Teachers Teaching About Things: Has The Needle Moved?
February 1, 2021
On September 11th, 2001 at a little after 9 in the morning, I walked through the front doors of my high school. I had PE
Author: Matthew R. Morris
Treadmills Near Me
December 16, 2020
I hate treadmills. I can’t stand the idea of them. I’m not a big fan of jogging either, but every few months a year I’ll
How to be an Anti-Racist in a Bookstore
October 20, 2020
I have grown accustomed to ordering books off of Amazon, but on this Sunday, I felt compelled to step inside a bookstore. I have this
Covid Education Is What The Unicycle Is To The Bicycle
October 6, 2020
Way back in the day, I remember a friend on my street, Sasha, who had a unicycle. We would be riding our bicycles around the
Legacy Pedagogy Baggage
August 18, 2020
I wonder if almost every teacher was an A+ student as a child. Or if the majority of folks who become teachers do so because
I’ve Seen Racism From Both Sides Of That Desk
August 11, 2020
The transition from the predominantly white elementary school I attended to the largely marginalized middle school was the closest thing to culture shock this “native
Two-Day Suspension: A True Short Story…
August 6, 2020
Do you think suspensions disproportionally target certain bodies? The hallways on the main floor of my high school resembled the outline of a square with
5 Life Lessons Students Can Learn From Social Media
July 27, 2020
Why haven’t teachers utilized the ways in which students can learn from social media? Social media can be a powerful tool for engaging students and honoring
No Title
June 5, 2020
I’m tired. And it’s not because I’ve almost entirely lost interest in continuing on with the flawed form of teaching we call remote learning or
What is meaningful work?
May 15, 2020
I asked my students this question on our Google classroom the other day. I didn’t post it as an “assignment”. I simply asked the question
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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