Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! For many students, music is part of their everyday lives. They constantly have AirPods in, nod their heads and tap their feet when they hear a beat, and use music to make themselves feel better if they’re feeling down. […]
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The Five Love Languages for Teachers
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! “I don’t know how you teach! I couldn’t take it!” I had heard this statement so many times I decided to ask the very next person who said that to me a question. “Take what?” My come-back sounded much […]
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First They Came For “CRT,” Now They’re After “Gender Ideology”
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Christopher Rufo, the man primarily responsible for leading the conservative attack on antiracist education, is now coming for gender equity. On Wednesday, he published Sexual Liberation in Public Schools, the first in a new “investigative” series on gender. It focuses […]
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Florida’s MAGA Approach to Civics is Dangerous to Democracy
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I truly believe Ron DeSantis is on a one-man mission to put The Onion out of business. Each week it seems like there is a new stranger than fiction headline about the Florida governor’s policies. Most recently, I learned from EducationWeek that Gov. […]
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What Ida B. Wells Can Teach Educators About Fighting for Truth
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Editor’s Note: Over the past year there has been a growing number of states seeking to surveil teachers and curtail the content and curriculum they teach. Many states have implemented laws that limit conversations about race, racism, LGBTQ+ identities, […]
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It’s Hard to Fight for the Truth If You Lose Your Job
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Editor’s Note: Over the past year there has been a growing number of states seeking to surveil teachers and curtail the content and curriculum they teach. Many states have implemented laws that limit conversations about race, racism, LGBTQ+ identities, […]
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How I Used Pokémon to Battle Student Boredom
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Anime has been a powerhouse in pop culture for decades, especially in youth culture. I recall enjoying it as far back as middle school, circa the mid-2000s, on channels like Toonami. Still, I never expected it to grow to […]
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Ask The Educator’s Room – Two Tough Parent Conversations
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Welcome to our brand new advice column! Today we’re helping a teacher who is battling parents over their child’s cell phone. Our second teacher needs help figuring out what to say to a family whose child is definitely not college-bound. See what our […]