Stuff Diane Likes: September 2016

Some of you here on Facebook know my ex-husband. He is an emotionally abusive monster. I thought perhaps it was just me who was triggered by the Republican candidate's tactics. This article definitely makes me feel better about not being able to see, hear, or even have the name of the "bad guy" (as we call him in our home) spoken in my presence. The idea of him actually becoming President fills me with fear, of course. But what's worse, for me personally, is that there will be nowhere for me to hide.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Stop Pretending You Don't Know Why People Hate Hillary Clinton | Huffington Post

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I’m Losing Tons of Friends Fighting Racism. And I’m Totally OK with that.

I know I don't even do enough to fight racism and bigotry, but if what little I do causes me to lose people, they were never friends in the first place.
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Saturday, September 24, 2016

Fitz and the Tantrums #minecon2016
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Thursday, September 22, 2016

Autism Speaks

Thank you, Lauren, for sharing!
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10 Simple Ways White People Can Step Up to Fight Everyday Racism

I'm willing to be made uncomfortable, admit and try to reject my privilege, and know that there's so much I don't and can't know. Why? Because if we all do that, we can begin to bring about real change. I've got kids at school I see every day who really need me (and all of us) to step up and do this.
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CUE Seeking Up-Tempo & Tech-Savvy Professional Learning Assistant | CUE

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Doyin Richards

So well stated. Please read.
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Anti-vaxx mom abandons the movement after all three of her kids nearly die from rotavirus

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The Real Reason White People Say 'All Lives Matter' | Huffington Post

"Dear fellow white people, we are in the middle of a second Civil Rights Movement. Most of us white people idealize Martin Luther King, Jr. and we like to think that we would have been on his side of things during the Civil Rights era. But the fact is that the majority of the American public did not support the Civil Rights movement while it was happening and only came to see King as a hero after he was killed."
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Instagram photo by Omari Akil • Sep 21, 2016 at 1:19am UTC

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Racism

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Be first to play the only game that can help swing this election.

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Diane

Oh my gosh! I remember this two years ago! Lunch after popcorn sales.
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On Your Way to the Camps, I Just Want You to Know…

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Monday, September 19, 2016

Shea Moisture's Powerful New Ad Challenges How We See 'Normal Hair'

What's normal is what's growing out of your head, whoever you are.
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NowThis

What a great little guy. He gave the gift he could. He has a good heart, thinking of what he, even as a kid, can do for others.
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Diane

Six years ago, my son was helping Lisa Scuzzo Glenn attract customers to a car wash. Dem moves doe!
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Sunday, September 18, 2016

Mayim Bialik

Mayim is pretty much my hero.
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Friday, September 16, 2016

The GAMING Bible

Pretty sure this is my favorite thing on the Internet.
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Thursday, September 15, 2016

DFG Health and Wellness

She is gorgeous and adorable and her Dad is doing such a great job helping her develop self-confidence and motivation.
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Autism Awareness

Wow. I could relate to more of these than I thought I would.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Play time, family dinner more important than homework, N.J. school says

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Diane

And we are now in year four of him getting lots of love and support there, even though (or maybe especially because) school can be really hard for him, but he's just an amazing person who's going to do great things in this world.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

I am Lakia Nichole

Awesome and gorgeous little men rockin' that harmony. Yay Dad for teaching them the classics and showing them a love for the arts.
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Edtech Still Doesn’t Get Diversity and We’re Tired

We need to actively seek out presenters and keynotes who are more representative of the diversity of our population.
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Monday, September 12, 2016

Diane

Three years have passed, but it's still there and it's still awesome.
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Vu

Randy Kolset
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22 Words

Good stuff...
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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Instagram photo by Lenora B. Smith School Library • Sep 11, 2016 at 12:53pm UTC

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Diane

Ah yes, that time we won Parents of the Year....
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Saturday, September 10, 2016

50 Things You Should Never, Ever Say to Your Kids

Interesting. I disagree about number 27, if the kid in question has reached adulthood. I have actually thrown adult kids out of my home.
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An Open Letter to My Dad, who Makes Me Want to Quit Sports - Changing the Game Project

I have NOT experienced this sitting in the stands at Harker's football, basketball, volleyball, or soccer games. At least not from OUR parents. But there's probably some I'm not seeing. I've seen and heard opposing team's players and parents behave in these kinds of ways, towards OUR kids, and it breaks my heart and enrages me all at the same time. We can do better, parents.
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This ended up being a great use of Facebook's cute slideshow feature!
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So You Think You Should Respond to That Facebook Post About Race/Gender/Etc

"IF IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU, DON’T MAKE IT ABOUT YOU. IF IT IS ABOUT YOU, DO BETTER." Really good post. Long read, but worth it. It's all very good, but I found the part about attacking vs. challenging to be especially well put.
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The lasting impact of white teachers who mispronounce minority student names

“Whether you intend to or not, what you’re communicating is this: Your name is different. Foreign. Weird. It’s not worth my time to get it right.” I always try to take a little extra time to make sure I'm pronouncing students' names correctly, even when they insist "it's okay" and want to move on. I ask what they want to be called, and I have them help me practice saying it. It's also really helpful to write on sub plans, next to the names in your roster, phonetic pronunciations of the names. Kids really appreciate when the sub can pronounce their names without even having to ask.
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Preserving My Children’s Innocence Is An Act Of Preserving White Supremacy

If we try to preserve innocence in our children's generation, we doom them to repeating the mistakes and injustices of our and previous generations.
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Vaccines 101: Too Much Too Soon?

This is well-reasoned and easy to read. And it should be required reading for all people, parents or otherwise.
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Diane

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Thursday, September 8, 2016

Kid President

"You don't have to see eye-to-eye to work shoulder-to-shoulder, people." -- Kid President
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This is why we will never stop going out in public

And because we choose to parent rather than hide.
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The 2016 Popular Mechanics Youth Breakthrough Awards

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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Laid Off CPS Teacher: ‘I’m Not as Optimistic This Time’

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Monday, September 5, 2016

Diane

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Sunday, September 4, 2016

Kids off to high school? Moms reveal: 'If I knew then what I know now'

There's a lot of good, realistic advice in here.
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Saturday, September 3, 2016

Assistant Principal to HS Girls: 'I Still Blame You for Boys’ Low Grades'

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Friday, September 2, 2016

Someone took the music out of Dancing in the Street

This is freaking hilarious.
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The Harker School

Full length version of my video from earlier. So proud of our football Eagles tonight after they were a strong and unified team out there on the gridiron.
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Amy Schumer

This is what should happen to every person who harasses a woman about her body.
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Thursday, September 1, 2016

The Harker School

My son's science teacher is having kids experiment to learn about inertia. Super fun and cool!
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Why calling screentime 'digital heroin' is digital garbage

Yup. Highly irresponsible and not even close to proven. Because all screen time is not created equal. And also, parents could actually PARENT instead of using screens as babysitters. (This includes TV.)
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