As both an educator and a parent navigating two distinct school environments – first as a volunteer instructor in South Bend, Indiana, and later as a parent at Oak Street Elementary in Falls Church, Virginia – I’ve come to recognize that parental involvement in early literacy is as nuanced as it is essential. From informal […]
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Ask The Educator’s Room: Is sexting in elementary school normal?
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Welcome to The Educator’s Room advice column for teachers! Today we’re helping a teacher who’s less than excited about teaching a former student. We’re also helping a teacher who is trying to support trans and gender non-conforming students at […]
Posted inFrom the Front Lines, Opinion, Principals' Corner
It’s Not Always the Teacher’s Fault
If I had a dollar for every person who blamed a teacher when something went wrong in a classroom,school, or district I’d be rich. Rich enough to retire -on the spot. The trend of blaming teachers has gotten worse since we are in the “day and age” where test scores are released to the public via […]