"The Freedom to Read in Michigan" A Joint Statement Prepared by Michigan Association for Media in Education (@michiganmame) Michigan Council of Teachers of English (MCTE) Michigan Reading Association (MRA) michiganreading.org/resources/Docu… Image by Lubos Houska from Pixabay

As a person with too many part-time gigs and a frequent visitor to northern forests, this speaks to me on so many levels.

♥️ adults who ban books often underestimate the complexity of kids’ lives and the power of story to help them cope with that complexity.

YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO COVER ANOTHER CLASS DURING YOUR PREP PERIOD. YOU NEED THAT TIME TO USE THE BATHROOM, PREPARE FOR YOUR OTHER CLASSES, GRADE ASSIGNMENTS AND LESSON PLAN!

What it looks like when teachers get the resources their students need♥️

I really hope sheryl lee ralph gets to see this!

Sharing books and stories —and encouraging the kids who need those books and stories—is a community endeavor! #BannedBooksWeek2022 @MikeCurato MI Right to Read @michiganmame American Library Association PEN America Unite Against Book Bans Rochester Hills Public Library Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson

This is amazing! Maybe Free to Read Rochester needs to host a Halloween party?

Are you presenting at #MCTE22? Tell us about it! We can't wait to learn with you! Jes the Activist Belives In Good Trouble 🤎✊🏾 @RavenForevamore Dr. Rosalyn Shahid Rae Oviatt @AndreaZellner Jeffrey Austin It’sSommer! 📕📒📙📗📘☮️ 🤎 @ksluiter @gregemcclure Deborah Van Duinen Patrick, not Pat Sharon Murchie Carrie Mattern Andy Schoenborn

I’ll be there with Beth Spinner (that’s DOCTOR Spinner now) to find out how we can support and celebrate preservice and early service educators as they join our profession! Friends, you should come too! #MCTE2022 MCTE

Remember Divas, Ketanji Brown Jackson begins her historic term as a Supreme Court Justice tomorrow, Mon, October 3rd.

Not all days in the classroom are like this, but a few sure are.

Don't miss MCTE's Fall Conference #MCTE22! Keynote Speaker: Angeline Boulley Angeline Boulley - #FIREKEEPERSDAUGHTER Lunch Speaker: Semaj Brown semajbrown.com Special Guest: Christopher Paul Curtis Plus: 34 concurrent sessions and 5 pre-recorded on-demand sessions! mymcte.org/event/mcte-fal…

Hey LIZZO don't you want to come visit Flint when your in Michigan this week?

Still not sure about attending our fall conference? Check out the detailed schedule here: mctefall2022conference.sched.com Registration closes one week from today! mymcte.org/event/mcte-fal…

Happy apple szn, Michigan. Your burning apple questions, answered: 🍎 Which Michigan counties grow the most apples (and why)? 🍏 Which varieties are most common, here? 🍎 Why Red Delicious lost its crown as our No. 1 apple? mlive.com/public-interes…

Inspired by and borrowing from Support FHPS here is a FAQ about the books in schools rhetoric we are all dealing with. Like and share widely and use however you’d like! tinyurl.com/4ewhd3c2

Nothing scarier than banning books! The only way to fight the invasion of false narratives is with the truth.

Sometimes I take a break from how bonkers the local political situation is to read about…EELS!