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Marcus Luther
@marcusluther.bsky.social
HS English teacher who loves talking education, sharing and discussing strategies and policy, and has an irrational love of octopuses. Also, I love sharing teaching resources and ideas via thebrokencopier.substack.com, in case you're interested
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We'll add links once it is live two weeks from today!

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📖 Announcement: Educator Book Study! 📖 @mrneibauer.bsky.social@asv.bsky.social#EduSky

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One thing I wish we did more often + that I'm going to try to commit to going forward: considering potential downsides/negatives of new strategies and ideas more transparently As in: "Here's this new cool thing I'm doing + why I love it! BUT I'm aware it might not be good because _____" #EduSky

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Does what we pay teachers matter? A 🧵. Teachers once took home salaries in line with workers in similar professions. Through the 80s and into the 90s, they paid a small penalty for choosing to teach; in 1993 the average salary of teachers was about 5% lower than that of others with college degrees.

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“He believes school districts shouldn’t use AI until it can pass a two-question test: Is it good? And is it the best way to accomplish the stated goal? 
Molnar said he doesn’t know of any AI for education that has proved it checks these boxes, and therefore it shouldn’t be embraced by schools.”

What all parents can learn from the troubled AI in Los Angeles schools
What all parents can learn from the troubled AI in Los Angeles schools

An education expert says schools fail to ask essential questions about AI for children: Does it work? And is it better than other alternatives?

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"Do we have to go to recess?" It's quite a thing when you have students this invested early in the school year—and Adrian Neibauer came on the podcast to share not only the "what" behind this classroom community early in the year, but also his "why" #EduSkypodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

"Falling in Love with Teaching - The Broken Copier - Apple Podcasts
"Falling in Love with Teaching - The Broken Copier - Apple Podcasts

After a great conversation at the beginning of summer about what the 5th grade classroom is like, Adrian Neibauer was generous enough to return to the podcast t

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We've got such a cool lineup of podcast conversations lined up through November! Search & subscribe to "Human Restoration Project" on any podcast app, and consider leaving us a review to help us reach more listeners.👂#EduSky

Upcoming Podcasts schedule: 9/14 - The Solutionary Way w/ Zoe Weil 9/28 - The Fantasy Economy w/ Neil Kraus 10/12 - How Grades Harm Students, And What We Can Do About It w/ Joshua Eyler 11/2 - Anxiety and the National College Entrance Exam in China w/ Zachary Howlett
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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? There are lots of psychologists who are experts in adolescent development, media psychology, and/or teen mental health. None of them are named Jonathan Haidt.

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Going into Year 13 of teaching, I tried to capture in writing the mindset that I'm trying to hold while still also being just as stubborn about a sense of optimism—and that resulted in this: thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/the-walls-...

The Walls Are Where They Are
The Walls Are Where They Are

A somewhat different mindset I'm holding for new school year ahead

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Marcus Luther
@marcusluther.bsky.social
HS English teacher who loves talking education, sharing and discussing strategies and policy, and has an irrational love of octopuses. Also, I love sharing teaching resources and ideas via thebrokencopier.substack.com, in case you're interested
155 followers126 following40 posts