I'm convinced that the most important word in curriculum development is "no." We layer program over program. We add but are reluctant to subtract. The result is clutter and the haunting feeling that we aren't doing anything thoroughly or well.

Well done! baltimoresun.com/opinion/editor…

...and remember one size does not fit all. nbcnews.com/think/amp/ncna…

A guy tries to light his shoe on fire & 18 yrs later we still all take our shoes off through security. In that time there have been 37 MASS SHOOTINGS. And nothing. Not a single regulation.

‘This is all of our responsibilities’ — Kirsten Gillibrand wants to explain white privilege to suburban white women who voted for Trump

Do not be swayed... Opinion: Marianne Williamson won the debate and we're probably all doomed latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer & the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. — Pema Chödrön

Spelled out so that you can call it out.

"Where I come from, it's a fact."

If you refuse to add books to your collection that feature #LGBTQIA+ characters b/c you're too afraid of your community's reaction, just imagine how fearful LGBTQIA+ kids must feel living in that same community knowing that you value your own safety more than theirs.

Can it be me? I'd be SO HAPPY.

This Tuesday morning in second grade we're exploring various non-fiction texts. What do you notice? What do they have in common? Brainstorming in small groups and making lists of what we notice. Good morning!

Please. 💖

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For the first time in memory I see nothing in this world about which I care to joke.

It's official. I have filed the paperwork and I am taking on Paul Ryan. How badly do you want him gone? #WI01 secure.actblue.com/donate/david-y…

It's unacceptable that Sessions - the top law enforcement official in the country - cannot name his legal basis for evading questions.