Thread by @ShantelSherwood

So we've all (well not all but most) learned we don't say "not all men" to a woman's lived experience.

Can we now add not saying "not all teachers/educators" when someone speaks up on their lived experience in education. If you didn't struggle or ignore students gold star!

But many of you who are doing the "not all teachers/educators" thing today are writing off a lived experience many have faced. And many adults are still traumatized and hey many kids are being put through that same system. Seclusion rooms anyone?

I have been advocating for not just the kids but also pay raises for EA's and better supports for teachers and all things asked of us. But tell me when was your last PD day about our kids? How much of your education was about properly supporting our kids?

How many of you wrote to @AdrianaLaGrange this Spring and Summer about the Standards for Special Education being changed? How many don't even know what they are? How many made suggestions to better education for our kids?

I'm absolutely furious today to see the ableism around one amazing mom running for Trustee because she said she was failed and wants to see changes. Maybe it scares you because she'd demand accountability for our kids. She'd make you see them.

I dont even care if I lose followers today who feel insulted by this. You absolutely can go. Because I will always chose the kids first. If as an educator are more worried about your feelings than the kids and those who want to help them you're the problem not the parents #abed