A Brief Story of Mad Black Boys
January 10, 2017
And by mad black boys, I don’t mean angry fellas…So, here goes a short story. Josh starts first grade and when he thinks about
Author: Matthew R. Morris
Letting Students Teach
January 5, 2017
The saying goes, “Get told about a topic and you may get it, write or talk about a topic and you have demonstrated some knowledge
5 Don’ts After Winter Break
January 3, 2017
Once the remnants of Christmas leftovers and New Year’s champagne have made their final exits, we know that it is time to set the alarm
My Top 10 Posts of 2016, According to You
December 30, 2016
Once we leave our teenage years, I feel like we all say the same thing right around the end of December. And that saying is,
Do Teachers Do Too Much?
December 23, 2016
Are teachers required to do too much these days? I was a student in the 90s. I am not testifying that it was the best
What Inspires Me
December 19, 2016
I don’t know exactly how I inspire the students whom I teach but I try to “reach them” every single school day. I teach in the
Teaching This Generation
December 6, 2016
As a student, I wouldn’t characterize myself as a nerd but I definitely cared to do the best I could at school and took pride
Why I Look at Names When Grading
December 1, 2016
It was my teacher preparation program that brought this idea, that I loved, to my attention. They said that, “when you grade work you shouldn’t
The Bell Curve in Elementary
November 29, 2016
Are you happy when you grade a class set of tests and then average out the class score and it lands somewhere in the 70
The School Bell: My Love-Hate Relationship
November 25, 2016
I have written about how old-school school is these days. I am not the biggest fan of the school bell. But I actually am growing
Matthew R. Morris
Educator, Speaker, Writer
Matthew R. Morris is a writer, speaker, and elementary educator in Toronto. He has an M.A. in Social Justice Education from OISE at the University of Toronto and is the author of the forthcoming book, Black Boys Like Me.
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