Elaine Schwing Cook

Back to school season shouldn’t be the start of school shooting season. Literally no other developed country has anywhere near the level of gun violence we have in this country and it’s fucking unacceptable we act like there’s nothing we can do.

I’m tired of people acting like school shootings are because we send our kids to school and not because we allow guns to be accessible. If you are scared about “the world we live in,” use your vote to do something about it. This isn’t out of our collective control…

Just saw a video of a foam party at a WVU blue lot tailgate. I bet @mp_campbell was there. 😎 #iykyk

I haven’t been following/caring about WVU football since I moved from Morgantown in 2020 but dang watching the Pat McAfee Show and thinking about the game today, I am so in my feels. Is this the influence of a boy in my belly?! LETS GO!

@Mr_Oldfield @WVEducation With the new executive order banning cell phones in school, Virginia teaching is looking better every day 😅

I'm not sure the rest of the state of WV understands this. Nowhere in the state is this true except for here. Does the @WVEducation know this is happening? Crisis level here in the EP.

Is there anywhere in the US where an admin can cross their state border (within reasonable driving distance) & make $30,000+ more, w/a $6000 signing bonus, by taking a teaching position with less contractual days? This is happening where I live. #edchat

Learn more about the work @m3t_wv is doing across the state for #MathEducation in article from @wvumagazine. Don’t miss the link at the end to personal stories from 2 fellows! magazine.wvu.edu/stories/2024/0…

This week, M3T (Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers) held its 5th-annual Summer Institute and welcomed 41 Fellows (middle and high school math teachers) from 30 counties across the state for four days of sharing, learning, and leading in math education.

@Adam_Riazi Watch your words. When you send 500 cards a year, you need the price down!

A stamp to mail a letter anywhere in the United States should cost way more than 68 cents...

@john_seelke @cluzniak Who pays for childcare on the 6th and 7th day that we don’t have school already?

@cluzniak Who’s going to pay for the daycare for that fifth day when school is out?

4-day vs. 5-day school week? Who's on team 4-day?

@Adam_Riazi You buy those on ebay too?

Vintage gear...

Ahh the last night of spring break. When you realize you did none of the productive things you said you’d do over spring break… 😅

Not a month into fostering and I already feel like I could write a novel about the woes of navigating the systems… and then we get a call that our foster agency is closing in a month. Cool cool. #wv #fostercare

So I guess if we finally return to school tomorrow, I become a working mother? 🤨 #FosterMom #ALotChangedIn5Days

@Mr_Oldfield Do you have a pizza oven too?! We’ll have to share the best pizza dough recipie. 🤗

#NationalPizzaWeek Sourdough crust I made last week that was the 💣

If you don’t post about how many books you read in a year, can you even read? The only book I loved this yr was the breathtaking Demon Copperhead. I will hold Demon in my ❤️ for a lifetime. Here’s to not taking recommendations from others & only reading books *I* want in ‘24!

Our third giveaway of the week is a custom Math Medic x NumWorks calculator and swag bag! Follow, like, and repost for your chance to win. Good luck! #MathMedic #giveaway #mathteacher #teacherlife #happyholidays #mtbos

Our first giveaway of the week is Luke's famous coffee bundle! Luke's favorite coffee beans, Zojirushi thermos, and Math Medic coffee mug could be yours! Follow, like, and repost for your chance to win. #MathMedic #giveaway #mathteacher #teacherlife #happyholidays #mtbos

Regardless of expansions of the Hope Scholarship, the vast majority of school-age children will continue to be educated in our public school system, which will have fewer resources as a result. Read the full report here: wvpolicy.org/wp-content/upl…

Public money should never be used to fund discrimination. Period. Read the damning report from our friends at West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy on the HOPE Scholarship, which funnels millions of WV tax dollars into private, unaccredited schools.

👇 this though