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John C. Silva

@MrSilva

News and media literacy, social studies, and civics education professional, seeking position.

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Since being laid off from my last position, I’ve had zero interviews so I’m pondering a question for what’s next. My big question for

Should I go back to the classroom?

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 Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (@waitmanwbeorn.com 🟦)🇺🇦(@waitmanb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧵 On Those Classic Cultural Twitter Accounts

Someone on here questioned why I would say that accounts like the one below are dog whistles for white supremacy.

Well, ok. Let's do this.

🧵 On Those Classic Cultural Twitter Accounts Someone on here questioned why I would say that accounts like the one below are dog whistles for white supremacy. Well, ok. Let's do this.
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Tell USDA Nutrition to remove Lunchables from the school lunch program and offer our kids healthier food options. New Consumer Reports tests found store-bought versions of these and similar kits had relatively high amounts of lead, cadmium, and sodium.
action.consumerreports.org/cro-20240409-u…

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Rich Sullivan(@richsullivan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You'll never truly understand:

Marriages
Divorces
Anxieties
Childbirth
Death of a loved one
Parenting

Until it actually happens to you, theories and assumptions of situations in life are not realities.
You think you are smarter than most until life humbles you when it's your

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Peter Weller(@mrbg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

15 years ago I thought paperless classrooms were the future. Now I think they're an overhyped edtech dystopia. Students need tactile reading and writing experiences, which research shows leads to deeper, more sustained learning.

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John C. Silva(@MrSilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I once went to a boot camp where a bunch of angry men yelled at us incessantly and we endured physical punishments for like 3 months to make us into better versions of ourselves. It didn’t cost me a dime!

I once went to a boot camp where a bunch of angry men yelled at us incessantly and we endured physical punishments for like 3 months to make us into better versions of ourselves. It didn’t cost me a dime!
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Maximilian Uriarte(@TLCplMax) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Alpha male bootcamp” is big “I would have joined the Marine Corps but I would’ve punched my drill instructor in the face” energy

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Poetic Outlaws(@OutlawsPoetic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots.”

—Umberto Eco

“Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots.” —Umberto Eco
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The Cultural Tutor(@culturaltutor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On this day 2,068 years ago Julius Caesar was assassinated in broad daylight in the middle of Rome.

But it wasn't a mob or popular uprising — Caesar was killed by a group of disgruntled senators.

Here's how it happened, moment by moment, on that fateful day in 44 BC...

On this day 2,068 years ago Julius Caesar was assassinated in broad daylight in the middle of Rome. But it wasn't a mob or popular uprising — Caesar was killed by a group of disgruntled senators. Here's how it happened, moment by moment, on that fateful day in 44 BC...
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