Engagement versus Being Memorable
December 13, 2018
Teachers are humans that grapple with life before, during and after school hours despite having to impart curriculum Monday to Friday. That, I think, makes
Author: Matthew R. Morris
The Power of High Expectations for Black Students
December 3, 2018
When I was a kid, I had an unfailing passion for competition. It started around the age of 6 or 7 in my three-bedroom bungalow
5 Life Lessons Your Students Can Learn from Social Media
November 21, 2018
Social media can be a powerful tool for engaging students and honoring youth culture. It can also be a powerful teaching tool. Here are 5
Fabrics, Clothes and the Cloth of Society
November 6, 2018
Have you every wondered why sagging pants is demonstrative of “negative values” but holey, plastic Croc sandals are not? If you’re like me, you’ve thought
Kids These Days
October 10, 2018
“Kids these days” is the usual preemptive statement that is followed by what, how and why “this generation” is lacking. It does seem as though
Code Switching
September 25, 2018
Do you think white people know we are acting when we code switch? Perhaps they are secretly in on our little white lie but enjoy
The Two Types of Curriculum
September 19, 2018
In every school, there is two types of curriculum being taught. There is what I like to call the “Big C” curriculum. This is the
Data: What Is It Really Telling Us?
September 10, 2018
Data. That is the basic outcome teachers are expected to provide. We do this through teaching. And although the general consensus is that educators are paid
5 Things To Do On The First Day Of School
August 28, 2018
Once the back to school advertisements begin airing every other commercial break, and the clothing stores put their summer collection on sale, you know it
Midnight in Brooklyn
July 3, 2018
I can’t really wrap my head around the fact that I have been teaching for seven years. It isn’t long but it is still more
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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