Ok Friends: 

I'm starting a blog instead of Facebook. Here, I will be posting my musings. Mainly focused on Education and Social Justice. 

I'm sharing with you why I left Facebook. I have been thinking about it for awhile, but this article pushed me into this direction 



The other thing is that although I have enjoyed sharing resources with all of my educator friends, sharing memories with family, the toxic climate of facebook has forced this decision to leave facebook. I truly believe that facebook is culpable in our current divisive climate. 

So! My plan is to use this space to continue to engage with you and share resources we will see how it goes. 


Love you all, 

Maria


Comments

  1. Elizabeth Stevens OmlorNovember 5, 2020 at 7:43 PM

    Glad you are doing this! Will you allow all of us to subscribe to the blog? That way new posts will be sent to our inboxes! XO Elizabeth

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  2. RoseMantleNovember 5, 2020 at 8:39 PM

    Great article! I hardly concur with your decision to give up your Facebook “user addiction” and look forward to reading your blog posts!
    Rose

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  3. RoseMantleNovember 5, 2020 at 8:39 PM

    *heartily agree!

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  4. DedeNovember 5, 2020 at 9:03 PM

    Excellent solution!

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  5. Amandashasta2017November 5, 2020 at 9:33 PM

    I read an article similar to this one in English class last year. In the article they were showing correlation between Facebook/social media and loneliness, mental health, plus they also mentioned the other factors like the ones listed in the article you posted. You are right; leaving Facebook is a good solution.

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  6. WiccaMamaCroneNovember 6, 2020 at 8:10 AM

    Good for you! Much love.

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  7. RoseMantleNovember 6, 2020 at 9:35 AM

    “Maria’s Musings” has a nice ring to it.

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