Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Education and Election-Year Politics Recent conservative bills in Florida, Texas, and across the country seek to control the language and books teachers use. For example, Florida HB 1557, known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its opponents, restricts what educators […]
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An End of Summer Reminder: Just Breathe
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Does anyone else find themselves looking at the calendar and beginning to freak out that the end of summer break is approaching faster than a deadline for end-of-term grades I haven’t started to calculate? Recently I watched “The 7 […]
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Ask The Educator’s Room – Colleague Crushes and Unwanted Attention
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Welcome to our brand new advice column! Today we’re helping a teacher crushing on a colleague and another who received unwanted comments from a parent. See what our writers have to say, then share your own advice in the comments! You can read […]
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How I Used Pokémon to Battle Student Boredom
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Anime has been a powerhouse in pop culture for decades, especially in youth culture. I recall enjoying it as far back as middle school, circa the mid-2000s, on channels like Toonami. Still, I never expected it to grow to […]
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Chalkboards and Beats
A Conversation with Award-Winning Educator and Recording Artist, MR Carter It’s no secret that more Black male educators are needed in the classroom. Nothing makes it more evident than the post that’s been floating around Facebook for years. It reads, “What grade were you in when you had your first Black male teacher?” Although I’m […]
Posted inInstruction & Curriculum
Welcome to “Ask The Educator’s Room”
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Welcome to our brand new advice column! Over the years we’ve received a wide range of questions from fellow educators. So we decided to ask some of our writers to respond. Today we’re helping a teacher who feels like […]
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Parents, Stop Treating Your Child’s Teacher Like the Enemy
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! When I tell people I’m a teacher, I often get a response along the lines of “I don’t know how you deal with those kids all day” or “You must have a lot of patience.” My response: “The kids […]
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I Thought This Would Be the Year “After” COVID, But I Was Wrong
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I sat in front of the computer, thinking about what I could come up with to keep my students engaged for this last week of school. The computer screen began to blur reminding me of the metaphorical “blur” of […]