Amy Lytle

@justinskycak Yes! I had to convince my son when he was in elementary and middle school that he actually LOVED math, but hated math class. Big difference. He's almost 17 now and loves physics and algebra and wants to be an engineer.

People don't hate math; they hate the feeling of being lost. They hate the compounded debt of unlearned prerequisites.

@JamesAFurey Pay is why I CAN'T leave, or I would.

For those of you saying it’s because of bad pay: No, you are wrong. Teachers leave because of pay far less often than the reasons I listed.

@MrDanielBuck This teacher would.

You can remove disruptive students and get a $50,000 pay bump but have to teach a class of 40 kids Methinks a lot of teachers would take that deal

When I got my masters at a large state university I tutored for the football team. They assigned me a player who needed “a little more help”... I asked him to write a paragraph about himself. Not a single correct & complete sentence. He read at the 3rd grade level. The worst part was that he was such a gentleman. All he wanted was to do work hard & be successful. But he failed out & went home, his dream crushed. he never knew “what he’d done wrong”. But the reason was in fact that he was such a lovely kid. And one of the best football players in the history of his HS. And no one wanted to crush his dream by failing him because he couldn’t read or write. All that time they told themselves they were being kind & doing him a favor. This was when I discovered the immense risk of perverse incentives.

@MrLandesman Learning styles

What is something in teaching that you have been wrong about?

@BBCWorld "Young Man Murdered As He Tried To Protect Women and Their Right to Assemble" Fixed it for you.

Nine arrested in France over death of far-right student bbc.in/4rWJ9i6

I am old enough to remember the scandal of a politician publicly using a curse word. Not only is such speaking a regular part of their vernacular, but also they type it.

@PhillipLytle Yes. Please.

Hey babe, remember when we went to the beach last July and spent nearly a week in the sun and it was the best time and do you want to do it again soon? @AmyLytle12

@drantbradley Dads don't hear this enough in our society.

At the Tenn–Kentucky game, I saw a father and his two sons leaning into each other the whole time. Not for a photo. I thought, “Wow, this guy must be an affectionate dad.” I wish I could walk around with a bag of “Dad, you’re doing a great job!” tokens to hand out to dads!😎

I have school tomorrow and need to go to bed. But these @PredsNHL have tied this game!!!! (My students will ask me if I have had enough coffee.)

My parents took my phone once in the middle of a severe depression, while on family vacation in the middle of the Georgia woods. I thought I would legitimately die over Thanksgiving break. I pitched a fit accordingly. 24 hours later I was bored, and my tantrum had tuckered itself out. I ended up hiking, skateboarding with my brother, toasting marshmallows, and having one of the best vacations of my entire childhood. I can still taste the cranberry sauce and hot chocolate. It doesn’t take a genius to see what the phones are doing to the youth. It doesn’t take a massive campaign, or a law to change it. Just a strong stomach for teenage tantrums and a patience that can outlast them. Take the damn phones.

@TitansofRohan I like the flame.

I like this... A lot of what I'm seeing makes it seem like #Titans fans want to abandon anything related to the colors/style of the Titans and adopt the colors/style of the Oilers. Yes, the Titans were the Oilers but they are 1st and foremost, the Titans. Don't lose that.

@MidTnElectric Keep up the great work! You are so appreciated. I am grateful for your expertise and service.

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@SarahBBeverly @_LoneStarHalo_ @MrZachG No coaching is better than bad coaching.

@_LoneStarHalo_ @MrZachG @AmyLytle12 Seriously! I teach 6th (middle school) & our curriculum coach said she wanted to see more inquiry lessons. Lady, they don’t know the continents, they have no foundation from which to inquire! 🤦🏻‍♀️

It's a mistake that Geography isn't at least a bit protected by making it a required course. The "embed if you want to" model clearly leads to nobody teaching or learning it.

Still hoping for an executive order all Americans will embrace! #UNITEDstates #BlueAndRed #Purple #SuperB

@PhillipLytle Also, I did all of this decision making when our children were young. Now, I don't want to and will eat a can of spinach if that's what is in the pantry.

I'm convinced that if I didn't plan meals, grocery shop, and cook, my wife would starve. I mean, when she lived on her own before we married, she would open a can of spinach and call it a day. @AmyLytle12, do you concur?

@PhillipLytle Yep. My favorite food is anything I don't think about.

@PhillipLytle I was specifically thinking of leadership in sports organizations, schools, and even mission organizations. Churches, too. Changing good leadership may be needed to go from average/maintenance to excellence.

@AmyLytle12 Are there some good examples of this that you can think of? It sounds logical to me, fwiw.

Sometimes, good leaders need to step down to solve problems such as organizational ruts. Agree or disagree?