Why EdCamp is Vital
December 3, 2015
This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to be a part of something important in my city. I was an organizer for the annual EdCamp
Author: Matthew R. Morris
A Note on Teacher Certification…
November 30, 2015
At my school, I organize a “Young Men’s Club” for students that are from marginalized backgrounds with the hope that our meetings, once a week,
Students Challenging Grades
November 27, 2015
Challenge, But For a Benefit As a teacher, I am pretty candid with my students. Sometimes, I gather my class of fourth and fifth
Sometimes School Makes People Stupid
November 21, 2015
Jackson Pollock x My Classroom Have you ever looked at a Jackson Pollack painting? His work has sold for upwards of $140 million. He is
Things Teachers Tell Students (But Don’t Do Themselves)
November 16, 2015
Like most jobs, being a teacher can get a little bit hypocritical sometimes. Embedded in any position of power comes a role that can easily
Students are People First
November 9, 2015
“I hope Walmart is still hiring by the time Malik turns 18, because that is the only place where he’ll be working!” This is an
Can you be a Teacher and Friend?
November 4, 2015
At the end of my first year of teaching, I received a poem from the 8th grade graduating class. In the poem, they mentioned several
Instructional Strategies that Hurt Boys
October 29, 2015
Let me cut straight to the facts, instructional strategies are leading our boys straight to the slaughter-house. And this violence starts right at the elementary
4 Delusions About Teaching
October 24, 2015
I was once a student. The perceptions I had of teachers seemed pretty reasonable and accurate to me at the time. I mean, as a
How Not To Micromanage at School
October 21, 2015
After teaching for a while, it is easy to get so caught up in the day-to-day and lose sight of the bigger picture. Truthfully, we sometimes forget
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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