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Abbott Elementary: Normally I Encourage Cheating- Episode 4 Recap
This week was all about new reading programs- the one constant thing elementary teachers experience each year. At Abbott Elementary, this change is mixed with enthusiasm (Janine) and disdain from literally everyone, else-especially Barbara. From technology errors to abandoning the way phonics should be taught, Barbara is frustrated and resorts to just inputting random data […]
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Abbott Elementary: The Dreaded Teacher Wishlist-Episode 3
In tonight’s episode of Abbott Elementary, we learned the lesson that all teachers now- schools are underfunded, and wishlists have the ability to make teachers REALLY happy. Inspired by a TikTok (ish) teacher making a video about what their classrooms need, Janine (the determined new teacher) decides to enlist the help of her colleagues to […]
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We Don’t Want Schools Shut Down, But We Can’t Solve the COVID Pandemic
I’m writing this while sitting up in bed, trying to rest and relax 48 hours after a positive COVID test. Yes, I was vaccinated. Yes, I was boosted. Yes, I wore a mask while out in public most of the time. And no, I probably didn’t get it during the first day of school. Considering […]
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Abbott Elementary: When New Teachers Want to Save the World- Episode 2
We already told you last week how much we love Abbott Elementary after watching their Pilot episode, but this week we think this show can expose the world to the foolishness that happens in schools. This week we meet second-grade teacher, Janine Teagues’ no-good boyfriend, who we see drops her off at school (in her […]
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Abbott Elementary is the Comedy You Need In Your Life
Abbott Elementary is the Tuesday night comedy that every teacher needs right now. Set in Philadelphia Public Schools and centered around Janine Teagues, a second-grade teacher struggling to find her voice. In a mix of comedic asides and zingy one-liners, the show nails what it’s like to teach in an urban school that is severely […]
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4 Ways to Improve your Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Studies for Elementary Learners
By Tamara V. Russell, NBCT Each year during the months of January and February, elementary school classrooms across the country whitewash the story of Dr. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement. Because students are so young, many times teachers will limit the scope of the movement to the idea that Dr. King was […]
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The High Costs of Ignoring Health in Schools
Shane Trotter is the author of Setting the Bar: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Era of Distraction, Dependency, and Entitlement. As a writer, social studies teacher, and High-School Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, he has been challenging youth development norms for over a decade. He has been published by websites with millions of readers, such […]