In case you haven't heard, Dr. Arnn, who was hired by Tennessee's Governor Bill Lee as a charter school adviser, had these gems to say about public education:
"teachers are trained in the dumbest parts of the dumbest colleges"
"education destroys generations of people"
In response, Governor Lee clarified that Dr. Arnn was not talking about Tennessee teachers, and he quickly turned a conversation about the remarks into a rant against the "left-wing agenda." It should be noted that neither Dr. Arnn nor Governor Lee have degrees in education, though Lee's wife does. Neither have worked in public schools.
They piss me off. In case you didn't know, teachers are pretty smart. And creative. And flexible. And responsible. We have to be to navigate the world of public education and reach our incredibly diverse students. I really would like to see both Dr. Arnn and Governor Lee teach or substitute for a day. Their comments and similar comments are part of the reason we have such a teacher and substitute shortage. Maybe they can help with that by showing how much smarter than teachers they are and modeling their ideas and methods in a classroom setting (eye roll).
Anyway, I don't want to spend anymore time on their nonsense. Please enjoy some pictures of things I did and read this month.
Also, if you are interested, here is a link for my classroom wish list: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/35FITXIC6LI46/guest-view.
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| He really likes Yosemite. |
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| A cool, new piece at the Brooks Museum by Faig Ahmed from Azerbaijan. |
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| Science! Evolution! Birds! |
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| Yay! Fireworks! |
