I so believe in giving President Biden and Kamala Harris another four years to continue their work in providing a better opportunity for a better future, for our precious children…
State of the Union…Our Precious Children ‘s Hope…
Author: Janis Sexton
Retired elementary public school teacher; all thirty-eight years in Florida... Now spending my time advocating for our children, and their right to strong public school education...With an appreciation for the arts, and the magic in each day✨...
Dr. Seuss Day March 3…
Memories…
Young readers just loved celebrating Dr. Seuss’ Day…
I so hope our Florida schools are still able to celebrate and read Dr. Seuss books…
My daughter loved learning to read…by reading “Dr. Seuss…
You’re never too old…
Too wacky, too wild…
To pick up a book and read to a child…
-Dr. Seuss
#DrSeussDay
#ReadingIsFun 💜🪄💫✨🌟📚
School book challenges hijacked by ‘bad actors,’ DeSantis says
By
Jeffrey S. Solochek Times staff
Published Feb. 16
Our Florida schools are struggling with all this divisiveness… Governor DeSantis has been using our precious children for his political aspirations…
Leave our schools alone!!...
We must vote him out in 2026…But we do have an opportunity to reelect President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris this year!!
Orange County School Board Member Alicia Farrant joins Gov. Ron DeSantis in Orlando for a news conference discussing book challenges in Florida schools. DeSantis called for reforms to the process, saying “bad actors” have hijacked the system….
The big story: Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida is not banning school books.
He does have a problem, though, with activists he says are advancing a narrative that it’s happening. During a Thursday news conference, DeSantis criticized community residents who “object to every book under the sun,” along with educators who remove numerous titles from circulation and then blame the state law.
Books with graphic sex do not belong in schools, he said. But that doesn’t mean getting rid of classics just because sex is mentioned, DeSantis continued, suggesting that taking such actions is not in students’ best interest.
“If people are abusing the process to try to muddy the waters, then I think we need to have some reforms,” he said.
Floridians who have been filing book challenges, and those who have opposed many of them, said a better written law could help resolve the issue. Read more here.
One Orange County School Board member framed the book challenge debate as a battle between good and evil, Florida Politics reports.
Also at the news conference, DeSantis and education commissioner Manny Diaz blasted a Miami-Dade County school for seeking parent permission to let children attend a Black History Month speech. The issue, Diaz said, was much the same — misinterpretation of state law to perpetuate a false narrative, the Miami Herald reports.
REFLECTIONS✨We love the month of February…
Back when I was teaching ten years ago…The political climate was not as divisive as it is today…
We did have some autonomy…And we did strive for that balance of the mandatory curriculum…And those creative fun activities….
February was one of our favorite months filled with creativity…Teaching Black and Presidential History; with those fun Valentine activities…where creative writing was essential…
Being a Teacher Today…It’s all About our Precious Children…
As a retired teacher...I regarded our school climate...as all of our school personnel, as a family...
And with all of the issues of today, that concept is extremely important more than ever…
Principals and Our Administrators…Need to remember that….
And, especially all those Politicians who have never been in our classroom…
It really is all about our precious children…
Being together is essential for that love and care that our precious children need in order to feel safe and having the right motivation to learn….
Being that Teacher Today…It’s all About our Precious Children…
#FloridaTeacher🍎
School climate…We are a family…
Principals and Administration…Need to remember…
And all those Politicians who have never been in our classroom…
It’s all about our precious children…
🫶🏼🪄✨📚
Dearest Ivon…🇨🇦
Thank you for sharing your wisdom…
It so inspires me to post in my blog … Thank you so!!!
It truly is all about our precious children…
🫶🏼🪄🔆🧚🏻🌻🍎📚
Teaching History… Holocaust Rememberance Day…
Why it is so important…
Her husband Frank Towers was a World War II hero…
Frank Towers, a U.S. officer who helped liberate 2,500 Jews from a train bound for extermination at the end of World War II…
He spent much of his later years sharing his story
Even contacted some of the people he had helped save, and either met or spoke to more than 200 of them before his death at the age of 99…
“for the sake of humanity”…
Power of Teaching, the importance of the study of History, and especially the lessons we must learn, and teach, on the “Holocaust”
teachinghistorymatters.com/2018/06/13/my-… via @marozell
My Friend Frank.
Teachers of Today…
#FloridaTeacher🍎
38 years in the classroom… Retired 8 years ago…
25 years teaching first grade… Children Diverse and from socio economic challenges…
They loved learning !
Even when politicians interfere…
Our precious children…
Thank you to all of our
Teachers of Today…
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Reality…Florida is not the Education State…
According to our Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida is the Education State…
Florida Department of Education (@EducationFL) Tweeted:
Florida is putting students first…
Today… September 14, 2021… @GovRonDeSantis announced the end of the FSA, the elimination of Common Core and a plan to provide real-time results for educators, parents and students…
Now the Reality...
Our schools are in crisis 2024…All the divisiveness created by this DeSantis government, affecting our children and schools causing many of the critical issues; teacher shortages …Book bans that restrict learning and curriculum issues where our children can not learn our history ….Gun and safety issues…etc..
Our precious children are not getting their needs met…That many may be dealing anxiety and fear…Even hunger due to his lack of expanding Medicaid…
We must Take Florida back…This is not our State’s Election Year, not until 2026!!
However… We can Reelect…
Feeling a Sense of Belonging… These are the Times
This issue is extremely close to my heart...
Our precious children come to school with such hope and innocence…And in these most challenging of times, they must feel loved and accepted…
Reflecting on my own personal history, I understood how important this was…
Growing up myself during challenging of times post World War II…
I had a difficult time being accepted… Being Jewish, parents divorced…. my sister mentally challenged…
All I wanted was to be invisible…
My heart can so understand how important it is for our precious children to be accepted…
As for myself, I was blessed by junior high, where I felt acceptance with a close group of friends… especially with a dear close friend…Whose family even took me in when my mother died when I was a senior in highschool…
My Hope for this New Year… This be the year we accept those who may be unique and special…A year of Inclusion
Happy New Year 2024… Praying for our Precious Children… Peace
May this be the Year of Our Precious Children…
Janis Sexton...Teacher...Advocate 