Guest Writer: Tamara Russell Education is political. This is an inescapable fact. Here in Florida, we are seeing a resurgence of public interest in how decisions get made around education. Let me tell you who is not getting asked about a darn thing: teachers. No one asked us if we thought it would be ‘normal’ […]
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Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Y.M.C.A (You Must Conquer Adversity)
Guest Writer-Kwame Sarfo-Mensah During my sophomore year at Temple, I began working at the Columbia North YMCA, which is located about five minutes away from Temple’s main campus. Working at the YMCA gave me my first real exposure to working with kids from urban communities. My interactions with them allowed me to learn about their […]
Posted inAsk a Teacher
Teacher, Suspended.
My classroom is now the kitchen table that I share with my eleven-year-old daughter. She is efficient in her work, completing it all before lunch and enjoying the remainder of her day. I, on the other hand, never stop. My days consist of running in place. The emails, the Facebook posts, the Remind texts, and […]
Posted inOpinion
Teacher Professional Development and Training is Ridiculously Out of Touch
Guest Writer: Jill Jackson About a year ago, I was sitting in a hotel lobby with a group of very smart, talented and super motivated leaders from a district I know well. They know what’s up and they are busy at work every single day. I admire them and what they do. We were casually […]
Posted inInstruction & Curriculum
The Heart of a Teacher is Consistent
Guest Writer: Melissa Kloeckner Educators have gone and done it again. Despite the short notice, FAPE law restrictions, and the varying home resources and needs of students, they have stepped up to the plate and risen to the occasion. I can already hear the voices… “Well, teachers are still getting paid so they should be […]
Posted inElementary School
The Instructional Programs and Curriculum are Fatally Flawed
By Guest Writer: Jill Jackson Imagine this: You are a teacher who shows up to professional development at the beginning of the school year and are told that the district has chosen the new English Language Arts/Math/Science/Art/P.E. program after a year-long pilot. (I use the word “pilot” very loosely because typically the curriculum pilots have […]
Posted inInstruction & Curriculum
20+ Memes That Accurately Describe Homeschooling During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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White House Cancels Standardized Testing and Suspends Federal Loan Payments
Schools across the United States will not have to the administrator any federally required tests for this school year, President Trump and the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday- marking a sweeping round of announcements heard in all fifty states. In the last week, advocacy groups have pushed the Department of Education to cancel testing- […]