We have heard so much about the need for a culturally diverse, anti-racist curriculum, but the question is, are you willing to pay teachers for their time and energy in writing and implementing it? There are many teachers out there who have seen enough seminars and been to enough conferences to have been inspired to […]
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Setting Boundaries for Type A Personality Teachers
Think about the number of things you do each day. Now think about how many of those things you do that are actually things you enjoy doing. I hope that the number of things you enjoy doing outnumbers the things you don’t enjoy, but for many of us, I believe that’s untrue. We live in […]
President Biden is Correct, All Teachers Should Be Vaccinated, But With One Exception
“There’s no way I’d do it. I’d rather be fired!” “Sign me up tomorrow; we should be testing all kids and teachers! We’re in a pandemic!” “It’s a conspiracy. Why do you think they’re so bent on us getting this shot!” These were the tidbits of conversations that I heard as I clocked in Friday […]
I Let My Teaching Dream Die and I Don’t Regret It
By Lanee Higgins At 16, it was my dream to become an English teacher. I wanted to inspire students the way my English teachers inspired me. I sacrificed so much to become a teacher–sleep, sanity, and being there for my grandma’s final days of life– it hurts that much more that at 28 I let […]
Why Every School Needs An Equity Team
Yep, Teaching is Still Political As we get ready to start the year, the political tension of equity work is once again front and center. While Critical Race Theory is not banned in our state, the collective community temperature is boiling. In just the past few weeks, our district has experienced: A hiring and firing […]
To Stop Student Suicides, We Must Prioritize Mental Health
I thought I would recognize the signs. I didn’t. My student, Rachel*, was fifteen years old. Although some things set her apart from her peers (she was an immigrant and spoke English as a second language), she was in many ways a typical teenager. She loved music, wore glittery t-shirts, and enjoyed laughing with her […]
Frederick Douglass: “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
Click here to watch the descendants of Frederick Douglass read this speech. Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. I do not remember ever to have appeared as a speaker before any assembly more shrinkingly, nor with greater distrust of […]
Teacher Burnout and The Pandemic: The Impact to Mental Health
In 2020, the world was taken by surprise as COVID-19 shut down everything. On March 11, a pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization, resulting in global changes and restrictions. Stores closed, restaurants resorted to take out only, airlines closed flights to need basis only, most businesses converted to either online-only or closed their […]