Jason Westra-Hall

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

The Department of Ed has a form to snitch on DEI policies in schools.

I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov

Students are writing Cento Poems today, so here’s an example I made using Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” #cento #poem #poetry #beyoncé #cowboycarter #teachingpoetry #english #literacy #education

Here is something you can do right now

PEN America Criticizes "Alarming" and "Dismissive" Language on Book Bans by U.S. Education Department - PEN America Kasey Meehan, director, Freedom to Read, at PEN America, said: "For over three years we have countered rhetoric that book bans occurring in public schools are a “hoax.” They are absolutely not. This k...

PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”:

"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...

Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

I would say so. I know people use heteronormativity to also encompass gender roles, but cisnormativity would address a baseline for gender also.

So excited to share I am one of the International Literacy Association’s 30 under 30 honorees. This is such an honor and I am so happy to share this with so many other amazing literacy scholars. #ela #literacy #education #englishteacher #englisheducation #edu

Great grandma Hall riding in a limo on her 100th birthday.

My great grandma Hall passed away Friday at the young age of 105. I wish I could’ve talked to her more about her time on this earth. She has seen so much. May she rest in peace.

A Lin Beifong book would be so good!!

Slay.

English Teachers: what has been your favorite play(s) to teach? I recently taught Pygmalion to my freshmen and surprisingly enjoyed it. And the kids liked it also. What about you? #teachers #english #englishteacher #education

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Congrats!!

Love this! I did some poetry and music work with American Requiem this year with my freshmen and I wish I had more time to do it!

Reporting from the Supreme Court on transgender rights in the Skrimetti case and I feel the weight of the moment.

I will report from the court throughout the day when I am allowed my phone.

Thank you all for putting me in a place where I can do this work for you.

So grateful to get the Bill Konigsberg award at ALAN this year. Grateful to @thoughtsthatcarrie.bsky.social for supporting me always and Shannon Baer for introducing me.

#NCTE24 #NCTE #english #education

Much love to you and so glad to see you!