Teaching

I have vivid memories of teachers joining my school communities and then saying goodbye to them only a few years later. As a young girl, I always wondered

Back in 2013, when Principal Aaron Rucker first came to Auburn Gresham’s Ryder Elementary, he said someone in the central office warned him: “You’re being

If you look up the word “visibility” in the dictionary, you get quite a few definitions including, “The ability to see or be seen.” When I was 12 years old

After teaching middle and high school history for almost 15 years, I believe deeply that rigorous history education has the potential to empower young peop

I remember the moment clearly. It was my sophomore year of college and we were in a crowded cafeteria. A friend asked me to identify the partner I was work

When you see them, they may be laughing, talking loudly, listening to music that is not your music. They may be dressed in clothes that are not your clothe

On a rainy day in May of 2018, I toured a public school in northern Pennsylvania. Most of the students were eligible for free lunch. The ceiling tiles were

As an educator, I am sometimes left with more questions than answers. One question that I have is how come conducting a mock slave auction is a popular way

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 r