Within twelve days, The Dallas-Fort Worth area has experienced two school shootings. The first shooting occurred at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, Texas, on April 12, 2024. A teenage boy was shot in the leg by a 17-year-old, who sneaked a .38 revolver into the school, past several metal detectors. A Wilmer-Hutchins teacher’s courageous efforts […]
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When Your School Principal is Mean Jean the Recess Queen
Teaching was my dream job until the new principal/sheriff came to town. As I sit here typing this submission, I am at home because I need a mental health day. I have only been at work 30 days since 12 weeks of FMLA and approximately $15,000 in lost wages due to anxiety and depression. But […]
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Why Teacher Prep Programs MUST tap into the MAGIC that is Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary is the gift that keeps on giving to teacher prep programs because it highlights and emphasizes the intangibles that far transcend coursework around content, pedagogy, or lesson planning. Instead, the television series introduces the challenges, the cultivation, the productive struggle, and, most importantly, the JOY found on ‘Abbott Elementary campuses across the country. […]
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Innovative charter schools arrive in Montana, but not without a fight
In January of 2024, the Montana Board of Public Education approved the creation of nineteen public charter schools. These schools address a variety of needs, from multilingual students in Bozeman to teacher recruitment and retention in my district in Great Falls. HB 549, which was sponsored by former school administrator turned legislator Dr. Fred Anderson, […]
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Abbott Elementary and the amazing portrayal of Black male educators
As Black History Month comes to a close, I would be remiss if I didn’t share my thoughts with the world about the global phenomenon that is Abbott Elementary and the amazing portrayal of Black male educators on the show. A Thank You Letter to Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams, Every Wednesday night millions […]
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Abbott Elementary S3E5: Breakups are inevitable
Whoever thinks about keying a “church lady’s car” but if you watched this week’s episode of Abbott Elementary you know that Ava said this- but for just cause. Every week I watch Abbott Elementary, I’m reminded of how schools are a microcosm of the world, and no matter how hard we try to ignore this […]
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Abbott Elementary S3E1/2: Jeanine and the crew are back
In the season 3 opener of Abbott Elementary, we enter on career day and our regular characters doing what they usually do- operating school during chaos. However, this isn’t like any other regular episode of the blockbuster show stopped at the end of season 3 in April 2023. In the show timeline, five months have […]
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Abbott Elementary season premieres February 7 on ABC
Our favorite comedy, Abbott Elementary, will premiere on February 7 on ABC for a supersized one-hour premiere of Abbott Elementary. With the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, Quinta Brunson’s hit series captured the hearts of teachers and sitcom fans nationwide as a realistic depiction of what it is like to be a teacher in America. […]