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Jon Becker

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Education professor. School Law. Ed tech. Politics of Ed. Pickleball doer. 🌩️👀 yb5VxCSdeMo3

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · Nov 10

Pinning this to my profile:

I am a professor of educational leadership. I teach courses in School Law and the Politics of Education. My research and writing are mostly around educational technology in K-12 and higher education.

I am also a big sports fan. Go Duke. Go Yankees. Go Mystics.

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 13m

I may or may not be at a coffee shop straining to hear a group of women behind me talking about how their sons think the new Taylor Swift album is racist.

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 23m

I am a coastal elite and I can't take a report seriously if it's titled "The Future is Now." Definitionally, that makes no sense.

The Future is Now: Essential Conversations for Building Tomorrow’s University Today - UPCEA

It Starts with a Conversation | To get the conversation started, there are three realities currently reshaping the higher education landscape—and we've provided associated questions for stakeholders t...

upcea.edu

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 37m

I am... confused, then. Is your argument "Look at all these stats... of course you should have been confident that the Yankees would make the LCS" OR is it "No one should be confident about advancing in the baseball playoffs"?

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 43m

and, again, I watched this team ALL year. There was no reason for me to be confident that they would get past the LDS. I felt much better about last year's team.

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 44m

No. I am saying there are at least two teams in the AL that are better than the Yankees. Toronto has been on a magical ride all year, and I would trade the Yankees roster for the Mariners roster any day.

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 47m

I am SUPER proud to have written a chapter for this book. My chapter is titled "Race and Emerging Technologies in Education: Towards an Anti-Racist Educational Technology Leadership (AETL) Praxis". You can pre-order the book soon, and I am working on getting a pdf of my chapter to share publicly.

Anti–Racist Practices in K–12 Schools and Systems: Voices from Justice–Seeking Leaders

Anti-Racist Practices in K-12 Schools and Systems equips aspiring school and systems leaders with the necessary tools to disrupt oppressive systems and foster inclusivity within schools and classrooms...

www.routledge.com

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 1h

You can throw out all the stats you want. Anyone who watched this team all year, including the most ardent fans, could tell that this is a flawed team. They can score runs, but they're not that good at anything else. Terrible bullpen, subpar defensively, plodding on the bases, etc.

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 2h

1. Run differential is not particularly meaningful once you get to the postseason
2. That's exactly the point. This is the LDS; I did not expect them to get to the LCS

So, now, who is the dumb one?

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 10h

Came here to pretty much say this. That was insufferable.

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h

Oh God it's going to be Luke Weaver next.

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h

Does Lake Street Dive count?

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h

Raleigh deserves the nickname, too. That is one large dumper.

👻🦇Sarah🧛🏻🎃 @13thgravegypt.bsky.social · 11h

He deserves this

The fan with the dump 61/62 here shirt got to meet Cal after the game and get a bat and ball autographed by Cal.

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h

Please read and share this. It is as clear and coherent and evidence-based about what we are seeing from the federal government as anything I have read.

Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 11h

NEW: "I don’t like sending out 'emergency' newsletters, but I’ve had my eye on the situation in Chicago all day....This moment has elevated the crisis so that it is no longer just a conflict between the federal government and a state, but between two states."
www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h

JAZZ CHISHOLM IS MY NEW FAVORITE YANKEE!

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h

I agree. My older kid wanted no part of this and is heading down the CC to 4-year pipeline. My younger, neurotypical kid is looking forward to college and wants options. So, she will play the game.

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h

That's awful

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h

We were?

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h

It is pretty optional. She just told me she thinks it'll be good practice; it's just boring.

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h

Well, shit, now I can't go to sleep. I had given up.

You still up, @hunterw.bsky.social ?

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h

ALL RISE!!!

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 12h

I don't actually think she wants to, oddly enough.

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 12h

I was a very good test taker, but I couldn't write 10 pages on much beyond New York sports.

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 12h

She is in 10th grade

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 12h

I was wondering about that

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 12h

I DON'T EVEN KNOW!