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Going public again for a bit… what’s up haters 👋
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Mark my words. The same boards who are apologizing for taking students to listen to Indigenous peoples rally for their land are the same ones who - next week - will post an orange graphic with empty words about reconciliation and listening to Indigenous peoples.
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I feel like there’s people in education who need to hear this…
Source:
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Chatting with a friend who lives downtown: “Make no mistake. It’s not just beer-drinking white men. Lots of middle-aged and young white women out there too”
In case anyone else needed the reminder of the role WW play in upholding white supremacy.
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I’m tired. I’m tired of having to beg people to see the humanity of my people.
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Here’s my “pivoting to remote” student survey if anyone wants it…
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Huge shout out to the Toronto high school students who held a walk-out earlier today in protest of the anti-Palestinian racism within the TDSB
🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
#FreePalestineTDSB
#SayPalestine
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First day of online class and we got to meet 2 doggies and a gecko 🥰
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It’s wild to think that these could have been my grandparents’ homes in Safsaf.
The “Death to Arabs” graffiti is especially chilling considering that Palestinians were literally massacred there on October 29, 1948.
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I did well in school. I was really good at cramming for tests, remembering things short term, and then regurgitating it on a page however “they” wanted it.
Trust me when I say that the only thing I really learned is how to play the game.
I want more for my students.
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Hey
@OCDSB
, way to make one of your only *openly queer Palestinian* staff feel unwelcome.
What message does this send to our students? That some people’s comfort is more important than others’ lives? That we should ignore international law?
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Political parties withdrawing didn’t bother me too much because Pride was always just a campaign strategy for them
The
@OCDSB
feels different though. All I can think about is the hundreds of 2SLGBTQ+ students I know personally who our board is turning its backs on
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Is it new-teacher-tired, teaching-during-a-pandemic-tired, or chronic illness tired?
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I actually want an explanation and transparency from my board.
Were any queer students or staff (aka the people who would actually be marching in the parade) consulted? Because I know many queer folks who are upset about this.
@Buffone_Pino
@OCDSB
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Allies are always welcome at Pride, but I draw the line at “allies” making decisions for lgbtq+ people.
Being an ally means amplifying our voices, not speaking for us.
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Some days, you just have to scrap your lesson plan and have fun
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Interacting with students is still the best part of my job. Even online.
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Islamophobic trash from our Minister of Education, everyone.
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Moving to online requires co-planning/strategizing with students 🙌
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I taught my grade 9 science class about Grassy Narrows last week. Why? Because it’s directly related to the curriculum. Why teach about abstract “human activity” when I could be talking about real stuff happening right now?
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Since June is both
#PrideMonth
and
#IndigenousHistoryMonth
, I’m going to remind you all that gender/sexuality is very much connected to colonialism
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Today a student asked if the
#OntEd
curriculum says that teachers need to give tests 👀👀👀
I said that *no where* in the curriculum does it say that students need to write timed, closed book tests…
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Overheard student convo…
“I heard that [school nearby w/ a significantly higher black+brown population] has a lot of drug problems”
Another S who went there last year said “I didn’t notice it, but they all said [our school] was racist” 🤷🏻♀️
👀👀👀
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Tell me you’re a teacher without telling me you’re a teacher.
I’ll go first.
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Today an (often disengaged) student joked about teaching the class and I was like “you can!” and handed him my iPad pencil
Even called me as his “assistant teacher” when he needed help explaining something 😭
Did it take twice as long? Yes, but it was worth it.
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This entire 🧵 reminds me of a recent convo had w/ another young professional
“Are you going to tell them you’re Palestinian?”
“Was going to mention it. Do you think that’s a bad idea?”
Being Palestinian in the west = having to constantly assess risks wrt sharing identity
This is how Palestinians are targeted. The Age’s foreign desk editor Maher Mughrabi, of Palestinian descent, was targeted by the Aus Israeli ambassador.
Imagine going after Jewish journalists and asking why they are hired or hold the positions that they do?
#platformpalestine
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Any science teachers want to collaborate on a shared Google drive of Science x Social Justice teaching resources and lesson plans?
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💯 it goes without saying that
@OCDSB
is turning their back on a huge portion of the Ottawa community
@KayedSabrina
@OCDSB
Also the Arab community. One of the largest Levantine Arab populations is in Ottawa. They just love their shawarma, but heaven forbid you acknowledge what’s happening to Palestine, Lebanon and Syria - all bombed daily.
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Observation: it was mostly boys, men, and masculine-presenting folks who I saw not wearing masks today…
Idk what it means, if anything
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Today we had a test… there were a lot of questions from students. I generally wouldn’t have an issue with that, except that my most common response was to tell students to trust themselves.
Anyone else noticing more anxiety and self-doubt from students?
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@Colleenmom3
@jessiedcoaching
@OttawaPolice
@CBCOttawa
I’m not at all surprised that victim blaming is their go-to when someone tries to report something like this…
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Educators are generally pretty adaptable and flexible people, but I wish we didn’t have to waste energy adapting to things that are preventable and didn’t need to happen in the first place.
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I’m a queer, disabled, Palestinian teacher living on stolen Algonquin land — I tweet unapologetically about all these things, plus: dismantling oppression (esp. in education) and teaching science through an interdisciplinary social justice lens.
Follow or block me accordingly.
If you recently started following me, you should know that I tweet a lot about:
⭐️new teacher life
⭐️ anti-oppression education (oxymoron?)
⭐️ interdisciplinary science for social justice
⭐️ how to make everything a little more gay 🌈
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Who here uses FlipGrid? I would love to hear your ideas - especially if you use it in science!
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Notice how both Palestinians and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit are saying “this is nothing new” or “we’ve known this for years/decades/generations”
Why do other people need to SEE the mass violence and dead children in order to believe us?
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Anyone play a laugh track in their virtual classes?
I’ve done a single Google Meet class and am already tired of laughing at my own jokes. 😅
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The blatant racism is infuriating, but I’m okay.
Thinking of ETFO members in that region and the message that it says to them… that people like them cannot exist as their authentic selves in union spaces.💔
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S in the hall: “Are you Ms. Kayed?”
Me: “Yeah I am! What’s up?”
S: “I’m in the DSU (Diverse Student Union) and I remember you saying that you were Palestinian. I’m Palestinian too!”
Me for the rest of the day: 🥰🇵🇸
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POV: you’re my student while I’m teaching from home
Usually, my 🏳️🌈 is pinned up out of frame. I decided to leave it down today and students noticed and responded positively.
Feeling validated that I can be simultaneously respected as a teacher while being true to myself
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Tbh, I was more surprised that the current ON gov’t published a math curriculum that was explicitly anti-racist in the first place than I am about them revoking it
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THIS!
Yes, I am Palestinian and face discrimination because of it. BUT that does not negate the fact that my white skin, green eyes, and red hair afford me an immense amount white privilege. Both things can be true.
white-presenting folx:
Race is rooted in what you look like to others NOT what you identify as.
If others KNOW you’re non-white, you def face discriminations.
However, you don’t identify yourself to every1. So, if you look white, you benefit from white privilege & supremacy.
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Grateful to be able to speak about what this year’s pride means to me as a queer Palestinian
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I’m finding it waaaay harder to build relationships with my students this year… anyone else?
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My grade 10s asked if we can keep the lights off and just rest for a bit… to their surprise, I said “sure, if that’s what your bodies are telling you that you need, let’s listen to that”
So I guess we’re starting our class with nap time 🤷♀️
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I have begun writing this email a dozen times since Sunday... but it never felt right. Talking about Palestine with my students today gave me a lot of clarity. I knew exactly what I wanted to say and felt the strength to press send.
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@AzieDee
Reminds me of this
October is Mi'kmaw History Month. Did you know that the word for Earth in Mi'kmaq is Wskitqamu? But there's more to it if you break the word down. Weskit means "surface." Qamu means "sphere." Put together, Earth in Mi'kmaw translates to "Surface Sphere." 1/3
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Thinking of these photos and how just like their trees, countless of Palestinians were also uprooted from the land
Palestinian women collecting bushes for fuel between 1898-1920. Truly adore this photo because they really look like trees from a distance which is a perfect emblem of their lives & legacies in Palestine.
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So I’m taking the Spec Ed 1 AQ and I’m low key disappointed by these discussion forums
When asked to consider who a policy privileges, ppl are all like “ᴛʜɪs ᴘoʟiᴄʏ ᴘrivɪʟegᴇs aʟʟ sᴛudᴇnts ʙeᴄaᴜsᴇ ɪt ɪs ɪnᴄlᴜsiᴠe”
Like no. That’s not privilege. 🤦♀️
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The NHS Muslim Student Association organized an event today for us to all celebrate our cultures ❤️❤️❤️
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More often than not, I find myself being my Arab students’ first exposure to queer Arab existence…
But because any visibility + language that existed prior to Euro colonization have been erased from cultural consciousness, my queerness is inherently Westernized
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I struggle with mandatory anti-oppression PD because I know the people who need it the most are the ones who are not going to take it seriously. They’ve already made up their minds that it’s bullshit.
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The discomfort on white people’s faces whenever I wear my “Palestinians for Black Power” shirt is very telling…
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Hey OCDSB folks hearing about Nakba Day for the first time, it’s when Palestinians honour those massacred, put into labour camps, and ethnically cleansed in 1948 in order to create the ethnonationalist apartheid state of Israel.
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If you recently started following me, you should know that I tweet a lot about:
⭐️new teacher life
⭐️ anti-oppression education (oxymoron?)
⭐️ interdisciplinary science for social justice
⭐️ how to make everything a little more gay 🌈
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My brother got me this hoodie for my birthday and there’s so much truth in it ✊🏻
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@JustinTrudeau
The best way to honour his legacy? Listen to his voice. He called for a dismantling of all oppressive structures.
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PSA: you can’t say you value “student voice!” but then discipline students when they raise issues that are important to them
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Jews, Muslims, and Christians coexisted and lived peacefully in Palestine for millennia... any coin minted prior to 1948 is proof of that
#SayPalestine
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On Friday I scanned S’s quizzes with my phone and gave them back immediately without marking them
Awesome to see students holding their finished but unmarked quizzes and talking to each other about their answers. Literally, the most I have heard them talk all semester!
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Independent work time for my online class right now and one student is DJ-ing for us via Google Meet😎
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Please take a moment to appreciate these earrings from Canyon Moon Beads 🧡🦋
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I really love the corner of Twitter that is both super queer/trans and all about freeing Palestine 🥰🥰🥰
Palestine is no doubt a queer issue! 🏳️🌈🇵🇸
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I’m done tweeting for tonight. My grandma died earlier this week and I’d like to spend time with my family. ✌🏻
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I’ve been getting OT messages all evening 😕 everyone’s sick… who would have predicted this?
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If you need me today, I’ll be at my computer applying for LTOs
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Had to dig up this tweet because I’m teaching astronomy and want to be clear that it wasn’t *everyone* who historically thought the world was flat…
June is National Indigenous History Month. Did you know Earth in Mi'kmaw is Wskitqamu? If you break it down. Weskit means "surface." Qamu means "sphere." Together, Earth in Mi'kmaw translates to "Surface Sphere." Thus, it shows Mi'kmaq knew the world was round. 1/2
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Can’t help but point out that I’m like the whitest Palestinian you can find… can only imagine the racist hell hole that would open up if the Palestinian speaker had darker skin/hair or *gasp* was Muslim and wore a hijab
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My costume? A cation.
Decided on my Halloween costume… and I’m feeling positive about it! 😸
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First impression of the new
#OntEd
K-8 Science curriculum: Glad to see a greater emphasis on Indigenous knowledge, resource and land stewardship, etc.
As always, a major concern with implementation will be the cultural appropriation of knowledge…
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Student: Yo miss, what’s your fit?
Me: I’m representing!
Him: but isn’t that cultural appropriation?
Me: I’m actually Palestinian!
Him: oh, sh— woops
😂😂😂
The NHS Muslim Student Association organized an event today for us to all celebrate our cultures ❤️❤️❤️
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“If you’re over 45 and you don’t have an under 30-year-old mentor—not mentee, but mentor—you’re going to miss fundamental shifts in thinking that are happening. I think the smart organisations are harvesting young people’s skills and technologies.”
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Anti-racist science education can't be done without an understanding of science's role in the construction of race.
Expect lots of live tweeting as I read
@AngelaDSaini
's new book
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Student today: "I feel like I actually learned something!"
Of course the last day of online class (for now?) is when I finally feel like I've figured it out... this "Lab" activity went well overall.
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My heart is really heavy lately, in case you’re wondering why I’m not tweeting as much
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I hope that within my lifetime, we see freedom across all of historical Palestine. That means from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.
Freedom of expression.
Freedom of identity.
Freedom from oppression.
Freedom from apartheid.
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More and more, I’m realizing that students need a safe place they can talk about and process what they are learning about Palestine
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Keep talking about Palestine - you don’t need to have a PhD in Middle Eastern history to talk about it.
Keep asking questions.
Keep learning out loud.
Keep sharing what you learn.
#SayPalestine
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They assassinate our journalists, writers, and poets because our voice alone is a threat.
We won’t be silenced.
#FreePalestine
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The way my students’ faces lit up when I said they could write me a rap about stars if they wanted to
#astronomy
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In what ways is teaching high school the same as teaching kindergarten?
I’ll go first: Today I had to take away a student’s scissor privileges.
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As we pivot to online-only, I want to be more thoughtful and intentional about the things I assign.
I decided to include this table in the handout for their unit summary page/“cheat sheet.” Hopefully, this helps students better understand ✨the why✨ of what they are doing
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This was a labour of love 💕
How is human sex determined, from conception to adulthood? Sabrina Kayed's lesson for grade 11 biology gives a highly accessible deep dive into the pathways.
@KayedSabrina
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Student: “I just wanna say that you’re doing a really good job. I know it’s your first time teaching English, but it doesn’t feel like it is.”
🥺🥺🥺
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