Starting Tuesday, Sept. 8th, an attempt will be made to provide a ‘tweet a day’ for busy folks wanting quick blurbs on which to evaluate this campaign. The messages can also be found on the Twitter Account @johnhakes.
9/8– Celebrated start of school year w/curriculum question 🙂 to the @moundsviewhigh principal. Dr. Ridlehoover was prompt, courteous, and ‘on it.’
9/9– Some stupendous advice in the model of Seuss. Read it aloud, Anyone– You surely can’t lose! @mvviewer @rclreads
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9/10– @moundsviewk12 has families who really want in: MVPS enrollment news item. Worth a cheer so long as simplification of school day is supported.
9/11– Determining what 21st century learning s/b is important, especially since there are @MoundsViewk12 students today who’ll live into the 22nd.
9/12– @MoundsViewk12 is so wise to help students internalize the ’12 Habits of Mind for Post-Secondary Success.’ That is all.
9/13– “Why in God’s name would you want (an office) if you couldn’t say what you believe?”– VP Joe Biden on The Late Show 9/10/15. Agreed, Sir.
9/14– An unwillingness to ‘ask’ seems deeply ingrained in our culture, despite learning being an unending series of Q and As. Ask me, I’ll answer.
Mounds View Public Schools’ educator Martha Rush spoke to the same issue independently in a blog post she wrote recently: http://tinyurl.com/ngkt75d, a portion of which reads:
“The best place to start is with those moments and incidents that frustrate us the most. For me, it is students’ unwillingness to ask questions, either in class or privately.
It’s been easy to blame the students. If they won’t ask questions, then that’s on them. But an experience teaching teachers this summer helped me realize that no one really wants to ask questions – it’s an incredible act of vulnerability.
So my goal right now is to figure out how to change this. How can I create a comfortable, safe forum for students to ask for help? And how can I help them learn to pin down what they are missing?”
9/15– My all-time favorite 5-word educational motto, lifted from a Five for Fighting song by @johnondrasik? “Open up your never mind.” And yours?
9/16– 621 is funding athletic booster clubs to limit parent $$ & product selling– nice. Some gigs worth keeping to prevent player entitlement.
9/17– Happy to help @moundsviewhigh’s welcome wagon roll on with issuance of student ID cards. Gettin ‘legit’ on Constitution Day! @drridlehoover
9/18– Toured the renovated library/learning center @moundsviewhigh, courtesy of @drridlehoover. Sorry, Google, your ‘hangouts’ will never compare!
9/19– The biggest curricular need in schools today? An exploration of ‘technological vs. traditional methods’ that helps kids learn how to learn.
9/20– Educators can borrow from @RootAndrew, who asserts learning begins with a student’s concrete, lived experience- not imposed, abstract ideas.
9/21– @MoundsViewK12 open houses one more example of resources available to families. Attend to make ‘student, school, home’ triangle an iron one.
9/22– For live homework help online: http://t.co/N4WvfnvvPj to access tutors, skill-building videos, practice tests & more. @rclreads @MVViewer
9/25– Always believe …. you can get a great seat! @mvviewer @drridlehoover @moundsviewhigh
9/26– As the teen-friendly film ‘Everest’ teaches, reaching the pinnacle is only part of it. Talent is too often tripped by lack of negotiation.
9/28– Glad to help organize @moundsviewhigh’s inaugural coffee house performance on 11/16– set to feature choir members in relaxed musical #s.
9/30– More library nostalgia, this time by marking retirement of Library of Congress’ James Billington. Thx for 28 years! http://tinyurl.com/ps4m5h4
10/2– Thank you for your service to our country’s K12 students & staff, Sec’y Arne Duncan. You are a genuinely good man. @arneduncan
10/3– Happy Running to District 621 athletes in Duluth’s Swain Invitational this a.m. Sending you ‘good strides’ !
10/5– First All-Day K class to reach 1st grade is further along academically & behaviorally than prior years, say distinguished @MV_CIA educators!
10/9– In plain, powerful language, MV teacher blog welcomes you into a PLC with honest observations & constructive ideas. http://t.co/uicIG5LEWV
10/16– Son’s goal-setting meeting w/academic dean illustrates vast student supports Dist. 621 offers families. Use ’em or lose ’em. @drridlehoover
10/26– Great time helping Diamond Club raise $ at Ramsey County yard waste site for field vehicle that helps Grandma reach the game! @seniorstable
John Hakes for Mounds View School Board '15 