damianmolinari.bsky.social
Math educator, hill and mountain wanderer, and music and bean lover. Working to create a humane learning community.
👤 Joined on 16 November 2024
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@damianmolinari.bsky.socialHey! I work in a school that is like this. And I can’t overstate how freeing it is to empower educators to do their best work for kids. Also, it’s not surprising that my school’s tuition is comparable to that of most colleges and universities.
Show PostWondering: what would your classroom look like if high-stakes tests just weren't a thing? How would you design around learning?
Show PostI taught HS English before tests took over. It wasn’t perfect, by any means, but the students and I had so much agency. There wasn’t an 800 lb gorilla in the back of the room looming over us. I could also learn how to be a teacher my first two years in a way new teachers can’t now.
Show Post"I could also learn how to be a teacher my first two years in a way new teachers can’t now." 😢
Show PostI really ought to have saved the pdfs of my curriculum when I was teaching (maybe I did!) but the scripts I got (optional, thank god) were essentially coaching you through asking the class about the basics of a book, almost as though it assumed you weren't reading it yourself
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