Educator and lifelong learner. Retired Principal, Gray Fellow, Compassionate Systems Master Practitioner. My opinions are my own.
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This is the sad truth. While you will be replaced within your organization immediately, your family will still be crying long after. Balance your time with that in mind.
He never will admit to his actions. Still hoping the courts will finally expose the levels of corruption and greed that led to the nursing home order. #formymother
If there’s one thing we know for sure after four years of trying to get justice for the deaths of our loved ones, Andrew Cuomo has never taken responsibility for his actions, issued apologies or admitted mistakes. My oped for @nypost: nypost.com/2024/06/11/opinio…
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Four years later, Team Cuomo is still spreading bad information.
CMS didn't start collecting nursing home data until mid-May 2020 and made it optional for homes to report deaths before then.
Its data set therefore omits the worst part of NY's pandemic timesunion.com/capitol/artic…
Thank you for posting the order. It's not "reportedly" as stated in news reports. We drew attention to this before thousands died, but nobody would believe us. We the families will never forget.
Just want answers for our loved ones. We know the truth
Grateful to @COVIDSelect @RepBradWenstrup @NMalliotakis for not forgetting our families. They have done more for us than our elected officials in New York, and I remain hopeful that subpoenas will come for @andrewcuomo. @GovKathyHochul @OlsonGroupLtd
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Grateful for your time and your continued support, @EliseStefanik. Our families are still fighting for the truth and accountability every day.
Corrupt Cuomo's crimes resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of seniors in New York.
Cuomo's reckless COVID policies and criminal coverup should have resulted in an immediate arrest. I met with @JaniceDean to discuss holding Cuomo accountable and Extreme NY
Dems abusive COVID policies.
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Wow. This is the kind of accountability by the @COVIDSelect Committee that could lead to identifying exactly where and how we failed our most vulnerable people so we won’t repeat the same mistakes. This level of accountability could also morally heal thousands of families who felt betrayed by our government leaders during COVID-19.
New York's @GovKathyHochul has obfuscated, deflected responsibility, and obstructed @COVIDSelect's COVID-19 nursing home investigation.
Her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, implemented "must-admit" policies that killed over 15,000 Americans.
He must be held accountable👇
Lying always. He counted differently. Really. Coverup. When will he be held accountable for creating policies that murdered 15,000 and being to egotistical to change course.
Nailed it. Power and ego were his downfall and sadly death sentence to thousands.
Even though I was a great fan of @andrewcuomo's briefings and generally worship @billmaher, this is sickening. It's all very well to admit now that authorities were wrong about COVID - better late than never, and sure, anybody can be wrong.
But to let former COVID fanatics beg for "grace and forgiveness" when they didn't have the faintest "grace and forgiveness" at the time for those who tried to warn them that their policy was disaster-bound is really sickening. This is EXACTLY why there should never have been any censorship in the first place - because the fact that they were wrong was predictable and predicted, because there is nothing like "pure science", and because science is about debate and disagreement, not about imposing one's view and silencing critics. The people who realized authorities were wrong early on were never allowed to speak out and were vilified as anti-science, fringe scientists, or, the ultimate insult, Trump supporters.
I do believe there was some sincerity involved, but most of the reaction was about politics, not about science. It was much more important to score points against Trump than to defend the poor - who were then left to fend for themselves. Which is particularly shameful for Democrats and the liberal left in general.
To be wrong happens to everyone. But censorship is a disgrace for any country that pretends to be a democracy. Censorship enables all the rest - propaganda and repression. Censorship kills. This is the lesson from COVID we are nowhere near having learned.
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‘Rally for Reed’ fundraiser Sept. 4 in Travis will benefit a little boy with a very rare genetic disorder silive.com/entertainment/202…
Congratulations @MrLaieta4219
Super to hear you're staying around! Lucky students ❤️
Such an awesome session. @DrMarionWilson is a powerful force impacting change.
Dr. Marion Wilson | A NYC Superintendent Talks Instructional Leadership & Coaching #WEEK168 xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1mnxeRRnm…
Maslow before Bloom
Mikey was a student who exhibited some of the most extreme behaviors for a young student. He had already received three superintendent level suspensions before he completed third grade. Mikey had more days out of school than in school. The behaviors included many physical altercations with students and staff, destruction of school property, consistent and significant disruption of the classroom (and school), and eloping from campus.
As principal, I really should have been listed as the teacher of record for Mikey, since he was in my office every day for several hours. Mikey was off-task pretty close to 100% of the time. Nothing in my toolbox worked well to reduce the negative behaviors.
A colleague suggested that we give him a “special job” in the building with more responsibility than his behaviors had warranted. At first I thought this was a very bad idea. But what choice did I have? Nothing else had worked. Worst case scenario, this too wouldn’t work and I would be in no worse place than where I had started. I asked for his recommendation. He suggested that we put him in charge of announcing the buses at arrival and dismissal. I told him that this sounded like a really bad idea. The thought of giving Mikey a walkie-talkie seemed to be a recipe for disaster. Mikey used words that even made me blush. Each classroom had a walkie in it too. I could just picture the damage control that I would have to do after Mikey used a four-letter word for the whole world to hear. My colleague reminded me about what I had to lose and the fact that nothing else had worked.
I went digging in our school’s basement and found an old bright orange crossing guard vest (circa 1985), a really beat up “Lil Captain” badge, and a Radio Shack walkie-talkie. On Friday afternoon, I called Mikey down to my office. I asked if he would be interested in a job at school. He asked for some information about the job. I told him that we really needed help with buses arriving and leaving each day since Dr. P was really bad at it. Mikey agreed that Dr. P was really bad at it and he said that he would like that job. I gave him his uniform and asked that he report on Monday morning.
Very early on Monday morning, I heard a mini-van door slam closed. I looked out the window and recognized the mini-van and the student walking up our sidewalk. Mikey walked straight into my office with a dry cleaning bag over his shoulder. He sat the bag down and pulled out a perfectly cleaned and ironed crossing guard vest with a very shiny badge on it. Mikey put these items on and saluted me. He said, “Captain Mikey reporting for duty sir”. He then took out the walkie-talkie. It had a “Captain Mikey” label on it (his mom must have used a home labeling machine to make this for him). I looked carefully at him and realized that he was completely serious, completely excited about his new job, and had a big smile across his face (I had never seen him smile before).
Mikey was very successful with calling buses as they arrived. In addition, our dismissal process ran like clockwork with Captain Mikey on the job. I have to admit that he was much better at this job than I was. Captain Mikey expanded his job description to help younger kids as they crossed in front of the buses. He even became the king of giving fellow students high fives and morning greetings. Mikey’s behaviors reduced by at least 95% almost immediately.
Even students with the most challenging behaviors have the potential for turning it around. Mikey rose to the occasion, felt needed, experienced success for perhaps the first time, and his behaviors improved significantly.
Thank you for doing whatever it takes to help students to succeed in school and life!
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Thank you to all teachers, especially my @PS26Travis former staff, who work tirelessly in service of their students and families. The job is not an easy one, but it's oh so worth it. Always remember the why and keep striving ❤️
