
Matt Fisk
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Matt Fisk
@mtfisk78
Ryder & Tanner's Dad - Assistant Principal - Boston Marathon 2016 - UNH Wildcat



This is going to me make cry

When patients share a story they’ve told me before, I don’t stop them and say that I’ve already heard that one. Instead I assume that I didn’t hear what they needed me to the last time, and try to listen more deeply and with new ears. Try this with parents / friends / kids ✨

"Educators cannot pretend that anti-racist work doesn’t exist simply because their student body isn’t affected." Here are goals predominantly white schools can work toward in anti-racist work. @biblio_phile tolerance.org/magazine/all-s…

The word "privilege" produces knee-jerk reactions. But educators can and should talk to students about it—and they can do so in a way that centers agency and activism rather than guilt. tolerance.org/magazine/desti…







The Five Needs of All Adolescents via @originsonline: 1. Relationship: I want to connect w/ others 2. Autonomy: I want to be independent 3. Competence: I want to experience success 4. Fun: I want to have a good time 5. Safety: I want to feel safe physically, socially/emotionally




As COVID-19 spreads in the U.S., schools and districts are looking for ways to administer remote learning. To that end, I compiled a brief list of resources available at @EdTechTeacher21: edtechteacher.org/corona-virus-r… #Coronavirused

Having #empathy, being able to consider another's perspective, and managing one's own emotions and actions, all of which are connected to kindness, are linked to #AcademicSuccess. @LindaFlanagan2 #education ow.ly/ewvD50yG79j
