This physical therapy office I’m in has some pretty intense approaches.

Pulchritude. That’s a word. Pulchritudinous is even better. You’re welcome.

Poet @kwamealexander and Rachel Martin are inviting you (teachers) to write a poem about your goals and intentions for the new school year. Share your poem by Sept. 1! #nwpwritenow n.pr/3eaeRI5

Super cool! More info at parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30806 #writeout x.com/SarahWatson42/…

I love everything about LIZZO playing this crystal flute from Library of Congress. “History is frickin cool” #musicdorksunite ow.ly/XKiw50KW5rj

Super cool tool to see which Native lands you’re squatting on. “…truth is the best teacher…“ native-land.ca #IndigenousPeoplesDay

Our new book is out today! Via art & artifacts created by teens across the country, "Coming of Age in 2020" tells the story of how Gen Z experienced that extraordinary year. How might you use it in the classroom? We have some ideas: nytimes.com/2022/10/05/lea…

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Abigail! #writeout #nwpwritenow

Human compost.

I’m really looking forward this. I plan on using bits of the presentation with my first year writing students #WriteOut.

“We change, and change that view of our change, as long as we live.” ~Joshua Rothman Are you who you’ve always been? apple.news/Ai-JwMSSaTGGab…

Great questions posed here in this article: if we keep using Twitter, are we complicit in all the bad that happens now + should we hope for the best but prepare for the worst?

Today I’m clinging to hope as resistance.

“…when you dig into the national security allegations against TikTok, it is telling that most of the charges could just as easily be levied against the U.S. tech giants.” nytimes.com/2023/03/20/opi…

“When you take on big oil, they usually roll you -- that’s exactly what they’ve been doing to consumers for years and years and years,” Newsom told reporters ..“The Legislature had the courage, conviction and the backbone to stand up to big oil.” I <3 CA link.luhoka.com/slow-big-oil

“An analysis of book challenges from across the nation shows the majority were filed by just 11 people.” That’s 1056 challenges filed by *11* people across 37 states. We need to look at and be honest about why we allow minority rule in this country. washingtonpost.com/education/2023…

“It’s big retailers exploiting their financial control over suppliers to hobble smaller competitors. Our failure to put a stop to it has warped our entire food system.” Surprise! 🙄nytimes.com/2023/05/29/opi…

Thank you for enjoying the (virtual) beach with us last week! Come again and see what our teachers shared. Join us this Thursday (July 6th) at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET as we revisit the beach to reflect and discuss our experience and plans for our classroom. linktr.ee/digdiscourse

The cognitive load of writing is heavy, but lessens with daily practice. We must allow students the freedom of creation first, then correctness. Too much structure thwarts a writer’s process. Shawn Justice Writing Project Kimberly Sparkman @PratherLiz #WeAreKEDC #WriteEveryday