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I have a teeny tiny obsession.
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Ok, maybe not so tiny. I’m obsessed with Haiti 🇭🇹.
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It’s the country with the richest history no one knows. This is one of many books I have on Haitian politics and history.
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If you didn’t know that Haiti was the only nation to win its freedom from slavery from not 1, but 3 colonial powers —-including a bunch of shade from the United States (we robbed them a couple of times) you’re not the only one.
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The first time I realized that school is Eurocentric is after I came back from Haiti at age 16. In my World History class, Haiti’s groundbreaking movement was a footnote on 1 page.
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A footnote.
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How is ending slavery with their own blood and sweat a footnote? How come we only know Haiti for its poverty?
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I teach about Haiti’s past and present leaders every year in my French class to fight back against Eurocentrism (overinflated representation of Europe’s impact in history incongruent with its actual impact). My resources in my French 1 curriculum fight to do the same.
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I’m not perfect, but I can tell you one thing: my French students know that French class isn’t just about France.
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Yours doesn’t have to be either. Go by this golden ratio: for each time you talk or teach about Paris, you should have 2 resources about the Francophone world.
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DM me for help decolonizing your curriculum. Every little step counts!
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If you could sit down now and have a long fireside

If you could sit down now and have a long fireside chat with someone--anyone in the world-who would it be? Would it be someone who inspires you? Someone who pushes you to be better? Or someone that you have burning questions for?
Tell me yours below and I'll share mine!
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Confession: I'm an addict.
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I've been drinking tea since I was 3. My family lived in Japan for 2 years when I was a toddler, and I've never been able to kick the habit of daily green tea.
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I'm so much of an addict that my husband drinks a ton of tea now! There's plenty of health benefits to tea, but I don't pretend to be a health expert on the interwebs.
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All I can tell you is that tea has been a saving grace for me. A blessed moment of quiet during planning periods. A relaxing cup of comfort during an hour long commute while pregnant. A sweet cup of celebration in the morning during the absolute worst college classes. Looking at you, Public Speaking 104.
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I'm an avid coffee drinker too, but it doesn't come close to my lifelong love affair with tea. It just hasn't put in the years yet.
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So tell me below -- if they had to duke it out, who would win? Coffee or tea?
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This is probably my favorite creation this Spring.

This is probably my favorite creation this Spring. It's a beautiful, colorful, completely comprehensible digital Spanish resource. Packed with high frequency verbs and authentic voices of native speakers, it's input-driven and crazy engaging.
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This is one of many cultural resources designed for novices in the Spanish 1 Curriculum Kit Growing Bundle for CI teachers.
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What does growing bundle mean? It means that the value is only going to increase, but you pay the price for the current resources included when you purchase. You'll get the cascarones resource, word walls, and editable syllabus for CI/ proficiency teachers, and so much more.
The price of the bundle increases each time I add a resource -- get in on it now before the price goes up.
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Don't miss out on the discount for all the other high-frequency culture readings that I'm adding this summer!
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I'm also currently accepting requests--current and future owners of the Spanish 1 bundle, what topics do you want to see included?
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