What My Teachers Were Saying About Me
October 20, 2021
I wonder what my teachers were saying about me and my friends when we were in middle school. I wonder this because I am a
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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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