Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Is it just me, or does the support offered from school administrators seem to be anything but actual support? We get the “hang in there” cat memes in our emails. We get the principal’s winking bitmoji giving us a […]
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Teachers Who Teach in Schools in Lower-Income Communities Don’t Get the Respect They Deserve
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! In my time as a teacher, I experienced what many who have worked in lower-income schools experienced. When I student taught in the high-SES school I had graduated from, and then later a neighboring district that was fairly affluent, […]
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Why Are Teachers Leaving? Here’s What They Told Us
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Starting in 2020, as the COVID pandemic upended education, teachers began to leave the classroom, citing burnout, low pay, and student behavior. However, how much are teachers allowed to be allowed to give unabashed reasons on how they leave. […]
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Healing Magic in a Hurting World: Analyzing Student and Teacher Relationships – Part 2
Student and Teacher Relationships: I have had the honor of teaching some of the most brilliant and resilient young people on the planet
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What Teachers Can Learn from the Life of Cheslie Kryst
I was reading a Facebook (FB) post from the beautiful Gabriella T. Deyi, former Miss Wisconsin USA, Brand Ambassador at Mental Health America of Wisconsin, and one who also happens to be an illustrious alumnus of our high school. I have followed her throughout the years since she graduated, watching her run for Miss USA, establish […]
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The Teacher Resignation I Never Saw Coming: My Own
I committed a cardinal sin of teaching: I broke my contract. After nearly four years, I walked away for good in the middle of January. I gave my principal my two weeks notice through tears, but immediately felt the relief I had been longing for since July. When the pandemic first hit I wrote about […]
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Teachers Who Are Parents : The Forgotten Demographic in Decision Making Within Education
Teachers who are Parents: When we were first placed on distance learning back in March of 2020, I remember thinking how privileged I was to have a son who could still attend childcare. I listened to my colleagues who had children and thought about how difficult it would be to try and teach my students […]
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Adapting Was in The Teacher’s Job Description
By Elizabeth Cardiel After teaching for only three years, I was incredibly grateful to find a position in a bilingual 1st-grade classroom. Just a few months later the world was sent into quarantine and the profession of teaching was changed forever. My grade-level team and I had planned and brained stormed on the best ways […]