Love. Justice. Togetherness. BLM. Coordinator of Out of School Time Programs. VCUarts alum. 💍🇺🇸+🇬🇭
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Joined August 2019
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Bridget Obeng (she/her) retweeted
What should be a joyful day for students and families was shattered by gun violence today. My heart goes out to all affected. No child should have to fear for their life in Virginia, or anywhere in America. We must take further action to keep our communities safe.
Bridget Obeng (she/her) retweeted
I am running for the House of Delegates. The governor said we are all on the same ship - but unfortunately many do not have the same access to a meaningful life. That’s my WHY.
Starbucks: can I get a name for the order?
Me: yeah, Bridget
Sbux: oh, like a bridge!
Me: yeah, bridge with a “t” at the end
Sbux:
Today I went to a middle school where many of my former students go, and they were having a dance. They saw me and squealed and we had a big group hug and all did the Cupid shuffle together and it was the highlight of my year 🥹
Does Jay-Z know that white edupreneurs are using his songs in seminars titled Hip Hop Meets Self Care? 🥴
Maslow’s Hierarchy is not lock-step. We can’t control is a student has ALL of their safety or physiological needs. We can do everything we can to address those needs, but even when we can’t meet them all, we don’t need to wait before addressing their esteem & actualization needs.
“Equality is making sure everyone gets a shoe. Equity is making sure everyone gets a shoe that fits.”
Bridget Obeng (she/her) retweeted
(3) I *did* say that it's good for the community for those who opt out of public school to find ways to support them (through mentoring programs, supply drives, service projects, attendance at board meetings, etc).
Bridget Obeng (she/her) retweeted
“How do we create belonging in an educational system where every child wasn’t meant to belong?” -@DrJMatth
This is an important question for educators to wrestle with even when it makes us uncomfortable. Achieving justice-based equity depends on it!
If you’re gonna have a take that hot, you gotta expect heat in return. 🤷♀️ Teacher twitter had that PhD rethinking his tweet real fast and now there’s only screenshots left 🥵
One time I suppressed my emotions so deeply I had a vasovagal response, I passed out & seized. Doc said it’s bc I stifled my emotional reaction to pain (I’d just gotten hurt but tried to act like I was ok).
Moral of the story: Your sick days are for mental health too. Take them.
Is there any studies or data on behavior issues in schools right now? I have to say I’m having a hard time with saying behaviors are worse than ever before (don’t we say this every few years?) and I’d like to do some reading on it. Genuinely asking!
Bridget Obeng (she/her) retweeted
American medicine has been built upon the abuse of black people with no oversight.
I'll revisit a few cases of how Black people were abused in the field of medicine. #BlackHistoryMonth
A THREAD!
“When someone with the authority of a teacher describes the world and you’re not in it, there’s a moment of psychic disequilibrium, as if you looked into a mirror and saw nothing.”
— Adrienne Rich