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dankearney.bsky.social
Progressive educator in California / Host of the education podcast What’s the Big Idea? / Lover of running and comic books / bigideaed.buzzsprout.com
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Man pretty much anything can be defended under the cover of “asking questions” and “well that’s actually pretty nuanced” etc etc and get lost

i think @chriswarcraft.bsky.social is on to something this is a street sign in Huntington

“What’s the most important thing for teens to know about climate change?” From the new episode with @anya1anya.bsky.social #climatechange #climateeducation

The polycrisis calls for polythinkers. In the new episode I chat with @anya1anya.bsky.social about capitalism, measurement in education, climate change as curriculum, misinformation, and more. #education #AI #climatechange bigideaed.buzzsprout.com/220519/episo...

Yup! Totally baffles me to see people ripping off other‘s posts literally word for word. It’s bad enough on Instagram when people go to all the trouble of re-creating other people‘s reels shot for shot, but on here it’s just lazy stealing shit.

My dad is a huge Doors fan. Growing up I heard them all the time on the family record player and in his stories of their concerts. I imagined them as one of the biggest bands ever. I’ve never met a single Doors fan in my life since.

I have said it before and I will say it again. Community colleges are the true leaders of #HigherEd. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

“I’m obsessed with” “I can’t stop thinking about” “I can’t get this out of my head” Social media speak for I’ve-thought-about-this-for-entire-commercial-break-on-Netflix

My 73yo neighbor was cleaning out her extensive tool drawer and decided to do a quick photo shoot 🤩

all public schools should have well-stocked book rooms

When someone writes on social media “I became radicalized by…”

Anyone out there using the Mastery Transcript? #EduSky

The school version would be what, “You can’t give values a standardized test”?

“Screw Google, I’m switching over to Firefox…right after I send this quick note from my Gmail account.”

The state of M ne cuz we ain’t down with AI

Tiny? How about fucking HUGE compared to the adults around them

White people always asking “what’s up with these culture wars?” after they fired the first ten shots of the war

Google doing coward things

Love all these 8th grade #historyteachers who are on topics like the Seven Years’ War and the Articles of Confederation in [checks the calendar] mid February. Not their fault! When standards ask you to spend two months on the f-ing colonies. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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It’s wild that in 2025 we are still living through the backlash against Obama’s election in 2008. Some people have just never gotten over that.

Oct 2024: *Spends two weeks with students exploring separation of power and checks and balances* Feb 2025: “Dan, I thought you said…”

Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out. Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation. Say equity, which a just society should pursue. Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.

This Super Bowl Sunday, here's a reminder of what real courage looks like.

I was a #History major in college, and I’m convinced I learned waaaay more about history between the ages of 22 and 30 then I ever learned in college. Not because my college education was weak, but because it was so good. #LifeLongLearner

Crazy how many people feel the need to come on here and tell the world they won’t be watching the Superbowl

The move for Kendrick is to bring out Colin Kapernick. #Superbowl

When teaching curation one of the main points I try to convey is the dangers of passive consumption: the numbing of our original thoughts and ideas. So cool to hear @parismarx.com and @lizpelly.bsky.social talking about this wrt to Spotify and their playlists open.spotify.com/episode/4yGY...

Nuance-mongering

Wait is this The Problems he was talking about? #PaperGirls

hey what’s the role of local government in these times? I need a list

To truly grasp the difference between teaching & learning in maths vs humanities you gotta remember that maths has *definite answers* humanities doesn’t #EduSky

“Nuance mongering” is just dynamite

lol I have students who think like this “Yeah I hear you that our first draft doesn’t have to be perfect, but mine…”

Hilarious how people will be like “grades and test scores are bullshit” until some study proves one of their beliefs using scores or grades #EduSky

above the influence

There’s a reason why at the end of Firestarter (back in 1980) the guy sends the story to Rolling Stone… @stephenking.bsky.social

Dear Senator ___, I'm alarmed about Elon Musk's influence over federal agencies. Reports indicate that Elon Musk has gained access to the U.S. Treasury's payment systems and has been involved in significant changes at USAID. This raises serious questions about national security... 1/4

Honestly, this Super Bowl halftime show will never be topped…

Feel awesome about the world for 5 minutes, and get some chills while you’re at it… youtu.be/ikMahqHWQXY?...