Detentions
September 25, 2019
I can’t remember ever giving a student a detention. And I know for sure that I’ve never given detention to an entire class. When I
Category: Classroom Management
Put Some Respeck On My Name
February 12, 2018
I came up in the old school from a generation where you didn’t even know your teachers’ first names. You also didn’t dare cross any
Fear Versus Love
October 3, 2017
In “A Bronx Tale”, the undisputed mob boss of the town, Sonny, takes his quasi-son, Lorenzo under his wing and in one scene speaks to
Crime & Punishment: Does it always fit?
May 2, 2017
Perhaps a deeper analysis should also include the word “should” when we consider the topic of student discipline issues. In either case, the issue of
“Stop Doing That!” Aka, Yelling At Students
March 24, 2017
I just realized something the other day. We are t-minus 3 months left in the school year (is it too soon to begin counting down?)
Classroom Management and Student Engagement
October 26, 2016
There is obviously a difference between classroom management and student engagement but to what extent? And do we even understand the difference between the two?
Don’t Smile Until November?
October 13, 2016
Congratulate yourself. It is almost the end of October and you haven’t actually quit your job yet. That also means you are still teaching. Which
Students Challenging Grades
November 27, 2015
Challenge, But For a Benefit As a teacher, I am pretty candid with my students. Sometimes, I gather my class of fourth and fifth
How Not To Micromanage at School
October 21, 2015
After teaching for a while, it is easy to get so caught up in the day-to-day and lose sight of the bigger picture. Truthfully, we sometimes forget
School’s Out For Summer
June 19, 2015
Handling the Final Stretch When June arrives it is truly a bitter sweet feeling. Way back in September, the prospect of June seemed so far
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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