Larry Ferlazzo
@larryferlazzo.bsky.social
A high school teacher for 23 years to ELL & English-proficient students, community organizer for previous 19 years, author or editor of 13 books on education, Ed Week teacher advice columnist, committed - though mediocre - basketball and Pickleball player.
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Returning education to the states etc etc www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump’s next plan for the US education system: Lots and lots of rules
He bombarded schools with a flurry of investigations and demands that they adopt policies aligned with his political agenda. His second year will focus on making them last.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Returning education to the states etc etc www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Just getting around to watching the Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. It’s pretty impressive
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Just getting around to watching the Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. It’s pretty impressive
Here Are A Few Lesson Ideas About The U.S. Intervention In Venezuela larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/01/05/h...
Here Are A Few Lesson Ideas About The U.S. Intervention In Venezuela
A day later than it should be, but here are some ideas for handling the American intervention in class: Educator Voice: Teachers, if we don’t teach Maduro’s capture in Venezuela, TikTok will…
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January 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Here Are A Few Lesson Ideas About The U.S. Intervention In Venezuela larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/01/05/h...
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January 5, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
The Making Of The First American Pope www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Making of the First American Pope
Will Pope Leo XIV follow the progressive example of his predecessor or chart a more moderate course? His work in Chicago and Peru may shed light on his approach.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The Making Of The First American Pope www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
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10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year
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January 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
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This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/01/05/t...
This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom
At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSRO…
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January 5, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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Infographic: “Where the Global Teacher Shortage Is Hitting Hardest” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/01/05/i...
Infographic: “Where the Global Teacher Shortage Is Hitting Hardest”
I’m adding this infographic to The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day: You will find more infographics at Statista
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January 5, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Infographic: “Where the Global Teacher Shortage Is Hitting Hardest” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/01/05/i...
Pupdate from Sacramento
January 5, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Pupdate from Sacramento
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What (and I can’t stress this enough)
THE FUCK.
THE FUCK.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
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“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:27 AM
What (and I can’t stress this enough)
THE FUCK.
THE FUCK.
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.
January 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.
Somalis in Minneapolis say they are facing harassment, threats and empty businesses in the wake of fraud allegations video www.cnn.com/2026/01/04/u...
Somalis in Minneapolis say they are facing harassment, threats and empty businesses in the wake of fraud allegations video | CNN
Business owners and families in Minneapolis’ deeply rooted Somali community say they have been threatened, harassed and bullied on social media since a video was posted online alleging fraud at multip...
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January 4, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Somalis in Minneapolis say they are facing harassment, threats and empty businesses in the wake of fraud allegations video www.cnn.com/2026/01/04/u...
These people need to get a life ——Right-wing influencers descend on day cares across the U.S. after Minnesota fraud claims www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
Right-wing Influencers descend on day cares across the U.S. after Minnesota fraud claims
Clips of people knocking on the doors of day care centers purportedly run by Somali immigrants are being viewed millions of times online. Critics call it harassment.
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January 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
These people need to get a life ——Right-wing influencers descend on day cares across the U.S. after Minnesota fraud claims www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
Gag me with a spoon
January 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Gag me with a spoon
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Welp!
@biblioracle.bsky.social strikes again with a simple concept that shifts the way I understand and will teach writing.
@biblioracle.bsky.social strikes again with a simple concept that shifts the way I understand and will teach writing.
What Is This?
On boredom and life as process, not product.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Welp!
@biblioracle.bsky.social strikes again with a simple concept that shifts the way I understand and will teach writing.
@biblioracle.bsky.social strikes again with a simple concept that shifts the way I understand and will teach writing.
Video: “Why the number of languages is ‘increasing'” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/01/04/v...
Video: “Why the number of languages is ‘increasing'”
I’m adding this video to The Best Resources For International Mother Language Day:
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January 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Video: “Why the number of languages is ‘increasing'” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/01/04/v...
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/01/04/a...
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also b…
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January 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/01/04/a...
Study Finds, To No One’s Surprise, That Well-Designed Peer Assessment Can Be Effective larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/01/04/s...
Study Finds, To No One’s Surprise, That Well-Designed Peer Assessment Can Be Effective
Self- and peer-assessment in upper secondary schools. A quasi-experimental study to investigate the educational effectiveness of formative assessment is a new open-access research paper that…
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January 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Study Finds, To No One’s Surprise, That Well-Designed Peer Assessment Can Be Effective larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/01/04/s...
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"They use us to avoid addressing their own problems."
Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
January 4, 2026 at 4:53 AM
"They use us to avoid addressing their own problems."