I spent most of my first year of grad school sitting in the back row of class with my hood up. There were nearly 40 of us in the cohort. Two were Black. My
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We’re Just Hoping All These Active Shooter Drills Don’t Become Reality in Our Schools
The glue gun was heating up in the corner to affix the last popsicle stick on the fifth grader’s biomimicry project. “Bio” means life and “mimicry” means i
Read MoreStop It With the Arming Teachers BS
Hi, gun advocates, teacher here. We need to talk. Stop with the arming teachers BS. Stop it. Really. There are so many things wrong with that line of think
Read MoreBlack Literature Still Matters After February
I remember how it felt to read “Macbeth” for my high school English class. I yawned as my head went down on my desk. When I looked around, I noticed I wasn
Read MoreHere’s One Way We Could Keep More Black Male Educators in the Classroom
Does being me give me an advantage in my inner-city classroom? I often reflect on this question because every school year I learn from a handful of student
Read MoreI Don’t Want to Weaken Teachers Unions, I Want Them to Use Their Strength for the Right Reasons
In a recent article, Mark Paige argues against the possible weakening of teachers unions due to the upcoming Supreme Court case concerning the constitution
Read MoreWhat We Really Need to Know to Make Sure Pre-K Teachers Get the Skills They Need
Debate rages on about whether or not pre-K teachers need a bachelor’s degree. Proponents argue that degrees will lead to greater respect and compensation f
Read MoreOur Students Deserve a ‘Transformational’ Teachers Union Contract, and So Do Our Teachers!
A transformational contract. These three words are music to my ears. They were uttered recently by Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, and if I had been in the
Read MoreWe Need More Teachers Like Black Panther’s T’Challa, Now!
I am not an avid comic book reader. In fact, I don’t think I own any at all. But I’m going to see the film based on Marvel superhero “Black Panther,” if fo
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