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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How Green Energy Can Transform Schools
It’s Time to Bring Education Infrastructure into the 21st Century Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! We were living in Houston in February 2021 when a string of disastrous winter weather hit. We watched as the entire state slowly shut down over the course of a […]
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Why I Don’t Show My 4th Grader His Grades
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! My spouse and I are teachers, and we do not share report cards with our kids (yet). I have written out hundreds of interim and final grades in my high school teaching career. I always carefully consider how my […]
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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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The Dismantling of Public Education Part 4: Regression
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered in the street by Officer Derek Chauvin. This event (and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery) ultimately led to widespread protests around racial justice in America. For educators, this signaled the need for another […]
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History Matters in Schools. Here’s How I Taught it in my English/Language Arts Classroom
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Early in my teaching career, I attended a challenging and eye-opening conference on Holocaust education hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. I had taught Holocaust literature since the beginning of my career, anchoring most of my Holocaust units in […]
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Don’t Expect Your Students to Attend Your Funeral
Don’t expect your students to attend your funeral.