A Letter to Mom
March 16, 2015
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
Author: Matthew R. Morris
“Imagine That: Flipping the Script on Black History Month”
March 2, 2015
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
February 26, 2015
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”
February 22, 2015
“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
February 18, 2015
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?
February 17, 2015
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
February 12, 2015
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!
February 10, 2015
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”
February 6, 2015
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
“No Role Modelz and I’m Here Right Now”
February 6, 2015
I was one of the lucky ones who were fortunate enough to get a job right out of teacher’s college. Living in my parent’s basement,
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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