Writer, educator, author of **Now's The Time** & **Students First--and Other Lies**
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Joined June 2010
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Latest column -- result of the presidential election will have a profound impact on my work, not just what it portends for the lives of many students but the message it sent about their humanity and worth. usatoday.com/story/opinion/v…
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"Do we really need to explain to JD Vance that there are decent people whose empathy goes far beyond their loved ones?" @LarryStrauss on the GOP VP nominee's cynical assumption that "people only act (and vote) in their own self-interest." @BulwarkOnline thebulwark.com/p/moral-polit…
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"I do not believe it is the adults alone who have inspired this radical change among students, and this is one reason I am so passionately a defender of this generation," writes Larry Strauss, author and high school English teacher. usatoday.com/story/opinion/v…
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"What if all the conservative justices on the Supreme Court cared to acquaint themselves with the fact that affirmative action was never more than an adjustment to a system that never had anything to do with equal access?" writes contributor @LarryStrauss. usatoday.com/story/opinion/v…
Check out my latest from USA TODAY: We all want good teachers. Why aren't we willing to pay for them?
Why would a school district want to keep teacher pay as low as possible? It's not out of deep concern for taxpayers.
usatoday.com/story/opinion/v…
Check out my latest from USA TODAY: Who's really behind the Parents Bill of Rights Act in our culture war?
Politicians hopping on parental rights bandwagon exploit families' real concerns to wage culture war against students and teachers.
usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
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"There has always been attrition in our ranks. But I fear that many young educators who have the potential to be great teachers are repelled by a system that continually devalues us," writes @LarryStrauss. usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
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Paying a cop $100,000 a year to go around ticketing the homeless. I wonder how we could do this differently
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BREAKING: President Biden's IRS informs teachers that they will now be able to deduct up to $300 of classroom expenses on their taxes — the first such increase in twenty years. RT IF YOU SUPPORT MORE HELP FOR HARDWORKING TEACHERS!
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Tomorrow I start year 31 in the classroom, here’s a list of the lessons I’ve learned over my 3 decades working with teens…
1. Don’t fart in class
2. If you ever fall, they will act like you are old and broke a hip.
3. If you feed them then you have to always feed them.
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The Inflation Reduction Act will NOT raise taxes on ANY individual making less than $400,000 per year.
Pass it on.
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I retained all my texts and emails from Jan. 6, 2021. Retweet if you did, too. – at Ventnor City, NJ
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When I read about brazen criminal attacks on the streets of our cities, I can't help but think about what we saw on our televisions on Jan. 6, 2021, writes @LarryStrauss. usatoday.com/story/opinion/v…
Best student prose ever found cleaning up floor of classroom. Wish I knew who wrote it. "Me and my mom went for a walk. Only problem is I couldn't walk yet so she kept walking and never turned [or] looked back while I stayed there just waiting... and I'm still waiting"
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From teacher @LarryStrauss -- They're telling us it’s up to us to play human shield because the Second Amendment says so. How about politicians and gun rights advocates meet us halfway? usatoday.com/story/opinion/v… via @usatoday
