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ericcarpenter.bsky.social
đź“š Elementary school librarian in atlanta, constant reader, occasional wood worker, reluctant book reviewer. đź“š 2026 ALSC Children's Literature Legacy Award Committee Chair. đź“š "All reading is reading. Let them read how ever and whatever they want!"
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I don't know how to tell Democrats this, but you should support the civil rights of a marginalized group of people not just because of political calculus, but because it's the right thing to do. And you know what is very politically appealing? Someone who actually does the right thing.

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Children are under a lot of stress. This shouldn't include pressure to read before they're developmentally ready. Instead, please read engaging picture books together, especially the funny ones, and back off the academic expectations. nancyebailey.com/2023/03/13/h...

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NAEP Serves Manufactured Education Crisis, Not Teaching and Learning radicalscholarship.com/2025/02/02/n...

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The "Science of Reading" Ushers in NAEP Reading Decline: Time for a New Story radicalscholarship.com/2025/01/30/t...

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@terikanefield.bsky.social from page 106. I'm learning so much about the bill of rights but also getting so depressed by how weak it seems to be when faced with a would be tyrant.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Well-meaning adults can easily crush a child's enthusiasm for reading by dismissing their choices, saying a book is no good. By all means introduce them to books you think are good, but never forget: it's all reading & it's all good! Let them READ FOR PLEASURE & they'll be readers forever! #literacy

submitted 20 days ago • 8 comments

Teaching history divorced from the concerns of the present is actually doing a bad job at teaching history.

submitted 23 days ago • 7 comments

@robmahoney.bsky.social I am eagerly awaiting the ringer article showing what the 28 other teams would have offered for Luka had they been asked. I'm guessing at least 10 of those offers best the deal Dallas took.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

RIP Jules Feiffer, one of our very best. Safe travels. Thanks for all you gave us. I really hate 2025.

submitted 41 days ago • 26 comments

THIS MISSION IS HOT! THE CITY SPIES ARE A GO! London Calling comes out 2.4.25! To celebrate I'm giving away a complete set of signed City Spies books. To enter for a chance to win, all you have to do is share this post. I'll randomly select a winner on Monday!

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

The story behind ProPublica’s new Private School Demographics database began with our need to understand how many “segregation academies” still operate — and where. By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social

submitted 44 days ago • 29 comments

🧵 THREAD: Our reporter spent the past year reporting inside the State Department, trying to answer the central question of Biden’s foreign policy: How did the U.S. let Israel get away with widespread horrors in Gaza?

submitted 47 days ago • 173 comments

A very easy way to individually help fight climate change is to stop using AI completely.

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

Great advice from @nancyebailey.bsky.social. "This holiday season, give children the gift of reading. One of the best ways to do that is to relieve the pressure of insisting they read early." #edusky nancyebailey.com/2024/12/24/g...

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A rare example of a public servant and President who used his status to do more good after he was in office. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

submitted 64 days ago • 39 comments

Here is your regular reminder that there is no such thing as unskilled labor. There is only unvalued labor.

submitted 66 days ago • 3 comments

The true worth of literacy is a cluster of skills that allow us to understand expressed communication.

submitted 69 days ago • 2 comments

Merry Christmas to all

submitted 69 days ago • 188 comments

::Sigh:: Once more for the people in the back. If audiobooks don’t count as reading, then braille isn’t reading either. Stop gatekeeping literacy.

submitted 83 days ago • 621 comments

Holiday season means bacon making time! Eight pounds already cured, smoked, sliced, and frozen. Hope to do another 20 lbs before christmas!

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

All of this.

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Just sent my first email to my committee as its Chair! I'm so excited for the next 13 months!

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

New video I made for last month's LibaryCon talking about the origins and creation of the THREE THIEVES books (which are being re-released starting in February from @madcavestudios.bsky.social/Papercutz! youtu.be/_apRLBSN9mg?...

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

This Giving Tuesday, I'm thanking educators for your awesome support for VALOR WINGS with free copies! To get YOUR free copy: ✅ 1. Be a teacher or librarian of students grades 4-7 (US only) 🏫 2. Provide your school address in this form: forms.gle/znpZBacXMDx1... ♻️3. Repost to help spread the word!

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

Libraries are an investment. Not an expense

submitted 95 days ago • 132 comments