@DanielTorday Excellent!
Sat through a webinar on teacher resilience & was asked to share my thoughts. My answer: I don't want to be resilient. I want school systems designed with humans in mind that don't demand my resilience. I want educators to experience community care,support, and compensation. Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
My non verbal autistic son just said “mum mum mum mum mum” to get my attention! 🥺😀 Oh, my heart! 🥰😍❤️❤️ Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
I just read an Amazon review (not for one of my books) that said "it feels like the author was just making it up as they went along" and I can't stop laughing. Like, dude, I hate to tell you this... Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
@audible_com’s 2-for-1 sale (U.S. only) is LIVE, featuring lots of Park Row Authors, including @phaedrapatrick, @lisaunger, @KimberlySBelle, @SerenaBurdick, @amy_meyerson and @BILudwig!!📚Check it out here: audible.com/special-promo/… Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
This kid just published a novel starring a bullied, stuttering, cosplaying Sikh boy. Still can’t believe it @PenguinTeen #sunnygsseriesofrashdecisions Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
@DianeZinna I applied to MFA programs *after* my first book was under contract.
Hey teenagers, pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then make a beeline to read those books if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you. Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
Spydere Man, Spydere Man Doth al things a spydere kan Sondry webbes he kan weaven Thieves lyke flyes he kan cacchen Lo! anon cometh Spydere Man Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
@Public_Emily Carmen Dog , by Carol Emshwiller.
The further removed you are from the classroom the less important you are to student learning. Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
Folks, it’s time those at the top pay their fair share. Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
2,000 new and used books for our districts in need! Text to Give! (844) 618-0582 or donate here flipcause.com/secure/cause_p… For more information on Access Books and events in the Los Angeles area, visit: accessbooks.net @comptonunified @laschools @ala_aasl Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
Thing I’ve long known but that teaching a sentence-focused class makes abundantly clear: Nothing helps a fiction writer’s prose like reading poetry closely, frequently, with great care. Nothing. Read more poetry. Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
I’ll just say it: Elementary school teachers, especially in underresourced schools, should get paid more than everyone else. Including tenured professors and university presidents and coaches. Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesdaye grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care nat for thee Yet Fridaye Ich do love Mondaye thou mayst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye myne herte slaye Aske me no questioun on Thursdaye Yet Fridaye Ich do love Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig
The fact is 12 years of education is no longer enough to compete in the 21st Century. That’s why my Build Back Better Agenda will guarantee four additional years of public education for every person in America – two years of pre-school and two years of free community college. Retweeted by Benjamin Ludwig