Dear Teachers, Your Starfish #ThankYou
“Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing.Read More…
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Mrs. Davis-Gray, Thank You for Huatulco
You know how in The Shawshank Redemption Andy Dufresne casually mentions Zihuatanejo to Red, while they fantasize about life outsideRead More…
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I Value Teachers Unions, But I Also Question Why The Negotiation Process Isn’t More Flexible
My first few years in the classroom were in charter school settings. Given that we were “at-will employees,” the conceptRead More…
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Students Deserve an Education That Is Special: How Instructors Can Accommodate Students with Learning Differences
All students have unique learning styles that make them different from one another. Students who have been identified with specificRead More…
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Where Your Child Sits in Class Impacts His/Her Learning
For the past two years, I have been working with students who have learning differences. I have learned a lotRead More…
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El Rancho Unified Fires Military Bashing Teacher
You may recall that I wrote a piece about the teacher whose rant about the military went viral on socialRead More…
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Four Questions I Have For Policymakers Who Are Proposing that Teachers Carry Guns
During a listening session at the White House on last week with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre survivors,Read More…
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#ArmMeWith Is Pushing Back on the Ridiculous Idea that Teachers Should Carry Guns
#ArmMeWith is a growing movement in response to the ridiculous notion that teachers should be armed in schools. In theRead More…
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I’m a Substitute Teacher and Love the Work, but My Students Deserve Better
Since I began substitute teaching, I have found myself constantly subbing in for teachers long term. Every time it isRead More…
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Without a DACA Fix, the Teacher Shortage Could Worsen
I came across this video today while scrolling on my facebook feed.It’s vexing to me. We have this huge needRead More…
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