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Growing Age Gap
One of the more pressing questions I’ve asked myself over the last eighteen months is whether or not the student has fundamentally and irreversibly changed, or am I temporarily indifferent because I’ve become slightly burnt out. This thought has
Teachers Teaching About Things: Has The Needle Moved?
On September 11th, 2001 at a little after 9 in the morning, I walked through the front doors of my
Treadmills Near Me
I hate treadmills. I can’t stand the idea of them. I’m not a big fan of jogging either, but every
How to be an Anti-Racist in a Bookstore
I have grown accustomed to ordering books off of Amazon, but on this Sunday, I felt compelled to step inside
Covid Education Is What The Unicycle Is To The Bicycle
Way back in the day, I remember a friend on my street, Sasha, who had a unicycle. We would be
Legacy Pedagogy Baggage
I wonder if almost every teacher was an A+ student as a child. Or if the majority of folks who
I’ve Seen Racism From Both Sides Of That Desk
The transition from the predominantly white elementary school I attended to the largely marginalized middle school was the closest thing
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Matthew R. Morris
Educator, Speaker, Writer
Matthew R. Morris
Two Black QBs in #SuperBowlLVII That’s the story.
Read More@spinsonice Yup. And it’s doesn’t seem like it but it’s been over a decade since we’ve been forced to witness this type of trauma over and over and over again. I just can’t any more.
Read More@Davidjkruger I hear you. Literally nothing has changed since then. Sad. Sharing that video is a no go.
Read MoreI’m conflicted. I haven’t—and will not—watch that video of those cops killing that man while he cries out for his mama. But I want to give my students room to breathe with this travesty. Tomorrow won’t be the day to discuss anything. I know that for sure. I still need to process.
Read More@iSmashFizzle Yeah, from 29 to 37. It just happened so fast. RIP to both of them. Shit really put life into perspective quick.
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