Sean P. Connors
@profconnors.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Teacher of Razorbacks. Roommate of a dog with a vibrant social life. Wonkru member.
Opting to send out rejections for grant proposals on the day before Thanksgiving is just peak academia. Truly!
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Opting to send out rejections for grant proposals on the day before Thanksgiving is just peak academia. Truly!
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THIS! During @drannd.bsky.social 's #literacies chat last month, @profconnors.bsky.social asked about the lack of student voice (broadly) in a lot of censorship conversations, and now I see it EVERYWHERE. Really excited for the upcoming work Dr. David teased on this!
A2: Something I think #literacies chats do in conversation with thoughtful guest scholars is present asset based lenses for many types of learners - once you learn to see the deficit lenses here, it’s easier to spot them in research 🧐
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
THIS! During @drannd.bsky.social 's #literacies chat last month, @profconnors.bsky.social asked about the lack of student voice (broadly) in a lot of censorship conversations, and now I see it EVERYWHERE. Really excited for the upcoming work Dr. David teased on this!
I just looked at the piles of books that have built up all over and realized that the only separating my house from a used book store is me throwing the front door open and welcoming in customers.
October 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I just looked at the piles of books that have built up all over and realized that the only separating my house from a used book store is me throwing the front door open and welcoming in customers.
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Friends! I wanted to make sure you saw that
@writinglit.bsky.social is having a #Literacies Chat Homecoming on 10/28 7PM ET. I hope you can come! *Black tie optional
@veenav.bsky.social @krisgu.bsky.social @donnaalvermann.bsky.social @jlarson56.bsky.social @lpatel.bsky.social @ljhands.bsky.social
@writinglit.bsky.social is having a #Literacies Chat Homecoming on 10/28 7PM ET. I hope you can come! *Black tie optional
@veenav.bsky.social @krisgu.bsky.social @donnaalvermann.bsky.social @jlarson56.bsky.social @lpatel.bsky.social @ljhands.bsky.social
We encourage you to repost this RSVP if you're coming to our #literacies Homecoming!
October 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Friends! I wanted to make sure you saw that
@writinglit.bsky.social is having a #Literacies Chat Homecoming on 10/28 7PM ET. I hope you can come! *Black tie optional
@veenav.bsky.social @krisgu.bsky.social @donnaalvermann.bsky.social @jlarson56.bsky.social @lpatel.bsky.social @ljhands.bsky.social
@writinglit.bsky.social is having a #Literacies Chat Homecoming on 10/28 7PM ET. I hope you can come! *Black tie optional
@veenav.bsky.social @krisgu.bsky.social @donnaalvermann.bsky.social @jlarson56.bsky.social @lpatel.bsky.social @ljhands.bsky.social
At long last, I’ve been reduced to the human embodiment of a scratching post.
October 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
At long last, I’ve been reduced to the human embodiment of a scratching post.
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Friends! I wanted to make sure you saw that the @writinglit.bsky.social is having a #Literacies Chat Homecoming on 10/28 at 7PM ET! I hope you can come! *Black tie optional
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app @nsousanis.bsky.social @readingspark.bsky.social @mahabali.bsky.social @wargojon.bsky.social
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app @nsousanis.bsky.social @readingspark.bsky.social @mahabali.bsky.social @wargojon.bsky.social
We encourage you to repost this RSVP if you're coming to our #literacies Homecoming!
October 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Friends! I wanted to make sure you saw that the @writinglit.bsky.social is having a #Literacies Chat Homecoming on 10/28 at 7PM ET! I hope you can come! *Black tie optional
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app @nsousanis.bsky.social @readingspark.bsky.social @mahabali.bsky.social @wargojon.bsky.social
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app @nsousanis.bsky.social @readingspark.bsky.social @mahabali.bsky.social @wargojon.bsky.social
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Remember when...
We considered all things Space, Place, and #literacies way back in November 2014?
How might your answers to these questions look today?
We considered all things Space, Place, and #literacies way back in November 2014?
How might your answers to these questions look today?
October 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Remember when...
We considered all things Space, Place, and #literacies way back in November 2014?
How might your answers to these questions look today?
We considered all things Space, Place, and #literacies way back in November 2014?
How might your answers to these questions look today?
I’m looking forward to attending the #literacies homecoming.
We encourage you to repost this RSVP if you're coming to our #literacies Homecoming!
October 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I’m looking forward to attending the #literacies homecoming.
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This is a hard one. As the US is not a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and several states have had court cases that do not guarantee a right to an education--or a right to literacy--the short answer is no. They do, though, retain free speech rights in schools. #literacies
September 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is a hard one. As the US is not a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and several states have had court cases that do not guarantee a right to an education--or a right to literacy--the short answer is no. They do, though, retain free speech rights in schools. #literacies
Thank you for hosting this #literacies chat. I’m grateful for the opportunity to have discussed this important topic with all of you.
September 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thank you for hosting this #literacies chat. I’m grateful for the opportunity to have discussed this important topic with all of you.
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Be sure to check out our latest Inquiring Minds podcast: Multimodal Authoring!
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September 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Be sure to check out our latest Inquiring Minds podcast: Multimodal Authoring!
tinyurl.com/Multimod... #Literacies
tinyurl.com/Multimod... #Literacies
As a follow up to my previous post, it’s interesting to me that the question of whether children and teenagers have rights—including to education books
—is invariably glossed over. #literacies
—is invariably glossed over. #literacies
September 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
As a follow up to my previous post, it’s interesting to me that the question of whether children and teenagers have rights—including to education books
—is invariably glossed over. #literacies
—is invariably glossed over. #literacies
As a follow up to my previous post, it’s interesting to me that the question of whether children and teenagers have rights—including to education books
—is invariably glossed over.
—is invariably glossed over.
September 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
As a follow up to my previous post, it’s interesting to me that the question of whether children and teenagers have rights—including to education books
—is invariably glossed over.
—is invariably glossed over.
Hi all! My name is Sean Connors, and I’m an associate professor at the University of Arkansas. #literacies
September 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Hi all! My name is Sean Connors, and I’m an associate professor at the University of Arkansas. #literacies
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If you search “literacy crisis,” you start to realize how deeply this ideology is embedded in the fabric of society. It’s especially frustrating considering how much expectations for being “literate” have changed over time. Still, we insist on comparing oranges to grapes. Thanks for this piece.
August 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
If you search “literacy crisis,” you start to realize how deeply this ideology is embedded in the fabric of society. It’s especially frustrating considering how much expectations for being “literate” have changed over time. Still, we insist on comparing oranges to grapes. Thanks for this piece.
🎶Summer music🎶 @countingcrows.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🎶Summer music🎶 @countingcrows.bsky.social
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"One of the most important things to have learned in life is that choosing joy in a world rife with reasons for despair is a countercultural act of courage and resistance, choosing it not despite the abounding sorrow we barely survive but because of it..."
M<aria Popova, in her magical Marginalian.
M<aria Popova, in her magical Marginalian.
July 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"One of the most important things to have learned in life is that choosing joy in a world rife with reasons for despair is a countercultural act of courage and resistance, choosing it not despite the abounding sorrow we barely survive but because of it..."
M<aria Popova, in her magical Marginalian.
M<aria Popova, in her magical Marginalian.
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Regarding the flooding: GOP doesn’t want to fund the programs that predict these things, but they still want to blame the federal government for not predicting this. DOGE has consequences
July 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Regarding the flooding: GOP doesn’t want to fund the programs that predict these things, but they still want to blame the federal government for not predicting this. DOGE has consequences
Other than inflicting maximum cruelty, I can’t imagine what they possibly expect to come of this. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort
Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Other than inflicting maximum cruelty, I can’t imagine what they possibly expect to come of this. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Here’s a preview of my latest creative venture with illustrator Dylan Hale. This comic makes an argument for addressing the #climatecrisis in school.
June 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Here’s a preview of my latest creative venture with illustrator Dylan Hale. This comic makes an argument for addressing the #climatecrisis in school.
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It’s strange to watch Americans memorialize soldiers who died for democracy whilst they giddily embrace fascism.
May 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It’s strange to watch Americans memorialize soldiers who died for democracy whilst they giddily embrace fascism.