Matthew's Thoughts

I Don’t Recognize My Students

November 24, 2021

I want to blame it on the masks. But I know that’s not it. And if not them then the fractures that occurred over the last two years of school. But I don’t think that is it either. Or

Revelations of Emergency Education

Words are important. Terms, even more so. Over the past month, I’ve heard our current state of education referred to

5 Things That Will Change After Coronavirus

The coronavirus will change society. I’m just not sure if it’s for better or for worse, yet. What I’m sure

How The Coronavirus Should Impact Education

With the global coronavirus pandemic well into its full swing, I am trying to maintain some semblance of a daily

3 Things Kobe Bryant Taught Us

It’s safe to say that, basketball fan or not, hearing the news of Kobe Bryant’s tragic death will go down

The Poverty Mindset

At work, I have been told that I am a “stir stick”. Meaning that I am one inclined to stir

Hip-Hop and School Culture

One of the hardest things I ever had to do as a teacher (and maybe as a grown man) was

Why I Got Rid of My Teacher’s Desk

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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.