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 …
Why Geniuses Are Horrible at School
Part 1: Why geniuses are horrible at school I never quite understood the stories of geniuses who are horrible at school until I started …
Savior Complex
Almost all teachers who stay in the profession of public education are those who hold a passion for making a difference in the lives of …
Following the wrong leader
Type “schools kill” in your Google bar and the first ten things that populate the autocomplete suggestion bar revolve around the word “creativity”. Sir Ken …
Trust me, they all learning something…
One of my pet peeves in my role as a teacher comes from the nonchalant mouths of other teachers. More specifically, my most difficult times …
10 months with us
“Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or in the same way.” – George Evans. The year I became an educator, a …
Riding the Wave of Black Panther
“As we bask in the beauty and magic of Black Panther, and as we celebrate the fictional land of Wakanda, let us remember that real …
Put Some Respeck On My Name
I came up in the old school from a generation where you didn’t even know your teachers’ first names. You also didn’t dare cross any …
Make your class more inclusive to black students: 5 more ways
With black history month literally days away, teachers across the country are dusting off their Martin Luther King videos and photocopying Underground Railroad worksheets. Something …