Jeff The Education Specialist

Jeff The Education Specialist

@jefthaeduspec.bsky.social

📍SF Bay Area // 80s baby // I care more about authentic interaction than branding or going viral 🎓MA Special Ed : 🎼“You burn me? Really?”🎶

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I stopped claiming the city cuz it’s been over 30 yrs since my family lived there. Last week otw to a GSV game I got off BART I drew a blank & forgot where the T train. My gf was irate and said “I thought you were from the city? U claim it all up & down…” That shit hurt lol 1/2

I’m just gonna stop wearing black & orange + saying hella now…stop asking people what school they went to. Moving fwd: I’m going to add “the” before 101 or 280 when giving directions. The best Mexican food is in Oakland, San Jo & RWC. And there’s only one way to say it: San Francisco

I’ll never forget when my dad showed me US currency buried in his family lot by either the Japanese during WW2 or US Military during their occupation. He thought he was rich. Even then I knew it wasn’t “legal US tender” no bank would take it & the fed reserve said to turn it cuz they’re “worthless.”

Asian people PSA: Let Americans grieve about Cyrus Carmack-Belton. No need to “celebrate” Chow or give your opinion on the verdict. Don’t let social media divide the people this summer…that’s what big tech and this ‘ject 2025 WS admin wants: division amongst black, brown, indigenous & immigrants.

My final will be simple: can you follow cellphone rules & attend class 4 the next 14 days of school while you self advocate for IEP accommodations and turn in all of your late work that’s been modified? I dare their parents to complain to my admin or superintendent. I’m not returning next SY IDGAF🤷🏻‍♂️

Today was the first time I told any of them that I’m not returning next SY “Give ur next teacher/IEP case mgr more grace than y’all gave me” They asked “what does ‘grace’ mean?” It made me smile cuz I wrote their new IEP goals & I’m responsible for 10 of the 40 HS English credits req’d to gradu8

When I lived in the city, they changed the name of Army Street to Cesar Chavez Street…will they be renaming it (again) during my lifetime? There’s schools in the SF Bay Area named after Dolores Huerta and Larry Itliong…will they be renaming all of the schools named after Cesar Chavez?

Proud to have addressed it to my class today. I asked the class if they’re aware of the current headlines…ALL the Latinas raised their hands. The adults did their reflection & we gave the students a chance. They couldn’t put it into words cuz they were put on the spot. But their opinions matter.

Muslim student stopped by my prep to offer me a cookies she baked for a mosque she volunteers4. 1st day of school I greeted her “asalamu alaykum.” I’m scurrying her out cuz my evaluator is coming in to set up my CAASPP acct. Y she fuck up vibe by trying to be funny & say she had weed brownies??

This new generation expected Reggie to give a sugar-coated response by comparing CC to legends of his era or today. Y’all must’ve forgot his sister Sheryl used to whoop him in hoops when they were younger, dropped 105 in a HS game only playing 3 quarters & the W didn’t exist yet.

Of all the early 2000s styles to revive, why are kids dressed like Chris Angel from Mindfreak. Jersey. It’s baggy & cropped so no Crunk/Hyphy tall t’s. Some ppl r still stuck dressing like 2000s Pharrell & Kanye. But I’d like to see the neo-soul earthtone revival.

Reading a lot of proud Americans rxn to Venezuela invasion, I’m reminded how much not just social media…but first person shooters like Counterstrike, COD, GTA influenced this generation’s perception of the world around us. Same way music & movies influenced the generation’s world view before.