The Real World: School
October 3, 2023
The school is a microcosm of the real world. Most teacher’s often misunderstand the essence of this ideology. I’ve been guilty of misdirecting the essential
Category: Pedagogy
Teaching is an Act
September 12, 2023
This new role that I am taking on this school year has caused me to do a lot of thinking. In past years I’ve spent
In Between The Bell
May 31, 2023
Students started filling the hallways after the afternoon bell rang. The first one. Shari, Felicia, and Nasir were all singing from the literal tip of
The Mirror’s Reflection
October 12, 2021
I never liked speeding and probably check my rearview mirrors more often than needed. It may also sound a bit vain, but I like to
What is meaningful work?
May 15, 2020
I asked my students this question on our Google classroom the other day. I didn’t post it as an “assignment”. I simply asked the question
5 Things That Will Change After Coronavirus
March 30, 2020
The coronavirus will change society. I’m just not sure if it’s for better or for worse, yet. What I’m sure of is that education will
#BTS of Doing a TED Talk
October 24, 2017
That stands for behind the scenes. And it was a TEDx for the particularly particular. Nevertheless, … Back in the springtime, a real-life
Assessing Teacher Performance
April 7, 2017
I had totally forgotten that my principal would be in for my teacher performance appraisal in early spring. We had sat down in the early
Messin’ With My Clique?
April 5, 2017
There was some massive drama going down between a group of girls in my 8th grade classroom a few years back. It actually happened around
Is Bell Work Still A Thing?
February 28, 2017
I am not sure if bell work is still a thing but I feel inclined to talk about it anyway. Let me cut straight to
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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