Katie Anderson

PROOF POINTS: How important was your favorite teacher to your success? Researchers have done the math hechingerreport.org/proof-points-h… via @hechingerreport #Elevate

I am grateful for all of the people who made this year a success and for all those who took a chance on me as I brought a new position to Kellam. What a year! Here's to looking forward to 2023-2024!

But please don’t take it out on the teachers in the midst of this slow rolling trauma of the last 3 years. They are the glue holding any of this together 9/

Please, please demand things that make education better like smaller class sizes, more teachers for each student, and LESS testing. Demand that schools teach phonics and sound reading strategies. 8/

A 🧵 about reading: Last night, we were working on an optional project for school, and my 2nd grade son took out his marker and started writing. He explained prefixes and added ‘un’ to ‘like’ to show me how prefixes worked. 1/

@anne_horsley Ok, I’m listening and this is TERRIFYING.

@MrsKJMAnderson Chilling. I had goosebumps.

Anyone listened to this yet? New genre of podcasts…instead of true crime, we’ve got true education.

@PowerMom73 Probably would have broken some rule about open flames or something. A kid with a cooler did have popsicles 🤣

@MrsKJMAnderson Did they at least offer to grill you some lunch?? 🍔🥩🍗🌭

Ok, but the best were the car bumper and the taco piñata.

@KarolBledsoe @PowerMom73 I wish I had photographic evidence but I was laughing too hard!

@PowerMom73 @MrsKJMAnderson Taco piñata?!? Where is that pic??

@PowerMom73 Nope. I forgot the whole dang grill a kid brought it. Now that’s a winner.

@MrsKJMAnderson Ummm the crockpot takes 🥇

On this World Mental Health Day, I casually mentioned my therapist to two new-ish colleagues. When I am honest about my journey with mental health, I am true to myself, and I always hope that my honesty opens a door in someone else’s life. Mental healthcare IS healthcare.

Curious about the education across the nation - are there places where there are not massive teacher shortages?! Where morale is high?!

Due to the potential for flooding and weather-related power outages across the city, Virginia Beach City Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 3. Note that all after-school activities, elementary after-school programs run by Parks & Recreation will be canceled.