Teaching
It Didn't Take Long for My Students to Ask About the Buffalo Shooting
It didn’t take long for them to ask. Just a little bit of downtime and a student approached. “Mr. Wamsted, did you hear about the shooting in Buffalo?” All around the country, teachers went to school...
Mental Health
Why the Oxford Shooter’s Plea for Help Went Unanswered
As more information on the events leading up to the Oxford school shooting came to light, journalists and the prosecutor in the case began publicly questioning the decision school counselors made to...
COVID-19
While We Debate Mandatory Vaccines for Teachers, It's the Kids Who Suffer
I recently wrote a post urging us, as an educator community, to prioritize the health and safety of our students and fellow teaching colleagues as we think about how to best approach the COVID-19...
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 —...
opportunity gap
Accountability for One Killer Cop Won't Protect Our Kids From the Systemic Harm They Face Daily
Here's where I am after all of the shit that went down this week ... Black people aren’t safe and will never have peace under this current system of “law enforcement” (I’ll tell y’all why I put that...
equity
Trust Me, You Do Not Want Marjorie Taylor Greene on the Education Committee
From insurrection to impeachment to inauguration—January has been quite a month for current events! And maybe you thought you could safely tune out of politics—at least a little—after the...