Matt Bateman
@mbateman
Philosopher, formerly @guidepostschool, currently @montessorium (and sibling schools), husband to @Gena_I_Gorlin, father to the creatures in my dadpoasts
We Shall Poast Good Tweets Here Viral, If We Can Obscure, If We Must But Always Good Tweets
Epstein Killed himself The official 9/11 story is basically correct Oswald acted alone
What's a conspiracy theory you believe with your whole heart?
Raise your hand if you’d give anything for such a performance review 🙋🏻♀️
If you’ve ever wanted what parenting is like, nearly 2yo demanded coffee (I gave him about a tablespoon), poured it into a toy toilet, and tried to drink it.
(I was telling @amelapay not to worry about strangers occupying our home. I'm a Finance Platonist who believes that the true form of the house is a series cash flows, and that its physical existence is a low-dimension projection of a financial reality too beautiful to behold.)
no one: 2yo: I don’t want to grow up @mbateman: Why not? 2yo: I don’t want to be big. I don’t want to be daddy Matt: You want to stay Adam? 2yo: Ya
goals for the sorts of people i want to spend a lot of time w irl
Ensuring children have mastery of prior material before moving on to more advanced material is the bedrock of quality education. It’s both braindead obvious and consistently validated by learning science. If we get rid of STAAR, we get rid of mastery.
During the Special Session beginning Monday, Legislators have the opportunity to END the STAAR test in public schools. Do it.
