Alex Shevrin Venet

wow. every day we sink to new depths of awfulness. I feel for the parents in their grief but for someone to platform this when there are, you know, real people who are survivors and want to be heard??? wtaf.

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me please!! (i'm at the same address I have been since last time I got a comrade card but lmk if you need it again)

This is an excellent book and I'm excited to hear these conversations!

It sucks because I feel like if it's hard for me to stand and walk it should be at least easy for me to sit but actually it's just all hard 😭

I took for granted my body's ability to move easily, and I think about that a lot. But this weekend I'm thinking about how I also took for granted my body's ability to sit easily, in a restaurant or movie theater or on a train or wherever. I miss that.

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I like the red one though!

I think that was an accidental link?? I didn't mean to include one

It helps because it holds me accountable to give the full amount I've committed to for the year, but also when that bucket is empty it takes pressure off and I can say, no to this GoFndMe/org's ask for now.

I have my bank accounts set up so a set amount is automatically set aside each week. Then every few weeks I just pick something and empty that bucket. I try to rotate between local and national/international. It's not enough but some structure helps.

"Helping students understand what’s going on for a classmate doesn’t mean excusing any harm that happens during a moment of crisis, but it can help guide an empathetic path of moving forward."

www.unconditionallearning.org/blog/the-oth...

@asv.bsky.social #OntEd #autism #neurodiversity #inclusion

I'll allow it, reluctantly

wait a dang minute, you mean the new backpack you were debating over like 2 minutes ago?? 😅

"It’s true that there are physical feats that players in one league can accomplish that players in the other league simply cannot. For example, one league has players like DeWanna Bonner, who can carry and give birth to twins and return the next season to average 17.3 points and 7.2 rebounds a game, while the other league has multiple players like LeBron James, who can carry the ball."

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wtf this is so scary and weird and unsettling. so sorry this happened to you.

Starts in 30 minutes. We'll be talking about the classroom as a place to build new realities while we work to make a better world. Join us! #Edusky

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Free plums and propaganda.

In 2 hours! And you can sign up for free.

“My commitment to banning AI tools comes from my commitment to ensuring that students grow and nurture their voices and acquire the skills that our education system promises. [Banning AI] made me a better…educator, and it’s crucial for my students’ future success.” www.edutopia.org/article/bann...

Tonight! It's our last session of Changemaker Community Conversations (but you don't need to have attended the previous ones). Join to chat with fellow educators about how you sustain hope for the future of education amid...all this.

www.tickettailor.com/events/uncon...

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This is Bug. He would like to be picked up for cuddles. It is an emergency. 13/10 (IG: bugthebrusselsgriffon)

I tried to get allergy meds a few weeks in a row and they told me I was over the legal limit 😭 such a joke

How Can I Make Change When I'm Just One Teacher? How can teachers become change makers for equity and justice with so much stacked against us? Author and educator Alex Shevrin Venet shares three strategies.

ICYMI: new piece from me on @middleweb.bsky.social about how you can make change in your school when you feel the most powerless: www.middleweb.com/52437/im-jus... #edusky

Nooooo

Congrats, that's awesome!

I understand why querying is so hard but why is querying so hard 😭 It's especially an ADHDer's nightmare. Thank goodness for QueryTracker for providing some order to the chaos.

amazing!! you might know this already but I do free 30 min q&a zooms with any book club reading my books so lmk if they say yes and we can schedule it!

That means so much coming from you! I'm so glad it's been useful.

Also - if you've already read either of my books, but especially the second one, could you drop a review on Amazon or Goodreads? (even if you didn't buy from Amazon). Reviews help readers find my work and I am so so appreciative if you can leave one.

thank you so much!!!