Class Rings or Handcuffs?
Education on lockdown… Too many times I have inquired about past students only to learn they have begun the crawl through the pipeline. They went from the classroom... Read more.
With students you’re either in or out of their cancel culture
Canceled (adj.): to be over or done with. “After the teacher’s comment about my project I canceled her from my class schedule” – a middle school student,... Read more.
Stop teachers from having to beg for everything
Can you imagine having to beg to able to do your job? If you can’t imagine, ask teachers what it’s like. How much can we pile on our teachers until... Read more.
Stop teachers from having to beg for everything
Can you imagine having to beg to able to do your job? If you can’t imagine, ask teachers what it’s like. How much can we pile on our teachers until... Read more.
It’s our moral responsibility to pull students out of poverty
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men… – Frederick Douglas I recently had a conversation with a colleague about the endgame. She knew... Read more.
The failure in pressuring kids to succeed
“Don’t be afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still…” – Chinese Proverb At a recent Career Day at an Atlanta elementary school, I was... Read more.
Students are entitled to nothing
“Don’t Think The World Owes You A Thing – It Was Here First” – Mark Twain It’s the end of the semester–report card time. Students are now going... Read more.
2019 Seating Chart: Boy, Girl, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer
PART 1 It’s no longer about sitting in alphabetical order… We tell students to be who they are and be proud of what makes them unique. Students have no problem... Read more.
The new third ‘R’: Reading, Writing, Racism
White students in America have the privilege of not worrying about race. As students return to schools across the country, the differences will be scrutinized and... Read more.
Living in A Me Second World
PART 2 Last issue’s column entitled “Living In A Me First World” obviously affected many parenting worlds. It made me happy. Not because I was trying to prove... Read more.