Because some MIB always helps a Monday start off better 😎

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I’m honestly crying a little as I watch this video.

When I think about what it means to be an educator, it is this. A shared commitment to, and love for, your students and their right to learn and act on that learning.

And for them to do this during prayer 🙏🏽

The Why Music Festival is back, and it's free! Interviews with leading industry professionals and book readings for Primary and Secondary aged school kids, as well as giveaways! Mark your calendars for 25th and 27th June 🙏🏾nateholdermusic.com/post/the-why-m… #musiced

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Chuck Berry once said his entire career was “one long Sister Rosetta Tharpe impersonation.”

Let's sit with that.

love talking to people who are passionate about different educational strategies, practices, and frameworks. I love seeing people get passionate about different approaches that can help students learn at a deeper level.

However, one of my favorite questions to ask different

When I taught technology I did a unit on typing. My AP rated me poorly because she felt they didn't need typing since students are considered 'digital natives.' But they're digital natives to CELL PHONES, not computer keyboards.

God motherfucking damnit! I have never had more fomo in my life than this moment in bed watching Coachella attendees live my dream.

MR JOHNSON FROM ABBOT ELEMENTARY PRONOUNCED 'IRANIAN' RIGHT! People do it so rarely! THANK YOU Abbott Elementary 💕

Been working on my resource list of women composers, something I started after getting the 2 vol. set Cohen International Encyclopedia of Women Composers.

I've been going through all of my own books/catalogues and just starting at 'A' and that's already close to 300 composers.

Every Dec teacher twitter debates Xmas decorations in the classroom.
Inevitably half the people say 'well, we celebrate everything' as a way to justify having a tree up for a month (& menorah in the corner).
Well, just a friendly reminder, Eid al-Fitr is today.

My most curmudgeonly music opinion is that you don't actually need to be listening to music at all times of the day.

It's okay to do your grocery shopping, driving, or other mundane tasks in relative silence sometimes.

This earthquake is the first time I'm experiencing fomo after leaving NYC.

This is epic!

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🌎 Earth Month Podcasts! 🌎

In honor of #EarthMonth , I’ve curated episodes that highlight conservation issues & efforts, including:
💧 Water
⛽️ Biofuels
🐘 Animals
🌡️ Climate Change

👇The complete list👇
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• she's Black
• she's queer
• she's an alternative artist = no neat boxes
• her parents' reputations precede her
• she subverts the male gaze
• her talent passes the threshold of relatability

Why is nobody talking about how Willow Smith is basically a music prodigy???? Like she’s talented as fuck-

If the Beatles cults and Mozart cults stop calling them geniuses then I'll stop calling Beyonce a genius.