"Students called and texted her with their grief, their panic attacks, their drug use, their suicidal thoughts. What their own parents could not fully understand — the worst moment of their lives — Ms. Schamis could."

Emily Baumgaertner Nunn for The New York Times: https://longreads.com/2025/02/26/the-teacher-in-room-1214/

#Longreads #Journalism #SchoolShooting #Teachers #Trauma #Students #Teens #Schools #GunViolence

#SubversiveThought of the day:
"We Acquire Our Emotional #Education In Our #EarlyChildhood! Our First Contacts... Our Parents... Our Early #Teachers! Sometimes They Teach Us Wrong! You Were Taught Wrong!"

#ComicsOutOfContext

https://www.tumblr.com/weirdlandtv/168227540137/we-acquire-our-emotional-education-in-our-early #Psychology

The Palestinian Ministry of Education reports that more than 12,799 students have been killed and at least 20,942 others wounded by Israel in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the war.

At least 598 teachers and school administrators were also killed, and 3,801 others were wounded.

At least 538 students and 158 teachers and administrators were arrested in the West Bank, with Gaza figures unclear.

@palestine
#Gaza
#WestBank
#students
#teachers

Put current events in Syria into historical and cultural context with The Neighborhood Storyteller and The Music of Strangers + our free teaching resources.

https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/teach-about-syria-with-film/

#Syria #Education #Refugees #Teachers #Teaching #Homeschooling #CurrentEvents @education @edutooters

So questions for #Blind #Edgucaters, #teachers, #school staff and anyone in the #education field as a whole.

I am a university student who originally planned to double major in computer science and elementary education, but I’ve recently faced some concerns that I’d like to address.

I’ve been told that pursuing a teaching certification might not be advisable because schools may be reluctant to hire a teacher with low vision, who is mostly blind, to manage a classroom of thirty or more students. This has been quite upsetting.

My dream was to work with elementary students, focusing on #STEM subjects and teaching technology-related topics like understanding tech, its role in the world, and the basics of programming. Now, I find myself uncertain about what path to take.

Working with kids, especially those in elementary school, is my biggest passion, even more than tech or music. It’s something that would truly fulfill me. Since I can’t have kids myself, guiding and teaching young learners is the next best thing. It’s a career I’m committed to and want to excel in.

Being advised not to pursue a teaching certification and to focus solely on computer science has been quite discouraging. I’ve been told to study elementary education as a secondary focus and combine it with my computer science studies. This might involve developing educational systems for kids, but it would likely mean limited direct interaction, possibly just during product testing, which isn’t enough for me.

So, I have a few questions:

1. Are there any educators with #Blindness or #LowVision challenges working with elementary students? If so, in what capacity do you work with them?
2. How has your disability affected your effectiveness in the field?
3. What challenges did you face in getting certified and qualified, and how did you overcome them?
4. What obstacles have you encountered in the classroom and with colleagues, and how have you addressed them?

If these questions don’t apply, what advice can you offer me in pursuing my goal of working with children? While tech is a focus, I’m open to being flexible, as long as it’s an area I’m confident in.

Finally, if teaching isn’t possible for me, what other career paths would you suggest that align with my goals?

I’d really appreciate any support
and engagement in this discussion.

Boosts welcomed and appreciated.

#BlindEducators #Teachers #Education #AskMastodon #VocationalAdvice #University #TeacherLife #OvercomingAbleism

The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers voted to pass an arms embargo resolution demanding an end to U.S. military aid to Israel.

Now they’re calling on teachers across the country to follow suit.

c: @btnewsroom on X

#Teachers #Unions #Education #Palestine #Gaza #Genocide #USpol #Israel #ArmsEmbargoOnIsrael #Minneapolis

785,000 #students have been deprived of education in #Gaza by the #IsraeliOccupation.
The Government Media Office in Gaza
These photographic images showcase #initiatives by #teachers in Gaza.

From @ PalestineInDocs on IG.

#Educators
#TeachingUnderSiege
#RefugeeSchool
#WarChildren
#Education
#FreePalestine
#IsraelIsATerroristState
#IsraelWarCrimes
#RacistIsrael
#IsraelRogueState
#ArmsEmbargoOnIsrael
#USAFundsGenocide
#BoycottIsrael
#BDSMovement
#BoycottIsraeliApartheid
#StopGenocide
#ApartheidIsrael
#SanctionIsrael

https://www.europesays.com/1608353/ Minnesota teachers now required to teach climate change #Climate #ClimateChange #education #GlobalWarming #teachers

#bullying #parents #teaching #Teachers #schoolbully

The kids learned this behavior from somewhere...

This is why bullying never stops. Schools can't punish the parents.

PS - My step-daughter picks on one of the pet cats. When she bullys that cat, he goes and takes his frustration out on the other cat. I imagine this is what is happening in the Bully's house.

Kindergarten teachers deserve the salary of football coaches. And probably a personal massage therapist and a Nobel Peace Prize each.

#education #teachers #parenting

#Teachers deserve respect.