“Kids these days” is the usual preemptive statement that is followed by what, how and why “this generation” is lacking. It does seem as though …
Code Switching
Do you think white people know we are acting when we code switch? Perhaps they are secretly in on our little white lie but enjoy …
The Two Types of Curriculum
In every school, there is two types of curriculum being taught. There is what I like to call the “Big C” curriculum. This is the …
Data: What Is It Really Telling Us?
Data. That is the basic outcome teachers are expected to provide. We do this through teaching. And although the general consensus is that educators are paid …
5 Things To Do On The First Day Of School
Once the back to school advertisements begin airing every other commercial break, and the clothing stores put their summer collection on sale, you know it …
Midnight in Brooklyn
I can’t really wrap my head around the fact that I have been teaching for seven years. It isn’t long but it is still more …
Kids Can Smell Fear
Do you remember what it was like to be a kid? I mean, besides the nostalgic memories of gallivanting on bicycles around your neighborhood with …
Social Media and the Classroom: No longer a question of “if”.
We teach our children basic computation skills in mathematics because we know they will need to know how to add, multiply, and think logically about …
We miss the old Kanye
Over the last week I listened to more than a few of my students casually mumble one of Kanye’s newest tracks while working on their …
Why Geniuses Suck At School
Part 2: Why geniuses suck at school In my part 1 of why geniuses suck at school, I wrote about a student who, by fifth …