ZingerLearns @ZingerLearns@social.cleverlibre.org

“The irony is that thanks to the turmoil at Twitter, Mastodon is thriving .. Strangely enough, Musk may have created a better social media platform by transforming Mastodon into a more popular and attractive place to be.” https://www.barrons.com/articles/guide-to-mastodon-twitter-alternative-51669848601?mod=hp_LATEST

In 2024, Paris will ban non-essential vehicle thru-traffic from its city center. The plan is expected to cut around half of daily car journeys thru the core. Residents, public transit, emergency vehicles, & people with disabilities will find it EASIER to move. Via @citylab
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-18/paris-is-banning-traffic-crossing-the-city-center-from-2024

#Paris #cities #CarFree #urbanism #cars #city

JOB POSTING: Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning: Associate Director,
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire https://www.higheredjobs.com/admin/details.cfm?JobCode=178231172

The lies are well-established but the heart of the George Santos story is MONEY.

How did Santos go from having essentially no money in 2020 to being a millionaire in 2022.

His “explanation” is not very credible.

NYT: Health experts say it’s time to wear masks again https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/well/covid-flu-rsv-masks-tripledemic.html

Also the NYT: “The Last Holdouts,” framing people wearing masks as isolated oddballs https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/26/us/covid-masks-risk.html

FEDI EVENT

We all love our dear fluffy ones and have so many stories with them.
Submit a memorable picture of your Cat/Dog or any other pet with a fascinating moment or story you have with them.
The story could be cute, funny, sad, anything.
The most voted buddy would become the profile avatar of every participate for a day

Participate by using the hashtag: #MyBestBuddy

So let's share the best moments of our lives with the best buddies of our lives

#Event #FediEvent #cats #dogs

Mastodon has rejected more than five investment offers from Silicon Valley venture capital firms in recent months, as its founder pledged to protect the fast-growing social media platform’s non-profit status. (open access link) https://on.ft.com/3YSq8PU
#twittermigration #mastodon

let's have an event on Fedi where everyone puts pictures of there cats/dogs while the community ranks which picture is the cutest, funnist, most unexpected, etc

This holiday season Twitter fires 4K workers, Amazon fires 10K workers, & Facebook fires 11K workers—all while US Billionaire pandemic wealth increased an absurd $1.7T.😳

A reminder that billionaires don’t create jobs—they exploit workers. Tax billionaires. Unionize workers.
#twitter

Our latest podcast: The City That Kicked Cops Out of Schools and Tried Restorative Practices Instead w/ Andy Kopsa #restorehumanity #restorativejustice #edchat

What happens when cops are replaced with restorative justice? Turns out a whole lot!

https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/the-city-that-kicked-cops-out-of-schools-and-tried-restorative-practices-instead-w-andy-kopsa

I find myself thinking a lot about #goals these days, and my accompanying, almost-reflexive, skepticism of the utility of any mandatory #goalSetting regimen or process. Why do I find it so distasteful?

👋🏻 High school teacher who grew up housing- and food-insecure here. @brycecovert is SPOT-on. Universal free breakfast and lunch was a game-changer for my students, and its removal has meant a LOT more of my most vulnerable young folks are going hungry.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/opinion/congress-child-tax-credit-universal-school-meals.html
#childhood #ChildhoodPoverty #School #SchoolLunch #EduTooter #edchat #ITeachScience #FreeLunch #poverty #PovertyLine #pandemic

FOR THE LAST FERSTINKIN' TIME! SAYING THAT YOU HAVE PRIVILEGE DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD FEEL GUILTY, IT MEANS YOU SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOCIETY IS UNJUST IN WAYS THAT FAVOR YOU AND THAT YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO FIGHT FOR IT TO BE JUST FOR EVERYBODY

GROW UP AND GET TO WORK

@edutooter @mguhlin @edutooters @ZingerLearns but it’s so much easier to view teaching as a mechanical process that can be adjusted for efficiencies and impact based on “objective data”. This also allows me to subscribe to a view of teaching that continues the seemingly-inexorable deprofessionalization that has dominated US educational contexts for the past 40 years.