Rachel Knight's Avatar

Rachel Knight

@bkscout.bsky.social

Teacher educator who reads banned books

431 Followers  |  318 Following  |  16 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024
Posts Following

Posts by Rachel Knight (@bkscout.bsky.social)

If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.

09.02.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3013    πŸ” 611    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 86

Will Trent- Amazing female characters

Shrinking- There’s so much love in these deeply flawed characters

08.02.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Advancing Literacy Beyond the Classroom Education Podcast Β· Advancing Literacy Beyond the Classroom is designed for families, caregivers, and educators who want to support young readers and writers at home. From early literacy to essay writ...

A new #podcast #education #reading #writing #books #kidlit #teachers #edusky

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... if you can please listen and tell me what you think! Please share with folx- educators and families and friends!!!!TY!

28.01.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Flyer with images of Omo Moses and Rachel Knight.

Flyer with images of Omo Moses and Rachel Knight.

What kind of people, what kind of society will we be? On Nov. 17, the Racial Literacy Book Talk Series brings together Omo Moses, author of The White Peril: A Family Memoir, and Rachel Knight for a conversation on how past movements can guide the work of organizing and imagining justice today.

12.11.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So many smiles on the F train.

05.11.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And you definitely didn’t see me sobbing my eyes out on the F train in Brooklyn. There’s no crying on the subway in NYC. It’s not a thing.

27.10.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pope Gringo Bowl VI

09.05.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! πŸŽ‰

24.04.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water.

16.04.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Proud of my colleagues!

10.04.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was so energizing to be in community with others and has led to other actions and plans to attend more protests. It’s a great way to enter the resistance.

03.04.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So, are we all wearing masks on Monday?

22.03.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Brownstone buildings at Teachers College looking west toward Riverside Church. 
Creative Commons photo by Bohao Zhao

Brownstone buildings at Teachers College looking west toward Riverside Church. Creative Commons photo by Bohao Zhao

#edusky colleagues, higher ed or K-12, please share. We are at Columbia, but we know that this struggle matters for education across the lifespan.

A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

19.03.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 18

This THREAD is essential for all of my colleagues in the academy.

PLEASE READ.

09.03.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1998    πŸ” 669    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 17

Thank you for standing up for democracy! Your actions inspire others to fight and take action.

06.03.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mazdas have dials and I find it far more distracting and difficult to navigate than a touch screen. The dial jumps around and never lands where you want it to.

28.02.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Night blooming cereus, August 30, 2024.

07.02.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Night blooming cereus in front of window.

Night blooming cereus in front of window.

Night blooming cereus on kitchen counter.

Night blooming cereus on kitchen counter.

If you see this, quote with #flowers from your photo gallery.

#FlowerReport

07.02.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

The White Peril by Omo Moses is beautiful, fiercely honest, and inspiring.

28.01.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.

Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.

www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

24.01.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 11066    πŸ” 6381    πŸ’¬ 139    πŸ“Œ 194
Preview
56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025 Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.

56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025. Choose one per week to help ensure that public goods like schools & libraries remain viable democratic institutions & to protect our most vulnerable populations.

Book censorship is about more than books.

bookriot.com/56-small-tas...

03.01.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 396    πŸ” 282    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 36

Here’s a New Year’s Resolution:

Be on the side that reads books β€” not the side that bans them.

01.01.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 36719    πŸ” 6015    πŸ’¬ 481    πŸ“Œ 206

Same with empty suitcases.

25.11.2024 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0