When Texas Governor Greg Abbott shuttered schools for the rest of the academic year, the first person I thought of was one of my first-grade students, Mari
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When We Run Out of Normal, We Learn to Make Some
My grandmother once said to me, Cuando ya no estoy, quiero que sigas siendo fuerte. Firme. Firme como la palma. Puede soplar el viento y batirte pero no te
Read MoreWe Can’t Return to Status Quo When This Pandemic Is Over
Just by way of introduction, let me begin this post the way I have begun most conversations in the past month: I am both exhausted and privileged to be so.
Read MoreTeaching During COVID-19 Is Both a Gift and a Curse. Hear Me Out.
I took a course earlier this year called “Innovation in Education” and the first thing we all acknowledged was that education is the one industry where cha
Read MoreI Know What My Parents and Students Need Because I Asked Them
When Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that schools and non-emergency childcare programs in the state would remain closed through May 4, I hel
Read MoreI Used to Like Dr. Oz, But Now He’s Coming for the Children
Dr. Mehmet Oz says we need our mojo back! This week he appeared on “The Sean Hannity Show” to pontificate a possible plan for the re-opening of America aft
Read MoreLove in a Time of Distance Learning
As an inexperienced special education teacher, I vividly recall hearing the shouting nearby. I raced down the hall, fearful of an incident brewing. Standin
Read MoreWe’re All First-Year Teachers Now, And Our First Lesson Should Be Grace
As I gathered materials to take home on what should have been our second day back from spring break, my school’s first-year English teacher, McKenna Quinn,
Read MoreLet’s Focus on What’s Best for Kids Instead of Replicating What’s Broken
When schools were suddenly closed last month, even as I worried for my students and their families, I was blown away by the teachers, families and administ
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