Teaching

As I walked past the principal’s office, I could see that Jonah was sitting outside again, his small legs shaking nervously, his head hung low. His eyes me

Do you know if your rules are inconsistent or arbitrary? Do they give your students a sense of belonging or enforce compliance? You may need to go back to the drawing board.

This is my living room—organized chaos. You’ll note the toys I haven’t had time to put away and my 4-year-old son’s precious artwork on the walls. Candidat

It’s funny how a student can make you pause and think hard about something you teach. Recently, I didn’t just pause, I got smacked upside the head like an

“This is the moment when you really become a high school student at Boston Prep. This is the moment when you learn to tie a tie.” It is the first hour of t

Growing up it was difficult to escape discussions about education. Whether it was homework projects at the time or the future investments in my college aca

The data, the research, the demographics are all staggering and compelling. But nothing is more compelling than the actual experiences of teachers of color

I just got back from an amazing professional learning session delivered by Kentucky State University’s Dr. Roger Cleveland. In the session, he had us do an

Like just about everything, the Kavanaugh hearing was a teachable moment. But it seems to me that many of us are teaching the wrong lessons. On a plane the