Deborah Temkin, PhD
@drdebtemkin.bsky.social
#Education researcher, non-profit leader, policy wonk, fighter for safe and healthy schools. Once upon a time I was verified on Twitter. Thoughts my own.
Omg. Hope you’re okay. Texting you now.
May 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Omg. Hope you’re okay. Texting you now.
Join me in celebrating my mother and all mothers by sharing your story of how your #MomHadTheData.
May 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Join me in celebrating my mother and all mothers by sharing your story of how your #MomHadTheData.
It is why I continue to work to make sure other mothers have the research they need to advocate for their kids. It is why, this Mothers’ Day I am donating to @childtrends.bsky.social to help keep that research going. www.childtrends.org/donate
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May 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It is why I continue to work to make sure other mothers have the research they need to advocate for their kids. It is why, this Mothers’ Day I am donating to @childtrends.bsky.social to help keep that research going. www.childtrends.org/donate
Every day, particularly over the last few months as funding for research continues to be threatened, I think about how much different my life would have been had my Mom not been able to receive her PhD and not had the data to support me.
May 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every day, particularly over the last few months as funding for research continues to be threatened, I think about how much different my life would have been had my Mom not been able to receive her PhD and not had the data to support me.
This year has been a particularly hard year for my Mom. We lost my Dad to a prolonged cancer battle almost exactly a year ago. Just last month, I helped my Mom pack up the house she’s lived in for almost 35 years to move across the country to be closer to my brother and me.
May 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This year has been a particularly hard year for my Mom. We lost my Dad to a prolonged cancer battle almost exactly a year ago. Just last month, I helped my Mom pack up the house she’s lived in for almost 35 years to move across the country to be closer to my brother and me.
It is because of my Mom that I pursued my doctorate in human development, determined to make sure I had the data to create better conditions for all kids to thrive.
May 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It is because of my Mom that I pursued my doctorate in human development, determined to make sure I had the data to create better conditions for all kids to thrive.
When I was severely bullied in middle school, my mom went to my principal and to the school counselor with almost a full literature review to demand they follow the evidence and help.
May 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When I was severely bullied in middle school, my mom went to my principal and to the school counselor with almost a full literature review to demand they follow the evidence and help.
Start with spurious correlations (www.tylervigen.com/spurious-cor...). I’m serious. Understanding that just because there’s a correlation that there is not necessarily causation is rule #1. And I mean some of these are just fun…
Spurious Correlations
Correlation is not causation: thousands of charts of real data showing actual correlations between ridiculous variables.
www.tylervigen.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Start with spurious correlations (www.tylervigen.com/spurious-cor...). I’m serious. Understanding that just because there’s a correlation that there is not necessarily causation is rule #1. And I mean some of these are just fun…
And this is the first time I’ve been home while he has traveled. I lived on my own for years before I got married. But I feel super odd being here by myself (well with the kid, but without the spouse…)
April 2, 2025 at 3:49 AM
And this is the first time I’ve been home while he has traveled. I lived on my own for years before I got married. But I feel super odd being here by myself (well with the kid, but without the spouse…)
It’s only been 3 months. How has it only been 3 months?
April 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
It’s only been 3 months. How has it only been 3 months?
That was absolutely gorgeous
March 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
That was absolutely gorgeous
I just finished Severance while simultaneously playing Candy Crush (which over the last 15 years I’ve made it to level 7000…)
March 22, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I just finished Severance while simultaneously playing Candy Crush (which over the last 15 years I’ve made it to level 7000…)
To draw a parallel, I often write about how the first thing many policymakers do in the wake of a school shooting is to push for more school hardening (despite the lack of evidence to support it). They do it to show they're "doing something." That's exactly what's happening here.
March 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
To draw a parallel, I often write about how the first thing many policymakers do in the wake of a school shooting is to push for more school hardening (despite the lack of evidence to support it). They do it to show they're "doing something." That's exactly what's happening here.