Unpopular opinion: picture books are too preachy about social emotional intelligence these days. Enough managing tough feelings and learning to accept each other. Give us more meatballs gaming from the sky and magic crayons!

The closest I’ve come to that kind of transformation is in math instruction where some concepts, especially geometry, are made more accessible when objects can be moved and manipulated on a screen.

@aoc.bsky.social , how do you see our work of fighting for the heart and people of this country playing out on the local level? Besides voting, how else does the rebuilding of progressive politics happen in our lives?

Call to action:

Does a school that runs on a sliding scale of tuition with no racial majority in its student body have a place in New York City?

If yes, MCS! Like/DM to learn how you can help save MCS.

#edusky, #progressiveed, #mcsnowmorethanever, #upperwestside

Call to action:

Does a school that centers social justice and environmental Ed. in the context of progressive education have a role in reshaping our political discourse?

If yes, MCS! Like/DM to learn how you can help save MCS.

#edusky, #progressiveed, #mcsnowmorethanever, #upperwestside

Does a school that centers social justice and environmental Ed. in the context of progressive education have a role in reshaping our political discourse?

Does a school that runs on a sliding scale of tuition have a place in New York City?

If yes, MCS! Like/DM to learn how you can help save MCS.

Really! Incredible! My kids go there now. (I teach at another neighborhood school but dream of working there). It remains a great progressive program, and maybe the only truly diverse progressive school in the city.

Come visit MCS in Manhattan. I’ve found it!

Anyone looking for elementary school recs in Manhattan? I’ve got you covered!

#edusky, #admissions, #progressiveed, #upperwestside

Looking for resources on the history of Social Studies as a subject in American elementary schools. Anyone have insight?

#edusky, I’m looking at you…

True, true, but wouldn’t it be great if this kind of learning could be accessible to everyone?

The only school I know approaching that kind of democratization. Is Manhattan Country School

#mcsnowmorethanever

Is learning that we belong, and that others belong too, *the* lesson? Spoiler: yes.

@wtdrummond.bsky.social in New York City, the most Deweyian schools are also the most expensive. Thoughts on this contradiction?

Do not discount elementary schools as the source of the resistance. Teach them to think for themselves and to love learning today, and see what they do tomorrow.

#mcsnowmorethanever, #edusky, #progressiveed

Does your school have an environmental ed program? Tell me about it…

#progressiveed, #edusky, #mcsnowmorethanever, #teachers

So what are the footholds we fall back to? From what base do we begin to build a foundation that can compete with those political machines?

Even the best presidential campaign ground game only happens once every four years. It’s the every day, slow moving ground work in between those contests that won the day in the end.

It’s so real. In this case, the unglamorous work is the effective work.

When politics on a large scale feels like it’s going impossibly far in the wrong direction, we look local. Cement the local organizations that we know can make a difference.

If the foundation is strong, the rest will follow.

#mcsnowmorethanever, #edusky, #progressiveed

People often ask, “what should I get my kids’ teachers for the holidays?”

More than a gift certificate or a bottle of wine, an honest and thoughtful card can really make a difference.

Saying a real thank you goes a long way.

I TEACH cursive to my 4th graders in New York City. They enjoy it and can definitely do it. I learned a little as a child but never really used it until I started teaching.

Learning to write is about more than memorizing the dictionary.

#mcsnowmorethanever, #progressiveed, #edusky, #teachers

AI. Spellcheck. Calculators in our pockets.

Memorizing facts just isn’t enough anymore. The leaders of the future need critical thinking, collaboration, and problem solving skills.

Progressive ed anyone?

#edusky, #progressiveed, #mcsnowmorethanever,

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social your presence alone is worth the price admission to Bluesky!

Im new too - being here feels like a first step.

This is the way!

You had me at outside more than in!

The phrase, “The tree remembers what the axe forgets” has never failed me as a teacher. What idiom do you use in your classroom?

What is missing from early childhood education these days?

#edusky, #earlychildhood, #k-8schools

What would your ideal elementary school look like?
#edusky, #teachers, #mcsnowmorethanever, #progressiveed