marcusluther.bsky.social
HS English teacher still clinging to what the legendary Gwendolyn Brooks wrote: "we are each other's / harvest:" (though that line break feels heavier than ever these days)
Also: I share writings/thoughts on education at thebrokencopier.substack.com!
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(All the more reason we need to make sure our schools and classrooms are the exact opposite)
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I think that this is a huge part of why the "community" aspect of platforms continues to feel diminished (and, to be honest, I think there's potentially some positive about people spending less time on platforms, ultimately)
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I'd also add that this is where I find it really helpful to consider different "data points": student reflections alongside my own; actual performance on the task at-hand; end-of-year data (grades, AP scores in this case, etc.), end-of-course surveys
"Data" can mean a lot of things and has to
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The word "solution" is doing a lot of work here.
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Mink River is a Mt. Rushmore book for me—so I'd definitely start there! (The Plover is a sequel to it, too, so another reason to start with MR)
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You're all good! Enjoy ISTE!
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Haha no no—just admiring the swag from afar!
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love "share what works" as a motto and mindset!
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Too often white educators have the privilege of not speaking up when harm is happening to others around them, and now more than ever going forward it will be vital, I think, to own the agency and privilege you have in order to advocate for what is right for your students and community.
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"You got to be careful, but that doesn't mean you can't do anything." —@larryferlazzo.bsky.social
A wise reminder from Larry here that the line between pragmatism and agency is really important to be mindful of going forward.
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As someone who has been reading Larry's work since my very first year of teaching, this conversation was an honor as well as a joy.
(And yes, immediately upon starting the conversation I felt quite underdressed, too!)
thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/the-classr...
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That it was such a good experience speaks the world about what you built
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I think there's so much potential in a system like this in terms of vertical alignment (and even building-wide, too, if every learner had their own portfolio of reflections across their classes)
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I definitely need to go back to the original, then, and check it out!
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I'll be honest: Sea of Tranquility did not hit for me at all 🫤
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We closed this past school year with one of those longer reflections, and they were ridiculously cool and ridiculously important to consider (especially as they were followed by actual conversations in the classroom amongst peers)
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I use this poem to have kids write #sorrynotsorry poems. They are always so much fun!
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Agree! I actually like when an adaptation gives itself permission to differ and become something new—especially when it is in service of the spirit of the original text.
(I think other adaptations could learn a lot from what is done here, too.)
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Adding it to the list!
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I read it in the same way I read "This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams 😂
(Also: love being grouped into this trio of dudes!)
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Which leads me to five, the thing I keep saying: AI can't do our jobs as educators, but it *can* replace us. AI teaching assistants can mimick teaching (if you don't care about quality or long term consequences for those students), but that's enough to replace us. Any excuse to cut spending.