I’m tired. And it’s not because I’ve almost entirely lost interest in continuing on with the flawed form of teaching we call remote learning or …
What is meaningful work?
I asked my students this question on our Google classroom the other day. I didn’t post it as an “assignment”. I simply asked the question …
Revelations of Emergency Education
Words are important. Terms, even more so. Over the past month, I’ve heard our current state of education referred to by many different monikers – …
5 Things That Will Change After Coronavirus
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 …