The coronavirus will change society. I’m just not sure if it’s for better or for worse, yet. What I’m sure of is that education will …
How The Coronavirus Should Impact Education
With the global coronavirus pandemic well into its full swing, I am trying to maintain some semblance of a daily structure. Waking up at a …
3 Things Kobe Bryant Taught Us
It’s safe to say that, basketball fan or not, hearing the news of Kobe Bryant’s tragic death will go down as one of those I …
The Poverty Mindset
At work, I have been told that I am a “stir stick”. Meaning that I am one inclined to stir things up. This is one …
Hip-Hop and School Culture
One of the hardest things I ever had to do as a teacher (and maybe as a grown man) was to detach my culture from …
Wishing Bad
After legendary black cultural icon Tupac Shakur passed away in the fall of ’96, his hip-hop archnemesis, rapper Biggie Smalls, was quoted saying, “I would …
All These Certified Teachers
I take my job very seriously. I have since the day I became a certified teacher. I think a teacher plays an important role in …
Equity Tech’quity
I took a day off earlier this year because my back was beyond mangled. I woke up one day and it felt like some surgeon …
Emotional Intelligence
We need to come to our senses when it comes to teaching. I’ve been told that teaching kids to memorize their times-tables don’t matter anymore. …
3 Things You Need To Know About Teaching Black Boys
I’m neither an expert on the subject of teaching black boys nor am I a child psychologist that specializes in the mindset of the adolescent …