Here’s What It’s Like to Have a Teacher Think You Can’t Write Because You’re a Black Boy From Trenton

“Can you see me after school about this?” was scrawled across the last page of my essay in that trademark punitive red ink that teachers always used in sch

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No Thanks, Mr. President. I Will Never Carry a Gun to School.

President Trump, I heard about your offer to allow teachers to carry guns in schools. You even offered us training to be an expert in the use of them, and

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This Black History Month Teach Your Students About African-Americans in the Military

To be a leader means you’re always prepared for the inevitable battle that is to come. Every Black History Month, we learn about the leaders who weren’t af

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Dear Black People, We Can Have a Better Black History Month

The other day I conducted a Facebook poll to see how many of my friends felt that they’d received an accurate and in-depth classroom education around Afric

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For Black Teachers It’s About More Than Just Academics

As we celebrate Black History Month and pay homage to our milestones, I reflect on my time inside the classroom. As an African-American woman my purpose in

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Teachers Got Me Through My Dad’s Deportation. That’s Why I Want To Be One.

This post is part of a series by high school students who are sharing their love of teaching during #LoveTeaching week. The students participate in Educato

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I Can Empathize With Parkland But the Reality Is My Students Face Gun Violence Daily

It may be strange to say, but, as a teacher, I feel totally disconnected from the seemingly weekly occurrence that is the horror of mass murder in our nati

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There’s a Million Reasons Why I #LoveTeaching But Here’s Just One

This post is part of a series by high school students who are sharing their love of teaching during #LoveTeaching week. The students participate in Educato

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I Learned That I Love Teaching While Helping My Own Parents

This post is part of a series by high school students who are sharing their love of teaching during #LoveTeaching week. The students participate in Educato

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