Garette
@gtebay.bsky.social
Educator, public art enthusiast, dog lover, introvert, mindful breather, compassion seeker
Back to school season is in full swing here!
August 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Back to school season is in full swing here!
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Our society has prioritized productivity and efficiency over learning for a century now, so when Altman et al say AI is a "PhD in your pocket," they don't mean "smarter" as much as "cheaper" and "faster" 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/education-an...
Education and the New Cult of Efficiency
Raymond Callahan's 1962 book Education and the Cult of Efficiency remains a classic study of public education in the US, chronicling how in the early twentieth century schools' goals became business g...
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August 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Our society has prioritized productivity and efficiency over learning for a century now, so when Altman et al say AI is a "PhD in your pocket," they don't mean "smarter" as much as "cheaper" and "faster" 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/education-an...
Back to the office tomorrow so back to a slow intentional Sunday filled with walks, baking, and self care rituals to prep for the week ahead.
August 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Back to the office tomorrow so back to a slow intentional Sunday filled with walks, baking, and self care rituals to prep for the week ahead.
Ended the conference with the best seat in the house 🤣
August 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Ended the conference with the best seat in the house 🤣
Without the leaders doing the work and building the networks of support you cannot just plunk a program into a classroom and expect results.
August 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Without the leaders doing the work and building the networks of support you cannot just plunk a program into a classroom and expect results.
What is your be thing you could let go to make more room in your schedule to spend more time in classrooms?
August 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What is your be thing you could let go to make more room in your schedule to spend more time in classrooms?
Knowing what great instruction looks like and having a deep understanding of what instruction looks like in each classroom in your school is a first expectation of instructional leadership
August 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Knowing what great instruction looks like and having a deep understanding of what instruction looks like in each classroom in your school is a first expectation of instructional leadership
Give teachers permission to linger in spaces of learning.
August 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Give teachers permission to linger in spaces of learning.
Active and consistent student partnership in assessment is an indicator of an effective system. How do we engage authentic student voice our classrooms?
August 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Active and consistent student partnership in assessment is an indicator of an effective system. How do we engage authentic student voice our classrooms?
How do we engage folks in data analysis they have influence over? Thanks for the thought provoking morning @katiewhite426.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
How do we engage folks in data analysis they have influence over? Thanks for the thought provoking morning @katiewhite426.bsky.social
Wrapped up another round of learning walks with my schools today. ♥️
March 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Wrapped up another round of learning walks with my schools today. ♥️
As soon as you attempt to standard the human condition (be it in education, health, etc) you inherently create bias. You cannot create a “standardized assessment “ that is unbiased. To standardize is to bias
March 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
As soon as you attempt to standard the human condition (be it in education, health, etc) you inherently create bias. You cannot create a “standardized assessment “ that is unbiased. To standardize is to bias
There is a delicate tightrope walk school principals must master one side being the expectations of their staff and school community the other being the nonnegotiable of their division and government. Finding that path through both is a true skill.
March 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
There is a delicate tightrope walk school principals must master one side being the expectations of their staff and school community the other being the nonnegotiable of their division and government. Finding that path through both is a true skill.
Another day spent in schools. I got to help out in a math class and chat with a couple of my fave high school kids. And I got to see this beautiful art ♥️
February 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Another day spent in schools. I got to help out in a math class and chat with a couple of my fave high school kids. And I got to see this beautiful art ♥️
I had 2 interactions with principals I support today where they thanked me and made sure I knew how respected I am in their group of principal friends. Working in schools these days is hard. I’m so thankful to be able to be a soft place or land for the leaders of these spaces.
February 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I had 2 interactions with principals I support today where they thanked me and made sure I knew how respected I am in their group of principal friends. Working in schools these days is hard. I’m so thankful to be able to be a soft place or land for the leaders of these spaces.
My parents forced me to take French classes from grade 4-12. I learned about Carnaval Des Quebec in these classes and finally got a photo with Bonhomme! Junior high life goals complete.
February 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
My parents forced me to take French classes from grade 4-12. I learned about Carnaval Des Quebec in these classes and finally got a photo with Bonhomme! Junior high life goals complete.
Feeling full moonish out there.
February 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Feeling full moonish out there.
My school division hosts seasonal pipe ceremonies in our schools. I appreciate these days for time to slow down our thoughts & sit in circle together, for our elders who share their knowledge and lift their pipe, for the feeling of connection to staff, our communities & students. #reconciliation
February 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My school division hosts seasonal pipe ceremonies in our schools. I appreciate these days for time to slow down our thoughts & sit in circle together, for our elders who share their knowledge and lift their pipe, for the feeling of connection to staff, our communities & students. #reconciliation
The thing I’ve learned to do this school year so far is slow down Sunday. Where we slowed down Sunday. Slow morning, slow walk, homemade slow cooked Sunday meal. Slow down. Breath deep. Reenergize.
February 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The thing I’ve learned to do this school year so far is slow down Sunday. Where we slowed down Sunday. Slow morning, slow walk, homemade slow cooked Sunday meal. Slow down. Breath deep. Reenergize.
The skills and strategies for creating conditions for student success look different depending on the mindset of the room. Conditions for conformity and control look different than the conditions for creating a community of learners.
February 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The skills and strategies for creating conditions for student success look different depending on the mindset of the room. Conditions for conformity and control look different than the conditions for creating a community of learners.
Success and competition are not at all the same thing. -Alfie Kohn.
Just a little reminder being “successful” and “winning” aren’t mutually exclusive.
Just a little reminder being “successful” and “winning” aren’t mutually exclusive.
February 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Success and competition are not at all the same thing. -Alfie Kohn.
Just a little reminder being “successful” and “winning” aren’t mutually exclusive.
Just a little reminder being “successful” and “winning” aren’t mutually exclusive.