JenniferM

Thank you for this. 💔Feeling the same and hadn’t really even articulated it for myself until I saw your video. Last year was… a lot, I got through it by hoping this year would be better, & now… it’s still a lot. (& my younger kid is sad about our special summer time ending, which doesn’t help! 😭)

#PoemADayJuly intro for today's poem: "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes

"Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes, lines 1-24

"Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes, lines 25-50

"Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes, lines 51-86

"Let it be that great strong land of love / Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme" (7-8)

I would guess that most of us have read this poem. Some of us (*raises hand*) have brought it into our classrooms.

"Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes

Let's read it again. #PoemADayJuly

Kids flying kites together at a park for Eid Al-Adha

Teaching is hard. But sometimes a former student you taught 10 years ago invites you to celebrate Eid with her family, and her cousins help your daughters fly kites while you all eat Bengali sweets together! 💙
Immigration enriches our communities.
Eid Mubarak to everyone who celebrates!

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My friend
from this distance
I cannot give you
a shoulder
against which to lean

And my friend
from this distance
I cannot give you
a hand
to clasp for warmth

Alas, my friend
from this distance
all I can give you
are words
saying you are not alone

So, know:
you are not alone.

Thank you for this thread! My kids are the only people who mask at their schools and I’m the only person at mine. Parenting is so hard anyway, and then with all this… what a world for them to try to grow up in.

They told me parenting would be hard.
They didn’t say I’d be managing airborne transmission, collapsed institutions, and mass delusion before my morning coffee.

A 🧵 for the last parents standing:

On a recent flight my seatmates learned I was a writer and asked my opinion on AI. They didn't understand genAI is based on work stolen from authors, and they DEFINITELY didn't know about the energy costs. Both shocked them. People just don't know.

Mother and three kids released by Ice after protests from US ‘border czar’s’ hometown About a thousand people marched outside of Tom Homan’s home in village of less than 1,500 after family was detained

Yelling works

Cover of How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers)

How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers) will be out September 2nd and is now available for pre-order. Can’t wait for you all to read it. Shout out to teachers. This is for y’all.

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Amazing news! I learned sooo much from the original version and really enjoyed your beautiful writing style! So glad this important work can be shared with young people!

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

Oh but they’re so nice inside! I lived there for 3 years and loved it!

Teaching has the potential to be an act of radical hope

I say this to myself every single day. 💛

❤️❤️❤️

Who’s running this country: Donald Trump or Elon Musk? Since day one, Elon has created chaos and confusion and put our livelihoods at risk. And he is accountable to no one but himself. The Constitution only allows for one president at a time. Call Your Senators and tell them it’s time Donald Trump fire Elon Musk

The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk.

Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️

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Apparently Republican calls typically outnumber Democrat calls by large margins.

And calls MATTER.

Make your voice heard.

Download 5 calls app.

It provides scripts, phone numbers, basically all but makes the call for you.

If you call now, chances are you can leave a voicemail.

DO IT.

This is so cool! I’ve been trying to do affirmations more with my students and this is such a neat way to do it! 💚 Did you create this?

🤮🤦🏼‍♀️

And I just… what world is this that we’re teaching kids to practice laying down on the classroom floor so they don’t get shot through the walls at school? 😫

9yo enthusiastically explained how they had a lockdown drill today & since they’re in a portable this year, they lie down on the floor instead of hiding under desks… presumably b/c the portable walls are so thin they’re more worried about bullets coming through the wall before someone comes in? 😭

Yes! It’s very different than last l time and it’s definitely making me even more unsure of what to address or not!

I have one and it’s super easy to mute and unmute - not sure what you have but on mine you just push a giant button! And it lights up red when muted so you always know! 😁 I just got it in December and am really liking it!

Soooo good! I read it in English and then bought the Spanish one when I got to meet him at a PD in my area! An incredible story and so well-written!

I loved Inés del Alma Mía by Isabel Allende and there’s a tv series of it on Prime Video that I liked after reading the book! 🎉 I also read No Somos de Aquí by Jenny Torres in Spanish and it was fantastic!

Today we had to secure my school right as students were being dropped off due to a community situation… but the “secure” was initially announced as a lockdown, and I’m still shaken by seeing a hallway full of kids run full speed into classrooms with terror in their eyes at the word “lockdown”. 😭

Foods my students shared with me for lunch, all made by their families: Indian potatoes and lemon rice, 3 types of Afghan bolani, Turkish börek, Afghan chicken biryani, and Venezuelan chicken arepa!

Today everyone at our school was encouraged to bring special foods for lunch to celebrate their culture an family. While many brought just their own lunch, others brought enough to share! In both cases, the pride and joy were so much fun to see (and I got to enjoy a delicious lunch!) #ELsky

Welcome them with a smile and have other students welcome them! Make sure they know how to find their classes and how to get school lunch from the cafeteria!