Yackety Yacks

11/04/2023

10/18/2023

“Stop the war! Stop the genocide! Gaza, Gaza don’t you cry! In our hearts you’ll never die!” Free Palestine!

*This protest was NOT in support of Hamas in any way.

08/28/2023

So I’m reading this in the criminal court building for jury duty, and this page hits me like a brick in regards to Trump! I’ve done this SO much! Ugh 🤦🏼‍♀️!

08/16/2023

My civic duty.

08/07/2023

Grateful I chose to move on from teaching to start my own business, but it’s weird and sad that I’m not at school on the 1st Day! Buuuuuut I’m okay with it! Happy 1st Day of School, y’all!

*Joelle woke up with a high fever on this 1st day!!!🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ Poor kid! Hate she’s missin it, but not trying to start spreading stuff already!

08/04/2023

Due to recent gun violence my family has experienced in our neighborhood, I’ve had to prioritize my family’s and my physical, mental, and emotional health. As result, I have to push back the launch of my business and the Yackety Yacks LLC Podcast. It is my hope I’ll be able to launch sometime in late September, but I’ll communicate an exact date as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued kindness, empathy, patience, love, and support!

07/21/2023

Sound check ✅ Ready! Let’s do this thing! 💪🏻

07/21/2023

Beans are on the stove as I prepare to welcome and record with my 1st Yackety Yacks podcast guest tonight! It’s a day to celebrate!

06/02/2023

📣I’ll be launching my new education podcast, Yackety Yacks, and blog on Aug 8th! 📣
www.yacketyyacks.com
“Let’s yack about education!”

💫DM me or Tag someone if you/they are interested in submitting a piece/story/art piece/video on any of the following topics:

🌟 My Story: Advocating for my child with a disability/disabilities
🌟 The Science of Reading: Trendy? Political? Or Best Practice?
🌟 Anonymous Gossip: Why is gossip beneficial? When does it go too far? (from a caregiver perspective and teacher perspective)
🌟 My Story: Anonymous Gossip
🌟 How is A.I. currently altering classrooms? Where is it going next, and what’s possible?
🌟 2043: “The Artemis Generation”
🌟 Hot topics in Regenerative Design (i.e. restorative circles, rewilding, regenerative agriculture, etc.)
🌟 Will the current public educational system sink or swim, and why it matters.
🌟 My Story: Unionizing in the anti-union world of charter schools and the South

Topics & stories already underway (You’re welcome to still DM me if you’re interested in one of these topics!):
🌟 My Story: My journey to education
🌟 My Story: Being a neurodivergent teacher in a neurotypical landscape
🌟 My Story: Caregiver & SPED Teacher: How to advocate for children with disabilities
🌟 Why valuing DEI instruction in the classroom matters? Why and how is it made appropriate for all ages?
🌟 Why having a Pro-LGBTQIA+ classroom, specifically a Pro-Trans classroom, matters? Why and how is it made appropriate for all ages?

06/02/2023

My family and I took a moment to celebrate my 13 year career in education (!El pastel de mango chantilly estaba delicioso!)! What an enlightening and adventurous career it has been in service of future generations!

I’m proud to have:
🌟Built relationships and memories with 2,000+ kids both as a teacher and AP!

🌟Collaborated and partnered with 2,000+ caregivers, families, siblings, extended family members, friends of families, and THE BEST HUMANS ON THE PLANET, my fellow EDUCATORS, including those seen and unseen workers behind the scenes, such as operational, cafeteria, and janitorial staff as well as outside partners!

🌟Taught over 300 kids in my homeroom classes reading, writing, handwriting, spelling, phonics, phonemic awareness, speaking and listening skills, math, science, social studies, SEL skills, Social Justice Standards (DEI instruction), and life skills like how to organize their belongings in seat sacks!

🌟Taught over 700 kids in small groups how to read, write, and spell!

🌟Lead over 1,080 students as an Elementary Assistant Principal!

🌟Planned, prepared, and implemented over 30,000 lessons, presentations, and coaching meetings!

🌟Planned, prepared, and implemented over 1,000 long-term plans and unit plans both as a teacher and AP!

🌟Helped establish a teachers’ union in the very anti-union world of charter schools and the South.

🌟Survived teaching during and after a pandemic!

🤔 You might be wondering, “What’s next, Mz. Yacks-McKee?”

I, along with other educators and caregivers, will be sharing more in-depth stories, reflections, insights, and opinions on specific and controversial topics in my up-and-coming educational blog for educators and caregivers, www.yacketyyacks.com! “Let’s yack about education!”

06/02/2023