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
Tag: contemporary teachers
Teaching With Tattoos
August 16, 2015
When I got my first full-time job as a teacher, I tried starting the year as “professional” as I could be. I went to work
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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racism permeates everything. it permeates boundaries, identities, expectations, life goals. it permeates society and all it's institutions, including schools.
Read MoreThe action of judging people isn't necessarily problematic. That's innate to us. It's the uncritical and. non-reflective judgement and categorization that harms bodies.
Read MoreTeachers: Make a promise to yourself. When you come to work. (When you get to school), come real. I can make a promise. When you do this, it will be the most liberating experience of your professional career. And the kicker: these young folk will love you even more. ❤️
Read Moreas a teacher, i gotta pay more attention to what i hear in between those bells.
Read Moreenglish teacher/writer chronicles: Me: uses the word "gap" when writing something, anything. also, ME: "i know better words than that. I do." ME, again: "google bar: 'gap syn'. *looks at words.* i knew that word" also, ME: "Kids, don't use AI to write. It's not you." Damn.
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