Never Was a Cornflake Girl

todayinhistory:

May 17th 1954: Brown v. Board of Education decisionOn this day in 1954, the US Supreme Court handed down its unanimous decision in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The decision declared segregation on grounds of race in schools unconstitutional. The ruling overturned the 1896 decision Plessy v. Ferguson which allowed segregation under the doctrine ‘separate but equal’. The case had been bought by African-American parents, including Oliver L. Brown, against Topeka’s educational segregation. It was argued before the Court by the chief legal counsel of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): Thurgood Marshall, who became the first African-American Supreme Court justice in 1967. The Court, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren, declared that segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The landmark decision is considered the start of the Civil Rights Movement which led to racial integration and full legal rights for African-Americans.

“We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal”- Warren’s opinion for the Court

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1. How long and how far does it take you to get to work?

2. Do you live in your school district?

classroomcollective:

First day project: Friend Tree. Everyone puts their thumb print on the tree then teacher later frames it and hangs it as a reminder that we are all friends.

Dear Parents,

heymissat:

I was wondering if you could do me a favor. I was wondering if you could give me the exact date that….

it became acceptable to accuse and blame the teacher for things that your child should be taking responsibility for.

Because THAT is the day I should have turned in my resignation.

LOOOOOOVE,

Miss At

(That teacher that’s been working her butt off to create a fantastic school year for YOUR child, not you)

One of the main reasons I don’t miss the classroom. You can’t please everyone…

Somewhere Out There

I really hated how bare this page looked, and my 12 year-old daughter assures me my life is lacking if I don’t have a full tumblr. I found interesting things to follow, but I’m beginning to wonder if I’m not a bit social media’d out? Should I hire someone to blog for me?

Whatever comes. I’m a seminary student. I preach some, I teach public school lots. Computers and technology are my passion. I love apple… but not red delicious, they’re mealy.