Matthew's Thoughts
Dear Summer
Dear Summer, I don’t know if you miss me. For we been together like Nike Airs and fresh tees. The immeasurable seasons we’ve lived under Covid rule and the recent loss of my father make relishing you feel
I’m Getting Used To This
All year, I had trouble getting used to this again. Every school day felt like a winter Monday ––tired before
Survive and Advance
You would think I would be so used to the sound of my morning alarm that it would no longer
An Ode to Hip Hop
The hip hop albums I’ve listened to, from Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle to Kendrick’s To Pimp a Butterfly, have taught me
Will Smith, Ain’t No Way
I just finished texting a friend about how dope it was to see the old Aunt Viv and Aunt Vy
How Bout Now
By the end of the school year, I had piles of tests and quizzes, of duotangs full of student work.
I Told My Students I Had Covid, Here’s What Happened Next
It started with an itch at the top of my throat. I told myself not to drink any cold water––something
My Personal Favorites
- Favorites, Hip Hop
- Favorites, Teaching
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Matthew R. Morris
Educator, Speaker, Writer
Matthew R. Morris
“The past is never really the past. It is always present in our bodies and our memories and our language and our denial.”
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Read Morei swear teaching English to middle school students gets harder by the day.
Read More“For the more haunted among us, only looking back at the past can permit it finally to become past.” - mary carr
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