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5 Things Every Teacher Should Do During Summer Break

It is that time of year once again. Towards the end of every June, the highways start to get slightly less condensed, the crossing guards …

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Summer Break
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School’s Out For Summer

Handling the Final Stretch When June arrives it is truly a bitter sweet feeling. Way back in September, the prospect of June seemed so far …

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No Report Cards in Ontario Means New Ways to Consider Achievement

Aside from how teachers would change the way they teach, handing out and receiving report cards demonstrates an interesting perspective into the psychology of the …

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If Teachers Didn’t Have to Write Report Cards

In Ontario right now, the teachers’ union and the government are grappling back and forth over a new contract. The wrestling has resulted in several …

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Relating to Students through the Medium of Media

The other night, I was flipping back and forth between CNN and MTV. While watching, I was struck with the contradictory nature of the two. …

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Are People Born Smarter Than Others?

Once in a graduate class at one of the most prestigious universities in North America, I confided in my professor that I did not think …

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A Case for Black Teacher Identity

As a young, black, male teacher, the topic of developing an identity is one of tremendous importance. Identity, forming your own persona and style, is …

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Timelines and Annual Plans

Maintaining an Annual Plan The quicker you realize that your long term plans depend more on the dynamic of your classroom makeup than anything else, …

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Disrespectful Students, Emotional Outbursts

“The F**k Off” Some may never have this happen to them in their entire careers. Others may experience this many times through the course of …

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Teachers Sharing Stories, Again

“A Wounded Healer” I am not proposing for the teacher to abandon the desk, one of our seminal props of authority, on the first day of …

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Matthew R. Morris is an elementary school educator, speaker, blogger, and Anti-Racism activist in Toronto. He is completing his M.A. in Social Justice Education at OISE and currently teaches 5th grade in the Toronto District School Board.

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