The Queer Teacher
@thequeerteacher.bsky.social
Searching for other rainbow-hued life forms that inhabit classroom spaces. Advocate for all kids and teachers in public education, but especially those on the margins. Let's find each other and make public education better.
How does one politely say, “No shit”?
President Trump has caused a constitutional crisis as he tests the boundaries of executive power, scholars say. “There have been so many unconstitutional and illegal actions in the first 18 days of the Trump presidency,” one expert said. “We never have seen anything like this.” nyti.ms/4aWSijk
February 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
How does one politely say, “No shit”?
The oligarchy is oligarch-ing.
Let’s talk about what brought Musk so much of his success: the research and development of others. As long as he gets a check, I guess.
What a colossal asshole.
Let’s talk about what brought Musk so much of his success: the research and development of others. As long as he gets a check, I guess.
What a colossal asshole.
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting effort announced a variety of cuts at the Education Department totaling over $900 million, apparently aimed at hobbling the department’s research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences.
Musks’s DOGE Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team said that it had “terminated” 89 of the department’s contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The oligarchy is oligarch-ing.
Let’s talk about what brought Musk so much of his success: the research and development of others. As long as he gets a check, I guess.
What a colossal asshole.
Let’s talk about what brought Musk so much of his success: the research and development of others. As long as he gets a check, I guess.
What a colossal asshole.
Waiting on the Million Teacher
March to happen. I would gag to be a part of a million pissed off teachers marching on the White House.
March to happen. I would gag to be a part of a million pissed off teachers marching on the White House.
February 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Waiting on the Million Teacher
March to happen. I would gag to be a part of a million pissed off teachers marching on the White House.
March to happen. I would gag to be a part of a million pissed off teachers marching on the White House.
Good question. How would you coach someone into this mindset?
Also: it’s okay to not be okay.
Also: it’s okay to not be okay.
February 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Good question. How would you coach someone into this mindset?
Also: it’s okay to not be okay.
Also: it’s okay to not be okay.
Field testing an English proficiency test on the day of a nationwide immigrant student protest is…difficult. 🤷
As it should be.
As it should be.
February 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Field testing an English proficiency test on the day of a nationwide immigrant student protest is…difficult. 🤷
As it should be.
As it should be.
I am trying to weigh in on everything that has happened since Monday, and my anger has been difficult to contain.
So, I am trying to focus on the things I can control…
But it’s hard to put into perspective when laws no longer serve the kids you work with everyday.
#underhiseye
So, I am trying to focus on the things I can control…
But it’s hard to put into perspective when laws no longer serve the kids you work with everyday.
#underhiseye
January 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I am trying to weigh in on everything that has happened since Monday, and my anger has been difficult to contain.
So, I am trying to focus on the things I can control…
But it’s hard to put into perspective when laws no longer serve the kids you work with everyday.
#underhiseye
So, I am trying to focus on the things I can control…
But it’s hard to put into perspective when laws no longer serve the kids you work with everyday.
#underhiseye
"Under current law, undocumented immigrant children have the right to a public education, and federal immigration agents generally cannot arrest students or family members [in schools]."
There's a special place in hell for anyone who would try.
There's a special place in hell for anyone who would try.
Educators Prepare for ICE Agents at the Schoolhouse Door (Gift Article)
Across the country, educators described widespread anxiety about President-elect Donald J. Trump’s promises to deport immigrants and what it could mean for their students.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Under current law, undocumented immigrant children have the right to a public education, and federal immigration agents generally cannot arrest students or family members [in schools]."
There's a special place in hell for anyone who would try.
There's a special place in hell for anyone who would try.
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We read hundreds of studies in 2024.
We zeroed in on 10 to know about.
From the sneaky ways that inattention can spread in your classroom to the promises and perils of AI, here are 2024’s must-reads in education research. 🔬👇
We zeroed in on 10 to know about.
From the sneaky ways that inattention can spread in your classroom to the promises and perils of AI, here are 2024’s must-reads in education research. 🔬👇
The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2024
It’s that time again—our yearly review of the research you should read, from the sneaky ways that inattention can spread in your classroom to the promises and perils of AI.
buff.ly
December 8, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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To quote my colleague, “you have to use English to learn English!”
Strong correlation between speaking scores on #ELPA21 assessment and Ss meeting overall growth markers. 77% alignment seen in Cincinnati Public Schools.
So…what impact can we have with #MLs and ALL students if we get them talking?
Strong correlation between speaking scores on #ELPA21 assessment and Ss meeting overall growth markers. 77% alignment seen in Cincinnati Public Schools.
So…what impact can we have with #MLs and ALL students if we get them talking?
December 5, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Well… this may lead to even more dumb ideas. Watch this space…
Abolishing the Department of Education has to be one of the dumbest ideas of my lifetime.
December 4, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Well… this may lead to even more dumb ideas. Watch this space…
There’s gotta be a better way. I can think of a few different ways that would benefit the economy, general American mirth, and…hell, even increase test scores, but systemic racism only takes loud voices to maintain its strength. That’s why it’s such a bitch to combat.
Separating families? That’s just business as usual for the U.S. wapo.st/41gDyJe
December 4, 2024 at 4:38 PM
There’s gotta be a better way. I can think of a few different ways that would benefit the economy, general American mirth, and…hell, even increase test scores, but systemic racism only takes loud voices to maintain its strength. That’s why it’s such a bitch to combat.
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I know very little about these international tests. However, given that it’s an uphill battle to get students to care about taking state tests, I have to wonder how seriously many US students are invested in doing their best on these.
The just-released TIMSS data put the United States' ongoing academic-recovery failures in an unflattering international context.
#EduSky #EconSky
www.the74million.org/article/four...
#EduSky #EconSky
www.the74million.org/article/four...
Four Insights into U.S. Students’ Drop in Math & Science on International Test
Tuesday’s release of TIMSS scores shows that American students fell behind their international peers during the pandemic.
www.the74million.org
December 4, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I know very little about these international tests. However, given that it’s an uphill battle to get students to care about taking state tests, I have to wonder how seriously many US students are invested in doing their best on these.
Presented this morning on supporting #SLIFE students at secondary schools. Lots of good feedback. Ready to build a community and learn what others are doing to get our MLs literate, thriving, and benefiting our communities.
November 22, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Presented this morning on supporting #SLIFE students at secondary schools. Lots of good feedback. Ready to build a community and learn what others are doing to get our MLs literate, thriving, and benefiting our communities.
Sitting in a legal update re: immigration and anticipated policy updates. There’s a special place in hell for those who go after the vulnerable because they’re “low-hanging fruit.”
November 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Sitting in a legal update re: immigration and anticipated policy updates. There’s a special place in hell for those who go after the vulnerable because they’re “low-hanging fruit.”
I now plan on talking about state and federal departments of ed with wrestling references.
Can you smell what ODEW is cookin? Smells like Science of Reading…
I’m really just waiting for Linda McMahon to slam OCR on a false table, or hold college loan forgiveness in a sleeper hold. 🤢
Can you smell what ODEW is cookin? Smells like Science of Reading…
I’m really just waiting for Linda McMahon to slam OCR on a false table, or hold college loan forgiveness in a sleeper hold. 🤢
November 22, 2024 at 12:05 PM
I now plan on talking about state and federal departments of ed with wrestling references.
Can you smell what ODEW is cookin? Smells like Science of Reading…
I’m really just waiting for Linda McMahon to slam OCR on a false table, or hold college loan forgiveness in a sleeper hold. 🤢
Can you smell what ODEW is cookin? Smells like Science of Reading…
I’m really just waiting for Linda McMahon to slam OCR on a false table, or hold college loan forgiveness in a sleeper hold. 🤢
SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!
Diversity adds value to the schema bank in a classroom... end of sentence.
When systemic racism is discussed, gatekeeping ELs/MLs from their English-speaking, American-born peers is a prominent form.
Diversity adds value to the schema bank in a classroom... end of sentence.
When systemic racism is discussed, gatekeeping ELs/MLs from their English-speaking, American-born peers is a prominent form.
No, the Arrival of English Learners Doesn't Hurt Other Students, a Study Finds
A new study reviewed any spillover effects of the growing immigrant student population in Delaware.
www.edweek.org
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!
Diversity adds value to the schema bank in a classroom... end of sentence.
When systemic racism is discussed, gatekeeping ELs/MLs from their English-speaking, American-born peers is a prominent form.
Diversity adds value to the schema bank in a classroom... end of sentence.
When systemic racism is discussed, gatekeeping ELs/MLs from their English-speaking, American-born peers is a prominent form.
Hey Bluesky World!
I'm presenting at #OHTesol tomorrow about how to improve systems for Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education #SLIFE. Talking about a survey I wrote to ask students about their take on American public ed and their future plans post-high school. TBC.
I'm presenting at #OHTesol tomorrow about how to improve systems for Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education #SLIFE. Talking about a survey I wrote to ask students about their take on American public ed and their future plans post-high school. TBC.
November 21, 2024 at 9:11 PM