Nancy Osborne
@nmosborne.bsky.social
Teacher and author of Children's Response to Poetry. Education and Social Justice warrior at Badass Teachers Association.
Don't be silenced. Fight for Public Schools. They are the backbone of our Democracy.
December 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Don't be silenced. Fight for Public Schools. They are the backbone of our Democracy.
Teachers are skilled professionals with many, many talents and capabilities.
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Teachers are skilled professionals with many, many talents and capabilities.
Teachers know way more than just the subjects they teach.
December 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Teachers know way more than just the subjects they teach.
Computers give information. Teachers give understanding.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Computers give information. Teachers give understanding.
When teachers are no longer considered "Professionals" you open the door to people who know nothing about teaching and nothing about kids.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
When teachers are no longer considered "Professionals" you open the door to people who know nothing about teaching and nothing about kids.
Yes, there's something mighty wrong.
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Yes, there's something mighty wrong.
Teachers are Professionals. And don't let Trump and his WWE led Dept. of Education pretend otherwise.
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Teachers are Professionals. And don't let Trump and his WWE led Dept. of Education pretend otherwise.
Our children are the future. ALL the children. All colors, all religions, all nations of origins, all languages, and all stations in life.
November 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Our children are the future. ALL the children. All colors, all religions, all nations of origins, all languages, and all stations in life.
Time to Use Our "Teacher Voice" and Get Loud!!!
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Time to Use Our "Teacher Voice" and Get Loud!!!
Eradicate ignorance, encourage curiosity, and most of all allow imagination. That should be the goal of education.
November 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Eradicate ignorance, encourage curiosity, and most of all allow imagination. That should be the goal of education.
This is the kind of accountability that matters! @mrobmsu.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is the kind of accountability that matters! @mrobmsu.bsky.social
The best learning takes place in a kind, safe environment.
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The best learning takes place in a kind, safe environment.
We know our students. Questions, Answers, Discussions fly back and forth all day long. We are in the room with them. We see how they grow in understanding. That's real assessment. @mrobmsu.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
We know our students. Questions, Answers, Discussions fly back and forth all day long. We are in the room with them. We see how they grow in understanding. That's real assessment. @mrobmsu.bsky.social
First it's pretests, then it's practice tests, then it's teaching to the tests, then the actual tests that we never see the results of until the kids are in the next grade. By then we have it's a new group of kids in front of us with different needs It's nuts.
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
First it's pretests, then it's practice tests, then it's teaching to the tests, then the actual tests that we never see the results of until the kids are in the next grade. By then we have it's a new group of kids in front of us with different needs It's nuts.
Creativity and imagination wins out in the end.
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Creativity and imagination wins out in the end.
Our future depends on libraries, books, reading, and daydreaming!
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Our future depends on libraries, books, reading, and daydreaming!
It's up to us to hold them accountable. Give them no peace.
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It's up to us to hold them accountable. Give them no peace.
It's why we must resist! It's not just the border any more!
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
It's why we must resist! It's not just the border any more!
Something is seriously wrong when ICE can barge into a daycare center with guns drawn to drag out a teacher. The ICE agents did not have a warrant and the teacher is a legal immigrant, but did they care? No, they didn't. But the preschoolers will care, they will be traumatized for life.
November 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Something is seriously wrong when ICE can barge into a daycare center with guns drawn to drag out a teacher. The ICE agents did not have a warrant and the teacher is a legal immigrant, but did they care? No, they didn't. But the preschoolers will care, they will be traumatized for life.
If your wealth comes from cheating and lying, you live in poverty of the soul.
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
If your wealth comes from cheating and lying, you live in poverty of the soul.
Don't blame the schools, the teachers, or the kids. Blame the test and textbook publishers that are making a fortune off of our educational system.
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Don't blame the schools, the teachers, or the kids. Blame the test and textbook publishers that are making a fortune off of our educational system.
State and federal governments should be held accountable. Let's start giving them the test.
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
State and federal governments should be held accountable. Let's start giving them the test.
If we "flooded poor schools with art, music, librarians, social workers, counselors, play, and project-based learning" you'd see test scores soar. And have happier and more enthusiastic students, too. @readdoctor.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
If we "flooded poor schools with art, music, librarians, social workers, counselors, play, and project-based learning" you'd see test scores soar. And have happier and more enthusiastic students, too. @readdoctor.bsky.social
