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8 Empowering Middle Grade Novels for Kids Interested in Social Justice

Now I want to read them ALL! Thank you Sarah and Christopher for sharing!
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The Mighty

Especially for all my educator friends. How can we help our students with social anxiety do their best for us?
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How to Cancel an Uber Account

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Mic

We are known the world over for being the ugly Americans who demand that people be able to speak English, even when we visit them in their countries, because many people only take foreign languages classes up to the point they've been required to, consider them a joke, and don't try very hard to learn another language. Meanwhile, in much of the rest of the world, people learn their native language, plus English, and often more languages. Partly because a lot of international business and diplomacy requires a knowledge of English. Partly because many of them hope to come here to live and work. But we Americans often don't make the slightest effort to learn the language of a place we may visit. We just expect the world to cater to us. No wonder they see us as "ugly Americans."
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US Senators on Muslim Ban

Go look up your senators to see where they stand (or don't take a stand) on this important issue.
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Melania, Are You Okay?

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My books didn't prep me for this one

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TRANSCRIPT: ABC News Anchor David Muir Interviews President Trump

Complete and utter psychopath. When is someone going to stop him?
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GQ

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American 'Christianity' Has Failed

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7 Reasons the Best Employees Quit, Even When They Like Their Job

We lose people where I work because of the high cost of living in the Bay Area. But sometimes it's the overwork thing. I want to re-dedicate myself to helping my teachers find ways to save themselves from too much extra work.
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AP Classes Are a Scam

Several of my colleagues who teach AP courses are friends with me here on Facebook. I'd love to hear what they think about this writer's assertions. I've never taught an AP course nor experienced it as a student or parent, so I only have my own limited experiences to draw from.
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How to survive in intersectional feminist spaces 101

This is very good. Required reading. We ALL have a lot to learn (but I'm especially looking at YOU, my fellow white women).
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Fight Fake news. Know who is reputable.

This is excellent. Please see if the "news" you read and share is in a good central spot on this diagram. The Onion, and many similar sites, are pure satire. If you're screaming "Fake News!" at those, you should chill out and study the practice of satire and understand why it exists. See also: Andy Borowitz
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Resistance Under the New Regime

I blogged about yesterday's Women's March. It's long, but I hope you will read it.
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FACT CHECK: Did Millions of Muslims March Against the Islamic State?

Folks, lest we also be guilty of spouting "alternative facts," please thoroughly check your sources before you share something, especially anything controversial. Check Snopes, as they've often done the fact checking for you.
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Scary Mommy 2

This reminded me a lot of when we went through this with Mom. My sister Patti had to deal with the worst of it.
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Pictures From Women’s Marches Around the World

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Let the Record Show

Don't even bother to read the comments. But John's original post is exactly how I feel.
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Patton Oswalt

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I voted for Donald Trump, and I already regret it

Interesting read...
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The Hill

Just ONE example, and the example I feel most qualified to comment on, as this is my field of study and my profession of nearly 25 years. She has no experience with the public education system she would be put in charge of, which she plans to decimate and make further polarized on socioeconomic lines anyway. She doesn't know the difference between proficiency and growth. Proficiency is "can they do it to THIS level?" whatever THIS is. So if a learner is high above that level, no one will care or help that learner go farther. And if a learner can't meet that level, due to factors beyond their control, they get written off as unsalvageable, regardless of how much learning and progress they might have made in a school year or other period of time. Senator Franken's focus, and I agree with him, is on growth. How much has the learner grown from where they started this school year? How can we maximize that growth and help the learner continue to grow once they've left our class/school/district to be able to make a positive impact on society? When we only focus on proficiency, we clearly state that we only care about making a certain grade or passing a certain test, and not on learning that is meaningful and valuable. We didn't go into education to measure proficiency. We went into education because we love kids and want to help them grow and meet their fullest potential.
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12 Things I’d Like Teachers to Understand about Autism

Even though each person with autism is very different, these general statements ARE helpful for educators. Each one will be true to varying degrees for each person with autism. If you're an educator, a parent, or a friend to anyone living with autism, please read this to understand how we live.
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CBC Kids

I need one of my Canadian friends to somehow hook me up with the full episode (S1 Ep4 I think) . . . since it's only available to view in Canada. George? Alec? Dean? Victoria?
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Don’t Be A Jerk About Food Allergies. It’s Literally Life Or Death For Some Children.

PREACH. We have a student whose case is among the most allergic in the world, known to medical science. (Her allergy is to peanuts.) I've taught her in my class, and she is wonderful. It's really not that hard to limit things here and there to avoid killing someone.
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Image: Hidden Figures Movie – Vintage Character Posters : Teaser Trailer

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Image: Hidden Figures Movie – Vintage Character Posters : Teaser Trailer

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Image: Hidden Figures Movie – Vintage Character Posters : Teaser Trailer

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Image: Hidden Figures Movie Poster (#5 of 10) - IMP Awards

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Image: Hidden Figures Movie Poster : Teaser Trailer

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Image: Hidden Figures Movie Poster (#3 of 10) - IMP Awards

And I will be printing some of these!
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'Hidden Figures' Gets the Lego Poster Treatment

Yeah, I'll be needing to print this up for work....
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Why ‘Love the Sinner; Hate the Sin’ is Opposite to Jesus’ Teaching

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Kid President

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NTD Television

I can't even solve one when it's standing still.
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You Draw It: What Got Better or Worse During Obama’s Presidency

This is a really interesting look at how various things changed during President Obama's presidency. Can you predict them all?
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Dan Rather

We NEED to do something. This, if nothing else before it, is proof that that horrible man cannot be our president.
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Women's March Bay Area

So I think I'm going to do the womensmarchbayarea.org in San Jose next Saturday. Hoping my son will join me. Anyone else planning to do this?
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Pulptastic

Jill Martin
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Women's March Bay Area

My amazing and inspiring friend Sophie appears in this (she says "sister") and I'm so proud of her!
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Yes, It’s Your Parents’ Fault

I'm going on 25 years in education. I've met a lot of kids and parents. I've heard a lot of stories about some of their troubled earliest years. I've seen the results play out in how those young people are (or are not) able to face what life throws at them in the day-to-day of reality.
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Scientists Crack A 50-Year-Old Mystery About The Measles Vaccine

So, not only do vaccines NOT cause autism, the measles vaccine may have more benefits than simply preventing measles.
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In A Surprise Send-Off, Obama Awards Biden Presidential Medal Of Freedom

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BuzzFeed

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GQ

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HuffPost Queer Voices

Hey Joe Wood, not like Kelly would likely be willing to go to any of these places by choice!
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INSIDER

Now, how do I get them to let me get this very important addition to my office at work....?
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The IT Crowd

If you've never watched The IT Crowd, you need to start at the beginning and watch ALL OF IT. Right now. Go. Why are you still here?
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The Raw Story

Not watching the Golden Globes, but I kept seeing people refer to Meryl Streep, and I knew something amazing must have happened. What a wonderful speech.
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Email Etiquette Quiz

Please help my young friend gather data for a Girl Scouts project.
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Chris J Carr

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Seven reasons why grown ups should play more video games

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Photos from Diane Speake Main's post

Appearing on my telly this morning, and all over the world in the Preston North End v Arsenal match, my wonderful cousin Russ Rigby, who is the kit man for PNE. In these videos and stills, he's in the bottom right corner.
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Standardized Tests Are So Bad , I Can't Answer These Texas Standardized Test Questions About My Own Poems

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Free glaciology and marine programs for girls seek applications

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Careers | The Harker School

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I just finished the Hour of Code

We're doing both Minecraft activities on the Hour of Code site at code.org in my class today. Go check them out at http://ift.tt/2gdhxVT
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