Thread by @arishapiro

Good morning, Shapiro School students! We've just posted the current events discussion for week 8, about where our food comes from. Check back later for the video introducing the topic for week 9!

Tomorrow we'll post the "Introduction To Moral Philosophy" conversation with @krupaddesai. (Or as I like to think of it, "The Good Place" lesson.) If you haven't already, watch this intro video and join in the conversation with the hashtag #ShapiroSchool!

If this thread is the first you've heard of #ShapiroSchool, I'm teaching my 5th grade niece & nephew in Seattle #homeschool current events classes with contributions from friends, and we're posting all the lessons at shapiroschool.org to help meet your #homeschooling needs!

The format is: Every Mon. I post a video introducing the week's topic, w background readings. Your kids ask Qs on twitter, w the hashtag #ShapiroSchool. Thursdays, we record a lesson w Daisy & Eli that includes your Qs. We post it at shapiroschool.org a few days after that!

And now our intro to week 9 is up! This week I'll be sharing behind-the-scenes stories about what it's like to report on the White House. Send in your questions by Thursday PM with the hashtag #ShapiroSchool, and we'll include them in our conversation!
youtube.com/watch?v=vdVsw4…

New today on shapiroschool.org, Moral Philosophy for 5th graders--What do we owe each other? Featuring guest teacher (and my college roomate) @krupaddesai. Thanks, Krupa!
youtube.com/watch?v=rSdj5l…
As always, let us know what you think with the hashtag #ShapiroSchool

I am so excited - our #ShapiroSchool guest teachers have included an archaeologist (@indyfromspace), and an opera star (@A_R_Costanzo), and now...we have an ASTRONAUT! Check out @astro_kjell's intro video here, and get ready to learn about life in space!
youtube.com/watch?v=OqOmXm…

Today we’ll be recording our current events conversation about what it’s like to report on the White House! Watch the intro video here, and share your questions before 6:30 pm ET today using the hashtag #ShapiroSchool
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vdVsw4…

Ready for your #ShapiroSchool week 10 current events assignment? Here's the introductory video. Check out the links below it, then tweet your questions here before our discussion Thursday afternoon!

And for our week 9 current events discussion, we decided to have class outside! Here's our #ShapiroSchool conversation about covering the President of the United States - including a story about recording an NPR piece in the bathroom of Air Force One.
youtube.com/watch?v=phfTka…

We're recording our week 10 current events discussion this evening! Join in the conversation using the hashtag #ShapiroSchool. Be sure to include your first name, age, and city, and we may include your question in the conversation.
youtube.com/watch?v=bQh_27…

I am more excited about this #ShapiroSchool lesson than I have been about anything all semester. We're going to space! Join @astro_kjell for a conversation about the international space station, zero-G gardening, and so much more: youtube.com/watch?v=C9j-WA…

Ok #ShapiroSchool students - ready for week 11 of your current events class? Here's the introduction. Be sure to tweet your Qs by Thursday, and we'll include them in our end-of-week discussion:
youtube.com/watch?v=Vu7ZyC…

Hey #ShapiroSchool students! Sorry for the delay posting our week 10 current events discussion - here's our conversation about what happens when states pass laws that conflict with each other or the federal government: youtube.com/watch?v=0m0ans…

We taped our latest #ShapiroSchool current events class, about Hong Kong protests, before demonstrations erupted here in the US. But some of the questions, like, “What sacrifices would you make to speak out against injustice?” feel even more relevant now. m.youtube.com/watch?v=uUK4sd…

This week's #ShapiroSchool current events class is about the protests happening all over the US right now. Explore the background materials below this intro video, then tweet your questions with the hashtag #ShapiroSchool to join our discussion!
youtube.com/watch?v=bwVy8A…

If you're just hearing of #ShapiroSchool, I'm posting homeschool classes w my 5th grade niece & nephew in Seattle on youtube for any parents & kids who want to use them. Guest teachers have included an astronaut, an egyptologist, an opera singer...all at shapiroschool.org.

Also, I just noticed my dog Bruce makes a cameo yawning and stretching in the back of that week 12 intro video. Let's call him a teaching assistant.

For students and parents following our #ShapiroSchool lessons, I've asked Daisy and Eli to listen to the two stories I reported from Louisville before our discussion tomorrow. Here they are:
npr.org/2020/06/03/869…
npr.org/2020/06/03/868…
...more info at shapiroschool.org

We have the MOST exciting guest teacher at #ShapiroSchool this week! My incredibly generous, witty, and HANDSOME colleague @petersagal joined Daisy and Eli to talk about political satire. Watch to learn how @waitwait comes together each week and more:
youtube.com/watch?v=h5GqVD…

Our latest #ShapiroSchool current events discussion is up, about the protests happening around the country and the issues underlying them. If you've been looking for a way to talk about this with your kids, here's a start:
youtube.com/watch?v=wTorfZ…

We're going to take July and August off from #ShapiroSchool, so as we near the end of the semester, things are going to look a bit different. This week I've asked Daisy and Eli to choose the topic and assign me the homework! youtube.com/watch?v=heIoIX…

We want to give you a full week for this one, so we'll tape our discussion next Thursday, 6/18. Daisy and Eli are really eager to hear your questions, so include your first name, age, and city, and tweet your Qs with the hashtag #ShapiroSchool before next Thursday!

It's almost the end of the #ShapiroSchool semester! We've got 3 months' worth of current events discussions up at shapiroschool.org. And you've still got a few days to send in questions for our last lesson before the final project:
youtube.com/watch?v=heIoIX…

Got questions for Daisy and Eli on their latest #ShapiroSchool lesson? We'll be taping our final discussion tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon, so tweet your Qs here with your first name, age, and location to join the conversation!
youtube.com/watch?v=heIoIX…

We've reached the end of the semester! So here's your final #ShapiroSchool current events assignment. I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
youtube.com/watch?v=ie_fYV…

For our last #ShapiroSchool current events discussion of the semester, I asked Daisy & Eli to choose the topics. Join in the conversation here: youtube.com/watch?v=V97COL…

At shapiroschool.org, you can find 13 current events lessons. Each one has an introductory video, followed by a discussion with me and my niece & nephew in Seattle. We also have guest teachers--from @petersagal to @indyfromspace to @A_R_Costanzo!