MathIsLife
@damianmolinari.bsky.social
Math educator, hill and mountain wanderer, and music and bean lover. Working to create a humane learning community.
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Tonight's PBS premiere of Ken Burns' new series "The American Revolution" doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after Trump succeeded in stripping away all federal funding for public broadcasting in the US. The message is clear: "We are still here." 🧵 www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/m...
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Tonight's PBS premiere of Ken Burns' new series "The American Revolution" doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after Trump succeeded in stripping away all federal funding for public broadcasting in the US. The message is clear: "We are still here." 🧵 www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/m...
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Bret Stephens and the NYT played major roles in manufacturing consent for the Iraq War.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Bret Stephens and the NYT played major roles in manufacturing consent for the Iraq War.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
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Social media’s beauty filters may look harmless – but they’re quietly affecting Black youths’ mental health www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Social media’s beauty filters may look harmless – but they’re quietly affecting Black youths’ mental health
For Black adolescents, a recent study found negative experiences around race in online spaces outweighed the good
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Social media’s beauty filters may look harmless – but they’re quietly affecting Black youths’ mental health www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This whole piece is all the actual horribles on parade, and this one is just infuriating
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This whole piece is all the actual horribles on parade, and this one is just infuriating
This is worth a few minutes of your time. How did this movie get approved? 🤣
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is worth a few minutes of your time. How did this movie get approved? 🤣
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"Students are highlighting the same sentences in the same passages and writing down the same main ideas and details, producing identical written responses."
But will spend tens of millions of dollars on a standardized reading curriculum and PD around standardized teaching. #TeacherSky
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The Cost of Standardization
What We Lose When Every Classroom is the Same
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November 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Students are highlighting the same sentences in the same passages and writing down the same main ideas and details, producing identical written responses."
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Confused about what’s happening at Teen Vogue? @britt-kathryn.bsky.social explains.
What’s going on at Teen Vogue?
Last week, several prominent staffers at Teen Vogue—including culture editor Kaitlyn NcNab and politics editor Lex McMenamin—took to socials to share bummer news. A round of layoffs had hit half th…
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Confused about what’s happening at Teen Vogue? @britt-kathryn.bsky.social explains.
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The concept of whiteness as "deputized" (h/t W.E.B. DuBois) is important for understanding the current moment.
The story of a college student calling ICE on service workers is not an aberration.
The story of a college student calling ICE on service workers is not an aberration.
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The concept of whiteness as "deputized" (h/t W.E.B. DuBois) is important for understanding the current moment.
The story of a college student calling ICE on service workers is not an aberration.
The story of a college student calling ICE on service workers is not an aberration.
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It costs nothing for you to share this.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It costs nothing for you to share this.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
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CBS is the network that paid Trump $16m. CBS is the network owned by the Ellisons. CBS is the network that failed to push back in its 60 Minutes interview of Trump.
Of course, CBS is asking questions like this to House Democrats.
Of course, CBS is asking questions like this to House Democrats.
Margaret Brennan to Tom Suozzi: "Can you explain the focus this past week in the House by Democrats on the Jeffrey Epstein files? Is this a tactic to distract from the failure to extract healthcare changes?"
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
CBS is the network that paid Trump $16m. CBS is the network owned by the Ellisons. CBS is the network that failed to push back in its 60 Minutes interview of Trump.
Of course, CBS is asking questions like this to House Democrats.
Of course, CBS is asking questions like this to House Democrats.
I agree that the disagreements about education stem from lack of understanding of its true value and purpose, and I believe the true purpose of our education system is much more than the purposes described here.
A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I agree that the disagreements about education stem from lack of understanding of its true value and purpose, and I believe the true purpose of our education system is much more than the purposes described here.
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“America does not have a full accounting of itself without the historic Black press,” says Nicole Carr, author, investigative journalist, and professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard fights to preserve Black newspapers.
Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever. In a basement at Howard University, uncovered treasures have includ...
www.csmonitor.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“America does not have a full accounting of itself without the historic Black press,” says Nicole Carr, author, investigative journalist, and professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
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Stop lying to people.
A letter from the Teen Vogue team regarding the recent changes at our publication.
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Stop lying to people.
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No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"
“Standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She asks ‘What’s the point of standards?’
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"
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the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education is currently accepting proposals for upcoming Special Issues -- and we want your ideas to lead the next big conversations in the field.
More info:
www.nctm.org/JRMESpeciali...
#iteachmath #AcademicSky
More info:
www.nctm.org/JRMESpeciali...
#iteachmath #AcademicSky
JRME Call for Special Issues Proposals - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
“Strengths Based Research at the Intersection of Mathematics and Disability” Special Issue Editors Rachel Lambert and Jessica Hunt Neurodivergent, Deaf and or students with disabilities are mathemati...
www.nctm.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education is currently accepting proposals for upcoming Special Issues -- and we want your ideas to lead the next big conversations in the field.
More info:
www.nctm.org/JRMESpeciali...
#iteachmath #AcademicSky
More info:
www.nctm.org/JRMESpeciali...
#iteachmath #AcademicSky
What does "conceptual understanding" of math mean? Here is a really good start.
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
What does "conceptual understanding" of math mean? Here is a really good start.
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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I’m always struck by the number of teachers who *don’t* actively listen to their students and/or actively solicit feedback from them. Massive missed opportunity to not only improve practice, but also find the motivation to keep going when things get tough.
Want to know if you're making a difference?
Just listen to your Ss, says T Matt Johnson! #TeacherSky
Just listen to your Ss, says T Matt Johnson! #TeacherSky
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I’m always struck by the number of teachers who *don’t* actively listen to their students and/or actively solicit feedback from them. Massive missed opportunity to not only improve practice, but also find the motivation to keep going when things get tough.
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Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a seven-year artist residency.
A photographer captures life inside Chicago Public Schools
Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a seven-year artist residency.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a seven-year artist residency.
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"I will teach real history. I will celebrate diversity. I will welcome and love every student regardless of any of the labels they were made to feel bad for. I refuse to silently watch as our country descends into fascism."
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/ther...
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/ther...
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"I will teach real history. I will celebrate diversity. I will welcome and love every student regardless of any of the labels they were made to feel bad for. I refuse to silently watch as our country descends into fascism."
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/ther...
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/ther...
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My God.
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
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Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My God.
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Giant cardioid: version 2.5. Version 1.0 was made using Pex tubing and grommet tape. Version 2.0 was made from laser-cut pieces. The wood was too fragile, and it broke during construction. In version 2.5, I made the pieces wider and I used thicker wood. Success, I'd say! The diameter is about 5 ft.
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Giant cardioid: version 2.5. Version 1.0 was made using Pex tubing and grommet tape. Version 2.0 was made from laser-cut pieces. The wood was too fragile, and it broke during construction. In version 2.5, I made the pieces wider and I used thicker wood. Success, I'd say! The diameter is about 5 ft.
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Lots of hard, shitty lessons being learned from this presidency. And one of the many I hope you're learning is, white supremacy is incompatible with reality, and cannot exist without historical revisionism.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Lots of hard, shitty lessons being learned from this presidency. And one of the many I hope you're learning is, white supremacy is incompatible with reality, and cannot exist without historical revisionism.