Keeping Focus Amidst Distractions
November 17, 2016
One thing about being a teacher hasn’t changed over time, the teacher still has autonomy over her classroom. What has changed is the connectedness between school to
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Those Polite Discussions About Difference
November 15, 2016
How can we move conversations from raw debate and polite discussions along the continuum towards dialogue? One of the things we are afraid to talk
Why I Wore my Kaepernick Jersey to School
September 15, 2016
I really wanted the away jersey, the white base with the red numbers and letters, but I couldn’t find it anywhere. So, I finally settled
Teaching to the Extremes
July 14, 2016
Or, Differentiated Instruction… What do you do when you teach a fifth grade class that consists of thirty students and amongst those thirty students,
A letter to next year’s teacher
July 4, 2016
Having students write a letter to next year’s teacher is an easy end-of-year activity that is done often at the elementary level. Students jot down
Your young students aren’t babies
May 23, 2016
I know, I only teach in elementary school. But I started out teaching middle school-aged kids. Coming from a high school background in teachers’ college,
The People Who Become Teachers
April 20, 2016
I have a friend who has experienced a tumultuous life. The details of her childhood are so dark that I would never disclose with another
When Not to Believe Our Students
April 14, 2016
To the disdain of many traditional teachers, I strive to create a very lax-like atmosphere in my classroom. Teaching a four-five split grade classroom, many
Education’s Ease
April 12, 2016
It’s been a while since I wrote a blog, mainly because I am on the home stretch of completing a Thesis and I have tried
Getting Rid of My Teacher’s Desk
March 23, 2016
So, I’ve gone through the “honeymoon” phase of getting rid of my Teacher’s Desk. After living without it for most of the school year, here
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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