- Pot calling kettle - Thursday, Feb 18, 21 @ 3:18 pm:
It’s sad that the Republicans see this as an issue to oppose. Teachers need to understand the diverse experiences of their students in order to be effective educators. That includes recognizing how the teachers’ experiences and values may differ from those of their students. How is this a bad idea?
“Ensure text selections reflect students’ classroom, community and family culture”
The clearest example I remember from school where the school did not do that occurred when the culture believed in creationism.
- Fly like an eagle - Thursday, Feb 18, 21 @ 3:42 pm:
What makes this partisan? Shouldn’t all working people try to understand their clients/students/customers?
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Originally published on January 9, 2021 6:24 pm
Correction: This story has been corrected and clarified. Veterans were unable to get immediate access to donated name-brand toiletries due to a process that has since been changed, but the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs says residents never went without basic personal care supplies if they ran out.
The Coronavirus outbreak at the state-run LaSalle Veterans’ Home claimed a 36th life earlier this week, though the spread within the home has been in control for weeks after infecting 90% of residents and killing more than a quarter of the facility’s population.
But during the deadliest days of the outbreak in November, some residents were not able to get access to donated toiletries due to an antiquated policy that’s been changed in recent weeks. The old policy meant that residents at the facility would have to wait up to a week for access to donated supplies of name-brand shampoo, toothpaste or other personal care item