Classroom Hip-Hop
April 14, 2015
On Hip-Hop Pedagogy I feel that all the hip-hop albums I have ever listened to, from Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle to Kendrick’s To Pimp a Butterfly have
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Black Boy, Interrupted
April 6, 2015
Stuck in the Machine of Education, Part I If the Black boy was striving for acceptance amongst his peers as validation for his Blackness,
Barack’s Blackness
March 30, 2015
The Detriments of Debating Over Blackness I was on a mini-vacation visiting some old friends who had recently moved to Montreal. After a meal one
When Teachers Grade Work…
March 25, 2015
Grading Time The age-old pedagogical questions when teachers grade work always seems to eek its way on to the table of progressive practice year after
Some Advice on Teacher “Advice”
March 19, 2015
Advice for New Teachers As a new teacher, you will get all sorts of “advice” from teachers as to how to do your job. Mentorship
How to talk like a Teacher
February 26, 2015
Teacher Talk I have been conducting heavily “teacher-instructed” lessons these last few days. I have spent a large majority of many of those periods talking,
School Ceremonies: An example of the “Hidden Curriculum”
February 22, 2015
“Practice what you Preach” In public school education we create a culture by using ceremonies and celebrations that we honor. School ceremonies such as Halloween, Thanksgiving,
Holding High Expectations in the Classroom
February 18, 2015
Is it Sink or Swim Time in the Classroom? After a long weekend and parent teacher interviews, it was nice to get back to the
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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