Teaching

As an inexperienced special education teacher, I vividly recall hearing the shouting nearby. I raced down the hall, fearful of an incident brewing. Standin

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,

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

As the calendar turns to April, I typically end up asking myself the same question every school year—“will they remember?” In my case, that question is a r

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted, well, everything, but at times I find that I have more time to communicate, virtually if necessary, with family and fr

This year, there will be no more school bells. There will be no more pencils to sharpen or papers to pass out. There will be no end of the year awards asse

Is everybody doing okay?  Probably a silly question, but I really wanted to check-in on my American Sign Language (ASL) students. It was day three of no sc

Kasserianingera, this is a greeting of the Masai people of Africa, simply translated as, “And how are the children?” Because the Masai place their children

“Mr. Kelly, what happens next?” As a teacher, I have heard some version of that question countless times in different circumstances over the years. However