Absolutely, keeping an environment of support and strength even when ~there are other things going on~ is the most important thing and it’s exhausting with children, to me

Teaching adults is much, much easier

It’s the only way, but it takes it out of you

As a person who taught middle school (briefly) and college level, I am a relentlessly cheerful and enthusiastic teacher because I know how fun it is to learn things you want to learn and overcome obstacles that you thought were too much. Some of us are born cheerleaders (for learning) and it works

It’s also important to note that “white” as a category of people did not exist before the 17th century, and came into existence as a social construct largely as a way to justify why some people could be enslaved for life while others couldn’t.

How can we feel safe here if the head of trust and safety is trolling people?

6/ Finally, your reminder that Hegseth said Bradley acted within the authority Hegseth gave him and that, in retrospect, Bradley made the "correct decision."

the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality