacher" because it's more important for my Ss to have a calm level-headed teacher rather than a stressed out tired one. #TLAP
