@wtdrummond
Retired college prof of Early Chilhood Education tomdrummond.com Heritage of John Dewey. Designed my courses to co-construct understanding, skills, and authenticity in facilitating learning in others. Agricultural: soil, sun, water for their growth. AFT
…because ‘downward-unto-the-ignorant’ is the only model.
…contrary to how all of us naturally learn to develop understanding and become proficient: becoming engaged and pursuing our interests in concert with others.
Bottom up not top down is honest, kind, and more natural.
Fuck it, let's send Cuba aid ourselves.
Help establish the flotilla headed for Cuba and stock it full of supplies and much needed help!!
act.progressive.international/flotilla/
So. Where is at least a bit of the shift in content?
Buy Chinese nuclear.
Maine just fired the first real shot at a system built to let billionaires buy our elections. Their $5K cap on super PAC donations forces the very ruling that created unlimited money onto the path of the Supreme Court One state just cracked the foundation. Read more:
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-Calling for a mid-decade census that excludes at least 11 million immigrants
-Demanding Texas gerrymander their Congressional maps to add 5 Republican seats
-Firing at least 130 workers in Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, which oversees election integrity
@raskin.house.gov
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Who kneed her purposefully that caused this re-injury?
Who was the ref CC was talking to?
Anyone know if ICE goons have Qualified Immunity?
We needed education for all to build a democracy. Now it’s obviously too late.
Values We Share its guide for evaluating choices and making corrections to stay on course.
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Ignorance allowed coercion to step us on this slippery slope.
#EduSky #democracy #values
Current events in the US proves we needed education for a democracy, which I worked on all my life. How that common aspiration would have looked is on my website:
The Learning Frame is its most concentrated expression;
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#EduSky #democracy #capitalism #politics
Three cut rubies on a white background
Gems of Pedagogy
Three unshakable, embracing fundamentals of pedagogical practice
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#EduSky #TeacherEducation
The US wont be trusted again as an economic partner if the Electoral College remains. #trade #economics
SECDRUNK might want to review this one:
If they voted for Republicans, however, they should be treated in accordance with their proven attitude towards helping and handouts.
Stamp out VFR.
#EduSky
If we ever get through this crisis caused by authoritarian fascism, we could use clean-up time for children to expect to take initiative to care for themselves, the other, and the community and not simply obey.
We can print and post examples of what we say to students about clean-up.
All this warning about the end of law and the Democrats don’t appear to have a plan.
All this warning about the end of law and the military does not appear to have a plan.
All those fine Obama words and Defense of Democracy don’t even hint of a plan.
Disease and climate change will continue.
How do you know ‘Learn’ is happening?
‘Represent’ is missing.
A ladder with 6 rungs. The floor is Observable data & experience. The top is ‘I take action based upon my beliefs. We begin at the bottom: observable reality, and step upward toward the reality of what we do. Each rung up, described by Chris Argyris, tells a story of how one’s actions and beliefs become dissociated from the events themselves. Our beliefs become fixed and ignore contrary evidence.
I think schematic representations ought to have utility, in other words, help re-realize the whole. This one works that way, because the astray consequences are so clear. The congruence between mental representations and integrity is rather important, when you think about it. #EduSky
Getting ready for the rally at city hall tomorrow. #NotMyPresident #ProtectTransKids #EduSky
#TodayinHistory in 1872, priests Mariano Gomes, José Burgos, & Jacinto Zamora—collectively known as #Gomburza— were executed by the Spanish colonial admin in the Philippines. Their deaths ignited a national awakening, leading to revolution & independence.
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All about oil priced world-wide in dollars. No uncontrolled, alternatives. Russia-Iran-China interdependence is somehow threatening to trillionaires?
The brain innately organizes and adapts. The brain builds knowledge, skills, and dispositions upon current dendrite connections established in experiences in varied environments. As obvious as it sounds, people are who they have been. Each person is unique in the world.
Staff mtg intro?
#EduSky
It is possible to compose instruction around what learners naturally do when at their best—energetically inquire, investigate and represent in a united effort to understand, apply, and practice as they learn.
Why has education been starved of investment?
Climate heat & death result.
# EduSky
Pedagogy studies the relationship between the interests of a learning group and the provisions for learning. The advancement group learning (the view from the inside) couples to opportunities and activities (the view from the outside) — for the design of optimal learning conditions.
True?
#EduSky
Values help people cooperate in building those fundamentals.
#valuesweshare
How many struggling students don’t have the bottom two blocks in place yet? Maslow before Bloom!
#edusky
When guides for teaching use imperative voicing (commands/directions) POWER is visible. Privilege is acceptable for teachers. Do this. Do that.
Acquiescence to authoritarians leads to exploitation, colonialism, and disrespect.
The writer obfuscates leadership, care, and uncertainty not the goal.
