it’s also worth noting that for many kids, especially if they’re lucky enough to have a bedroom to themselves, sitting on their bed might be their best shot at finding a quiet place to sit and do schoolwork all day. https://twitter.com/CarlaShedd/status/1292083078358274054

as I said a few days ago — schools need to think abt what they’re trying to accomplish, then implement flexible policies to support those goals. what is the goal of enforcing dress codes & where, exactly, students are located? is that inequitable? does it always support learning?

this fall is going to be anything but normal. dress codes always rank pretty low on my list of priorities, but I truly cannot imagine they’re a good use of any educator or administrator’s time right now. we need to focus on supporting student’s learning & socio-emotional health.

also, like...what exactly do schools intend to do to discipline students who sit in bed during virtual schooling? could they really not better use that energy/time on pretty much ANYTHING other than harassing students trying to make it thru maybe the weirdest year of their lives?

sorry, still thinking about this. I really wonder — to what extent have schools consulted students and incorporated their perspectives as they consider rules/policies during virtual learning? kids, in my experience, are often really thoughtful if you show you value their input.

this isn't a new or substantive finding, but one of the big personal realizations for me during diss fieldwork has been what a vast gulf exists between the rules admins set and the logic behind them, and the lived experiences of kids and the logics driving their choices.

I keep thinking about examples like this, & wondering how different school rules would look — esp. now, as the line between home and school is blurrier than ever — if marginalized kids/families' perspectives were more often solicited & taken seriously. https://twitter.com/polumechanos/status/1291138748449615872?s=20

schools & teachers are going to be present in homes in a truly unprecedented way this year. let's make sure we're leveraging the ways that could be positive, not doubling down on surveillance&punishment that disproportionately harms marginalized families. https://twitter.com/polumechanos/status/1291138134110019585?s=20

(to be clear, I get why a lot of schools are defaulting to expanded surveillance and maybe punishment. and it's not just K-12! higher ed's doing it too! so much of how schooling has worked in this country is about control. but it doesn't *have* to be that way. we can do better.)