I should treat #admins not as faceless #moderators but as friendly hosts, and not mess up their place! The #ServerRules are obviously essential, but it's easy to cause problems even if I stay inside the rules.
Blocking trolls works well, but in order to protect my followers I need the admins' involvement. So that adds work for a couple of busy people, which isn't kind.
I thought hard about what I gained from attracting trolls about Pride. I didn't achieve anything much - except this self-examination! The real and useful thing to do is to go to Pride, when it happens, and write about that. That's being a useful #ally to people who matter to me. For that matter, I do useful volunteer work with a #schools#equestrian organisation, so I must write more about that too. Do first, then write.
A history that excludes anybody is a history that excludes everybody.
Case in point. I grew up near a river. The name of the river was a loanword of a now extinct local first nation language that means battle.
Nobody knows where, when, or who fought the battle.
Not even wild speculation exists about the battle, all because the majority of speakers of that language were systematically hunted down and killed.
What happens when you make #schools that can't afford their own building repairs, compete for funds & then limit the pot available for Govt. funded work (while costs are rising)?
Unsurprisingly the answer is that for this financial year (23/24) less than one in five schools were successful in their bids for repairs!
It cannot be the case that the other four out of five applications are just 'trying it on'... no, our schools are in disrepair & its endangering the pupils.
Well, it really doesn't mean any of those things. Using AI to 'optimise' care and learning actually means more precaritisation of workers who are already at breaking point and an algorithmic amplification of injustices already present in our social systems. Time to resist AI. #AI#RishiSunak#UK#healthcare#schools#ResistingAI
Texas Pulls Funding for Child ID Kits After Investigation Finds Little Evidence of Their Effectiveness
Lawmakers were slated to spend millions of taxpayer dollars for the kits but changed course after a ProPublica and Texas Tribune investigation found no evidence the kits have helped locate missing children.
Just out: The #Texas Legislature lived down to its reputation in its 88th session, as revealed by the staff of the Observer in this wrap-up from @josephinelee, Kit @oconnell, @gusbova, @justinmiller and Michelle Pitcher.
Profiles are up now for #YTS2023 - a program in which STEM research students from UTAS travel around the state presenting #scicomm talks and interactive demonstrations to kids of all ages during #NatSciWeek!
Young Tassie Scientists is a hoot (last year I even got to speak at a science centre and travel to King Island!) and it’s a great way for kids to meet scientists in a casual and friendly environment. We especially like to take our Tasmanian scientists back to their roots, to show students people just like them who became #science superstars.
#Found on the street, attempting to resurrect for use at one of the #schools. They need outdoor sitting areas near their #gardens. Might paint with designs if I can get everything solid. Was told these benches are 50 years old 🤷🏼, there are 3 that I brought to repair. #Upcycle#reuse#volunteer#artist#WoodWorking
A recent report from the U.S. Surgeon General highlights significant risks youth face using social media, including exposure to harmful content, excessive use, mental health risks, cyberbullying, body image issues, sleep problems, and fear of missing out. Despite these risks, the report also emphasizes that social media can have positive effects for some youth, providing positive communities and connections with others who share identities, abilities, and interests. #PositiveImpact /1 🧵
By taking these steps, schools can help equip students with the tools they need to navigate the digital world in a safe and healthy way. /3 #Schools#SocialMediaSafety
The only "instruction of certain #LGBTQ topics in #schools" involved in a showing of Disney's "Strange World" is that gay people exist and show affection for their loved ones just like anyone else. If seeing that "stripped the innocence" from your 10 year old, I would suggest you are a crappy parent as well as school board member.
Book banning in the US is an organized campaign by a small minority.
' The majority of the 1,000-plus book challenges analyzed by The Post were filed by just 11 people.
Each of these people brought 10 or more challenges against books in their school district; one man filed 92 challenges. Together, these serial filers constituted 6% of all book challengers — but were responsible for 60% of all filings. '
New York Charter Schools Write Their Own Rules for When to Call 911 on Students Having a Mental Health Crisis
Families say Success Academy and other publicly funded but privately run schools are allowed to punish and discriminate against students by calling in emergency services.
#french public #schools have a huge problem with absent #teachers
So much they some parents are suing the government for failure to deliver aufficient public service #onveutdesprofs = we want teachers
What a shame #france#education