Teaching
Hey Shawnta! How Do I Build a Relationship With My Child’s Teacher When We Only Connect Through Remind?
When my sons were in elementary school, we received communication in various ways. We received it through the folder in my sons’ backpacks, email, phone calls, Class Dojo, Bloomz, and via Smore...
Teaching
Here's How We Can Fix the Teacher Shortage and Raise Teacher Quality
The American teacher shortage is headlining news stories and infiltrating social media, although there’s little consensus on whether this shortage is new or if it even exists. My Twitter feed is...
Teaching
Criticizing Teachers Who Leave Will Not Fix the Teacher Shortage
I’ve come to accept that no matter how much I love teaching, the education system will never love me back. I’ve known this for a while, but a part of me used to believe that the system would one day...
Teaching
'Break My Soul' Is the Perfect Summer Anthem for Burnt Out Teachers
Music, in general, just has this uncanny ability to transmit positive vibrations throughout our bodies. But I would take it a step further by saying that there are a handful of songs that are special...
Teaching
4 Ways School Leaders Can Address Teacher Burnout and Keep Talented Teachers in the Classroom
From the first day they stepped into their classrooms, educators have made personal sacrifices to help their students succeed. Whether they were purchasing school supplies with their own money or...
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...