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Days 137, 138, & 139 of AY20-21: wrapping up cycle 9

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May 7th, 10th, and 11th were the final three days of cycle 9 at Abrome. May 7th was a Friday and was the last scheduled in-person day of the cycle, and the 10th and 11th were our scheduled remote days prior to…

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Days 135 & 136 of AY20-21: what should we do when we see harm?

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Wednesday, May 5th was our 135th day of the pandacademic year. On this day, I facilitated the morning meeting for the cell I was a part of. I prepared three prompts for the meeting that I had hoped would spark an interesting…

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The criminalization of houselessness and the complicity of educators

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On May 1st, 90,428 people voted for Proposition B, re-criminalizing houselessness in Austin, TX. Only 66,292 people voted against the proposition. Austin had long criminalized homelessness through a no sit, no lie ordinance that allowed the police to ticket and arrest the…

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Day 119 of AY20-21: the challenge of centering the needs of others

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Thursday April 8th was the 14th day of cycle 8, and day 119 of the pandacademic year. It was also the first shadow day for a prospective Learner, and the third shadow day for another. At the morning meeting Facilitator Ariel volunteered…

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Day 118 of AY20-21: frustration, challenging conversations, and lessons learned

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April 7th was day 118 of our pandacademic year. On this day we would have four Learners, one prospective Learner, and two Facilitators present. For the morning meeting I was the game master, and I said that we respond to prompts by…

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Day 117 of AY20-21: I yelled at a Learner

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Tuesday was day 117 of the pandemic year and the first day of shadowing for a prospective Learner. We started out the day with a morning meeting where we led with announcements. My announcement was I did not want to wait until…

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Day 111 of AY20-21: lots of social justice conversations

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I’m going to try to catch up on the daily blog posts between now and the end of cycle 9, which runs from April 19th to May 11th. I fell behind as things had gotten quite busy with the latest info session…

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