Teaching
I Hope My Black Students Will Become Educators Too
This is the note. This is the note. Mr. Walters, my middle school choir teacher, took his love of music and teaching music seriously. He would say those words as he hit the piano key hard in hopes...
anti-racism
Will All the Black Teachers Please Stand Up?
Education remains one of the Black community’s most enduring values. It is sustained by the belief that freedom and education go hand in hand, that learning, and training are essential to economic...
equity
White Women Like Me Dominate the Teaching Profession. Here's Why That's a Problem
I can name the Black educators I had growing up on one hand. One. Hand. And if I add the ones I had in college and graduate school, I’m still on that same one hand (gulp). Let’s look at some data for...
COVID-19
When We Talk Masks and Vaccines, Let's Stop Talking Politics and Focus on Health and Safety
Some folx want to make getting vaccinated and wearing masks into a political issue — we’re seeing that all over — but it really isn’t about politics. I don’t care what your political affiliation is —...
Mental Health
Teachers Are Beyond Stress, Self Care Isn’t Optional, It’s Required
Can we finally all agree? The pressure on educators is significant. According to a RAND study, stress was the most common reason that educators left teaching early — almost twice as common as...
CRT
Like James Baldwin Said, 'A Teacher Who Is Not Free to Teach Is Not a Teacher'
The great James Baldwin once stated, “A teacher who is not free to teach, is not a teacher.” As many of you already know, there is some real shit going on in our education system that requires our...
