Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! In March of 2020, when the pandemic hit, I had already been contemplating retiring. I had been teaching English at a Northern California high school for 31 years, and it seemed like the end of the 2020 school year […]
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A Guide Teacher’s Guide to Getting Hired
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! National headlines declare a shortage of teachers. But student teachers and their guide teachers know that in some parts of the US getting your foot in the door after credentialing is through is still as tough as ever . […]
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Should We “Flatten” Education?
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! “The system of education is broken.” I hear this same statement over and over again, but I want to know what it will take to fix it. Thankfully, some have realized that we must get past blaming the elephant […]
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Columbus City Teachers’ Strike Diary: Back to School in the Strike’s Aftermath
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Finding myself in a strike at the close of summer set me on a journey of uncertainty, turbulence, trust, and solidarity. I wrote about the start of it in Columbus City Teachers’ Strike Diary: Voting and Picketing. Those first […]
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Principals Will Be Missed, Too
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I posted this question on several Facebook principal groups. I asked, “Has anyone left the admin position and switched careers? Why did you leave the profession?” I heard back a resounding “Yes!” Approximately 150 persons replied with reasons the […]
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First Year Teachers: Step Away from Influencer Culture
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I was a lot like Janine from Abbott Elementary during my first few years of teaching. I was idealistic, energetic, and full of ideas for my classroom and school. I ran myself ragged trying to be everything to everyone […]
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No, I’m Not Moving to Teach in a Blue State
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! “If you don’t like it, just leave.” We have heard this sentiment a lot in the last decade or so for reasons ranging from politics to jobs to natural disasters. Recently this has been the online response to some […]
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Columbus City Teachers’ Strike Diary: Voting and Picketing
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Day 0: On Strike’s Eve in the Midwest We’re at our second mass meeting in as many months, and this is the larger of the two, with over 3,000 union educators in attendance. Just like last time, there are […]