tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125263960703803639.post8772059797530448014..comments2023-12-20T00:51:29.832-06:00Comments on Restructuring Algebra: This Is Not A TestAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03125592165177367745noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125263960703803639.post-77399035404608028622014-08-06T07:36:14.933-05:002014-08-06T07:36:14.933-05:00So honored that you took the time to search out my...So honored that you took the time to search out my post! To be honest I was a little rushed in posting this as I have a backlog of started (but unfinished) posts that I want to complete before school starts. <br /><br />What I wanted to do was spend time processing how to respond when my students use the phrase "that's so gay" in the context of "I don't like this" I want to find a professional way of helping them change their vocabulary. <br /><br />Just having you comment on my post is enough to keep me thinking about it.<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125592165177367745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125263960703803639.post-72372209402488563522014-08-06T06:31:56.035-05:002014-08-06T06:31:56.035-05:00Thanks for picking up / reading my book. A few tho...Thanks for picking up / reading my book. A few thoughts if I may:<br /><br />1) It usually starts with some sort of teacher leadership in your own school. It's the thought that you think globally, act locally. So if you see yourself as the change you seek in your system, then you're changing your persona to fit that need. What that looks like for you obviously has to do with what's missing in your school.<br /><br />2) If you can't do it at your school, do it on Twitter or any other digital space. There's always a need for people to speak up and out in digital spaces.<br /><br />3) Yes, my book was written with inspiration in mind through a racial lens because we all come to this work through our lenses. I didn't dare write an instructional book because, as it turns out, there's a billion of those these days. There aren't enough narrative-driven books, so yes, I agree. <br /><br />Glad I came across this for sure. Feel free to tap me on the shoulder on Twitter. <br /><br />Best.Jose Vilsonhttp://thejosevilson.comnoreply@blogger.com