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

Wishing Bad

After legendary black cultural icon Tupac Shakur passed away in the fall of ’96, his hip-hop archnemesis, rapper Biggie Smalls,

All These Certified Teachers

I take my job very seriously. I have since the day I became a certified teacher. I think a teacher

Equity Tech’quity

I took a day off earlier this year because my back was beyond mangled. I woke up one day and

Emotional Intelligence

We need to come to our senses when it comes to teaching. I’ve been told that teaching kids to memorize

3 Things You Need To Know About Teaching Black Boys

I’m neither an expert on the subject of teaching black boys nor am I a child psychologist that specializes in

Detentions

I can’t remember ever giving a student a detention. And I know for sure that I’ve never given detention to

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.