COVID-19
Yes, We Should Require Teachers to Be Vaccinated
While children becoming seriously ill from the coronavirus is exceedingly rare, it is imperative for teachers to be vaccinated in order to keep schools open and add an extra layer of protection for...
student support
After the Last Year and a Half, We Must Never Forget How Resilient Students Are
Kids today are too fragile. We’re raising a generation of snowflakes! It’s a universal truth: As long as there are young people, there will be older people who complain about them. Today’s youth are...
COVID-19
We Don't Have to Choose Between Relationships and Rigor. Our Students Need Both.
Know your why, and it will sustain you. Dr. Adam Saenz When I read this quote from Dr. Adam Saenz, licensed psychologist and author, it resonated deeply with me as an educator working through a third...
Diversity
Q&A With Sharif El-Mekki and Shareefah Mason: You Won't Retain Black Teachers Without Transforming Your School Culture
Shareefah Mason of Teach Plus and Sharif El-Mekki of the Center for Black Educator Development (CBED) believe that schools can only recruit and retain Black teachers—essential role models for...
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
3 Reasons Why Principals Should Make Time to Teach
COVID-19 rocked our school the first week of our opening this school year. We started the year with three staff members out due to the COVID-19 protocol. Unsure of what to do, I decided to do...