Advice for New Teachers As a new teacher, you will get all sorts of “advice” from teachers as to how to do your job. Mentorship …
A Letter to Mom
Dear Mom, I love you. You taught me so much. The first thing you, as a strong lady, taught me about was how to be …
“Imagine That: Flipping the Script on Black History Month”
Time to Revise Black History Month? Black History Month, African Heritage Month, or whatever politically correct term is in vogue at the present time, is …
How to talk like a Teacher
Teacher Talk I have been conducting heavily “teacher-instructed” lessons these last few days. I have spent a large majority of many of those periods talking, …
School Ceremonies: An example of the “Hidden Curriculum”
“Practice what you Preach” In public school education we create a culture by using ceremonies and celebrations that we honor. School ceremonies such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, …
Holding High Expectations in the Classroom
Is it Sink or Swim Time in the Classroom? After a long weekend and parent teacher interviews, it was nice to get back to the …
Do Black boys have to embody Carlton Banks in order to be taken seriously in schools?
Urban Masculinity in Schools During the long weekend my girlfriend and I went to visit a long time friend who recently moved to Montréal with …
Report Cards Part II
Getting Through Marking Season When writing report card comments for the first time it is good to refer to a comment database that may be floating around …
Writing Report Cards: The Season is Here!
Writing Report Cards Congratulate yourself if you have made it intact halfway through your first year! It seems like a small and meaningless milestone but …
The Super Bowl, Richard Sherman and perpetuating the myth of “The American Dream”
The American Dream Myth Since it’s Super Sunday, I thought I’d share a few of my thoughts on football, race, and life. And especially my thoughts …