I don’t know what more I have to say about this besides, get over it. The eclipse was amazing. It may have been a once in a lifetime event for many. However, seeing it was not the be all end all of science education. #OntEd

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I read this article and I am wonder what kind of background research Jamie Sarkonak did before pressing submit.
Given her last article on Education I suspect the answer is “not much”
Anyway, some observations and comments in the thread.
#OntEd

This is a perfect illustration because JK Rowling is supported by Voldemort and Lucius Malfoy while being opposed by Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

Taught volume of a sphere to middle school today and folks outside of education have no idea how dangerous this is

Me, to myself, all day long:
Just. Don’t. Say. Balls.

I use direct instruction daily. It is one component of BTC. It just looks different than what people (usually adults) think that math class *should* look like.
I think the author is confusing direct instruction with explicit instruction.
#OntEd

This is not what BTC is and to frame it this way shows a gross misunderstanding of the pedagogy.
#OntEd

This new opinion piece critiquing Building Thinking Classrooms is making the rounds. It’s important to know where the facts, assumptions, and mischaracterizations lie in op-eds like this.

So, let’s get started!

Out of 3499 patients audited by the Cass Review, only 10 detransitioned and they only spoke to 2 to find out why. Once again, detransition is proven to be incredibly rare.

That's a detransition rate of 0.2% which is in line with several studies.

Waterloo Trustee Mike Ramsay & Toronto Catholic Trustee Markus de Domenico are good friends. De Domenico supports the anti-trans Catholic curriculum used by Toronto Catholic. Toronto Catholic intentionally does not fly the Progress Pride flag.

Frank Domenic Jamie Mitchell

Tweets like this compromise my personal safety.

I’ve been wearing a keffiyeh since I was a small child, this has always been my warm winter scarf.

Wherever you stand on the situation in Gaza I hope you’ll speak out against people attacking our cultural attire.

'If you're under 25 your brain isn't fully developed, so you can't be trusted to make informed decisions'

I'm seeing this a LOT lately, especially today. And it's utter guff, based on hearsay, misunderstandings of neuroscience, or wilful ignorance.

Why? I'll tell you why

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