You don't have to read white literature to be" well rounded" or "play the game" or be "educated" or "competitive." I tell my students, spark notes these texts for references BUT let's read literature that is more relevant and inclusive to our community
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When a good teacher leaves a school I've heard students say "you must be going to a better school"- this always hurts my heart. All students deserve good teachers. This is not a privilege. This is a basic human right.
I'm teaching AP literature and I really want my students to virtually meet academic scholars in the field of literature. I'm currently seeking a few professors who may want to work with high school Black/brown male students for a 30 min conversation about literature & their work
What I learned watching my partner heading DEI work while experiencing the same harm she was hired to address tells me that the best solution is not to train but to fire racist, sexist, homophobic folks leading organizations.
Im sitting here having a moment. I know I can do this, but I'm struggling, almost to tears. I want to finish my Ph.D. program. I will complete my Ph.D. program.
🗣️I'm actively looking for Black/ Latinx folx with disabilities who are able to talk to my current students with disabilities about their experiences, work in advocacy, and building community. All speakers will be compensated to the best of my ability. Please RT or tag folxs.
There seems to be a trend of folks who clearly misread my tweet suggesting that I don’t have children read literature. It’s completely shocking to see that the only literature that count is reading western lit. Luckily this tweet wasn’t for you.
Let’s cut this myth. You will not be rich now, tomorrow or during the next four years. Stop worrying about the future you being taxed as a rich person. Rich people don’t give a shit about you.
I’m not able to write how much joy you brought into my life. Some of the best moments in my life I had are with you. The hardest thing that I had to do in my life Wellington Payton is to let you transition. I love you Wellie.
My student told me he did not receive my email this weekend because he turned his email notifications off to be with his family... AND I'm very happy for him.
Private schools (not parochial schools) are not better than public schools. Private schools exclude most of the students we work with. Private school education is greatly supplemented by wealthy parents.
I get a lot of DMs about my Ph.D. program and I cannot in good faith recommend this program. Sure there are wonderful people there and such. I would look for programs that fully support all of their students in the ways they need.
If your family benefited from the GI Bill in the 40s, 50s, & 60s(education and housing), your generational wealth was created by the federal government. Imagine where you would be without government handouts.
Re: Canon Convo
@HenryLouisGates
[Teaching Lit] "has always meant the teaching of an aesthetic [&] political order, in which no women [&] [POC] were able to discover the reflection or representation of their images or hear the resonances of their cultural voices."
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** not my principal** Many school leaders really showed their asses during this pandemic. I've never seen micromanagement, disregard for teachers, and children at this scale. Ever.