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Middle School-Public School Teacher| Mom | ARMY wife | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.| Proud University of Louisville Alumna| Kentucky Colonel

Louisville, KY
Joined December 2017
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Get rid of punitive grading practices! Stop assuming a Ss didn't study. And what is the difference between retaking a test/quiz vs revising a piece of writing? NOTHING
Kid scores 100% on a retest... Only given a 70%. For what possible justification do we put scores in the gradebook that do not match what a student knows? There is no average time to learn something. Punishing students for taking longer to learn something seems archaic
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My name is Charles Booker and I am the Democratic nominee for United States Senate in Kentucky.
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Just thinking about all the black folks today who are gonna go grocery shopping, to church, to a restaurant.. and map an exit strategy for how to get out of there— just in case. This is called trauma. Born of racism. And it’s terrifying. And no twitter condolences will 🛑 it.
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For those keeping score at home… the KYGOP is holding full day kindergarten funding hostage in order to get charter school funding. i just want to make sure we are all on the same page.
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Classroom CutZ is open and running,many barriers and doubters but I was determined to get it off and going #ClassroomCutz #mentoring #buildingrelationships #barbersmatters #mentalhealthmatters #lookgoodfeelgood #lookbetterlearnbetter @mooremustangs @CoachHoke32 @TraciMorrisHunt – at Jamaica
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Today the world woke up to the news that Russia has engaged in an unprovoked attack on Ukraine. Champions of democracy and the rule of law have imposed the most severe sanctions we've seen in order to stop the aggression. 1/2
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You degrade their profession. You disregard their mighty contributions to your children and society. You pay them beans. You tamper with their tenure and pensions. You try to censor them. You generally disrespect them. And you wonder why you now have a shortage of teachers? SMDH!
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teaching is a sacred profession not bc of educators being martyrs (we’re not) or saviors (we should never be) but bc of its proximity to children, who are the most sacred things on this damn planet
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There are politicians who will be quoting MLK while simultaneously pushing to ban his life’s work from being taught in schools.
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I’m Morgan McGarvey. I’m the Senate Democratic Leader here in Kentucky and this week I announced that I am running for the Congressional seat that Congressman Yarmuth is retiring from. Can you take a moment and retweet this and follow this account to join our campaign?
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Kids: WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram are down. Legends: That's where Twitter comes in. #serverdown 🤣🤣
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How to apologize Sketchnote via @sylviaduckworth
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The government has failed us. I’m lucky, others won’t be. It’s far past the time to take action. Not words, ACTION. Step the fuck up, and protect the people of this country. If they won’t, we need to. Stay inside, be smart. No death is worth you being ignorant. We can do this.
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I’m here in Washington, D.C., today to tell Mitch McConnell that it’s time for him to go.
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Louisville. Kentucky. Enough said. #FinishUK
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VIDEO: “As for the President... God Bless His heart.” Re-elected Democratic Louisiana Governor @LouisianaGov @JohnBelforLA with the 🔥SOUTHERN SHADE🔥👇🏼#BlessHisHeart
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These teachers film themselves in the classroom, allowing them to visibly see their habits and patterns—and ultimately reflect on their practice.
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Punishment. Does. Not. Work. It makes us feel good. BUT has it changed the mindset of the CHILD who did it? #stopsuspending
“Punitive consequences do not work”. Spending the time to deal with behaviors caused from children’s unmet needs is crucial in the work we have chosen to do everyday. #HackingSchoolDiscipline #circleup #restorativejustice
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Our ad goes on TV tomorrow, but I wanted to give y'all a sneak peek. You can donate to keep it running here: secure.actblue.com/donate/ke… #KelseyforKY
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The young man was handcuffed during the traffic stop. An officer asked why he viewed police so negatively: "I just figured I would try to understand." "You will never understand," he replied. (@courierjournal) courier-journal.com/story/ne…