From the moment I first heard Jahana Hayes speak, I knew that she was special. Riding back from a track meet, I came across her 2016 National Teacher of the Year YouTube video. I was feeling...
Will the parents of my Mexican students ever look at me the same after Halloween in Middleton, Idaho? On Friday, I had an awesome day at school. I was the guest teacher in a fifth-grade classroom...
Should we continue teaching character education? Stupid question, right? What well-meaning parent doesn’t want their child to learn “respect, justice, civic virtue, citizenship, and responsibility...
Several years ago, I found myself a parent of a struggling reader. My son was attending a very well-regarded NYC public school, but the teachers could not help my son learn to read or write. Because...
I recently spent a weekend with two elementary school teachers. I was not there because I was from their school or even their state—I was serving as their Critical Friend. My role was to provide...