Rethinking Education

What should education look like for Black teenagers like Caine and O-Dog?

I don’t want a pat on the back! We need to be upset!

While I enjoy acknowledgment and I strive to be the very best educator that I can be. I wanted people to read these words and be upset. I know that a lot of what I said did not fit the overall theme of the article, and what is written is real but a little sugar-coated. That is not a knock against writer Jamie Swenson, with who I had some very positive conversations. This is an article highlighting the fact that UW helped put me in a position to fight inequity that our Black and Brown students experience.

We demand change!

We want to connect equity to every component of Education. That only happens if we are willing to eliminate ineffective support strategies our children receive and build the elements necessary to create a positive, systematic approach to equitable Education for all students.

Thoughts Processed: Special Education – Social & Emotional Learning

Discussing Special Education and the need to change how we approach Social & Emotional Learning.

Thoughts Processed: Election Day is today!

Election Day is today, and I cant help but notice people are shaming others into voting against Trump. Is that the best strategy? Do people have the right to vote for who they choose to? This video was recorded prior to today.

Undervalued Commodities

Dear Undervalued Commodities, Oil, marijuana, and electricity are commodities that sell themselves. I wish Black people realized that we're the only commodity that can literally sell ourselves... Right now we are providing services like we need them, when we should be offering our services at a premium. A cultural revolution really is the solution, because … Continue reading Undervalued Commodities →

No jokes. Sports leagues taking unprecedented measures to stop the spread of the Coronavirus

Only other time in my 37 years that I can remember sports being cancelled on a wide scale in the US like this due to an emergency was 9/11. The NBA season has been suspended, and NCAA Championship Week has been canceled with nearly all conferences making the decision to cancel their conference tournaments. The … Continue reading No jokes. Sports leagues taking unprecedented measures to stop the spread of the Coronavirus →

Wanna get away?

The more I watch Akon talk about Africa, the more I want to live in an African country at some point in my life.

Mistaken thoughts

In Early Childhood instruction, a mistaken thought, is any thought that goes against liberal principles. This is according to how I have seen the term explained to children. You cant just dismiss a persons thought process. It isn't realistic for every one to think the same.

Teacher Diversity?

When I started my masters program two years ago, I learned about teaching practicum, which refers to "experiences that teacher trainees have in the classroom before they take on the full range of responsibilities required for student teaching." This made me think about all the Instructional assistants that have years of experience with the schools they are at. Based on what I have done over the last 5 quarters of school at UW, there is no one that can tell me that some instructional assistants don't already have the practicum hours necessary to satisfy a teaching preparation program practicum requirements. For that reason, any I.A. with multiple years on the job that is planning on attending school should be exempt from practicum requirements.