Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Side note: Columbus wrote in his journal on the third day after meeting them, "with fifty men they can all be subjugated and made to do what is required of them...." 010
Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Their descendants in the region still use many of the ancestral Taíno practices for farming, weaving, and other things. 110
Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 13/10/2025In the 15th century c.e., the Taíno were a thriving, complex society with a well-developed and stable economy. By this time, they had developed highly effective technologies and methods for farming, fishing, travel, and building construction. 100
Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! This article is one of my favorite resources for teaching the Age of Exploration. Meet the Taíno: an indigenous society of the Caribbean. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-... #IndigenousPeoplesDaysmithsonianmag.comWho Were the Taíno, the Original Inhabitants of Columbus’ Island Colonies?The Native people of Hispaniola were long believed to have died out. But a journalist's search for their descendants turned up surprising results 153
Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Happy Ides of March! Enjoy whatever community activities you’re celebrating today. 000
Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Look up contact info for your senators and representative here: www.congress.gov/members/find... Scripts for what to say during your call are available at: 5calls.org Feel free to borrow wording from the above posts as well.congress.gov 000
Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 12/02/2025PLEASE call your senators and congressional reps and demand that they NOT be complicit in this abuse of executive power. Tell them that you believe ALL our children deserve the benefit of effective teaching methods, and that their teachers deserve continued access to info on evidence-based practice. 110
Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 12/02/2025The Dept. of Education, in its current incarnation, was created by an act of Congress, as were many of its subsidiary programs, including the IES. The executive branch does not have the authority to dismantle the DoE or its programs without the approval of Congress. en.wikipedia.org/.../United_S....en.wikipedia.org 120
Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Students WILL be harmed by this action, and our most vulnerable students will be harmed the most. Our teachers will be harmed by losing access to the research, guidance and training IES provides on evidence-based practice. Read the full story here: apnews.com/.../ies-musk....apnews.com 121
Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 12/02/2025The head of DOGE was not elected by the people, nor vetted by Congress through the process of a cabinet appointment. These are the only two ways people in charge of federal budget decisions can be hired, according to US law. The IES is being defunded by this unelected, unapproved private citizen. 100
Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 12/02/2025The head of DOGE was not elected by the people, nor vetted by Congress through the process of a cabinet appointment. These are the only two ways people in charge of federal budget decisions can be hired, according to US law. The IES is being defunded by this unelected, unapproved private citizen. 110
