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Maureen Durkin O’Connell☮️
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Retired public elementary school teacher; Math Professional Development provider; IM K-5 Pilot Teacher; believer in joyful equitable mathematics for all; mother of 2; autism advocate; feminist; Smith College alum; Lifelong learner.#mtbos
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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NEW: Crowd now growing at the Capitol where Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are staging a sit-in on the steps.

Is this building into something?

If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.

#Resist

(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
April 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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This is how you do it.

The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".

The moral imperative may be to fight...

but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:

www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in
AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...
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April 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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In their cowering to racist power, U.S. companies and institutions are trying to silence antiracist voices. They are going to learn (history) today. Whenever this happened in the past, antiracist voices became louder. Became more enraged and engaged. Became more resolute. This is happening now.
February 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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This is the way.
February 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This 👇🏻
This is what's up! At this point, everytime I hear someone say we should mandate this, or add this to schools, I shiver inside. We need to subtract jobs from teachers. It is unsustainable, which is why teachers are voting with their feet
I haven't read this yet, but I'm intrigued:

What Can I Take Off Your Plate? A Structural—and Sustainable—Approach to Countering Teacher Burnout ascd.org/books/what-c... #EduSky
December 13, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Happy Friday to all from Rev! #petsofbluesky #HolidayPets
December 6, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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Our joint position statement with the Council for Exceptional Children on teaching #mathematics to students with disabilities is out now: nctm.link/03Isv

@cecmembership.bsky.social #mathsky #iteachmath #mtbos
December 4, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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Today's quote.
December 4, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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New (to some!) #tmwyk!

Resurrected and repurposed from the old newsletter platform, a short essay about Margaret Donaldson.

talkingmathwithkids.com/blog/questio...
Questioning Piaget | Talking Math With Your Kids
Note: An earlier version of this post was part of the Talking Math with Your Kids newsletter. The provider I used for that newsletter ceased operating a while back, but I saved all of the content and ...
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December 4, 2024 at 12:25 AM
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Because of @AFTUnion.bsky.social's advocacy, the House voted to stop penalties on public employees when they retire with the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act. Now it's up to the Senate. Tell your Senators to pass it here. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell the U.S. Senate to End Social Security’s WEP and GPO Penalties
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) threaten the Social Security benefits of millions of retired teachers, support staff and other public employees every day. ...
actionnetwork.org
December 3, 2024 at 1:47 AM
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“Books have the ability to change lives and save lives,” says @librarianjones.com. Facing backlash for speaking out against book bans inspired her book ‘That Librarian.’

“I want my students & I want everyone in my community to learn to be critical thinkers.” #Velshi #VelshiBannedBookClub
Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘That Librarian’ stands up to censorship
Librarians' careful curation of books are crucial to children’s development, ability to evaluate credible sources, and capacity to cultivate empathy and understanding. In ‘That Librarian,’ Jones argues that book bans not only threaten our freedom to read, but also puts librarians’ lives and livelihoods at risk. “I want my students, and I want everyone in my community to learn to be critical thinkers,” Jones says; and without libraries, this can be difficult to achieve. Moving forward, Jones urges people to take a close look at what’s happening to libraries within their own communities and schools.
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November 30, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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Our next show is Dec. 12th with TJ Jemison. If you missed past shows you can always catch up on our Youtube channel!
November 25, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Good morning! I’m glad you’re here.
November 26, 2024 at 12:36 PM
#thankful for my time with #mtbos #ITeachMath
November 25, 2024 at 1:51 AM
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A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.

Margaret Atwood
November 21, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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November 18, 2024 at 1:53 AM
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“This is what a mathematician looks like!”
November 15, 2024 at 3:48 AM
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Sigh.
November 16, 2024 at 4:23 AM
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Let me say something that is controversial because our brains are broken:

Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
November 15, 2024 at 2:12 AM
“This is what a mathematician looks like!”
November 15, 2024 at 3:48 AM
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Long shadows very early today #ITeachMath
November 12, 2024 at 1:44 AM