civicswithsalter.bsky.social
Teacher of Citizens. Building 21 Allentown Founding Social Studies Teacher.
Co-founder, Educating for American Democracy Teacher Leadership Task Force. iCivics EdNet. Sphere 100 Fellow. NY Historical WAMS Ambassador Reach University Professor.
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Content will be available on YouTube later!
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I believe in making students show me what they’ve learned, even if it’s late. But I’m firm with them from the get go. In exchange for a very accommodating policy about due dates, you will accept my grading timeframe. When you put work In my hands I’ll give you an estimate, and you’ll accept it.
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I’m thinking “tonight’s my mom’s birthday and I planned not to work tonight.”
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It’s one of those things that people don’t see about teaching. Because we don’t have enough time during the work day to grade everything, we sometimes plan our work/our life around when big student task will be turned in. Turn something in a week late? You may think “it’s only 1 thing to rate,”
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I was obsessed with this movie for a time as a kid. I am often opposed to nostalgic remakes, but I think someone could do something brilliant with this. #HATM
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Don’t bypass 2026. We could take back Congress and seriously limit what is coming from the Executive branch…or even change the Executive.
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I can’t see him without thinking of Beauty and the Beast (TV Series).
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How exactly is driving backwards in your driveway worse for his car than driving forwards in your driveway?
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These EOs keep giving “Bill of Attainder” vibes.
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Or keep carrying around that marriage certificate…whether you ever want to see it again or not.
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The first time I tried- and failed- to get Real ID, there was a woman in front of me who’d just celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary. She has to hunt down proof of her name change from that long ago.
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Try being forced to get a new copy of a 30+ year old marriage certificate for a marriage that hasn’t existed for over a decade but you kept the name for your kids…😡
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Not everywhere. There are still places that will only process duplicate records requests in person. Or if they will do it by mail it is an incredibly cumbersome process, with requirements like certified checks or money orders, proof of identity verified by third parties…it’s not simple.
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What/who are you looking for?
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Journalist Rebecca Nagle, Citizen of Cherokee Nation and descendant of Major and John Ridge, pronounces it eh-CHOE-tah. That’s the only way I’ve ever heard it said.
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If not already done, make sure your school is sharing with the entire community contact info for ACLU, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center Red Cards: www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
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The list above isn’t exhaustive. Again- we can use more! But we could also bring more visibility to the sites that already do exist and help drive visitors their way so that people see the value in investing more in women’s history.
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Other sites associated with First Ladies are preserved by private historical trusts- as are Presidential sites from before the Presidential Records Act. Some of these include Abigail Adams, Emily Donelson (niece of Andrew Jackson), Mary Todd Lincoln, Lucy Hayes, Edith Wilson, and Maime Eisenhower.
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Dolley Todd House (Dolley Madison) is maintained by NPS in Philadelphia, as is Julia Dent Grant’s childhood home in St. Louis and Bess Truman’s home in Independence.
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Certainly not enough attention is paid to women’s history, including First Ladies, but this post is misleading. There are many historic sites preserving the stories of other First Ladies. These include the Saxton McKinley House, home of Ida Saxton-McKinley and First Ladies National Historic Site.
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It’s so disappointing because…sharks are cool. They don’t need embellishment.
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I was furious when I realized how often “Shark Week” contained these fake infotainment shows. My daughter (now a college marine biology student) was obsessed, and stupid me thought Discovery Channel was a reliable source.
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Who ya gonna call?
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A2: I like smart people who know things I don’t know and think in ways I don’t think.
We’ll never find solutions to the challenges that stump us if we only speak with those who think the exact same way we already do.
@lindarmonkjd.bsky.social @mrswreggs.bsky.social @mrshanegower.bsky.social ?
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It’s insane.
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I’m sure you’re right. Like everything, it just seems more outrageous now. I’m worried about record and artifact destruction.
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How is his Tesla-owning co-conspirator ok with this?
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Way to assign homework to the class😜
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Better to resign under your own conditions than be fired?