‘Is the sheep preaching hate when he says I’m not going to let a wolf eat me anymore?” - Denzel Washington (1992)

The world did not do enough to prepare for a pandemic. We can avoid making the same mistake with climate change by: 1. Letting science and innovation lead the way 2. Making sure solutions work for poor countries too 3. Getting started now gatesnot.es/2DmkhxG

I always look forward to meeting Washington’s Teacher of the Year. This year’s recipient, Amy Campbell (@The_MrsCampbell), is a remarkable advocate for her students, and I loved learning about her approach to teaching special ed. gatesnot.es/2XHC4WX

Light Saturday read. Amazing book that looks at so many African-American innovators who have been overlooked in the history books. Thank you to my friend @kyra_con10 for giving me this book, can’t wait to share it with my students!

Hey GrangerMiddleSchool look who I saw getting some #GrangerWay t-shirts ready!!! Sherry Fredericks @lowegranger Nicki Hopkins Brad Hillman

Your vote for Joe Biden is a vote for building back a stronger economy, for getting this pandemic under control, for social and racial justice. But it’s also a vote to save democracy as we know it.

If you are an educator and you follow this format, you not only are oppressing different cultural backgrounds in the classroom, but you are placing white children’s heads in the sand to be buried.

Smart!!!!!

Be sure to not only be thanking educators, but also teacher’s assistants. As a special educator I could not do my job effectively without these two women being my eyes and ears! #TeachersAssistantsAreTeachersToo

Yesterday a girl in my class was heavily disengaged. At the end of class she told me I use the word “okay” a lot. Today, her job was to keep track of how many times I said it. Let your students call you out and hold you accountable! GrangerMiddleSchool Allan Davenport