Teaching

Over the years, an increasing amount of schools nationwide have incorporated the STEM framework into their curriculum—engaging students around the subjects

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 th

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

Should we continue teaching character education? Stupid question, right? What well-meaning parent doesn’t want their child to learn “respect, justice, civi

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

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

I recently had the opportunity to join with a few educators in a meeting with a prominent political official in my state to discuss teacher pay. In the cou

I am heartbroken at us. I am heartbroken at what we, as a country, have proven to be. I am heartbroken at our last week, at how callously acts of racial an

I didn’t quite understand what it meant to be an “island” until I started teaching eight years ago. For years, I was the only United States history teacher