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If, like me, you are avoiding social media this election season so you can maintain your sanity and loving relationships with your friends, family, and neighbors, I hope you'll dip back in for a minute to watch this talk. I read "Anxious Generation" and had VERY mixed feelings about it, as a parent and as an educator. This civil, nuanced, thoughtful discourse is useful in terms of youth social media use, but also a master class in how we should be talking to each other when we disagree.

Conversation with Candice Odgers & Jon Haidt: "Making Sense of the Research on Social Media & Youth Mental Health" - TYDE Use this link to watch the livestreamed discussion with Jonathan Haidt & Candice Odgers on research about youth mental health & social media

Retired educators, LouAnne Metzger and Frances Knight Thompson from Edjacent Community are excited to invite you to the first event from REES (Retired Educators Eager to Serve)! Join us on October 31 at 11 AM for a virtual booktalk featuring From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks, a powerful guide to thriving in life’s second half. You won’t want to miss this event if you’re ready to reconnect with your passion and reimagine what’s possible in your retirement. Tag or share with a retired educator who would love to join us on this journey! Register here: https://forms.gle/nA4r59QN8HMT2smH7

Edjacent Designer Melissa Smith is a leader in the DEI space, a coach for educators and businesses, and an inspiration to many in the Edjacent community. One of her original dreams, however, was to be a children's book author and now she is getting ready to make it happen! Please consider being an investor in this very worthy project!

Ignite Young Minds: Enriching Life Skills Books, organized by Melissa Smith Hello everyone, My name is Melissa, and I am reaching out to you to… Melissa Smith needs your support for Ignite Young Minds: Enriching Life Skills Books

Perfect for Teachers who:
💥desire highly collaborative work
💥are grappling with challenges
💥are looking for resources to strengthen their practice

We’ll see you see you in Williamsburg on January 26!
Info and registration: http://www.vascd.org/home/events/content-forum-and-instructional-collaboration

This is well worth a read. We often ask “How did we get here?” and the answer is clearer than we might imagine…

Smoke Screen Culture wars, the pandemic and the politicization of public schools obscure the biggest problem facing K-12 education: underfunding.

Edjacent’s Sebrina Lindsay-Law in the news supporting our friends The CROP Foundation and Commune!

Pharrell Williams plans block party in Norfolk as part of his 3-day Mighty Dream conference The “Mighty Dream Forum” will be held Nov. 1-3 in Norfolk and will include multiple events, speakers and locations, as well as food and entertainment.

Teacher to parents: About THAT kid (the one who hits, disrupts and influences YOUR kid) 'I know. You’re worried. Every day, your child comes home with a story about THAT kid. The one who is always hitting, shoving, pinching, scratching, maybe even biting other children...I know, and I am worried, too.'