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This Traditionally-Trained Teacher Is Cautiously Optimistic About NYC DOE’s Alternative Routes To Teacher Certification
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This Traditionally-Trained Teacher Is Cautiously Optimistic About NYC DOE’s Alternative Routes To Teacher Certification

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They say if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. I’ve taken that adage to heart as I begin a new role of preparing pre-service teachers to educate our City’s students. If you read my blog posts, you know that I have not been shy in expressing my concerns about the… Continue reading This Traditionally-Trained Teacher Is Cautiously Optimistic About NYC DOE’s Alternative Routes To Teacher Certification

My Student Asked Me If I Was Racist So I Told the Truth and Said Yes.
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My Student Asked Me If I Was Racist So I Told the Truth and Said Yes.

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This is a guest post by my friend and colleague Zachary Wright, a national finalist for the United States Department of Education’s School Ambassador Fellowship and 2013 Philadelphia Teacher of the Year. Now he is an assistant professor of practice at Relay Graduate School of Education serving Philadelphia and Camden. Prior to that, he was the… Continue reading My Student Asked Me If I Was Racist So I Told the Truth and Said Yes.

To Each Their Own: Power To the Parents!
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To Each Their Own: Power To the Parents!

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Less than 24 hours after my post, New Year, Old NYC School Argument, ran on NY School Talk, The New York Times published their piece on the same subject, Why Black Parents Are Turning To Afrocentric Schools. Now, I’m not suggesting that my post had anything to do with it. The NYT article had obviously… Continue reading To Each Their Own: Power To the Parents!

Spider-Man and Sen. Kamala Harris Show How Every Kid Can Be a Hero
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Spider-Man and Sen. Kamala Harris Show How Every Kid Can Be a Hero

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This is a guest post by from friend and colleague Rob Samuelson, who is a digital media associate at Education Post, with a background in political writing. This piece first appeared here at Education Post. There’s an old cliche about Spider-Man: He’s arguably pop culture’s favorite superhero because his mask covers his whole face. This means,… Continue reading Spider-Man and Sen. Kamala Harris Show How Every Kid Can Be a Hero

This Teacher Brings Broadway into His Classroom! “Hamilton,” Anyone?
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This Teacher Brings Broadway into His Classroom! “Hamilton,” Anyone?

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For me there’s something inspirational and informative when you weave together music  and dance in order to convey meaning. While I’ve been told that I can’t sing or dance (haters), I think I’ve learned a thing or two from Broadway musicals. Man of La Mancha depicts Europe during The Middle Ages. Ragtime the Musical presents… Continue reading This Teacher Brings Broadway into His Classroom! “Hamilton,” Anyone?

New Year, Old NYC School Argument
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New Year, Old NYC School Argument

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Kindergarten Connect, the form New York City parents use to apply their children to public school Kindergarten for September 2019, is scheduled to close on Monday, January 14th, although on-going problems with the “new and improved” online Parent Portal may cause the deadline to be pushed back due to technical difficulties. To help parents know… Continue reading New Year, Old NYC School Argument

Attention all Teachers! Auntie Kalyca on What The Midterm Elections Can Teach Our Students About Gender Bias
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Attention all Teachers! Auntie Kalyca on What The Midterm Elections Can Teach Our Students About Gender Bias

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With the midterm elections now behind us in New York, a historic election of women has resonated lately with my students and me. The gender biases that the election results’ uncovered dismantled my students’ preconceived notions about both male and female roles. Our recent midterm elections yielded a change in who occupied seats and the… Continue reading Attention all Teachers! Auntie Kalyca on What The Midterm Elections Can Teach Our Students About Gender Bias

When NOT Listening To Your Teacher Is The Right Thing To Do: The Christopher Lawrence Story
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When NOT Listening To Your Teacher Is The Right Thing To Do: The Christopher Lawrence Story

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As an educator, I never truly know the impact that I will have on my students. I just do my best; that’s my standard.  I am concerned, however, and for good reason, that all educators are not doing their best. Consider Christopher Lawrence, who grew up in South Jamaica, is currently a senior at Forest… Continue reading When NOT Listening To Your Teacher Is The Right Thing To Do: The Christopher Lawrence Story

Mental Illness in Our Schools: A National Crisis
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Mental Illness in Our Schools: A National Crisis

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Of the 55 million students who attend U.S. schools, 46 percent will experience a mental health disorder in their lifetime. And one in five of our young people live with a mental health condition, but less than half receive treatment. These are staggering statistics that speak volumes about an epidemic facing our school children, especially… Continue reading Mental Illness in Our Schools: A National Crisis

The Trauma-Informed Classroom: Six Years After The Sandy Hook Massacre
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The Trauma-Informed Classroom: Six Years After The Sandy Hook Massacre

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Yesterday in one of my classes, an announcement came over the loudspeaker informing students that the bathrooms were closed and that they needed to remain in their classrooms. Upon hearing that, I locked the front classroom door. It was an instinctual response to the directive given. As I locked the door, my students asked me… Continue reading The Trauma-Informed Classroom: Six Years After The Sandy Hook Massacre