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All the analyses of Kendrick Lamar's Halftime performance belie all the talk about illiteracy and anti-intellectualism. The fact that we're dissecting metaphors, visual representations, patterns, and social studies from 13 minutes of material speaks to broader ideas of education. So much to learn!

submitted 17 days ago • 4 comments

“I, too” by Langston Hughes

submitted 17 days ago • 8 comments

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

submitted 34 days ago • 1359 comments

She's braver than essentially the entire Democratic Party and the entire media industry

submitted 37 days ago • 215 comments

As we see these images of people crying at the border after the asylum system shut down, it is again worth considering how indescribably desperate a person must feel to travel with their children through the desert, across the water, or through the Darien Gap simply for the *possibility* of safety.

submitted 37 days ago • 10 comments

Good morning. You are still here. Do something kind for someone you love today--and if you can, for someone else in your community, even if they're a stranger. We're in this together. ❤️

submitted 37 days ago • 39 comments

I believe that making sure your classroom is a safe, welcoming place for all your students tomorrow as a teacher is a non-negotiable at this point. Start there and then keep going.

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

DEI is not gone just because they disband a funky lil program or department. Keep breathing life into inclusion and equity. We have to stop waiting for “them” to give us permission to see the humanity in others.

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

On this Dr. King holiday, in the midst of all we're seeing now, we must know: The leadership we seek isn't coming from on high. It's not gonna look the same or sound the same as days past. Different challenges call for different leaders. The leadership we seek is already among us and within us.

submitted 38 days ago • 3 comments