In order to make a difference in the world, one must have a backbone. Get over having the need to be liked. Do the right thing. Ask tough questions. Put children first, and leave your ego at the door. ✅ 1/2

Keep your head up and grind! Our work continues…

This is super interesting. So now I’m wondering about “action” in terms of finger counting, gestures, and use of manipulatives for math.

Excellent read. As a mother of an adult son w/ASD, & former ESL/SPED/GenEd, Tchr, It’s spot on. Narrative texts harder than informational. We ask kids to do something that requires skills known to be issues in ASD. We spent years & TEARS! Some progress but still HUGE struggle!

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ScienceS of Learning via Guy Claxton

"Only very sick kids should die from measles" No, Secretary Kennedy NO child should die from measles. Because there's a vaccine to prevent it.

PSA...always check AI. It's not all "that" "intelligent." Even w/what I thought were specific prompts, it did not label the major parts of the brain correctly. But...I think sometimes, maybe, this depiction might be my brain and explains why I can't remember stuff.

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

Great paper!!! ($$) Science and Practice of Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities: Kind Conversations About a Wicked Problem - Daniel B. Hajovsky, Kathrin E. Maki, Christopher R. Niileksela, Ryan J. McGill, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

There is no average time to learn something. "I will not only allow but will encourage students to redo assignments and tests for full credit" Rick Wormeli

Facts are stubborn things. Since the beginning of this year, the Russian army has carried out attacks against Ukraine using nearly 27,700 aerial bombs, almost 11,200 Shahed drones, around 9,000 other types of attack UAVs, and more than 700 missiles, including ballistic ones. And

No SNL skit, no National Inquirer, no Jerry Springer could top the current situation in the US. youtu.be/6NXnxTNIWkc?si… But stay tuned in, it’s gonna be EPIC & gonna play out right here on the platform.

Un_Be_Liev_Able!! Alcaraz & Sinner. These guys are freaking amazing! French Open 2025 Over 5 hours! 🎾🎾🎾💕💕💕

Listening to the Voices of Autism Researchers analyzed more than 700,000 Reddit posts from autism-related forums to better understand the interests and inner lives of autistic individuals. Using natural language processing, they found recurring themes including music, food,

Even if you don’t watch, play, or like tennis, watch their speeches by J. Sinner 🇮🇹 & C. Alcaraz 🇪🇸! What gracious sportsmen! Our kids need examples like them! French Open 2025

Hello Friends, There was a request to create the infographic I created of MTSU's, 5 Common Reading Errors and How You Can Help, with a white background. If you would like this version, you can access it here: bit.ly/Kastner-WhiteB…

Dyslexia and Anxiety: The Complex Relationship and Stress-Induced Symptoms neurolaunch.com/dyslexia-and-a…

Quebec just dropped an ad for Americans—and we have all the feels. Comments like “I thought we’d get roasted…but I’m crying instead” and “As an American…I needed that hug” are flooding TikTok. I know things would be better if we all got a hug from Canada. And I need one too.

Researchers should just work together with practitioners more. To prevent classroom recommendations that don't make sense, but also to prevent too much certainty in 'what the evidence says'.