5 Qualities of a Good Teacher
September 18, 2023
Not all teachers are created equal. Depending on how you look at it, this is either a good or a bad thing. For me, it
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Growing Age Gap
January 24, 2023
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,
How Bout Now
March 6, 2022
By the end of the school year, I had piles of tests and quizzes, of duotangs full of student work. As the days wound down
I Don’t Recognize My Students
November 24, 2021
I want to blame it on the masks. But I know that’s not it. And if not them then the fractures that occurred over the
Engagement versus Being Memorable
December 13, 2018
Teachers are humans that grapple with life before, during and after school hours despite having to impart curriculum Monday to Friday. That, I think, makes
5 Things To Do On The First Day Of School
August 28, 2018
Once the back to school advertisements begin airing every other commercial break, and the clothing stores put their summer collection on sale, you know it
Midnight in Brooklyn
July 3, 2018
I can’t really wrap my head around the fact that I have been teaching for seven years. It isn’t long but it is still more
How to Handle Summer Break
July 11, 2017
The last day of school is a faint memory now, even though it happened about a week ago. My somewhat agitated reality of having two
5 Don’ts After Winter Break
January 3, 2017
Once the remnants of Christmas leftovers and New Year’s champagne have made their final exits, we know that it is time to set the alarm
Teaching This Generation
December 6, 2016
As a student, I wouldn’t characterize myself as a nerd but I definitely cared to do the best I could at school and took pride
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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