Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Whether it’s unregulated and disruptive behavior or an overall malaise with regard to school, it’s clear that many kids are not all right, and parents and educators are taking notice. Some students are struggling to compensate for losses sustained over nearly […]
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5 Reasons to End Active Shooter Drills in Schools
As we head into warmer afternoons and the end-of-year traditions, it’s natural to reflect on the year that’s been. This year felt far from normal as we navigated the rollercoaster of schooling during the pandemic. But some things did return to normal, including mandated active shooter drills. Forty states require public schools to conduct these […]
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The Toxic Positivity Propaganda Machine
In order to change destructive patterns, we need to stop pretending they aren’t there. Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! For what feels like the thousandth time, I am laying in bed at 4:00 p.m. Exhausted from the teacher workday and too drained to be […]
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Getting Honest About Teaching: An Interview with Honest Teacher Vibes
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Since the start of the pandemic, many educators have left the classroom or are considering leaving. Many cite poor management, staffing shortage, lack of respect, and class management as their reasons for leaving. Three weeks ago Briana Richardson, the […]
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One Teacher’s Questions for Republican Lawmakers
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Don’t Say Gay legislation. Limiting classroom discussions of “controversial” topics, including many that we simply call “history.” Removing books from school libraries. Requiring online posting of lesson plans and instructional materials. Installing classroom cameras. Banning diversity training. Questioning social/emotional […]
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What Teachers Can Learn From a Disney World Ride
Part 1: Overcome Resistance With Excitement and Encouragement Suzy Winter is an 18 year veteran Middle School English teacher from Texas. She seriously loves working with students, but also loves encouraging those in the education field either through writing her posts on TER, or leading professional development courses. Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily […]
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Lessons for Education From a Sunday Sermon
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! More and more, I am connecting lessons I have learned from Sunday sermons to lessons I am learning about education. Whether it is a message from my senior Pastor Ricky L. Nutt, or from his son, my dear friend […]
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Critical Race Theory Haters Find a New Target: Social Emotional Learning
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! In growing numbers, parents and political groups have a lot to say about education. Certain acronyms are drawing especially intense criticism. CRT, SEL, and DEI have inspired ravenous debate. The absurd assertion that educators are teaching white children to […]