Heidi Esbensen @HeidiEsbensen
SPED teacher of amazing middle school humans, community supporter, single parent. (She/her). Sociology professor and writer, researcher and life enthusiast! Portland, OR Joined November 2016-
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I study authoritarianism for a living, so I do not say this lightly: America isn't facing an authoritarian future. America is living an authoritarian present. (A long 🧵) /1
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In 2017, I paid Cards Against Humanity to protect a pristine plot of border land from Trump’s racist wall. But then an even richer, more racist billionaire—Elon Musk—stole my land and dumped his shit all over it. @ElonMusk owes me $100. #ElonOwesMe100Bucks ElonOwesYou100Dollars.com
@johnddoerr @lykinsforpdx @PPSConnect That $200m gap is a PPS feed, not reality. They don’t need the millions for planning time, they are suggesting making “staff meetings” monthly instead of weekly for a good chunk of that time. Which is a brilliant balance! The rest is not really transparent…
@sober8675309 @PNW_working_mom @pdxteachers The bargaining team, union, (and teacher’s participation) didn’t stop over the summer. You can access all the documents through the union website.
@PNW_working_mom @gulaglabs @wweek That’s fine. Historically unions are why we even began making a living wage and are provided any insurance benefits among other things. Unions set the precedent for all workers.
@PNW_working_mom @gulaglabs @wweek Ask PPS that question? They’ve been essentially removing IEPs for years by not serving them. If IEPs aren’t being met they are essentially just wasted paper (and SpED teacher time)
@PNW_working_mom @gulaglabs @wweek Another good point. The fact is that IEPs aren’t being served. Period. There aren’t supports or staff to fulfill them. So students on IEPs are suffering more in the system we have. My own were failing and struggling due to lack of time/staff/supports that their IEP guarantees.
@PNW_working_mom @gulaglabs @wweek As to walking out/being on strike versus serving our students, this was at this point the only path forward for our students and us. No teacher is happy or wants to be on strike, we all would so much rather be teaching. We only teach because we love our students.
@PNW_working_mom @gulaglabs @wweek PPS was not bargaining in good faith and wouldn’t be transparent with financials and spending/budget. A strike forces a good faith bargaining.
@PNW_working_mom @gulaglabs @wweek I appreciate you asking questions! The reason is that we have been asking for these supports and needs for a long time and almost a year with this contract. A strike is what happens when one side won’t bargain in “good faith” after such a long time (info on that in union search)
@PNW_working_mom @gulaglabs @wweek Fyi I am also a PPS parent, so I am both angles and still can’t justify settling for nothing with the district, I have 2 kids on IEPs that are failing anyway due to the issues mentioned above. Too many students on SPED caseloads and no support.
@Enby_Rat_PDX @wweek Yes, and this article is not true. Our pay periods run the 15-16 so our insurance is on the same trajectory and paid a month in advance. This is a scare tactic to union bust, which is, in fact, illegal.
@MagooMickey @KrisTellegen1 @Jax_4_Oregon Yes, we get no funds for classroom supplies, I am a special education focus classroom teacher with two masters degrees, and barely make enough to keep my home and feed my kids.
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