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Chandra H.

@chandrabrand.bsky.social

English teacher who loves public education, books, dogs, hiking, travelling, unions, etc.

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I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

07.10.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 8853    πŸ” 2878    πŸ’¬ 145    πŸ“Œ 125

Teachers: we really need supports for complex needs in classrooms, lower class sizes, better working conditions, and appropriate funding

UCP: best we can do is a book ban

28.08.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 348    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 7
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Surprise! Looks who’s backpedaling and blame shifting due to the outraged public.

Don’t blame ESPB, this book banning belongs solely to the Alberta Government.

29.08.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.

03.04.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 42246    πŸ” 11361    πŸ’¬ 1168    πŸ“Œ 1358

As an educator, it’s increasingly difficult to name a professional conviction or pedagogical commitment that justifies the use of generative AI. The daily use of AI must not overshadow tangible actions to redress our climate crisis lest we further erode our position as trusted stewards of learning.

11.01.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 182    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6

There is an article in this month’s NCTE Council Chronicle that celebrates the opportunities the author says AI brings to classrooms. Nowhere in there were any of the ways we don’t want AI in classrooms -
information theft, support of modern slavery, and destruction of climate. It is *disappointing*

11.01.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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06.01.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reading is such an extraordinary gift. It’s so incredible that there is no center in the brain for it. It’s an entirely learned activity, not at all innate to us! And it unlocks so much human flourishing and much joy and happiness

20.12.2024 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Oh you don’t think I should go to a college where all the courses are planned by AI? Well let me remind you of the wise words of the philosopher Plato: β€œPlato is a soft, clay-like substance that comes in different colors and is used by children for making models”

15.12.2024 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1394    πŸ” 281    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 6

Signed!

20.11.2024 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A copy of the novel Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese.

A copy of the novel Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese.

The first snow of the year calls for a toasty fire and a good book, obvs.

16.11.2024 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of people have shared this poem over the past week. It’s a sentiment I think about a lot, especially now.

I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.

13.11.2024 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1894    πŸ” 573    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 22

Me!

11.11.2024 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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