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Paul
Teacher in New York City
I work at building the Youth Voices/NowComment community.
My #wordoftheyear #wordfor2021 is:
Skillz are one place where we might develop our assessment capacities as a community of teachers and learners.
These are two of my most recent creative endeavors. I want these to be engaging and useful.
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Wow. I hate the comparisons, but love his vote!
- January 13, 2021

Yes! That would unify us!
- January 13, 2021

They are voting!
- January 13, 2021


Wow… this could end quickly.
- January 13, 2021

Such a scary moment in our history!
- January 13, 2021

I love her direct rhetoric!
- January 13, 2021

What's this have to do with what is happening now?
- January 13, 2021
Your connection between the Kalief Browder case and what is happening to Fonny in If Beal Street Could Talk is profoundly moving. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2251431
I love how you wrote this, then went back to add your strong feelings for the story in the first paragraph. I hope people take the time to read through your annotations as well as your post here!
Hi Christian, How did you exercise? You might add more detail when you write these journals. Also -- we are hoping that you can start writing about things that really matter to you beyond everyday things like shopping. What did you do that mattered to you?
Thank you for sharing this story. I can feel how this affects you. I like the line "something that all parents say when something is not going so well so. " That is what they do. I don't think the sofa moving gave her this illness, but I can...
Wow, that's fightening!
Totally! It was great to have you in class today -- and every day. I hope you like Born A Crime https://nowcomment.com/blogs/231199
What if we ask students to create Forum Topics titled as the book they are reading? I switched to Ian's account for a minute just now and tried it. I think this has possibilities: https://www.youthvoices.live/groups/book-club/forum/
Great question! I think being open to change is a life-long journey, and the thirst to learn is what keeps us alive emotionally.
It's great to learn these things about you. Thanks for sharing!
What a frightening world you see.
Thanks, Timmy. I took.a look at the author, Alice Paul's profile and given that she is a "senior writer" at a mainstream, reliable magazine, we can be pretty sure about what she relates. However, I'm leaning more toward learning directly from scientists right now, not just reliable journalists. Here's an...
How can we get the Dream Team on Youth Voices too?
See the conversation this raised on The Fifth Column's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thefifthcolumnnews/posts/914735402020035
Check out the comments here: https://www.facebook.com/thefifthcolumnnews/posts/896036423889933
Check out this response: https://www.facebook.com/thefifthcolumnnews/posts/896035783889997
Dear Alexa, I am writing about your post, “Be You,” because it had an interesting sense of humor and I didn’t know a person could write an entire two paragraphs about a silly word like “Bubble.” One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: “Bubble literally means a sphere...
Lula -- Check out the Go Fund Me https://www.gofundme.com/cu4cissn organized by Abby, the commenter just below me here. Their organization CU4C is raising money "to improve the sustainability of Bumpe, Sierra Leone, which is out first international partner school. The school in Bumpe had a lot of amenities and was a...