There was a long moment of silence after I’d turned around and hurled my chalk to the floor with great force, eyes glaring, lips bared, a growl escaping from between my clenched teeth. Chalk dust was settling on my shoulders, and my seventh-grade class was staring at me like I was a wild animal. The […]
Roz Romatz
Roz Romatz is a principal and middle school math, science, and humanities teacher in Eugene, Oregon. She grew up in Saginaw, Michigan and graduated from Central Michigan University, with a double major in earth science and religion. She went on to earn a certificate from the Eugene Waldorf Teacher Education Program and took a job at a k-8 Waldorf inspired charter school. She spends her free time writing, reading, hunting for mushrooms, cooking, and camping.
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Who’s in charge here? The erosion of authority in schools
“I’d like you to go back to your seat,” I said after the third reminder for off-task behavior. “What!? Why?” she exclaimed, apparently totally stymied as to why I’d ask her to do such a thing. “Because a few minutes ago I told you that if you keep socializing, I would move you back to […]