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@effortfuleduktr I do not wear any clothing with the school logo on it.

Dear administrators, Your teachers don’t want another school t-shirt to wear on the first day of school to demonstrate teamwork/school spirit. No, we don’t like the design. No, it doesn’t fit. No, we won’t be wearing it again. Sincerely, Teachers

@mrjustinriggs @educator4ever36 Who is defining "professional"? Go into any tech related office setting. Won't be a dress shirt or tie in sight.

I have an issue with this except for pre-K through second grade. Teachers want to be treated like professionals, paid like professionals, given health care and benefits like professionals but overall we work less hours/days than professionals, get pensions that no professionals get anymore and then…we dress the same or worse than our students. There’s a reason why dressing professional was expected for many decades especially for professionals. How you dress does affect your attitude and approach. You can dress comfortably and professionally. Jeans inevitably lead to leggings. I see it every year. It’s not professional.

This is a tough one that some staffs definitely handle better than others. My last district went jeans any day after Covid. When I sub I see that most schools are jeans any day as well but again, some staff can’t figure out the difference between work jeans and club jeans.

@chriscfore The majority of kids with an IEP don't really need them.

Name an education opinion that’ll have you like this…

@chriscfore Never trust anyone who refers to themselves as "educator" instead of "teacher".

@chriscfore Inclusion doesn't work.

@maryarchived Unquenchable thirst and frequent urination are both signs of diabetes

fat people tote ginormous water bottles around with them all day because of the ungodly amounts of sodium in their junk food and drive thru slop. it’s not normal to be that thirsty all the time

@CheyenneHuntCA Why did the reporters chose to leave out her text that said "I need my glute massage"?

It's becoming clear that the manosphere doesn't understand how journalism or the legal system works on a fundamental level. These women provided corroborating evidence strong enough to overcome the legal review at major publications, which could have been sued for printing unsubstantiated claims. If Platner truly believed these claims to be defamatory, he could have sent cease-and-desist letters or sued 1) me 2) the outlets or 3) the women. None of that has happened. If you're upset that we're back in a world where we fight for women and refuse to elect predators, you're going to have to get used to it because we're just getting started.

@FreeRangeKids Who paid for staff to be there early to supervise the students

Liberty Middle School in rural S.C. had so many kids held back year after year that some of them DROVE to school. Then Lisa Cassidy became principal. She added recess & opened up an hour early for games & hang out time. Now it is rated "excellent." postandcourier.com/opinion/commen…

@MrDanielBuck Are you talking about what the airline offers or what people watch on their own devices?

Maybe I'm just an old-fashioned curmudgeon but can we not allow people to watch movies with graphic sex scenes on planes where little children are?

@thewrightjungle @Scuba_On_Mars @HeterodoxWoman @M1iMac80 @educator4ever36 Why are you the arbiter of what is toxic and what isn't?

@Scuba_On_Mars @HeterodoxWoman @M1iMac80 @educator4ever36 The prompt is not clear, but this is what is meant as toxic masculinity. Not all masculinity is toxic.

Students should never know their teachers beliefs, opinions, or stances on just about anything. If a teacher can’t teach from a neutral position they should not be teaching.

@thewrightjungle @VeraGavrilovna @HeterodoxWoman @M1iMac80 @educator4ever36 Thats clearly your opinion.

@VeraGavrilovna @HeterodoxWoman @M1iMac80 @educator4ever36 Misogyny is toxic masculinity. See also: Andrew Tate, the Manosphere.

@MrDanielBuck Because all the money goes to special ed. Throw out IDEA and start over

We quite literally spend more on education than any other developed nation and get middling results for it

@JamesAFurey We have fostered a society where being "normal" is the worst possible thing, so we've allowed people to label every minor quirk as some form of a disorder. This cheapens things for people who have a genuine need. If everyone is special then no one is special.

‘Neurodivergent’ is a junk term created to excuse kids from accepting personal responsibility.

@TheLeft1s1nsane @StefanMolyneux That's because seasons 1 & 2 were on broadcast TV

@StefanMolyneux At least Designated Survivor survived to season 3 before it became leftist horseshit. Which killed it.

The answer is simple. Every single successful show gets hijacked in the second season by communists who inject ideology and destroy the humanity of the story.

@BasedMikeLee Of course they should. It's right there in the 1st amendment.

Should government workers—including public school teachers—be allowed to unionize?

@NEAToday What they also fail to mention in the annual right wing uproar over these business items is they still have to be paid for. There's no budget for them. Most of these "resolutions" end up being voted on but rarely come to fruition.

It's always fun when the @NEAToday business items leak, but as someone has was once a delegate to the National RA the craziest ones get voted down, and most of them are pretty meaningless. "Write a letter", "Make a web page"

@educator4ever36 Our society has been putting down men and boys for two generations and are now shocked that young men turned hard Right. The toxic masculinity crew caused the current political situation with young men.

As female elementary teachers vilify me because I dared suggest a classroom was decorated too feminine, I find myself reflecting on recent research showing that little boys are at a disadvantage from day one in their early schooling. I’m not making this up. I’m not saying class decor is the only reason boys are left out in elementary school. But the irony of so many jumping on me when my comment did insinuate a feminine classroom, because supposedly I hurt an unnamed anonymous teacher’s feelings, is why I actually very scared now. If this is the attitude of our female elementary teachers - to get in their feelings, and not consider the research, well no wonder we have issues with our little boys.

@yannispappas What is the value of a proportional response?

America is the most powerful empire. Yet, it has not annexed another sovereign country since 1898. It’s arguably the most morally constrained in history. No previous hegemonic power with military superiority exercised so little direct annexation during its period of dominance.