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A California Charter School Gave Me a Lifeline. Don't Take That Away From Other Students.

If charter schools had been an option when I was young, I believe my mom would have been wise to choose them for me, given all I went through in those years. As an adult, I’m glad I was able to get...

Teaching

Teachers Can’t Take Care of Their Students If They Don’t Take Care of Themselves First

I remember vividly the first time I put my head on my desk and cried during my lunch period. The bell to end the fourth period and move to lunch had just rung, and a student was lingering behind...

Teaching

By the End of My Third Year, I Was in Therapy. We Must Start Taking Teachers' Emotional Health Seriously.

We all know the female elementary school teacher stereotype, perhaps best portrayed by the iconic Jessica Day from New Girl: bubby, cheerful, exquisitely put-together, good, meek, nice singer, nice...

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...

Teaching

How Educators Can Keep Their Kids Stress-Free and Learning

Trauma is a silent, but very prevalent problem in the classrooms of today. In fact, recent reports by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), suggest that more than 66...

Teaching

Even in Death, Black and Brown Students Are Dehumanized

In my second year of teaching, I had a notorious student we’ll call Israel. After the first day of class, we sat down and discussed appropriate expectations, whom he could work well with and we...

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Stories

A California Charter School Gave Me a Lifeline. Don't Take That Away From Other Students.

Teachers Can’t Take Care of Their Students If They Don’t Take Care of Themselves First

By the End of My Third Year, I Was in Therapy. We Must Start Taking Teachers' Emotional Health Seriously.

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

How Educators Can Keep Their Kids Stress-Free and Learning

Even in Death, Black and Brown Students Are Dehumanized

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