Jonah Simcha Chaim Muskat-Brown, MSW The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines the word failure in 3 ways: A lack of success in some effort; A situation or occurrence in which something does not work as it should; An occurrence in which someone does not do something that should be done. A quick Google search revealed other […]
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Word Games Like Wordle and Mywordle Help Make Language More Accessible for Students
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Choosing your words sensibly… Wordle is an online word game and, over the past month, has taken the internet by storm. Josh Wardle developed the game in response to his companion’s affection for word games. Now, just a few […]
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Healing Magic in a Hurting World: Analyzing Student and Teacher Relationships – Part 2
Student and Teacher Relationships: I have had the honor of teaching some of the most brilliant and resilient young people on the planet
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Teacher Pay Equity: I Could Afford to Stay in Education Because I Had a Partner Who Financially Supports Me
Sometimes I forget that I have spent my entire adulthood in a two-income household.
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Teaching Truth: Teachers shouldn’t have to compromise on issues of hatred, racism, or prejudice
Monkey” Trial of 1925, the battles over integration after the 1954 landmark Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
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My Twenty-Five Minute Lunchtime Lesson on Humility
I went to Google during my lunch break to look up the phone number for our pediatrician. While searching, I came upon a different pediatrics practice that sports this as their logo: We’ve lived in Germany for a long time, and I’ve grown accustomed to (but certainly not accepting of) the use of blackface and […]
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In Protest – Picture Books to Read with Your Students before Someone Tries to Ban Them
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! By Julie Letofsky A Tennessee school board bans Maus, Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust because of two curses and “its depiction of violence and suicide.” A Texas woman wants to ban a Michelle Obama biography from school […]
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Neurological Diverse Students: Who Will Speak Up For Them?
People often assume that we are well-versed in “all things” education as teachers. Teachers are taught to differentiate instruction for Advanced Students, Struggling Students, English Language Learners, and Students with Special Needs. Over the years, teachers have learned how to meet the needs of students, but we have more to learn. I have had many […]