Mason 🏃‍♂️✂️ on Twitter: "I would never claim that teachers have much power in this system, only that as the enforcement layer, you're ultimately the ones that either do as you're told or don't, and the parent who sees harm done to their child should mitigate it by any means.… https://t.co/HDQX8p1m0N"

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Mason Retweeted visa is cleaning out his notes

It's basically impossible to do this with the amount of homework assigned to many US kids IMO, parents need to explicitly reclaim their children's time if their teachers won't let them advocate for themselves. "I'm not going to make her do that" is powerfulhttps://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1226079741620285440 …

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visa is cleaning out his notes @visakanv

Did this for maybe 5-10 years as a child I used to read until I fell asleep, and pick up where I left off first thing in the morning I can get pretty sad thinking about how much further I’d have taken this if I didn’t have to go to school and do homework https://twitter.com/orangebook_/status/1104369124946276352 …

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Kirsten‏ @Kirsten3531 Feb 9

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Homework policies are often set at the school/district level, so while I really advocate for parents speaking up, please don't go lecturing teachers about this. They know how you feel. Have one conversation, find out who sets the policy, take it up with them.

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bonafide aquemini‏ @larajaan Feb 9

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This!!! It’s not our fault ^

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Jeffrey Richman ‏ @jcrichman Feb 9

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It’s difficult for me to sympathize withthis because teachers have one of the most powerful political presences in the United States. Their votes shift elections. When pay or jobs are threatened, I see entire counties go on strike. But when policies directly damage kids,

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Kirsten‏ @Kirsten3531 Feb 9

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I am sympathetic to this. Kids should be protected, by both parents and teachers. OTOH, imagine if you applied this to another workplace? "McDonald's employees should strike against the marketing of unhealthy Happy Meals to children. Can't believe they only strike about wages!"

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Kirsten‏ @Kirsten3531 Feb 9

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I see people argue that teachers should *both* be held to a higher standard *and* be paid less than private sector counterparts. Teachers would be better able to read up on the evidence and take a principled stand if they weren't already working 50+ hour weeks.

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Kirsten‏ @Kirsten3531 Feb 9

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And, more than teachers, I would argue that parents have a voice - which is where this discussion started. Parents and teachers should work together to challenge norms that don't help children learn. (Just please don't yell at teachers about the homework policy.) /end

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Mason ‏ @webdevMason Feb 9

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FWIW, - teachers' unions and teachers are two separate entities; AFAICT, the unions hold the real power - private school teachers earn less than public school teachers https://twitter.com/webdevMason/status/1029764091810725888?s=20 … - not yelling at a child on behalf of a teacher is not a crime against the teacher.

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Interestingly, public school teachers get paid more than private school teachers https://www.niche.com/blog/teacher-salaries-in-america/ … pic.twitter.com/TtkOG7Vqud

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Mason ‏ @webdevMason Feb 9

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I would never claim that teachers have much power in this system, only that as the enforcement layer, you're ultimately the ones that either do as you're told or don't, and the parent who sees harm done to their child should mitigate it by any means.

1:10 PM - 9 Feb 2020