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Teaching

Congratulations, You Will Never Have to Do Your First Year of Teaching Again

I want to take a moment to shout out all the first-year teachers out there who made it through what was, in all likelihood, one of the most difficult years of your life. I will never forget my first...

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Achievement Gap

The Discomfort of White Adults Should Never Take Priority Over the Success of Our Black and Brown Students

“I didn’t come here to teach those kinds of kids.” It’s alarming to think that adults charged with helping students of color succeed in school would hold such thoughts, much less say it aloud. But...

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California

Public Education in This Country Is Literally a Matter of Life and Death. Here's How It's Playing Out.

Last week, a group of Californians got what Dolly Hunt called their “Martin Luther King moment.” https://twitter.com/PeeplesChoice85/status/1131237556366979072?s=20 Here’s what happened. The...

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Teaching

I'm a Better Educator Than I Was 11 Years Ago, But I Still Feel Like an Imposter

While attending a local charity event, it happened. It’s the moment every teacher dreads. It’s the unexpected scenario that stops us in our tracks as embarrassment and anxiety ensues. While...

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Teaching

Social Emotional Learning Needs to Become How We Do School Not Just Another Thing We Do at School

Earlier this month, the fire alarm went off at my school as students were entering the building in the morning. For most people, this signifies something mundane: quickly leave the building and spend...

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Achievement Gap

Don't Expect Results If You're Selling Your Students Short With Old Strategies

I teach English Language Arts to high school students in Washington, D.C. All of my students are students of color. While bright and talented, many struggle with academics and school in general....

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