Some of these superintendents and boards of education really need to grow a spine for the sake of our students. You're really letting ONE parent dictate what ALL the kids can read?

If I have to explain to my kid why this is necessary in school, then I don’t care that you have to explain to your kid why Target has a Pride section. Seriously, not one bit.

Get a bull horn and say it for the people in the back

The only assignment a kid should have over the summer is to read.

Surf racks, so now I can get out on the water!

With 35 kids in a classroom, an educator can TEACH; but won’t be able to REACH! Large class sizes are one of the top issues we need to fix in K-12 education. Also, stop quoting outdated, one-dimensional, and incomplete research from Hattie.

We're bringing the magic of Dolly to every home in Illinois with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library!  I'm excited to share that no matter your zip code or income, every child under five will be able to receive a free book in the mail every month.  Let's get to reading!

I think Sam the Onion Man is one of the most slept on romantic characters in literary history. It didn’t matter what problem Miss Katherine had or came up with, Sam’s answer was the same, and is still one of the coldest lines you can say to a woman…

Here in Illinois, we are banning hate, not books.

I have worked as a teacher since 2016. Now that I’m out of the classroom I don’t know how to act 😂. I get to pee whenever?! I get HOW LONG for lunch?! They just leave you alone and trust you to do your job?!

Patiently waiting for Trevor Packer to release the breakdown on those AP Lang scores!

Want to RETAIN teachers? Do THESE! •Make smaller class sizes happen •Advocate for teacher concerns •Increase planning time •Improve salaries •Figure out the damn sub shortage issue! •Let teachers TEACH! •Actually provide consequences for students who misbehave

The 2023 AP English Language & Composition scores: 5: 10%; 4: 20%; 3: 26%; 2: 29%; 1: 15%. Big praise: AP English Lang teachers achieved the largest equity/access gains of any subject (40,000 more students admitted this year) and scores increased as well.

AP English Language rhetorical analysis essay: 93% earned the thesis point; evidence/commentary: 14% earned 4 points; 34% earned 3 points; 36% earned 2 points; 12% earned 1 point; 4% earned 0 points; sophistication point: 6% earned.

AP English Language argument essay: 95% earned the thesis point; evidence/commentary: 14% earned 4 points; 32% earned 3 points; 34% earned 2 points; 14% earned 1 point; 6% earned 0 points; sophistication point: 5% earned.

Congrats to my AP Lang Gang on what I’m sure are STELLAR scores!

“I have something to tell you later”. No, no you do not. You have something to tell me right now or my anxiety will take us both out.

Just read “Song of Achilles” again. Gutted me just as badly as the first time. Amazing book.