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Aaron Baker (he/him)

1 year

I teach high school in Oklahoma. I am faculty advisor for our Gender and Sexuality Alliance. I have written extensively about diversity, equity, and inclusion in Oklahoma public schools. I am passionate about student democracy and increasing student voice. 🧵

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Student: “Mr. Baker. I would like to be called this name rather than what is in the computer.” Me: “Absolutely. No problem.” Student: “And when you communicate with my family, please use my legal name only.” Me: “Also, no problem.” #oklaed

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@bakerleft

1 year

My students are worried for my mental health because a few Twitter trolls are attacking me. Meanwhile, I am worried for my students’ mental health because the entire Oklahoma GOP is attacking them. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Oklahoma is conservative, but State Superintendent Ryan Walters does not represent Oklahoma values. He is literally indoctrinating Oklahomans into a divisive worldview of fear and hate. Everyone in this state, no exceptions, is harmed by his rhetoric and policies. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I consider myself a fierce ally in this moment. I am a cisgender, heterosexual, Christian, white, male teacher. I am not oppressed. Oklahoma students are the ones oppressed by Ryan Walters, Kevin Stitt, and the Oklahoma Legislature. That is why I cannot be silent. #oklaed

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@bakerleft

1 year

Hey, bigoted and hateful elected Republican leaders of Oklahoma! Look over here at me! I’m a white liberal progressive high school social studies teacher in OKC. Focus all your negative energy and hate toward me and away from transgender students and students of color. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

2 months

This is displayed in my Oklahoma classroom. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I am not looking for trouble, but if trouble finds me here, I will consider that “Good Trouble.” #oklaed #BlackLivesMatter #transrights #GoodTrouble

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

There is an indoctrination problem in Oklahoma. Here are a few things I teach to counter it: 1. The 2020 Presidential election was not stolen. 2. There is no widespread voter fraud in the U.S. and 3. Vaccines are safe and effective. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Young families of Oklahoma: You can’t be pro public education and pro school choice. The two are mutually exclusive. Even liking your neighborhood school just a little means you must adamantly oppose Superintendent Ryan Walters. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

5 months

Students sometimes wear bunny ears and tails with zero intentions of ever using a litter box. And adults sometimes wear big ass hats with zero intentions of being about the business of a cowboy. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

My classroom teaching does not violate HB1775 in any way, and yet I am Ryan Walters’ worst nightmare because what he fears most is student empowerment, and empowering students is the best of what I do. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

There is no law in Oklahoma that prohibits me from supporting 2SLGBTQ+ students at school. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

4 months

Today, Libs of TikTok called me an advertisement for homeschooling. So here’s my best pitch: “Don’t homeschool. Your kids deserve to be smarter than you are.”

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I refuse to teach from a posture of fear. For me, there is no “chilling effect.” I will continue to do what I do, and I will continue to speak out against policies that harm my students.

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

3 months

It is exciting that there is now a nationwide push for the impeachment of Ryan Walters! Many of us in Oklahoma public education have been calling Ryan Walters on his shit for two years now. We’ve been fighting this fight, & we welcome allies & accomplices the world over! #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

4 months

A lot of people in Oklahoma seemed to be confused, so, as a teacher, let me be perfectly clear. The current comprehensive sex education curriculum in Oklahoma is neither opt-in nor opt-out, because it is non-existent. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

It will be a rude awakening when Ryan Walters finally realizes that some of his “best and brightest” teachers are also committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I have been repeatedly targeted online by a right wing think tank. I have been publicly accosted by school choice advocates. I walked 110 miles as part of the (Tulsa to OKC) March for Education in 2018. I am Superintendent Ryan Walters’ worst nightmare.

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

One particular Oklahoma high school Gender & Sexuality Alliance held a midsummer meet-up yesterday at Oklahoma City PrideFest. A dozen students and a faculty advisor came together to celebrate, represent, and stay hydrated in the shade. (1/2) #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

4 months

I proudly display a pride flag in my Oklahoma classroom because I support my 2SLGBTQ+ students’ right to exist. 🧵 #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

“The cry against ‘woke teachers’ and the manufactured debate over Critical Race Theory in classrooms and textbooks is, in truth, an assault on students’ ability to think for themselves and direct the path of their own learning.” #oklaed

The decline of indoctrination in Oklahoma public school classrooms

In this community voices opinion piece, Aaron Baker argues that there is not indoctrination in public school classrooms.

freepressokc.com

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

10 months

I am a public school teacher in Oklahoma. Every day I aspire to be “woke” to ongoing movements of social justice. Furthermore, I want my students to know that (A) systemic racism continues to thrive in the U.S. (B) White privilege is a real lived experience and… (1/2) #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

4 months

I wear this badge & button everyday at my Oklahoma school. I wear them not to indoctrinate, but to appreciate. I wear them not to change minds, but to save lives. I wear them not to spark debate, but to signal safety. I wear them not for division, but for solidarity. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

23 days

Dear Texas, Please stop sending shitty Republicans to Oklahoma. We have too many of our own shitty Republicans. -from an Independent Oklahoma voter

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I openly declare that trans girls are girls and that Black Lives Matter. I teach African American History through an antiracist lens.

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

A whole lot of Oklahoma teachers are political moderates. They do not attend drag shows, nor are they hateful bigots. They are currently keeping their heads down and doing what they do best; teach. And they are quietly supporting their 2SLGBTQ+ students. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

The mental gymnastics performed when the Oklahoma right claims public schools “indoctrinate” and then immediately calls for the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom will never cease to amaze me. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I am in the corner of the room for the Appropriations Education Committee meeting where Ryan Walters will present. I am wearing my “I’m the teacher Ryan Walters warns you about” t-shirt underneath a button up shirt. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

The dramatic imbalance of political power in Oklahoma has created a situation where anyone with the “right” look and a fierce commitment to the “right” words can rise to significant power despite having no real qualifications e.g., Ryan Walters. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Last night I thoughtfully decided that, for me, it was not enough to continue quietly doing the right thing under the shadow of the oppressive Ryan Walters administration. Last night was my “silence is violence” moment. #oklaed

Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I teach high school in Oklahoma. I am faculty advisor for our Gender and Sexuality Alliance. I have written extensively about diversity, equity, and inclusion in Oklahoma public schools. I am passionate about student democracy and increasing student voice. 🧵

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

3 months

Ryan Walters will go down in Oklahoma history not only as one of the most hateful politicians, but also as one of the most corrupt. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

11 months

I have been accused of being obsessed with Ryan Walters, and it may be true. But I can guarantee that this so-called “obsession” will end the day that Ryan Walters no longer holds any elected or appointed office in the state of Oklahoma. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I am a proud union member. I am a registered “independent” voter. I am a formerly ordained Christian minister. I hold a Master of Arts in Theological Studies. I am an award winning teacher and activist. I am an adjunct university professor.

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

2 years

I currently teach U.S. Gov. I previously taught U.S. History & OK History. I have never taught, nor will ever teach, that “America is the greatest country in the history of the world.” It’s not a true statement, & even if it was, it’s not in the standards. @GovStitt @sec_walters

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

2 months

I teach U.S. Government in Oklahoma. I consistently resist answering questions from students concerning my opinions on specific policy issues. It’s really quite funny when I am accused of indoctrination, because not indoctrinating students is my teacher super power. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

2 months

This is a reminder that as an Oklahoma teacher, I do not teach that the U.S. is the greatest country in the history of the world. That would be indoctrination. And besides, American Exceptionalism is not in the Oklahoma Academic Standards of any Social Studies course. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Here’s what educators in blue states need to understand about Oklahoma: The overtly racist, fear-mongering, transphobic element of the GOP controls the governor’s office, both houses of the legislature, and now the state department of education. #oklaed But…

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I have taught social studies in Oklahoma, grades 7-12, for the past ten years. I regularly use social media to express my political views. I consistently receive high marks on teacher evaluations. I am extremely careful with my words.

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

It’s possible that vouchers will be established in Oklahoma, Black Oklahomans will start Freedom Schools that will be eligible to receive vouchers, and students enrolled at Freedom Schools will be taught a variety of banned “woke” concepts including Critical Race Theory. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

6 months

My U.S. Government students are preparing for a unit study of the Bill of Rights, so I created these temporary visual aids to deepen our understanding of the freedom of religion guaranteed in the 1st amendment. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

3 months

I will still be teaching in Oklahoma long after Ryan Walters has been removed from the Oklahoma public education scene. And that’s not a political statement. That’s just because I am competent in my job, and he clearly is not. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Proposed language for new Oklahoma legislation in response to HB1775 - “A teacher, administrator or other employee of a school district, charter school or virtual charter school may make part of a course the following concepts:” 🧵

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

3 months

Trans students exist in Oklahoma schools. Our Governor does not see you. Our Superintendent does not see you. But so many educators see you. And today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate you! You bring beauty to our state & our schools! #oklaed #TransDayOfVisability

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

5 months

Ryan Walters talks so much about Oklahoma’s “best teachers.” Guess what? I receive high evaluation marks. I have won numerous teaching awards. I am respected among my peers. I have mentored many teacher candidates. This “woke” leftist is one of Oklahoma’s best teachers! #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I have tried, but as a public school parent in Oklahoma, I cannot think of a good reason to place photographs of parents in the halls of the state department of education. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

It’s not safe to be transgender in Oklahoma. It’s not safe to be a drag queen in Oklahoma. It’s not safe to be a nonbinary Representative in Oklahoma. It’s not safe to be a queer student in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is not safe! #oklaed #okleg

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt needs to take my U.S. Government class. There we learn about tribal sovereignty from the following Oklahoma standard: USG.3.4 “Explain that tribal sovereignty is a tribal nation’s inherent power to self-govern...” (1/3) #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

6 months

The only thing worse than the family who takes public money to send their kids to private schools is the church that increases their school’s tuition because families are taking public money to send their kids to private schools. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

5 months

I got a “woke” teacher bonus from Ryan Walters last year. It consisted of online harassment from trolls, censorship of my teaching, a persistent fear of our future, and a fever dream of increasingly hateful rhetoric & policies. I am prepared to return this bonus in full. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

4 months

#oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I feel privileged & honored to be in this fight against Ryan Walters’ fascism at the top of Oklahoma public education. These are very difficult, but very important times! I stand with Summer Boismier! I stand with the growing number of state department whistleblowers! #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

2 years

If I quit teaching (in Oklahoma), it won’t be because I have been silenced, because I haven’t. It will be because I want to be louder. There is a difference. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

4 months

We will learn more in the days & weeks ahead about the beating & death of Nex Benedict. As of now, we do not have certainty. What is now absolutely certain is the persistent hate that Ryan Walters has directed time & again at students just like Nex. #oklaed #NexBenedict

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

3 months

The “woke mob” owned public comment at today’s Oklahoma Board of Education meeting. This teacher came home from school and watched these beautiful people speak truth to power. I laughed, I cried, and my heart was filled with hope. We have much fight left in us! #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

8 months

Things are so bad in Oklahoma right now that teachers are talking to journalists “on background” for fear of retribution from Superintendent Ryan Walters. I am always willing to go “on record” about my personal experiences as an Oklahoma teacher. (1/2) #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

3 months

Ryan Walters knows that his worldview is rapidly fading away. He knows that, even in Oklahoma, his bigoted ideas are embraced largely by a dying generation. He knows that his policies will be broadly rejected by the next generation of Oklahoma voters. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

9 months

In a red state like Oklahoma, neighborhood schools are among the most multicultural, welcoming, and fair spaces any person can find, and that is precisely why the GOP is hell bent on destroying public education. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

4 months

The Oklahoma Republican Party has fostered a culture of violence in our schools. They model & encourage hatred toward Two-Spirit, Transgender, & Gender Non-Conforming students & educators. Young people take in that hatred & then outwardly express it through violence. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Ensuring that the next generation of Oklahomans wholly subscribe to Ryan Walters’ narrow Evangelical worldview requires that students not be allowed to think, ask questions, or be active participants in the democratic process. #oklaed #ryanisnotOK

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Every high school in Oklahoma should have a Gender and Sexuality Alliance because there are 2SLGBTQ students in every high school in Oklahoma. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

It is absolutely certain that Ryan Walters is a White Supremacist and a Christian Nationalist. It is altogether possible that Ryan Walters is a Fascist and a neo-Nazi. These statements are sincere, not intended for sensation, and not hyperbolic. #oklaed #okleg

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Charter schools are not real public schools. Virtual school is not real school. Virtual charter schools are neither real nor public schools. The idea of a religious virtual charter school is beyond absurd. And now Oklahoma plans to publicly fund this absurdity. #oklaed

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@bakerleft

1 year

The overtly racist, fear-mongering, transphobic element of the GOP does not occupy all the (Oklahoma) mayors’ offices, district level superintendents, local school boards, and building level principals (not yet at least). #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

5 months

There’s a special place in fake hell for Governors who choose to not feed hungry children. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

In 2023 in Oklahoma, another walkout is not the answer. Perhaps Oklahoma teachers could stage a teach-in. Perhaps we could “dramatize the issue” by teaching the same lesson on the same day in thousands of classes all over the state. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I have consumed a lot of Ryan Walters media in the last 2.5 years. Here is one thing I have learned: Ryan Walters does not talk about Black people and does not acknowledge African American existence. This is alarming, and I would very much like to be proven wrong. #oklaed 🧵

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@bakerleft

1 year

An incomplete list of things Ryan Walters will eventually seek to remove from Oklahoma schools: 1. Black History Month 2. field trips to tribal owned museums 3. Hispanic Heritage Clubs 4. school participation in MLK Day events 5. Indigenous People’s Day 6. Step Teams #oklaed

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@bakerleft

1 year

Every school day my students indoctrinate me into a better world that they are creating. It is a world that reaches beyond my imagination and scares the hell out of Ryan Walters. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

8 months

If Oklahoma has learned anything over ten months of Ryan Walters as State Superintendent it’s that things always can and certainly will continue to get worse. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

6 months

Three reasons why Ryan Walters has not personally targeted me, an outspoken leftist Oklahoma teacher: 1. I am not a woman. 2. I am not Black. 3. I am not a member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I don’t teach because I am called to it. I teach because I am damn good at it; like get a raise from Ryan Walters good. But I emphatically say no to performance based pay! #oklaed #ryanisnotok

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

11 months

Kudos to all in Oklahoma who are pushing back against Ryan Walters’ hate, especially those who are not in education! So many have recognized the impossible position we teachers find ourselves in & are stepping up to be on the front lines of this fight. We see & love you! #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I survived a whole semester as a social studies teacher in Oklahoma with Ryan Walters as Superintendent of Public Instruction. Bruised, battered, and a bit jaded, but I survived. #oklaed

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@bakerleft

1 year

The most dangerous elements of Ryan Walters’ ideology do not arise from education reform, anti-union, or even MAGA Trumpism. Walters’ most dangerous policy ideas arise from his embrace of Christian Nationalism. #oklaed #ryanisnotok

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

4 months

Now that Ryan Walters has prayed in an Oklahoma classroom, evangelical teachers may think it is perfectly acceptable for them to pray in their classrooms. It is not. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Ryan Walters is not the kind of radical right that circles back to having a lot in common with the radical left. Ryan Walters is the kind of radical right that historically has proven to be a pathway to totalitarianism. Oklahoma should be alarmed. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

3 months

The Epic Charter School embezzlement case in Oklahoma is not a story about three greedy criminals. It is a cautionary tale about how the charter school system is functioning exactly as designed. Shady systems will attract shady characters. #oklaed

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@bakerleft

1 year

Oklahoma Senate & House Republicans could rally together to impeach Ryan Walters and actually come out looking like heroes. He is their guy! His approach is borrowed from Trump & DeSantis, and his values & beliefs are that of the OK Republican Party. #okleg #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Ryan Walters clearly does not like DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion). So we call it something else, maybe VFB (variety, fairness, and belonging). Whatever it takes for the good work to continue. #oklaed #ryanisnotok

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

It breaks my heart that the leader of public education in Oklahoma behaves this way. I am ashamed as an educator to be affiliated with Ryan Walters. I want every student in Oklahoma to know that they deserve so much better. #oklaed

Superintendent Ryan Walters

@RyanWaltersSupt

1 year

"Does "TGIF" stand for "That Guy Is Female" for your marketing geniuses @budlight ?" @NathanDahm

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@bakerleft

1 month

Ryan Walters was not elected in Oklahoma because of some movement of concerned parents, as he claims. Ryan Walters was elected because of the super majority’s death grip on straight party voting. Getting Republicans elected in Oklahoma is easier than registering to vote. #oklaed

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@bakerleft

1 year

I believe in free and public neighborhood schools. When public education is properly funded, there is no need for any school choice policies; no need for open transfer, charters, vouchers, or scholarship programs. #oklaed

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@bakerleft

2 months

Oklahoma produced Ryan Walters. And Oklahoma will produce more like him or worse; young, Christian, White, male bigots who are not cowboys. They are lining up to be the next Ryan Walters; bigots like Gabe Woolley and Lane Brown. #oklaed

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@bakerleft

9 months

Ryan Walters released a statement that ended with this “sentence.” “We want to bring people together to focus on building literacy among our students encourage all Oklahomans to help teach students to read.” Classic run-on sentence. Our superintendent is below level. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

Ryan Walters is not Janet Barresi 2.0. Ryan Walters is not Betsy DeVos (Okie style). Ryan Walters embodies an unprecedented existential threat to public education in Oklahoma. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

2 months

Ryan Walters does not accept trans kids for who they are. Ryan Walters wants Christianity in schools over other religions. Ryan Walters likes to tell families what books they can & cannot read. These are some of the reasons I call Ryan Walters a bigot. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

“The State Board of Education shall trust teachers and allow them to be the professionals they are.” #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

29 days

I have been saying for almost two years that there is no low to which Ryan Walters is not willing to sink. Today he said that my undocumented students “swamp our schools” & “are not welcome in Oklahoma.” His rhetoric is on the hateful end of hateful shit Republicans say! #oklaed

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@bakerleft

6 months

Ryan Walters and Kevin Stitt are prototypes of 21st century Segregationism. And historically, Segregationists almost always claim that the other side is racist and they are not. Walters and Stitt behave in 2023 exactly how George Wallace and Bull Connor would. #oklaed

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@bakerleft

1 year

HB1775 is Oklahoma’s so-called “anti-critical race theory law.” HB1775 is a unjust law. Unjust laws should be repealed. If a law is unjust, then breaking that law can be just. As a teacher in Oklahoma, I have not broken HB1775, but I have absolutely thought about it. #oklaed

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@bakerleft

4 months

Ryan Walters in every car video: “We need to get indoctrination out of Oklahoma schools.” Ryan Walters in an Oklahoma classroom with students: “Dear lord, bless the nation of Israel.” #oklaed

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@bakerleft

4 months

That’s right. We were at school. We were in IEP meetings. We had hall duty. We were driving buses. We were preparing lunch. We were doing the actual work, unlike Ryan Walters. Or maybe we were at home enjoying a day off because Tuesday & Thursday were 12 hour days. #oklaed

The Oklahoman

@TheOklahoman_

4 months

No one shows up to speak for or against Ryan Walters' new DEI, drag queen rules proposals

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

11 months

I am typically very optimistic, sometimes to a fault. But recent events, especially today’s state board meeting, have me feeling rather defeated. Not looking for sympathy, but calling on rational, justice seeking Oklahomans to rise up. The hate is strong right now! #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

This happened in the shadow of Ryan Walters’ perversion of Oklahoma public education. There is still so much to be celebrated in #oklaed ! All of Oklahoma is invited to see through the culture war noise. This is queer joy! This is the resistance! (2/2) #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

10 months

My students’ pronouns are none of Ryan Walters’ damn business! #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

6 months

Ten years from now we will still be dealing with the consequences of two educational crises in Oklahoma: 1. a global pandemic and 2. Ryan Walters. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

4 months

When considering the precise nature of the relationship between Ryan Walters’ hate speech and Nex Benedict’s death, correlation alone should be enough for an indictment in the court of public opinion. #oklaed #NexBenedict

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

3 months

My students don’t know my political opinions. What they know is that our classroom is courageous space for a variety of student opinions. What they know is that hateful opinions will be interrupted & challenged. What they know is that we value inclusion over exclusion. #oklaed

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Aaron Baker (he/him)

@bakerleft

1 year

I am a certified teacher in Oklahoma. My certification is issued and held by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. I am ashamed to be associated in this way with a government agency that demonizes students, misuses public funds, and vilifies teachers. #oklaed

OK State Dept of Ed

@oksde

1 year

No Child should feel fear in their school bathroom... Leftist social experiments and ideologies have no breeding ground here in Oklahoma... My administration will do everything in its power to uphold and enforce the law to protect our most vulnerable.

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