Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social
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Ph.D. in Instructional Design. Career educator. Cancer Survivor. Collector of Interesting People. Tech lover. Big blue dot in south Alabama. Air Force Brat. Former ALSDF officer. Please do an “about” if you want a follow.
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Great start to my week. Did a 45 minute workout with my trainer, then joined the local senior center, and finished up by getting a library card.
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A 3.8 magnitude #earthquake struck the suburbs of #Buffalo, #NewYork, early Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey
@bulwarkonline How can a charmless man go on a charm offensive? There is nothing charming about Gym Jordan.
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#UPDATE The combined death toll has risen to over 1,900 for Turkey and Syria after the region's strongest quake in nearly a century. Turkey said at least 1,121 people died in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, with another 783 confirmed fatalities in Syria, putting the toll at 1,904
@circatee Oooo oooo! Can I help?
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“Sometimes, politics feels like a reality show. When it does, it’s important to remember that it is, and that on any given day, it’s the dumbest one on TV — by far.”
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CBS News pressed Sen. Ted Cruz on why he's running for reelection after he introduced a bill limiting senators to 2 terms in office: 'Why aren't you holding yourself to that standard?'
@manuelladacook@mstdn.plus All my information is in my profile. Hint: don’t private message strangers. Nobody appreciates it. You sound like a bot.
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I taught in a high school where less than half of students went on to post-secondary. Final exams were in no way preparation for these students, so we dropped them for most courses. In senior-level optional science and math classes, we continued with comprehensive finals, because those students were more likely to go to university. Different methods for different students just makes sense.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/education-highschool-exams-1.6735800
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#UPDATE Heavy fighting was underway Sunday in the northern parts of the frontline hotspot Bakhmut, while Ukraine's defence minister said the reluctance of Kyiv's Western allies to send jets would cost it "more lives." https://u.afp.com/iWiu
@DrFNA https://www.blackincancer.com And if you find yourself in the presence of Dr. Henry Henderson, tell him his old French teacher sent you via Mastodon.
@tultican And you don’t even know if you’ll get college credit when you take an AP class.
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It's not working everywhere. Ex. Kiel, WI, which was cited in that bad NYT article on education, just rejected their superintendent and far right school board members. https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/education/2023/01/31/kiel-residents-rebuke-far-right-school-board-members/69848066007/
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@AlliFlowers: Agree, and it's working. Once the right saw the success of the culture war approach with Youngkin in VA, they kicked into gear. What seems new are the active legislative tools for attacking individual educators with punitive damages or even 'felonies', similar to attacks on health care professionals for care. The climate of generalized fear will have much more impact than curriculum reforms, assessments, merit pay. Oh, and vouchers. We're sleepwalking into it.
@elyseea It just makes me want to grab the public by their collective collars and shake them!
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The US promised the Cherokee Nation a seat in Congress in a treaty that fueled the Trail of Tears. 188 years later, the Cherokee say lawmakers may finally fulfill that promise.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-188-year-old-treaty-seat-cherokee-nation-delegate-congress-2023-1
@elyseea It’s always been about destroying public education.
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Florida is creating the playbook on education for at least half the country. Now, TFG has revealed his education plan, and he’s clearly going beyond even Florida. This is a deeply disturbing movement that more closely aligns with the Soviet Union or Germany under fascism. Yet, it’s getting a strong positive response in places. I don’t think educators or the opposition in general have figured out an effective alternative rhetoric. This is about dismantling education
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/26/trump-unveils-education-policy-culture-war-00079784
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Ph.D. in Instructional Design. Career educator. Cancer Survivor. Collector of Interesting People. Tech lover. Big blue dot in south Alabama. Air Force Brat. Former ALSDF officer. Please do an “about” if you want a follow.
Do not PM me to say hello.
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