So clearly and authentically written Matt. I appreciate you. Your wisdom and gift with words are a blessing to those in the education field. Your advocacy is noted and so very appreciated.
I always love what you have to say, but this article has to be in my top favorites. I’ve been in conversation with others recently about the very ideas you talk about. It’s heartening to know that there ARE others out there who believe in student choice, teacher decision-making, and the power of authentic reading and writing experiences. The science matters, and it matters a lot. But not just a narrow body of it—a wide breadth of it. So does our own classroom experience. It’s in the teaching of real kids every day, outside of labrartory settings that much of the research was conducted in, that brings the nuance to the science conversation. Thank you for continously speaking for our students!
Thank you Michelle. I am hearing similar talk - teachers frustrated with the unprofessional expectations put upon them by SoR-based mandates. I hope you are finding opportunity within these challenging constraints.
I'm very fortunate. My admin team and I are very much on the same page, so we are a united front. Definitely don't think I could do this work without their support and common vision!
So clearly and authentically written Matt. I appreciate you. Your wisdom and gift with words are a blessing to those in the education field. Your advocacy is noted and so very appreciated.
I always love what you have to say, but this article has to be in my top favorites. I’ve been in conversation with others recently about the very ideas you talk about. It’s heartening to know that there ARE others out there who believe in student choice, teacher decision-making, and the power of authentic reading and writing experiences. The science matters, and it matters a lot. But not just a narrow body of it—a wide breadth of it. So does our own classroom experience. It’s in the teaching of real kids every day, outside of labrartory settings that much of the research was conducted in, that brings the nuance to the science conversation. Thank you for continously speaking for our students!
Thank you Michelle. I am hearing similar talk - teachers frustrated with the unprofessional expectations put upon them by SoR-based mandates. I hope you are finding opportunity within these challenging constraints.
I'm very fortunate. My admin team and I are very much on the same page, so we are a united front. Definitely don't think I could do this work without their support and common vision!